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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yukio Odaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomokazu Yoshida, Ebina, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01); G02B 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23245 (2013.01); G02B 7/36 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lens apparatus, which is communicatable with an image capturing apparatus and includes a lens, comprises a communication unit configured to receive information concerning a driving amount of the lens which is used to move the lens to a focus position, and a controller having a first mode and a second mode of controlling the lens, wherein the controller selects one of the first mode and the second mode based on the received information, and wherein the controller decelerates the lens in the first mode slower than in the second mode.