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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideyasu Hongu, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiko Tomosada, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 9/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 9/73 (2013.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01);
Abstract
A main subject is automatically determined, and the main subject is made flexibly changeable in accordance with the intention of the user. Provided is a control method of an imaging apparatus that includes identifying a main subject in image data that is to be used for a setting of an image capturing condition, and in a case where a field angle change operation equal to or larger than a predetermined amount has been performed, performing control in such a manner as to change processing for identifying a subject, depending on whether the subject is being followed.