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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Misaki Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Kadoi, Ibaraki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an exposure control unit configured to perform exposure control, so that representative brightness of a high brightness region of an image approaches a target brightness that is set by a user; and a gradation correction unit configured to perform gradation correction to increase a contrast of the high brightness region, by expanding a brightness range of the high brightness region of the image which is captured after performing the exposure control, wherein the gradation correction unit changes degree of the expansion of the brightness range of the high brightness region based on the target brightness.