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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Otoshi, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus that is capable of setting, when capturing an image of a moving object, an angle of view suitable for the image capturing. The image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing apparatus body configured to capture an image of an object, an object position acquisition section configured to acquire time-varying position information of the object, a movement information prediction section configured to predict, based on the position information, a movement locus to be formed when the object moves after acquisition of the position information, and a view angle determination section configured to determine, based on the movement locus, an angle of view of the image capturing unit.