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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kenzo Hisa, Inagi, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2352 (2013.01); H04N 5/2351 (2013.01); H04N 5/2355 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device, an optical member that adjusts an amount of light of an object image incident on the imaging device, at least one memory storing a program, and at least one processor that when executing the program is configured to adjust transmittance of the optical member, amplify an image signal output when an image of an object is captured using the imaging device, and control exposure by changing an exposure condition including an exposure index.