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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2024
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kentaro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/675 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to select a main object as a target to be focused on from among objects included in an image, perform a first setting that sets a first depth of field to a second depth of field deeper than the first depth of field in a case where the objects are superimposed in a depth direction, and perform a second setting that sets the second depth of field to the first depth of field in a case where the main object is switched after the first setting is performed.