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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yuki Nogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/52 (2023.01); G03B 17/55 (2021.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 25/63 (2023.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/52 (2023.01); G03B 17/55 (2013.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 25/63 (2023.01); H05K 7/20209 (2013.01); H05K 7/20281 (2013.01); H05K 7/2039 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor, a temperature unevenness detection device configured to detect unevenness in a temperature of the image sensor, a exterior cover temperature detection device configured to detect an exterior cover temperature at a predetermined position on the image capturing apparatus, a cooling device configured to cool the image capturing apparatus; and a control unit configured to perform control to change a cooling capability of the cooling device based on a value detected by the temperature unevenness detection device, and on a value detected by the exterior cover temperature detection device.