Zoom tracking apparatus

Claim 2

A zoom tracking apparatus of a focusing lens in which a position of a focusing lens is controlled to an in-focus position so as to follow a motion of a zoom lens, wherein said focusing lens and said zoom lens are included in a first, a second, a third ,and a fourth lens groups, counting from the photographed object side, and wherein said second and fourth lens groups are movable, comprising: means for wobbling the focusing lens or an image pickup device in the front and back directions; and means for controlling front and back wobbling amounts of the focusing lens or the large image pickup device, wherein the front and back wobbling amounts of the focusing lens or the image pickup device are changed in accordance with a relation between the position of the zoom lens and the in-focus position of the focusing lens or the image pickup device.

Claim 3

A zoom tracking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second lens group comprises a zoom lens and said fourth lens group comprises a focusing lens.

Claim 4

A zoom tracking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said focusing lens is controlled on the basis of the wobbling amounts for tracking control and the moving amounts for focusing control.

Claim 5

A zoom tracking apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a memory for controlling the wobbling amounts and the wobbling amounts being controlled on the basis of the information within the memory.

Claim 6

A zoom tracking apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said memory stores the data for compensating focusing position corresponding to the movement of the zoom lens and, the wobbling control and the tracking control are executed simultaneously by controlling the movement of said fourth lens group.

Claim 7

A zoom tracking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said focusing lens and zoom lens are included in a first, a second, a third, and a fourth lens groups, counting from the photographed object side.

Claim 8

A zoom tracking apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said second and fourth lens groups are movable.

Claim 9

A zoom tracking apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said second lens group comprises a zoom lens and said fourth lens group comprises a focusing lens.

Claim 10

A zoom tracking apparatus of a photographic apparatus having at least a first fixed lens, a first movable lens, and a second movable lens respectively serially arranged along an optical axis of said photographic apparatus, wherein a position of said first movable lens is controlled to an in-focus position so as to follow a motion of a zoom lens, comprising: means for wobbling the first movable lens or an image pickup device in the front and back directions along said optical axis; and means for controlling front and back wobbling amounts of the first movable lens of the image pickup device, wherein the front and back wobbling amounts of the first movable lens or the image pickup device are changed in accordance with a relation between the position of the second movable lens and the in-focus position of said first movable lens or the image pickup device.

Claim 11

A zoom tracking apparatus of a photographic apparatus having at least a first fixed lens, a first movable lens, and a second movable lens respectively serially arranged along an optical axis of said photographic apparatus, wherein a position of said first movable lens is controlled to an in-focus position so as to follow a motion of a zoom lens, comprising: means for wobbling the first movable lens or an image pickup device in the front and back directions along said optical axis; and means for controlling front and back wobbling amounts of the first movable lens of the image pickup device, wherein the front and back wobbling amounts of the first movable lens or the image pickup device are changed in accordance with a relation between the position of the second movable lens and the in-focus position of said first movable lens or the image pickup device.

Claim 12

The photographic apparatus as set forth in claim 9, wherein said first movable lens is a focusing lens, and said second focusing lens is a zoom lens.

Claim 13

The photographic apparatus as set forth in claim 10 wherein said first fixed lens, said focusing lens, a second fixed lens, and said zoom lens are respectively serially arranged along said optical axis.

Claim 14

The photographic apparatus as set forth in claim 9 wherein said first movable lens is controlled on the basis of the wobbling amounts for tracking control and the moving amounts for focusing control.

Claim 15

The photographic apparatus as set forth in claim 9, further comprising a memory for controlling the wobbling amounts and the wobbling amounts being controlled on the basis of the information within the memory.

Claim 16

A zoom tracking apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said memory stores the data for compensating focus position corresponding to the movement of the first movable lens and the wobbling control and the tracking control are executed simultaneously by controlling the movement of the focusing lens.

Claim 17

A zoom tracking apparatus of a focusing lens in which a position of a focusing lens is controlled to an in-focus position so as to follow a motion of a zoom lens, comprising: means for wobbling the focusing lens or an image pickup device in the front and back directions; means for controlling front and back wobbling amounts of the focusing lens or the image pickup device, wherein the front and back wobbling amounts of the focusing lens or the image pickup device are changed in accordance with a relation between the position of the zoom lens and the in-focus position of the focusing lens; and a memory for controlling the wobbling amounts and the wobbling amounts being controlled on the basis of the information within the memory, wherein said memory stores the data for compensating focusing position corresponding to the movement of the zoom lens and, wobbling control and the tracking control are executed simultaneously by controlling the movement of the focusing lens.

Claim 18

A zoom tracking apparatus of a focusing lens in which a position of a focusing lens is controlled to an in-focus position so as to follow a motion of a zoom lens, comprising: means for wobbling the focusing lens or an image pickup device in the front and back directions; means for controlling front and back wobbling amounts of the focusing lens or the image pickup device, wherein the front and back wobbling amounts of the focusing lens or the image pickup device are changed in accordance with a relation between the position of the zoom lens and the in-focus position of the focusing lens; and a memory for controlling the wobbling amounts and the wobbling amounts being controlled on the basis of the information within the memory, wherein said memory stores the data for compensating focusing position corresponding to the movement of the zoom lens and, wobbling control and the tracking control are executed simultaneously by controlling the movement of the focusing lens.

Claim 19

A zoom tracking apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said focusing lens is controlled on the basis of the wobbling amounts for tracking control and the moving amounts for focusing control.