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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Maruyama, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes at least one processor, and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to acquire a first imaging condition and a second imaging condition wherein an imaging parameter is set for each of the first and second imaging conditions, the imaging parameter includes a zoom magnification and a focus position, control a first drive unit to perform a zooming operation from the zoom magnification of the first imaging condition to the zoom magnification of the second imaging condition, and control a second drive unit during the zooming operation based on correspondence information indicating a focus lens position with respect to a zoom lens position, to change from the focus position of the first imaging condition to the focus position of the second imaging condition in one direction.