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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Enomoto, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes a first imaging unit configured to acquire an object image, a second imaging unit configured to acquire an image of the image pickup apparatus in an imaging area on a rear side of the image pickup apparatus, a motion detector configured to detect a motion of the image pickup apparatus, a first determining unit configured to determine that an imaging preparation operation for acquiring the object image has been started by a user based on the image acquired by the second imaging unit in a case where a first motion is detected by the motion detector, and a second determining unit configured to determine whether the motion detector detects a second motion after the first determining unit determines that the imaging preparation operation has been started by the user.