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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Norio Negishi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); H04N 9/045 (2013.01); H04N 5/374 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus is provided with a pixel array that has a plurality of image forming pixels and a plurality of focus detection pixels, a readout unit that reads out a pixel signal from the pixel array, an A/D conversion unit that has a first mode for A/D converting the pixel signal read out by the readout unit with a first resolution and a second mode for A/D converting the pixel signal read out by the readout unit with a second resolution that is higher than the first resolution, and a control unit that switches between the first mode and the second mode in accordance with the pixel signal read out from the pixel array.