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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuya Nakano, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires information about a subject from a plurality of image capturing apparatuses connected to an image capturing system via a communication network; a determination unit that determines a reference apparatus among the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, which serves as a reference for synchronizing time between the plurality of image capturing apparatuses based on the acquired information about the subject; and a communication unit that communicates information indicating whether or not each image capturing apparatus is the reference apparatus to each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses. The plurality of image capturing apparatuses are capable of synchronous shooting in synchronization with the time of the reference apparatus.