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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Yosuke Mine, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Yosuke Mine, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/228 (2006.01); G03B 7/097 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/347 (2011.01); G03B 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 7/097 (2013.01); G03B 7/28 (2013.01); H04N 5/2351 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/2355 (2013.01); H04N 5/347 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exposure control value is calculated based on a first photometric value calculated based on first image data read out from an image sensor and a second photometric value calculated based on second image data read out from the image sensor, and wherein the first image data is obtained without or with adding pixel signals and the second image data is obtained by adding a number of pixel signals larger than pixel the number of signals added to obtain the first image data.