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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masato Sanno, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/675 (2023.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/635 (2023.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus is configured to control an image pickup apparatus that is configured to acquire image data. The control apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire an area for focus detection set to the image data, and a determining unit configured to determine as a main object that is a target to be focused on, one of a first object determined from at least one object detected inside the area and a second object determined from at least one object detected outside the area. The determining unit determines the first object and the second object by different methods.