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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Seigo Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor configured to set an exposure period and a gain individually for each of a plurality of pixel groups, a diaphragm or a neutral density filter configured to adjust a quantity of light incident on the image sensor, at least one processor, and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, performs operations as a first control unit configured to control an exposure parameter including at least one of the exposure period and the gain for each of the plurality of pixel groups, and a second control unit configured to control the quantity of light incident on the image sensor by controlling the diaphragm or the neutral density filter based on the exposure parameter controlled by the first control unit.