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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device detects a specific type object in a captured image, detects a position of a line-of-sight of a photographer, and controls so that: in case where the specific type object is not detected in the captured image, a main object to which a specific process should be applied is selected based on a predetermined condition within a first type zone including a detected line-of-sight input position, and in case where the specific type object is detected in the captured image, if the detected line-of-sight input position is included in a second type zone that is larger than the first type zone and includes the specific type object, the specific type object included in the second type zone corresponding to the line-of-sight input position is selected as the main object to which the specific process should be applied, regardless of the predetermined condition.