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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shinga Nakashima, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); G01V 8/12 (2006.01); G03B 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225251 (2018.08); G01V 8/12 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus capable of being downsized even when provided with an eye detection sensor when the apparatus includes an electronic viewfinder. The image pickup apparatus includes an electronic viewfinder for viewing an image through an eyepiece and a display unit provided with a display on which the image is displayed. The eye detection sensor detects whether an eye of a photographer approaches the electronic viewfinder. The electronic viewfinder and the display are controlled selectively according to an eye detection result by the eye detection sensor. The eye detection sensor is disposed on the display unit.