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IMAGING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD

  • US 20090179994A1
  • Filed: 01/16/2009
  • Published: 07/16/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An imaging apparatus comprising:

  • an imaging unit configured to capture an image comprising an object and its background;

    a motion detection unit configured to detect information about motion of the object and the background of the image based on image data acquired by the imaging unit;

    a determination unit configured to determine whether the imaging apparatus is being used to take a panning shot; and

    an exposure control unit configured to execute exposure control such that,when the determination unit determines that the imaging apparatus is not being used to take a panning shot, the exposure control unit executes a first exposure control, based on a result detected by the motion detection unit, to decrease the amount of motion of the object and the background in the image, andwhen the determining unit determines that the imaging apparatus is being used to take a panning shot, the exposure control unit executes a second exposure control different to the first exposure control.

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