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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2012
Yoshio Awatani, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshio Awatani, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus, comprises an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of an object; a switching unit configured to switch a display unit so that either a first image captured in a first exposure time or a composite image composed of a second image captured in a second exposure time shorter than the first exposure time is displayed; a detection unit configured to detect motion of the apparatus; and a control unit configured to control the switching unit so that the first image is displayed in a case where a predetermined motion has been detected by the detection unit and the composite image is displayed in a case where the predetermined motion is not detected.