Lens system, lens control method, and lens control program

Abstract

This invention provides a novel imaging technique for generating a collection of still images. [Solution] A lens system (100) for generating a set of still images, comprising a lens optical system (15), a memory (12) for storing setting information related to imaging conditions, and a processor (11), wherein the processor performs a repetitive drive process that causes the lens optical system to repeatedly drive between imaging and stop and hold during imaging, and a continuous stop process that causes the lens optical system to continue stopping and holding for multiple imaging cycles, based on the setting information.

Claims

1. A lens system for generating a set of still images by continuous imaging, which involves repeatedly capturing still images, Lens optical system, At least one memory for storing setting information regarding imaging conditions, It has at least one processor, The at least one processor, in the continuous imaging, Based on the setting information, the lens optical system is subjected to a repetitive drive process that repeatedly drives between images and stops and holds during imaging. At least one of the following, before or after the aforementioned repetitive drive process, a continuous stop process is performed on the lens optical system based on the setting information, causing it to remain stopped and held for multiple imaging cycles. A lens system characterized by the following features.

2. The setting information includes first setting information relating to the number of imaging cycles in the continuous stop process, or the duration of the continuous stop process. The at least one processor executes the continuation stop process based on the first configuration information. The lens system according to claim 1, characterized in that

3. The setting information includes second setting information relating to the number of images taken in the repetitive drive process, or the duration of the repetitive drive process. The at least one processor executes the repetitive drive process based on the second configuration information. The lens system according to claim 1, characterized in that

4. The setting information includes third setting information relating to the state of the lens optical system at at least one of the start and end times of the repetitive drive process. The at least one processor executes a repetitive drive process and a continuation stop process based on the third setting information. The lens system according to claim 1, characterized in that

5. The third setting information represents the state of three or more of the lens optical systems, The at least one processor executes the repeating drive process two or more times, with the continuous stop process in between, so that the lens optical system takes on the three or more states of the lens optical system in sequence, based on the third setting information. The lens system according to claim 4, characterized in that

6. The setting information includes second setting information relating to the number of images taken in the repetitive drive process or the duration of the repetitive drive process, and third setting information relating to the state of the lens optical system at at least one of the start and end times of the repetitive drive process. The at least one processor performs a drive amount determination process that determines the amount by which the lens optical system is driven between images in the repetitive drive process, based on the second setting information and the third setting information. The lens system according to claim 1, characterized in that

7. The lens system further includes an imaging unit on the optical axis of the lens optical system, The aforementioned at least one processor is The imaging unit is further subjected to a continuous imaging process to capture images continuously, The repetitive drive process and the continuous stop process are executed in conjunction with the continuous imaging process. The lens system according to claim 1, characterized in that

8. The aforementioned lens system further includes an input unit that accepts user input, The at least one processor further performs a storage process to store the setting information in the memory based on the input received by the input unit. The lens system according to claim 1, characterized in that

9. The aforementioned lens system is used for time-lapse photography. A lens system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that

10. A lens control method for generating a set of still images by continuous imaging, which involves repeatedly capturing still images, A lens system comprising a lens optical system, at least one memory for storing setting information regarding imaging conditions, and at least one processor, The at least one processor, in the continuous imaging, Based on the setting information, the lens optical system is subjected to a repetitive drive process that repeatedly drives between images and stops and holds during imaging. At least one of the following, before or after the aforementioned repetitive drive process, a continuous stop process is performed on the lens optical system based on the setting information, causing it to remain stopped and held for multiple imaging cycles. A lens control method characterized by the following features.

11. A lens control program for controlling a lens system for generating a set of still images by continuous imaging, which involves repeatedly capturing still images, comprising a lens optical system, at least one memory for storing setting information regarding imaging conditions, and at least one processor, In the continuous imaging, the at least one processor is configured as follows: Based on the setting information, the lens optical system is subjected to a repetitive drive process that repeatedly drives between images and stops and holds during imaging. At least one of the following, before or after the aforementioned repetitive drive process, the lens optical system is instructed, based on the setting information, to perform a continuous stop process that causes it to remain stopped and held for multiple imaging cycles. A lens control program characterized by the following features.

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