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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
May. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takehiko Sato, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/62 (2023.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/62 (2023.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01);
Abstract
A camera comprises a camera body for capturing an image formed by a lens apparatus including lenses, and an attitude sensor. A plurality of buttons (a first button and a second button) is arranged on an exterior portion of the lens apparatus, each of the plurality of buttons is assigned a function to be executed by operating the first button and the second button, respectively, and the assigned function is switched in accordance with the attitude of the camera detected by the attitude sensor.