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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Kameda, Tokyo, JP;
Kosuke Matsubara, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Takada, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiharu Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Kento Iimori, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Kanda, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumihito Karahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Tozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes a pixel portion in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, first acquisition unit for amplifying first image signals obtained by exposing the pixel portion, with multiple different gains, and acquiring multiple images respectively amplified with the multiple different gains, second acquisition unit for acquiring images for correction that correspond to the multiple different gains, and correction unit for correcting the multiple images using the images for correction that correspond to the gains with which the multiple images are respectively amplified.