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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Koyo Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging control apparatus that controls an imaging apparatus that includes and drives a pan drive unit, a tilt drive unit, and a lens drive unit, the imaging control apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a subject from a captured image, a distance acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one distance between the detected subject and a plurality of other subjects, and a control unit configured to switch between a first control over the imaging apparatus capturing an image and a second control different from the first control over the imaging apparatus capturing an image based on the acquired distance between the subjects, wherein the first control tracks the subject in images being captured by the imaging apparatus, and wherein the second control sets a composition of the images being captured by the imaging apparatus to a predetermined composition.
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