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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Tsubusaki, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tracking apparatus comprises a detection unit that detects a subject in an image obtained by photoelectrically converting light entering through an imaging optical system with an image sensor, a tracking unit that tracks the subject in a plurality of predetermined directions, a determination unit that determines a tracking direction in which the subject is to be tracked among the plurality of directions, and a control unit that controls the tracking unit to perform tracking in the tracking direction and suppress tracking in a direction different from the tracking direction.
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