Patent ID: 7848631

Claim:
An imaging apparatus comprising: an image sensor configured to capture an image of an object; a mechanical shutter including a second curtain and a second-curtain holding mechanism configured to electromagnetically hold the second curtain at an initial position prior to a travel; a first temperature sensor disposed within a predetermined range from the second-curtain holding mechanism and configured to measure temperature; a second temperature sensor disposed outside the predetermined range from the second-curtain holding mechanism and configured to measure temperature; an adjustment unit configured to adjust time which is between a point starting an exposure of the image sensor and until releasing a power distribution to the second-curtain holding mechanism, if a temperature difference between temperatures detected by the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor is greater than a predetermined threshold, wherein the time is based on a brightness of the object; and an exposure control unit configured to perform exposure control for the image sensor based on the time adjusted by the adjustment unit if the temperature difference is greater than the predetermined threshold.