Patent attributes
An imaging apparatus for forming an optical image of a subject on a light-receiving surface of an imaging element via a photographing lens; the imaging apparatus comprising:a first focusing position detection device which extracts a particular portion of the subject based on image signals obtained from the imaging element and detects the focusing position of the photographing lens based on the size of the extracted particular portion;a second focusing position detection device which calculates focus evaluation values of the subject based on image signals obtained from the imaging element and detects the focusing position of the photographing lens based on the calculated focus evaluation values; anda setting device which sets any one of the first focusing position detection device and the second focusing position detection device as a device which detects the focusing position of the photographing lens.
