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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
May. 09, 2025
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiko Kanda, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus includes at least one processor that executes instructions to perform a first focus detection based on a first signal obtained from a pair of pixels arranged on an image sensor in a first direction, perform a second focus detection based on a second signal obtained from a pair of pixels arranged on the image sensor in a second direction different from the first direction, detect an object based on an image signal obtained from the image sensor, determine a first focus detecting area group for the first focus detection and a second focus detecting area group for the second focus detection, and change at least one of the first focus detecting area group and the second focus detecting area group according to an object detection result.
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