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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiyuki Dobashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/674 (2023.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/674 (2023.01); G06T 5/003 (2013.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire distance information that indicates a distance to a subject on each predetermined region in a captured image, a control unit configured to adjust a focus position, and a storage unit configured to store first distance information acquired by the acquisition unit in response to the adjusted focus position. The control unit readjusts the focus position based on the first distance information and second distance information acquired by the acquisition unit.