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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2019
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ryogo Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuma Akamatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Megumi Takagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shunsuke Katsumata, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lens control apparatus includes an operation input unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The operation input unit is configured to accept a user operation. The communication unit is configured to perform communication with an external apparatus. The control unit is configured to perform driving control of a zoom lens in response to a zoom operation accepted by the operation input unit or a zoom control signal received by the communication unit. The control unit is also configured to selectively set a zoom position changing speed for driving control performed in response to the zoom operation and a zoom position changing speed for driving control performed in response to the zoom control signal, the zoom position changing speeds being different from each other.