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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiro Ichihara, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A light emission control device capable of performing driving for changing an irradiating direction in correct timing during automatic bounce control. The light emission control device controls a light emission unit that irradiates light to an object. The posture information of at least one of an image pickup apparatus and the light emission unit is detected. For bounce shooting, there is selected one of a first mode for controlling the direction of irradiating the light according to distances from the image pickup apparatus to the object and the reflection object and a second mode for manually controlling the irradiating direction. In a case where the second mode has been selected, when a first operating portion is operated, the irradiating direction is controlled according to the detected posture information.