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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 15/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/02 (2006.01); G03B 17/38 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 15/00 (2013.01); G03B 17/02 (2013.01); G03B 17/38 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G03B 2217/005 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1637 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a camera; an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration applied to a housing; a posture determining unit that determines a posture of the housing based on a value detected by the acceleration sensor; and an activation control unit that activates the camera when the posture determining unit determines that the posture of the housing becomes an upright posture.