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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Naoki Iwasaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Genjiro Shibagami, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Naoki Iwasaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Genjiro Shibagami, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging apparatus determines the appropriateness of a continuous focusing operation when performing shooting using autofocus. When the continuous focusing operation is determined to be appropriate, the imaging apparatus performs a display indicating that the imaging apparatus is in a continuous focusing operation state. The display indicating the continuous focusing operation state differs from a display indicating a focusing state determined by a focusing operation performed when the imaging apparatus is not in the continuous focusing operation state.