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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shogo Iwasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Nishioka, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus having a layout preventing a detection unit from being blocked is provided. The image pickup apparatus including a housing and a display unit disposed on a rear surface of the housing includes a user state detection unit to detect a state of a user, a rear surface gripping portion disposed on a right side on a substantial extension line in a longitudinal direction of the display unit, and a front surface gripping portion disposed on a front surface of the housing and corresponding to the rear surface gripping portion. The user state detection unit is disposed at a position closer to a left side of the display unit than to a right side thereof and preventing a detection range of the user state detection unit from being blocked by a hand of the user when the user grips and operates the image pickup apparatus.