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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Sentaro Aihara, Utsunomiya, JP;
Ken Minoda, Utsunomiya, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes a receiver that receives, from an external apparatus, an instruction for changing a zoom position of a lens, a controller that performs control processing to change a zoom position of the lens based on a received instruction, and a determination unit that determines whether the external apparatus includes a function regarding zooming of the lens. While determining the external apparatus including the function, the controller controls a zoom adapter, which performs a zoom setting of the lens and is attached to the lens, to change a zoom position of the lens based on a zoom setting notified by the external apparatus. While determining the external apparatus not including the function, the controller controls the zoom adapter to change a zoom position of the lens based on a zoom setting performed in the zoom adapter.