IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- a lens unit;
a first ring operation unit that is ring shaped and arranged around the lens unit;
a base unit configured to hold the first ring operation unit so that the first ring operation unit is capable of sliding in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens unit; and
a first detector configured to detect a slide of the first ring operation unit in the first direction or the second direction,wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other.
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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus capable of performing zooming and release operation easily whether the photographer operates with right-handed or left-handed without being lack of design. The image pickup apparatus includes a lens unit, a first ring operation unit that is ring shaped and arranged around the lens unit, a base unit configured to hold the first ring operation unit so that the first ring operation unit is capable of sliding in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens unit, and a first detector configured to detect a slide of the first ring operation unit in the first direction or the second direction. The first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other.
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13 Claims
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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a lens unit; a first ring operation unit that is ring shaped and arranged around the lens unit; a base unit configured to hold the first ring operation unit so that the first ring operation unit is capable of sliding in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens unit; and a first detector configured to detect a slide of the first ring operation unit in the first direction or the second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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