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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Keisuke Matsuno, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Kenzo Hisa, Inagi, JP;
Taketoshi Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 5/23216 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capture apparatus that allows the user to easily change the brightness of an image that is shot while using automatic exposure control is disclosed. The image capture apparatus comprises a setting unit configured to be able to set a reference value of proper exposure. The image capture apparatus determines exposure conditions based on the luminance information and the reference value, wherein the reference value is a value used as a reference exposure value from which exposure conditions are varied in an exposure compensation.