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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tatsuya Yamazaki, Machida, 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 5/23209 (2013.01);
Abstract
A second area corresponding to a first pupil and included in the first area, is designated. The driving of a focus lens is controlled based on an image signal corresponding to the second area. The designation is canceled in a case where a first area becomes no longer detected.