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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hideya Takanashi, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An accessory detachably attached between an interchangeable lens and an image pickup apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire first, second, and third instruction information. In response to the second instruction information, the processor has at least one of a first storage mode for storing diameter information in a memory at a first timing when the second instruction information is acquired, and a second storage mode for storing the diameter information in the memory at a second timing different from the first timing. In response to the third instruction information, the processor has at least one of a first playback mode in which the aperture unit is controlled using the diameter information at a third timing when the third instruction information is acquired, and a second playback mode in which the aperture unit is controlled using the diameter information at a fourth timing different from the third timing.