IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME

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14793154

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An image capturing apparatus capable of obtaining a plurality of parallax images and a captured image obtained by performing additive compositing on the parallax images, the image capturing apparatus comprising: a setting unit configured to set a first aperture value; an image capturing unit configured to obtain a plurality of parallax images by means of imaging using a second aperture value smaller than the first aperture value; a first generation unit configured to generate a captured image by performing additive compositing on the parallax images; and a second generation unit configured to generate an image having a depth of field equivalent to that in a case of using the first aperture value, by means of refocus processing using the captured image generated by the first generation unit and the plurality of parallax images.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAOHTA-KU TOKYO 146-8501

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Konno, Ryuhei Yokohama-shi, JP 5 8
Maeda, Koji Kawasaki-shi, JP 160 1540

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