Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image pickup apparatus, method for controlling the same, and program for obtaining position information and direction information
- Patent Title (中): 图像拾取装置,其控制方法和用于获取位置信息和方向信息的程序
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Application No.: US13707402Application Date: 2012-12-06
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Publication No.: US09277118B2Publication Date: 2016-03-01
- Inventor: Takashi Matsui
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon USA, Inc. IP Division
- Priority: WOPCT/JP2011/078426 20111208
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; H04N1/00 ; H04N1/21 ; H04N101/00

Abstract:
An image pickup apparatus includes continuous shooting means, position acquisition means, and direction acquisition means, wherein the continuous shooting means performs multiple shooting operations and obtains multiple images, the position acquisition means acquires position information, the direction acquisition means acquires direction information, and in the multiple shooting operations performed by the continuous shooting means, the position acquisition means does not acquire position information for each of the shooting operations performed by the continuous shooting means, and the direction acquisition means acquires direction information for each of the shooting operations performed by the continuous shooting means.
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