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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2018
Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Atsuomi Ohno, Tokyo, JP;
SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical imaging apparatus includes: a casing configured to form an exterior; an imaging unit housed in the casing and configured to capture a subject image; a manipulation ring rotatably provided on an outer surface of the casing; a detection unit configured to detect rotation of the manipulation ring; a manipulation calculation unit configured to calculate a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the manipulation ring based on a detection result of the detection unit; a function execution unit configured to execute a first or second function depending on the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the manipulation ring calculated by the manipulation calculation unit; and a function switch unit configured to switch a function executed by the function execution unit to the first or second function.