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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hisao Yagi, Matsudo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 15/14 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes a first drive unit, a first lens unit configured to be driven by the first drive unit to perform a magnification-varying operation, a second drive unit, a second lens unit configured to be driven by the second drive unit, and a controller configured to control the first drive unit and the second drive unit so as to drive the second lens unit with reference to a position of the first lens unit in performing the magnification-varying operation. The controller controls the second lens unit so as to move only in a first direction in performing the magnification-varying operation.