Device for controlling a zoom lens

Claim 1

A zoom lens device comprising: an imaging device for converting light from an object to an electrical signal; lens means including a zoom lens and a focusing lens disposed between said object and said imaging device; a zooming adjusting circuit for adjusting a movement of said zoom lens; correcting circuit means including a first correction circuit, a second correction circuit for outputting adjustment values in response to adjustment of said zoom lens, and a memory in which a correction value prepared for said lens means is stored as respective correction maps, wherein said correction maps include first correction data comprising correction data used when said zoom lens is moved from the position closest to said imaging device and second correction data comprising correction data used when said zoom lens is placed at the end of a wide-angle lens to display said object largest; a temperature detecting circuit for detecting a temperature around said focusing lens; a coefficient circuit for correcting at least one adjustment value of said correction circuit based on an output signal of said temperature detecting circuit; focusing means receiving an output value of said memory added to an output signal of said coefficient circuit to thereby adjust said focusing lens; and arithmetic means wherein a first adjustment value of said coefficient circuit and said output signal of said second correction circuit are multiplied to obtain a multiplied value, the multiplied value is added to a second adjustment value of the coefficient circuit to obtain an added output signal and said focusing lens is controlled in accordance with the added output signal by said focusing means.