Auto-focus camera

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problem; a photographic lens takes an unnatural action when the photographic lens is driven to zoom, as for an automatic focusing camera constituted so that the optical closest position in a wide angle area is different from that in a telephoto area. SOLUTION: The automatic focusing camera includes a closest position calculating part 4 for calculating closest lens positions for photographing which are varied in accordance with the focal distance of the photographic lens, a post-drive position calculating part 5 for calculating the focusing drive position, and a lens position comparing part 7 for making a comparison between the closest lens position of the calculating part 4, the post-drive position of the calculation part 5 and the present lens position after a zooming operation of the photographic lens, and also, the automatic focusing camera includes a closest locking processing part 6 for inhibiting the photographic lens driving operation based on the comparison result of the comparing part 7 that the present lens position is on the close distance side than the closest lens position. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO