Sony Group Corporation

Junki Yoshimuta

Tetsuo Morimoto

Koji Morioka

A filter insertion/removal unit that is capable of removing and inserting a variable neutral density filter having a variable transmittance from and into the incident light path of object light to an imaging device unit is instructed to insert the variable neutral density filter, and a variable transmittance drive unit is instructed to lower the transmittance of the variable neutral density filter, both on the basis of detection of a transmittance lowering operation of an operating unit. Also, the variable transmittance drive unit is instructed to raise the transmittance of the variable neutral density filter, and the filter insertion/removal unit is instructed to remove the variable neutral density filter from the incident light path, both on the basis of detection of a transmittance raising operation of the operating unit.

Imaging apparatus with removable variable neutral density filter

An imaging apparatus includes a variable neutral density filter that has a variable transmittance; an imaging device on which object light via the variable neutral density filter forms an image; variable transmittance drive circuitry that changes the transmittance of the variable neutral density filter in accordance with a transmittance control value; a hardware input device that can be in a first state or in a second state depending on a change in form; and transmittance designation circuitry. Further, when the hardware input device is in the first state, the transmittance designation sets the transmittance control value in accordance with an operation amount of the hardware input device and notifies the variable transmittance drive circuitry of the transmittance control value.

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Tokyo, Japan

Junki Yoshimuta