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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2023
Image pickup apparatus that performs automatic shooting, control method therefor, and storage medium
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Nobushige Wakamatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiro Ito, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus capable of performing automatic shooting suitable for a subject moving a lot. The apparatus includes an image pickup portion configured to output an image of a subject formed by an image pickup optical system, and a drive portion configured to rotate the image pickup portion about an axis. In the apparatus, one or more controllers detects a specific subject in the image, detects motion vectors in the image, and detects a moving subject in the image based on the vectors, wherein the specific or moving subject is determined as a subject to be shot, and based on motion information on the that subject, adjusting composition and tracking of that subject is performed.