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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Midorikawa, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A focus adjustment apparatus comprising: a detection unit that detects first and second parts of a subject from an image; an acquisition unit that acquires focus states of the first and second parts; a storage unit that stores the focus states of the first and second parts; a prediction unit that, based on the focus states of the first and second parts of an image obtained at a first time, and the focus states of the first and second parts of an image, obtained at a second time before the first time, which are stored in the storage unit, predicts focus states at a third time after the first time; and a focus adjustment unit that performs focus adjustment processing based on the predicted focus states in a case where a difference between the predicted focus states satisfies a predetermined condition.