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Imaging lens-exchangeable image capturing apparatus and control method therefor

Granted 11 Aug 2015 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Canon Inc.

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Inventors: Koji Inoue · Examiner: John H Morehead, III

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Abstract

An imaging lens-exchangeable image capturing apparatus comprises: a detection unit arranged to detect a focus state; a setting unit arranged to cause a user to set correction information for correcting the focus state or correction information for correcting control of a focus position based on the focus state; an acquisition unit arranged to acquire first lens identification information for identifying an attached imaging lens; an input unit arranged to enable the user to input second lens identification information for identifying the attached imaging lens; a storage unit arranged to store, for each imaging lens, the correction information, the first lens identification information, and the second lens identification information in association with each other; and a focus adjustment unit arranged to adjust a focus based on the detection result of the focus state and the correction information.

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3 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section G — Physics
  • G03B13/36
  • G03B17/14
Section H — Electricity
  • H04N5/232

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Pendency
2.9 y
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related publicationUS 20130088636 A111 Apr 2013

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