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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Tatsuya Arai, Funabashi, JP;
Inventor:
Tatsuya Arai, Funabashi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 13/02 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G03B 7/00 (2014.01); G03B 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/0217 (2013.01); G03B 7/006 (2013.01); G03B 35/10 (2013.01); H04N 13/0289 (2013.01); H04N 13/0296 (2013.01); H04N 13/0239 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to receive light beams split after passing through an aperture and output a plurality of stereopsis image data. When the object brightness falls within a predetermined range and the image capturing unit performs image capturing in which a plurality of stereopsis image data are output, the aperture is controlled to open much more than when the image capturing unit performs image capturing in which a plurality of stereopsis image data are not output at the same exposure.