| CPC H04N 23/55 (2023.01) [G02B 5/205 (2013.01); G02B 7/006 (2013.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01)] | 6 Claims |
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1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident;
a first filter unit including a first optical filter;
a second filter unit including a second optical filter; and
a filter unit drive mechanism that drives each of the first and second filter units between a filtering position in front of the imaging surface and a retracted position deviated from the front of the imaging surface, wherein
the filter unit drive mechanism includes:
a first rotation mechanism that rotates the first filter unit between the filtering position and the retracted position;
a second rotation mechanism that rotates the second filter unit between the filtering position and the retracted position; and
a power transmission mechanism selectively transmits power to each of the first and second rotation mechanisms,
the filter unit drive mechanism selectively executes an interlocking mode in which when one of the first and second filter units is located at the filtering position, the other of the first and second filter units is interlocked so as to be located at the retracted position, and a single motion mode in which one of the first and second filter units is maintained in a stopped state at the retracted position and the other one is driven,
in the interlocking mode, the power transmission mechanism is drivingly coupled to both the first and second rotation mechanisms, and
in the single motion mode, the power transmission mechanism is drivingly coupled to one of the first and second rotation mechanisms and releases driving coupling to the other.
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