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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Sho Nagatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuaki Yamana, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshikazu Asai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Totori, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Adachi, Tokyo, JP;
Shoma Mizutani, Tokyo, JP;
Nagisa Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor, an optical filter movable between a first position at which the optical filter is inserted into an imaging range of the image sensor and a second position at which the optical filter is retracted from the imaging range, and a control unit configured to perform exposure control for the image sensor in a case where the optical filter is located at the first position and an in-focus state cannot be obtained by moving a focus lens.