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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, wherein the plurality of pixels output focus detection signals based on light flux that has passed through an imaging optical system, a shifting unit that shifts an incident position of the light flux on the image sensor; and a focus detection unit that performs focus detection using the focus detection signals. The shifting unit shifts the incident position by a predetermined distance which is equal to or less than a distance between the pixels of the image sensor corresponding to the focus detection signals during a charge accumulation period in the image sensor for acquiring the focus detection signals.