A drive control apparatus has a controller which operates in a first mode carrying out auto focusing control and a second mode not carrying out auto focusing control and carries out control so as to drive forcibly a magnification-varying lens unit to a wide-angle end or telephoto end when switching from the first mode to the second mode.

 
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> Camera having a through the lens pixel illuminator

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