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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takeshi Yasutomi, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23232 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/2356 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/232133 (2018.08); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes a sensor configured to pick up a plurality of images different in in-focus position in an optical axis direction, an adjustment unit configured to adjust a parameter relating to image pickup to correct influence caused by an effective F-number varied depending on an in-focus position when at least a part of the plurality of images is picked up, and a synthesis unit configured to synthesize the plurality of images.