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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2010
Applicant:
Takaaki Fukui, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Takaaki Fukui, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2013.01); H04N 5/23219 (2013.01); H04N 5/2355 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus and a control method capable of obtaining an image with a wide dynamic range, without using a special image sensor. An amount of dynamic range enhancement for lessening an amount of blown-out highlights of an image is determined based on the amount of blown-out highlights. An image with enhanced dynamic range is then obtained, by performing image capture at a sensitivity that has been lessened based on the amount of dynamic range enhancement, and correcting a drop in brightness of the captured image due to the lessened sensitivity.