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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Nagao, Utsunomiya, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, , JP;
Abstract
An optical apparatus includes an operator rotationally operable about an optical axis of an image pickup optical system and configured to move, when rotationally operated, part of the image pickup optical system in an optical axis direction of the image pickup optical system and to change a focal length, an adjustor rotationally operable about the optical axis and configured to change, when rotationally operated, a pressure applied to the operator so as to change an operating load necessary to rotationally operate the operator, and an indicator prohibited from rotating about the optical axis and configured to move in the optical axis direction of the image pickup optical system, the indicator including part disposed between the operator and the adjustor. The operator indicates a plurality of zoom states, the part of the indicator has a pointer configured to select one of the plurality of zoom states.