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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Horikawa, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device comprises an imaging unit having a first pixel that photoelectrically converts visible light and a second pixel that photoelectrically converts non-visible light to generate an image signal, a composite image generation unit configured to generate a composite image signal by combining a plurality of the image signals, a first detection unit configured to detect a subject based on an output of the first pixel before the generation of the composite image signal is completed, a second detection unit configured to detect a subject based on an output of the second pixel before the generation of the composite image signal is completed, a third detection unit configured to perform subject detection using an output of either a visible light image or a non-visible light image included in the composite image signal based on an output of the first detection unit and an output of the second detection unit.