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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shohei Katsuya, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image processing apparatus. A detection unit executes subject detection processing with respect to each of a plurality of images obtained through image capturing performed by an image capturing circuit, using one or more dictionaries that are a part of a plurality of dictionaries. The plurality of dictionaries is respectively intended to detect subjects of different types. A setting unit sets a tracking mode. A selection unit selects the one or more dictionaries used by the detection unit, wherein the selection unit selects a second dictionary at a frequency corresponding to the tracking mode. The second dictionary is different from a first dictionary that corresponds to a type of a first subject detected in a previous image.