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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Seigo Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/73 (2023.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 23/88 (2023.01); H04N 9/64 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/72 (2023.01); H04N 23/84 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/88 (2023.01); H04N 9/646 (2013.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/72 (2023.01); H04N 23/84 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor configured to change an exposure condition for each of a plurality of exposure areas, each of the exposure areas including a single pixel or a plurality of pixels, and an image processing unit configured to perform steps of digital signal processing on a signal of a captured image includes generating a plurality of coupled areas in which the exposure areas are coupled based on a first threshold of the exposure condition, calculating a development parameter for each of the coupled areas, and applying the development parameter to the image processing unit for each of the exposure areas.