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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyuki Furukawa, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus comprises: a display unit visible via an eyepiece viewfinder; a proximity detection unit configured to detect proximity of an object to the eyepiece viewfinder; a specific operation unit arranged on a main body of the image capturing apparatus on a subject side with respect to an eyepiece unit, or arranged on a circumference of a barrel of an imaging lens; a memory; and at least one processor which functions as a control unit configured to perform control such that in a case where proximity of an object is detected, specific processing is performed in response to an operation made on the specific operation unit, and in a case where proximity of an object is not detected, the specific processing is not performed even when an operation is made on the specific operation unit.
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