Image processing apparatus, capable of independently displaying gazing region information and main object information to the user, imaging apparatus, and control method

An imaging apparatus including an imaging element that photoelectrically converts an object light, and an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus comprising:

• circuitry which
• obtains a shot image shot by an image sensor;
• detects a first region that is a region gazed at by a user within a region of the shot image based on a detection result from a gaze region detecting sensor different from the image sensor;
• determines a second region that is a region of a main object within the region of the shot image;
• and
• performs control to display first region information indicating the first region and second region information indicating the second region so as to be superimposed on the shot image,
• wherein, before a first instruction member is operated, the circuitry displays the first region information and the second region information based on information on the identical position, and after the first instruction member is operated, the circuitry displays the first region information and the second region information based on the first region and the second region independently determined.

A control method of an image processing apparatus comprising:

• obtaining a shot image shot by an image sensor;
• detecting a first region that is a region gazed at by a user within a region of the shot image based on a detection result from a gaze region detecting sensor different from the image sensor;
• determining a second region that is a region of a main object within the region of the shot image;
• and
• performing control to display first region information indicating the first region and second region information indicating the second region so as to be superimposed on the shot image,
• wherein, before a first instruction member that performs instructions for shooting preparation is operated, the first region information and the second region information are displayed based on information on the identical position, and after the first instruction member is operated, the first region information and the second region information are displayed based on the first region and the second region independently determined.