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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Naoyuki Nakagawara, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/23219 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus performs control such that, if a first display unit is in a first folded position, display of a second display unit that is provided in an eyepiece viewfinder is started when an object is in proximity to the eyepiece viewfinder at a distance that is smaller than a first distance, and if the first display unit is in a second folded position, display of the second display unit of the eyepiece viewfinder is started when the object is in proximity to the eyepiece viewfinder at a distance that is smaller than a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance.