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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Imamiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsukasa Hirabayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing device configured to photoelectrically convert a first optical image formed by a first imaging optical system, and configured to also photoelectrically convert a second optical image formed by a second imaging optical system arranged in parallel with the first optical system, a calculating unit configured to calculate a three-dimensional range, which is a range of a subject distance of the image capturing device in which a three-dimensional image looks three-dimensional, and a control unit configured to control the first imaging optical system and the second imaging optical system to limit a range of a subject distance in which automatic focusing of the first imaging optical system and the second imaging optical system is performed to within the three-dimensional range and perform automatic focusing.
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