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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Sairi Iwata, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuya Sasaki, Saitama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a display unit, a turning unit configured to turnably hold the display unit with respect to the main body unit, a first acceleration sensor configured to detect a first gravity acceleration applied to the main body unit, a second acceleration sensor configured to detect a second gravity acceleration applied to the display unit, an angle calculation unit configured to calculate posture angles of the display unit and the main body unit from the gravity accelerations acquired from the first acceleration sensor and the second acceleration sensor, and a display switching unit configured to switch a display state of the display unit by determining the display state of the display unit based on the posture angles calculated by the angle calculation unit, wherein it is determined whether to switch the display state of the display unit, based on the display state determined by the display switching unit.
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