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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2010
Applicant:
Takashi Kageyama, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Kageyama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 15/03 (2006.01); G03B 7/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus which is capable of reducing possibility of missing a good moment to take a photo and reducing electric power wasted for strobe shooting. The image pickup apparatus is capable of shooting using a strobe. A motion detector detects an amount of motion of an object of which an image is to be picked up. A camera controller sets a target charge voltage level of a main capacitor based on the detected amount of motion of the object.