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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kohsuke Kawabata, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiko Takayama, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of image capturing units each configured to change its position on a circle centered on a first axis, and to rotate around a second axis that is closer to each image capturing unit of the plurality of image capturing units than the first axis and that is parallel to the first axis, a plurality of illumination units configured to emit illumination light in different directions, and a control unit configured to control the plurality of illumination units. The control unit is configured to make the plurality of illumination units emit light, according to a rotation state of the image capturing unit around the second axis.