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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeo Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes an image pickup device configured to output image data, and at least one processor programmed to perform the operations of following units: a calculation unit configured to calculate an evaluation value used to determine whether to perform an image capturing operation for recording the image data; a setting unit configured to set a threshold value used to determine whether to perform an image capturing operation for recording the image data; a determination unit configured to make a determination as to whether to control execution of an image capturing operation using the evaluation value and the threshold value; and a storing unit configured to store image capturing history information obtained from execution of an image capturing operation based on the determination made by the determination unit, wherein the setting unit sets the threshold value based on the image capturing history information.