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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Emi Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image capturing apparatus comprising an image capturing unit. A setting unit sets one of a plurality of focus modes including a manual focus mode (MF mode). A switching unit switches a panning shot assist function between active and inactive. A display control unit carries out control such that first position information indicating a predetermined position in a live view image captured by the image capturing unit is displayed over the live view image in the case where the MF mode is set and the assist function is active, and carries out control such that the first position information is not displayed in the case where the MF mode is set and the assist function is inactive.