Image pickup apparatus having GPS function and interval photographing function, and method of controlling the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9667866
APP PUB NO 20150181121A1
SERIAL NO

14570560

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An image pickup apparatus reduced in wasteful electric power consumption due to execution of a GPS function and capable of adding the newest position information measured by the GPS function to an image photographed by interval photographing. An image pickup section has a plurality of image pickup modes including an interval mode for performing image pickup at photographing intervals of interval photographing. A GPS module acquires position information indicative of a position of the image pickup apparatus at GPS positioning intervals. The GPS positioning interval is set according to a user's operation. In a case where the image pickup section is set to the interval mode, GPS positioning interval is changed from the interval set according to a user's operation to an interval synchronized with the photographing interval of interval photographing.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Tohyama, Kei Kawasaki, JP 28 92

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