Autofocus control apparatus and method for selecting a target of a detected object

A method of controlling an autofocus control apparatus having a sensor for detecting a specific object from an image, and an elemental organ of the specific object from the image, the method comprising:

• setting a first operation mode in which selection of the elemental organ of the specific object out of the image from a plurality of the elemental organs is performed, or setting a second operation mode in which selection of the specific object out of the image is performed;
• controlling to display an indicator at a designated position on a screen in accordance with an operation of an operation unit;
• wherein, when, in the controlling, the designated position has moved from outside a range corresponding to the specific object detected by the sensor to inside the range, display of a region indicating the specific object is emphasized and the indicator is hidden if in a second operation mode, and
• display of a region indicating the elemental organ is not emphasized and the indicator is displayed at a position in accordance with the designated position if in the first operation mode;
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• selecting the elemental organ for autofocus if in the first operation mode and if the indicator is at a position corresponding to the elemental organ inside the range corresponding to the specific object detected by the sensor.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as a setting unit, a control unit and a display control unit of an autofocus control apparatus which has a sensor for detecting a specific object from the image, and an elemental organ of the specific object,

• wherein the setting unit is configured to set a first operation mode in which selection of the elemental organ of the specific object out of the image from a plurality of the elemental organs is performed or a second operation mode in which selection of the specific object out of the image is performed;
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• the display control unit is configured to perform control to display an indicator at a designated position on a screen in response to an operation of an operation unit, and perform control to, when the designated position has moved from outside of a range corresponding to the specific object detected by the sensor to within the range,
• emphasize display of a region indicating the specific object and hide the indicator if in the second operation mode, and
• not to emphasize display of a region indicating the elemental organ and display the indicator at a position in accordance with the designated position the first operation mode;
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• a control unit configured to perform control to select the specific object for autofocus being in the emphasized display region if in the second operation mode, and to select the elemental organ for autofocus if in the first operation mode and if the indicator is at a position corresponding to the elemental organ inside the range corresponding to the specific object detected by the sensor.