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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Monden, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes an element configured to capture an image of an object by an optical system, a first filter disposed closer to an object side than the optical system and configured to attenuate light entering the element, at least one processor, and a memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions that cause the at least one processor to set any of a first mode in which the apparatus performs imaging and a second mode in which the apparatus does not perform imaging but stands by, insert the first filter into an optical path of the element in a case where a mode is shifted from the first mode to the second mode, and remove the first filter from the optical path in a case where the mode is shifted from the second mode to the first mode.