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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2015
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The imaging apparatus has a single shooting mode and a continuous shooting mode, and includes: an imaging element configured to generate image data; a mechanical shutter configured to control exposure of the imaging element; a charge block including a driving mechanism configured to drive the mechanical shutter and a motor configured to provide a driving force for the driving mechanism, and a control section configured to control the charge block. The control section performs a charging operation for charging the driving mechanism by causing the motor to rotate in a capturing operation, performs the charging operation in a first time period in a case where the imaging apparatus is in the continuous shooting mode, and performs the charging operation in a second time period which is longer than the first time period in a case where the imaging apparatus is in the single shooting mode.