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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihisa Kuroiwa, Miura, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus can use a reading time from an image sensor efficiently. To achieve the object, the image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit which is configured to (i) capture image data (ii) separate the image data having a plurality of color components into a plurality of fields, and (iii) output each of the plurality of fields, the image-capturing unit being switchable between a first mode and a second mode, and a selecting unit which is configured to select two or more, but not all, of a plurality of fields, an image-generating unit which generates a low-resolution image based on image data of a field being selected by the selecting unit, and a controlling unit that is configured to cause the image-generating unit to generate the low-resolution image while the controlling unit outputs a field other than the field selected by the selecting unit.