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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Atsuya Kawanishi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232127 (2018.08); H04N 5/23219 (2013.01); H04N 5/232133 (2018.08);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image sensor that repeatedly shoots a subject and outputs image signals; a detection unit that detect a predetermined subject from the image signals; a determination unit that determines whether not a selfie mode for shooting a photographer himself/herself is set; and a setting unit that sets a focus detection area where focus detection is performed, wherein the setting unit sets a predetermined focus detection area in a case where the detection unit has failed to detect the predetermined subject and it is determined by the determination unit that the selfie mode is set.