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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Yokoo, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes at least one image sensor, a focus detector, a processor configured to perform focus control of each of the first optical system and the second optical system based on the focus state, and an input unit configured to allow a user to input a first target position in an imaging range through the first optical system. The processor is configured to perform focus control of the first optical system according to the focus state at the first target position, set a second target position corresponding to the first target position in an imaging range through the second optical system, perform focus control of the second optical system according to the focus state at the second target position, and notify the user of a completion of the focus control of each of the first optical system and the second optical system.