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US 11,641,516 B2Granted
Lens apparatus and imaging apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYasuhiro Hatakeyama
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Abstract
A lens apparatus includes an exterior unit incorporating a lens unit, and an operation unit arranged on the exterior unit, on which a touch operation is performed to control at least one controlled unit. The operation unit has a round shape and includes a detection unit configured to detect a clockwise direction touch operation and a counterclockwise direction touch operation.
Claims17
A lens apparatus comprising:
- an exterior unit incorporating a lens unit having an optical axis;
- an operation unit which is arranged on the exterior unit and on which a touch operation is to be performed to control at least one controlled unit;
- and
- an edge portion that surrounds a periphery of the operation unit,
- wherein the operation unit is configured to detect a clockwise touch operation and a counterclockwise touch operation around an axis extending in a direction intersecting with the optical axis of the lens unit.
2 more elements
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- a lens apparatus;
- and
- an image pickup element configured to receive an image formed by the lens apparatus,
- wherein the lens apparatus includes:
- an exterior unit incorporating a lens unit having an optical axis,
- an operation unit which is arranged on the exterior unit and on which a touch operation is to be performed to control at least one controlled unit, and
- an edge portion that surrounds a periphery of the operation unit,
- wherein the operation unit is configured to detect a clockwise touch operation and a counterclockwise touch operation around an axis extending in a direction intersecting with the optical axis of the lens unit.
5 more elements
A lens apparatus comprising:
- an exterior unit incorporating a lens unit;
- an operation unit which is arranged on the exterior unit and on which a touch operation is to be performed to control at least one controlled unit;
- and
- an edge portion that surrounds a periphery of the operation unit,
- wherein the operation unit has a round shape and includes a detection unit configured to detect a clockwise touch operation and a counterclockwise touch operation.
2 more elements
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- a lens apparatus;
- and
- an image pickup element configured to receive an image formed by the lens apparatus,
- wherein the lens apparatus includes:
- an exterior unit incorporating a lens unit,
- an operation unit which is arranged on the exterior unit and on which a touch operation is to be performed to control at least one controlled unit, and
- an edge portion that surrounds a periphery of the operation unit,
- wherein the operation unit has a round shape and includes a detection unit configured to detect a clockwise touch operation and a counterclockwise touch operation.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.