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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Masanao Wakikawa, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masanao Wakikawa, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G02B 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes a mechanical lock mechanism capable of holding a first curtain and a second curtain in an open state mechanically and a controller that controls the mechanical lock mechanism so as to hold the second curtain in the open state and controls a display so as to display image data generated based on a subject image incident upon an image pickup element as a moving image while the first curtain is in the open state.