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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2025
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yumi Takao, Chiba, JP;
Nobutaka Mizuno, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes a processor configured to control an imaging optical system based on a defocus amount from an image sensor. In a case where the imaging optical system is a first lens apparatus having a plurality of optical axes and includes a first optical system and a second optical system arranged in parallel with the first optical system, the processor is configured to control the imaging optical system based on one of a first defocus amount in a first AF area by the first optical system or a second defocus amount in a second AF area by the second optical system, and determine whether to use the first defocus amount or the second defocus amount in controlling the imaging optical system according to information on a first optical axis of the first optical system and information on a second optical axis of the second optical system.
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