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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kyoji Tamura, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 ; H04N 5/238 ; H04N 5/222 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 ; H04N 5/238 ; H04N 5/222 ;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus, which detects the visual axis, can set a photometry area on the basis of the viewpoint of an operator in the screen, can set a plurality of photographing modes, and changes the setting data of the photometry area based on the visual axis detection and control characteristics in accordance with the selected photographing mode.