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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Emi Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a sensor, a light-emitting device, one or more processors, and one or more memories. The sensor captures an image of an object through a lens. The light-emitting device provides a notification of a focus state. The one or more memories contain instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, perform operations as a focus detection unit and a notification control unit. The focus detection unit detects a focus state of the object. The notification control unit controls whether to provide the notification of the focus state using the light-emitting device. The light-emitting device is arranged near the lens on a surface of a side of the imaging apparatus on which the lens is arranged. The notification control unit determines whether to provide the notification of the focus state of the object using the light-emitting device.