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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
May. 20, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Fumitaka Nakayama, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a contrast from a plurality of images of a focus position, wherein viewing angles of the plurality of images overlaps at least partially, an adjustment unit configured to adjust the contrast, a setting unit configured to set a combining ratio based on the adjusted contrast, and a combining unit configured to combine the plurality of images based on the set combining ratio to generate a combined image, wherein the adjustment unit spreads the contrast of the image in which a subject is brought into focus, among the plurality of images, and the setting unit sets, based on the contrast of a corresponding position in the plurality of images, the combining ratio for the combining to the corresponding position.
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