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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shoma Mizutani, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/51 (2023.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01); G03B 17/02 (2021.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/51 (2023.01); G03B 17/02 (2013.01); G03B 17/561 (2013.01); G03B 17/563 (2013.01); H04N 23/632 (2023.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a subject; a main body having a grip region provided on a first surface on which the imaging unit is disposed so that a user is able to grip the grip region; and a stand portion provided at a first end portion of the main body and disposed with the grip region separated from the imaging unit. The grip region faces a long side of an imaging surface of the imaging unit. The stand portion is located on a first axis orthogonal to an optical axis of the imaging unit and is rotatable within a plane along the optical axis and the first axis.