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Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2016
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Toshihiro Okuda, Utsunomiya, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/64 (2006.01); G02B 7/08 (2006.01); G03B 5/06 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/646 (2013.01); G02B 7/08 (2013.01); G03B 5/06 (2013.01); H04N 5/23209 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23258 (2013.01); H04N 5/23287 (2013.01);
Abstract

An optical control apparatus configured to control driving of a focus correction unit that moves for focusing along an optical axis of an optical system or a normal of an imaging surface, in imaging in which the optical axis tilts to the normal includes an acquirer configured to acquire tilt information on a tilt of the optical system, and a controller configured to control, as a shiftable unit is driven, the driving of the focus correction unit in accordance with the tilt information and vibration information on a vibration of the optical system or a shift drive amount of the shiftable unit, the shiftable unit being configured to shift in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis or a direction orthogonal to the normal in accordance with the vibration of the optical system for an image stabilization.


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