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Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2014
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Kazuo Nakagawa, Yokohama, JP;

Hiroshi Yashima, Kawasaki, JP;

Katsutoshi Horima, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H04N 5/23209 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image capturing apparatus comprises an imaging unit, a sensor unit, a first focus detection unit configured to detect a first in-focus position based on a pair of image signals, a second focus detection unit configured to detect a second in-focus position based on a signal output from the imaging unit, a control unit configured to control a position of the focus lens and control display indicating the focus detection areas, and a correction unit configured to acquire a correction amount for correcting the first in-focus position, wherein the correction unit determines a first focus detection area from which the correction amount is to be acquired while the focus lens is moved to the second in-focus position, and wherein the control unit controls the first focus detection area to be identifiable.


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