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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Kogure, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus aims to control an illuminating part so as to obtain an image of good visibility irrespectively of a state of a zooming operation under dark environment. The image pickup apparatus has an image pickup part including a zoom lens, and a lens driving part configured to drive the zoom lens in an optical axis direction. The image pickup apparatus is capable of performing shooting by using an illuminating part configured to irradiate a subject with light. The image pickup apparatus comprises a control unit configured to control a dimming speed of the illuminating part according to drive information of the zoom lens.
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