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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takao Saito, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/72 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/72 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus comprising, an image sensor capable of performing exposure control for each of a plurality of partial regions obtained by dividing an image capturing region, and a control unit configured to perform exposure control of the image sensor, wherein the control unit sets a control value of exposure control for each partial region based on a size of the partial region to decrease a response speed of exposure control for a larger partial region, and performs exposure control of the image sensor based on the set control value.