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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotaka Omori, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image obtained by performing image capturing of a subject using an imaging unit, a detection method setting unit configured to set a detection method of a subject for the image, a subject detection unit configured to detect a subject based on the detection method determined by the detection method setting unit, and an exposure determination unit configured to determine exposure based on a detection result obtained from the subject detection unit are included, and the detection method setting unit can set the detection method different for each of different regions in the image, based on predetermined information used in performing image capturing for obtaining the image.