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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Fumihito Karahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kosuke Matsubara, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Takada, Tokyo, JP;
Kento Iimori, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiharu Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Kanda, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Kameda, Tokyo, JP;
Shohei Tozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes analog amplification unit for amplifying one pixel signal by a plurality of types of analog gain, digital amplification unit for amplifying the one pixel signal by a plurality of types of digital gain, and control unit for performing control so as to, in a case where a target gain is obtainable with only analog gain, perform first control for amplifying the pixel signal by a first gain and a second gain with the analog amplification unit, and, in a case where the target gain is not obtainable with only analog gain, perform second control for amplifying the pixel signal by the first gain and the second gain, using the analog amplification unit and the digital amplification unit.