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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2024
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shun Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihito Tamaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/672 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to photoelectrically convert an optical image formed by an optical system including a focus lens and to output image data, and a processor configured to control the focus lens, acquire information on a change start of an imaging direction from a pivoting driver configured to perform pivoting drive for at least one of a pan direction or a tilt direction, and drive the focus lens to a predetermined position using the change start of the imaging direction as a trigger.