Image pickup apparatus for acquiring a refocus image, method of controlling image pickup apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

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PATENT NO 9531937
APP PUB NO 20150055010A1
SERIAL NO

14460902

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An image pickup apparatus includes an imaging optical system, an image pickup element including a plurality of pixels, a lens array configured such that rays from the same position on an object plane are incident on pixels of the image pickup element different from each other depending on a pupil region of the imaging optical system through which the ray passes, an image processing unit configured to perform image processing for the input image acquired by the image pickup element to generate the output images, and a control unit configured to drive the imaging optical system to perform focus control, the image processing unit is configured to acquire information on a refocus control range, and the control unit is configured to perform the focus control based on the information on the refocus control range.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Eguchi, Kaoru Utsunomiya, JP 32 352
Hatakeyama, Koshi Tokyo, JP 70 763
Hiasa, Norihito Utsunomiya, JP 45 350

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