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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Noa Sumida, Chiba, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes a phase difference detection unit configured to detect a phase differences in a first direction and in a second direction, a focus detection unit configured to detect a focusing state based on the phase differences in the first direction and in the second direction and acquire reliability of the focusing state, an adjustment unit configured to perform focus adjustment based on the focusing state, and a control unit configured to control not to perform the focus adjustment based on the second direction until the reliability of the focusing state in the second direction becomes higher than a predetermined value in a case of transitioning from a first state using the phase difference in the first direction to a second state using the phase difference in the second direction.
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