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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
May. 07, 2009
Applicant:
Kazutoshi Kawada, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Kazutoshi Kawada, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 7/26 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to convert an object image formed by an imaging optical system into an electrical signal, a power supply unit capable of being supplied with power from first and second power supply systems, and a control unit configured to cause the imaging unit to operate in different control modes according to whether power is supplied from the first power supply system or the second power supply system.