Image capturing apparatus and control method thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11729503
APP PUB NO 20210203856A1
SERIAL NO

17132686

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An image capturing apparatus includes a memory device that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to function as, a first detection unit configured to detect a position of a gazing point in an image based on a line-of-sight of a user, a first setting unit configured to set an object detection range based on the position of the gazing point and an image capturing condition, a second detection unit configured to detect a feature area from the image, and a second setting unit configured to set a focus detection area based on a position of the feature area included in the object detection range.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akaguma, Takayuki Tokyo, JP 7 19
Hirose, Minoru Kanagawa, JP 42 1529
Kimoto, Satoshi Saitama, JP 22 76
Sugitani, Kuniaki Kanagawa, JP 13 32
Suzuki, Yasuyuki Kanagawa, JP 246 2528
Takahashi, Ryotaro Tokyo, JP 13 46
Takeuchi, Kengo Kanagawa, JP 50 231

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