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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kota Asano, Utsunomiya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lens apparatus includes a diaphragm unit that is driven in a first driving direction and a second driving direction, a driving unit that drives the diaphragm unit based on a driving instruction, a storage unit that stores a first driving instruction value for performing the driving in the first driving direction, and a second driving instruction value for performing the driving in the second driving direction, and a control unit that outputs a driving instruction for driving the diaphragm unit, wherein the control unit outputs, when driving the diaphragm unit in the first driving direction, the driving instruction based on the first driving instruction value or the like, and outputs, when driving the diaphragm unit in the second driving direction, the driving instruction based on the second driving instruction value or the like.