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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Hiroshi Toriumi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takashi Morii, Yokohama, JP;
Hidenori Shiba, Tokyo, JP;
Keita Sonoda, Yokohama, JP;
Masakazu Nakadokoro, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Kurokawa, Yokohama, JP;
Shozo Endo, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Toriumi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takashi Morii, Yokohama, JP;
Hidenori Shiba, Tokyo, JP;
Keita Sonoda, Yokohama, JP;
Masakazu Nakadokoro, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Kurokawa, Yokohama, JP;
Shozo Endo, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to photograph an object to acquire an image, an acquisition unit configured to acquire positional information, an addition unit configured to add the positional information acquired by the acquisition unit to the image acquired by the imaging unit, an operation unit configured to receive an instruction from a user, and a notification unit configured to notify before sending the image, when the operation unit receives an instruction to send the image to the external apparatus after the acquisition unit starts to perform processing for acquiring the positional information and before the addition unit adds the positional information to the image, the user that the positional information has not been added to the image which is instructed to be sent.