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US 2004/0017480 A1Published application
Image pickup apparatus, operation processing method therefor, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasaki Higashihara
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Abstract
There is provided an image pickup apparatus which is capable of detecting foreign substances with ease and reliability regardless of a shooting condition. A foreign substance in the camera main body 101 is detected. The camera CPU 409 provides control such that a foreign substance detecting process is started when the power switch is turned on.
Claims34
An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup apparatus body;
- a power switch provided in said image pickup apparatus body;
- a foreign substance detecting device that detects a foreign substance in said image pickup apparatus body;
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- a controller that provides control such that said foreign substance detecting device is activated when the power switch is turned on.
2 more elements
An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup apparatus body;
- a power switch provided in said image pickup apparatus body;
- an image pickup apparatus body having a power switch;
- a foreign substance detecting device that detects a foreign substance in said image pickup apparatus main body;
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- a controller that provides control such that said foreign substance detecting device is activated when the power switch is switched from an ON state to an OFF state.
3 more elements
An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup apparatus body;
- a foreign substance detecting device that detects a foreign substance in said image pickup apparatus body;
- a foreign substance detecting switch for starting foreign substance detection by said foreign substance detecting device;
- a switch detecting device that detects whether said foreign substance detecting switch has been operated;
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- a controller that provides control such that said foreign substance detecting device is activated when said switch detecting device detects that said foreign substance detecting switch has been operated.
3 more elements
An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup apparatus body;
- a foreign substance detecting device that detects a foreign substance in said image pickup apparatus body;
- a lens attachment detecting device that detects whether a lens has been attached to said image pickup apparatus main body;
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- a controller that provides control such that said foreign substance detecting device is activated when said lens attachment detecting device detects that a lens has been attached to said image pickup apparatus main body.
2 more elements
An image pickup apparatus, comprising:
- an image pickup apparatus body;
- a foreign substance detecting device that detects a foreign substance in said image pickup apparatus body;
- a counter that counts a number of times of shooting operations by the image pickup apparatus after a preceding foreign substance detecting operation by said foreign substance detecting device;
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- a controller that provides control such that said foreign substance detecting device is activated when a count value of said counter reaches a predetermined value.
2 more elements
An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup apparatus body;
- a foreign substance detecting device that detects a foreign substance in said image pickup apparatus body;
- a mode detecting device that detects whether a control mode of the image pickup apparatus has shifted from a shooting mode for carrying out shooting to a reproduction mode for reproducing a shot image;
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- a controller that provides control such that said foreign substance detecting device is activated when said mode detecting device detects that the control mode has shifted from the shooting mode to the reproduction mode.
2 more elements
An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup apparatus body;
- a foreign substance detecting device that detects a foreign substance in said image pickup apparatus body;
- a mode detecting device that detects whether a control mode of the image pickup apparatus has shifted from a reproduction mode for reproducing a shot image to a shooting mode for carrying out shooting;
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- a controller that provides control such that said foreign substance detecting device is activated when said mode detecting device detects that the control mode has shifted from the reproduction mode to the shooting mode.
2 more elements
An image pickup apparatus, comprising:
- an image pickup apparatus body;
- a foreign substance detecting device that detects a foreign substance in said image pickup apparatus body;
- a data recording device that records image data;
- an attachment detecting device that detects whether said data recording device has been attached to said image pickup apparatus body;
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- a controller that provides control such that said foreign substance detecting device is activated when said attachment detecting device detects that said data recording device has been attached to said image pickup apparatus body.
3 more elements
A method of processing operation of an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup apparatus body, and a power switch provided in the image pickup apparatus body, comprising:
- a foreign substance detecting step of detecting a foreign substance in the image pickup apparatus body;
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- a control step of providing control such that said foreign substance detecting step is executed when the power switch is turned on.
A method of processing operation of an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup apparatus body, and a power switch provided in the image pickup apparatus body, comprising:
- a foreign substance detecting step of detecting a foreign substance in the image pickup apparatus body;
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- a control step of providing control such that said foreign substance detecting step is executed when the power switch is switched from an ON state to an OFF state.
A method of processing operation of an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup apparatus body, and a foreign substance detecting switch, comprising:
- a foreign substance detecting step of detecting a foreign substance in the image pickup apparatus body;
- a switch detecting step of detecting whether the foreign substance switch has been operated to start foreign substance detection in said foreign substance detecting step;
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- a control step of providing control such that said foreign substance detecting step is executed when it is detected in said switch detecting step that the foreign substance detecting switch has been operated.
1 more element
A method of processing operation of an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup apparatus body, comprising:
- a foreign substance detecting step of detecting a foreign substance in the image pickup apparatus body;
- a lens attachment detecting step of detecting whether a lens has been attached to the image pickup apparatus body;
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- a control step of providing control such that said foreign substance detecting step is executed when it is detected in said lens attachment detecting step that a lens has been attached to the image pickup apparatus main body.
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A method of processing operation of an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup apparatus body, comprising:
- a foreign substance detecting step of detecting a foreign substance in the image pickup apparatus body;
- a counting step of counting a number of times of shooting operations by the image pickup apparatus after a preceding foreign substance detecting operation executed in said foreign substance detecting step;
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- a control step of providing control such that said foreign substance detecting step is executed when a count value of said counting step reaches a predetermined value.
1 more element
A method of processing operation of an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup apparatus body, comprising:
- a foreign substance detecting step of detecting a foreign substance in the image pickup apparatus body;
- a mode detecting step of detecting whether a control mode of the image pickup apparatus has shifted from a shooting mode for carrying out shooting to a reproduction mode for reproducing a shot image;
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- a control step of providing control such that said foreign substance detecting step is executed when it is detected in said mode detecting step that the control mode has shifted from the shooting mode to the reproduction mode.
1 more element
A method of processing operation of an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup apparatus body, comprising:
- a foreign substance detecting step of detecting a foreign substance in the image pickup apparatus body;
- a mode detecting step of detecting whether a control mode of the image pickup apparatus has shifted from a reproduction mode for reproducing a shot image to a shooting mode for carrying out shooting;
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- a control step of providing control such that said foreign substance detecting step is executed when it is detected in said mode detecting step that the control mode has shifted from the reproduction mode to the shooting mode.
1 more element
A method of processing operation of an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup apparatus body, and a data recording device that records image data, comprising:
- a foreign substance detecting step of detecting a foreign substance in the image pickup apparatus body;
- an attachment detecting step of detecting whether the data recording device has been attached to the image pickup apparatus body;
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- a control step of providing control such that said foreign substance detecting step is executed when it is detected in said detecting step that the data recording device has been attached to the image pickup apparatus body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.