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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Kazuya Ino, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuya Ino, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus that is capable of controlling the time elapsing from when a shooting scene is determined to when switching between shooting mode is performed, thus making it possible to take images desired by a user. A motion of the image pickup apparatus is detected, and based on the detection result, a motion of the image pickup apparatus is determined. A shooting scene is determined based on a video signal obtained from the image pickup unit. A shooting mode is determined based on the result of scene determination. Based on the result of determination, the ease of switching to the determined shooting mode is changed.
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