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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimune Nagano, Saitama, JP;
Yuichiro Kato, Tochigi, JP;
Masayasu Mizushima, Tochigi, JP;
Toru Matsumoto, Tochigi, JP;
Akino Moriyoshi, Tochigi, JP;
Hiroki Osaka, Tochigi, JP;
Yoshiki Saji, Kanagawa, JP;
Takami Hirasawa, Tochigi, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to detect a plurality of feature points about an object from image data obtained by imaging, acquire information about distances to the plurality of feature points, and control driving of a movable lens so that a tilt amount of a focal plane in an optical system changes, according to a change in at least one of the information about the distances and a position of one of the plurality of feature points within an imaging area.