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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Tsubusaki, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A subject detection unit of an imaging apparatus detects a subject image from an image. An automatic zoom control unit performs zoom control according to a size of a subject detected by the subject detection unit. The automatic zoom control unit automatically selects a specific composition among a plurality of compositions and sets a reference size of the subject used to control a zoom magnification based on the selected composition and the size and position of the detected subject. A process of determining a scene using information including a detection result by the subject detection unit, a composition selection process is performed on the determination scene, and one composition is selected from a composition of upper body of the subject, a composition of whole body, a composition of a subject face, and a composition of multiple people.
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