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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiharu Ueda, Machida, JP;
Takafumi Kishi, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus () that generates a three-dimensional image, includes an image pickup element () including a micro lens () and a pixel unit cell () including a plurality of pixels () arranged to receive light from the microlens (), wherein the image pickup element is configured to output separated first image and second image signals for respective pixels of the pixel unit cell, a parallax detector () configured to calculate a parallax comprising an image shift amount between the first image signal and the second image signal, and an image correcting portion () configured to perform a correction to change the parallax, wherein the amount of change of the parallax depends on a change of the aperture stop ().