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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Taro Takita, Kawasaki, JP;
Taro Takita, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image capturing apparatus, comprising an image capturing unit configured to acquire video data at a first frame rate or a second frame rate higher than the first frame rate; and a control unit configured to perform control of an aperture and an exposure time within a range in which the exposure time is shorter than or equal to a maximum exposure time that is a reciprocal of a frame rate of the image capturing unit, so that luminance of the image signal acquired by the image capturing unit is at a predetermined level, wherein when the image capturing unit is operating at the first frame rate, the control unit performs the control within a range in which the exposure time is shorter than a first time that is a reciprocal of the first frame rate.