US 12,439,152 B2
Image capturing apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium
Naomi Mori, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/455,186.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-134690 (JP), filed on Aug. 26, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0080551 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 23/667 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/667 (2023.01) [H04N 23/62 (2023.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus configured to set a focus mode to autofocus for automatically focusing on a subject or manual focus for manually focusing on a subject, the apparatus comprising:
at least one processor;
a memory coupled to the at least one processor storing instructions
that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to function as:
a control unit configured to perform control to set the focus mode to the autofocus when a dual-purpose member configured to switch to be operated as a first member for manual focus operation or to be operated as a second member for an operation other than the manual focus operation is operated as the second member,
wherein a first lens unit including the dual-purpose member and a focus mode setting portion for switching the focus mode in accordance with a user operation is attachable to the apparatus, and
wherein a second lens unit including the dual-purpose member without the focus mode setting portion is attachable to the apparatus.