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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2021
Image processing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, and control method of image processing apparatus
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuya Ebata, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Yaguchi, Chiba, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a display unit configured to display an image captured via an optical system, an estimation unit configured to estimate a gazing point position of a user on a display unit, and a control unit configured to change a zoom position of an image displayed on the display unit. When start is instructed of image pickup assist control, the control unit zooms out the image displayed on the display unit from a first zoom position to a second zoom position on more wide-angle side than the first zoom position. When stop is instructed of the image pickup assist control, the control unit zooms in on a zoom-out image from the second zoom position to a third zoom position on more telephoto side than the second zoom position, based on the gazing point position estimated by the estimation unit.