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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Hideaki Tsujii, Chigasaki, JP;
Hideaki Tsujii, Chigasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus which is capable of preventing shooting from ending in failure even when a display panel is unexpectedly closed under the influence of a strong wind, a water stream, or the like. Any shooting mode is selected from among a plurality of shooting modes including at least a first shooting mode and a second shooting mode. During taking of moving images in the first shooting mode, the taking of the moving images is stopped when a detection unit detects a display unit being in a closed position with respect to a main body of the image pickup apparatus, and during taking of moving images in the second shooting mode, the taking of the moving images is continued when the detection unit detects the display unit being in the closed position with respect to the main body.