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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Ishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for an optical system including a first magnification varying lens configured to move with zooming, a second magnification varying lens of which a position is controlled based on a position of the first magnification varying lens, and a focus lens configured to adjust an in-focus position includes a detector configured to detect the position of the second magnification varying lens, and at least one processor and a memory coupled to the processor storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to function as a setting unit configured to set a driving range of the focus lens based on the position of the second magnification varying lens.