Image capture apparatus and method of controlling the same
First Claim
1. An image capture apparatus comprising:
- an image sensor; and
at least one control circuit to perform, acquiring respective information corresponding to distances to objects in a plurality of areas in an image capturing area based on signals which are read from a phase difference detecting member andcontrolling respective charge accumulation periods for each of a plurality of segmented areas of said image sensor during a time of light emission by a light-emitting device,wherein the plurality of areas in the image capturing area for which information corresponding to distances to the objects are acquired by said at least one control circuit respectively correspond to the plurality of segmented areas, andwherein said at least one control circuit performs, controlling respective charge accumulation periods for each of the segmented areas corresponding to the plurality of areas in the image capturing area based on the respective information corresponding to the distances to the objects in the corresponding segmented areas.
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Abstract
An image capture apparatus comprises an image sensor, an acquisition unit which acquires information concerning distances to objects in a plurality of areas in an image capturing area, and a control unit which controls a charge accumulation period for each of a plurality of segmented areas of the image sensor, wherein the plurality of areas for which information concerning distances to the objects are acquired by the acquisition unit respectively correspond to the plurality of segmented areas, and the control unit controls the charge accumulation periods for the respective segmented areas at the time of light emission by a light-emitting device based on the information concerning the distances to the objects in the corresponding areas.
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31 Claims
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1. An image capture apparatus comprising:
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an image sensor; and at least one control circuit to perform, acquiring respective information corresponding to distances to objects in a plurality of areas in an image capturing area based on signals which are read from a phase difference detecting member and controlling respective charge accumulation periods for each of a plurality of segmented areas of said image sensor during a time of light emission by a light-emitting device, wherein the plurality of areas in the image capturing area for which information corresponding to distances to the objects are acquired by said at least one control circuit respectively correspond to the plurality of segmented areas, and wherein said at least one control circuit performs, controlling respective charge accumulation periods for each of the segmented areas corresponding to the plurality of areas in the image capturing area based on the respective information corresponding to the distances to the objects in the corresponding segmented areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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12. An image capture apparatus comprising:
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an image sensor; and at least one control circuit to perform, acquiring respective information corresponding to distances to objects in a plurality of areas in an image capturing area based on signals which are read from a phase difference detecting member and controlling respective sensitivities for each of a plurality of segmented areas of said image sensor during a time of light emission by a light-emitting device, wherein the plurality of areas in the image capturing area for which information corresponding to distances to the objects are acquired by said at least one control circuit respectively correspond to the plurality of segmented areas, and wherein said at least one control circuit performs controlling respective sensitivities for each of the segmented areas corresponding to the plurality of areas in the image capturing area based on the respective information corresponding to the distances to the objects in the corresponding segmented areas. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27)
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19. A method of controlling an image capture apparatus having an image sensor, said method comprising:
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acquiring respective information corresponding to distances to objects in a plurality of areas in an image capturing area based on signals which are read from a phase difference detecting member, and controlling respective charge accumulation periods for each of a plurality of segmented areas of said image sensor during a time of light emission by a light-emitting device, and controlling respective charge accumulation periods for each of the segmented areas corresponding to the plurality of areas in the image capturing area based on the respective information corresponding to the distances to the objects in the corresponding segmented areas, wherein the plurality of areas in the image capturing area for which information corresponding to distances to the objects which acquiring respectively correspond to the plurality of segmented areas.
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20. A method of controlling an image capture apparatus having an image sensor, said method comprising:
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acquiring respective information corresponding to distances to objects in a plurality of areas in an image capturing area based on signals which are read from a phase difference detecting member, and controlling respective sensitivities for each of a plurality of segmented areas of said image sensor during a time of light emission by a light-emitting device, and controlling respective sensitivities for each of the segmented areas corresponding to the plurality of areas in the image capturing area based on the respective information corresponding to the distances to the objects in the corresponding segmented areas, wherein the plurality of areas in the image capturing area for which information corresponding to distances to the objects which acquiring respectively correspond to the plurality of segmented areas.
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28. An image capture apparatus comprising:
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an image sensor; and at least one control circuit to perform, acquiring respective information corresponding to distances to objects in a plurality of areas based on signals which are read from a phase difference detecting member and controlling at least one of respective charge accumulation periods and respective sensitivities for each of a plurality of areas of said image sensor, wherein the plurality of areas for which information corresponding to distances to the objects are acquired by said acquisition unit respectively correspond to the plurality of areas of said image sensor controlled by said at least one control circuit, and wherein said at least one control circuit performs controlling at least one of respective charge accumulation periods and respective sensitivities for each of the plurality of areas of said image sensor corresponding to the plurality of areas based on the respective information corresponding to the distances to the objects in the corresponding plurality of areas. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method of controlling an image capture apparatus having an image sensor, said method comprising:
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acquiring respective information corresponding to distances to objects in a plurality of areas based on signals which are read from a phase difference detecting member, and controlling at least one of respective charge accumulation periods and respective sensitivities for each of a plurality of areas of said image sensor, and controlling at least one of respective charge accumulation periods and respective sensitivities for each of the plurality areas of said image sensor corresponding to the plurality of areas based on the respective information corresponding to the distances to the objects in the corresponding plurality of areas, wherein the plurality of areas for which information corresponding to distances to the objects which acquiring respectively correspond to the plurality of areas of said image sensor.
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