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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2024
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kentaro Kogure, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/73 (2023.01); G03B 17/18 (2021.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/73 (2023.01); G03B 17/18 (2013.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01);
Abstract
A camera control device estimates a deterioration degree indicating a degree of deterioration in an image capturing element converting an image of a subject into an electrical signal, and controls parameters related to an amount of exposure to the image capturing element such that the amount of exposure to the image capturing element becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount of exposure when the deterioration degree satisfies a predetermined condition.