Distance measuring apparatus, distance measuring method, and imaging apparatus

A distance measuring method comprising:

• acquiring, in a state in which a patterned light is projected on any region using a projecting unit disposed in a position optically conjugate to an imaging unit, with the imaging unit, a plurality of images having view points different from one another;
• measuring a distance on the basis of the plurality of images acquired by the imaging unit;
• and
• controlling at least one of illuminance of a patterned light projected using a projecting unit, a wavelength of the patterned light and whether the patterned light is projected or not in each of regions based on the image by the imaging unit.

An imaging apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory storing an instruction which, when the instruction is executed by the processor, causes the distance measuring apparatus to function as:
• an imaging unit capable of acquiring a plurality of images having view points different from one another;
• and
• a controlling unit configured to perform control to acquire the plurality of images with the imaging unit in a state in which a patterned light is projected on any region using a projecting unit disposed in a position optically conjugate to the imaging unit and measure a distance on the basis of the plurality of images acquired by the imaging unit,
• wherein the control unit controls at least one of illuminance of a patterned light projected using a projecting unit, a wavelength of the patterned light and whether the patterned light is projected or not in each of regions based on the image by the imaging unit.

A distance measuring apparatus comprising:

• an imaging unit capable of acquiring a plurality of images having view points different from one another at least one processor;
• and
• a memory storing an instruction which, when the instruction is executed by the processor, causes the distance measuring apparatus to function as:
• a controlling unit configured to perform control to acquire the plurality of images with the imaging unit in a state in which a patterned light is projected on any region using a projecting unit disposed in a position optically conjugate to the imaging unit and measure a distance on the basis of the plurality of images acquired by the imaging unit, and
• wherein the imaging unit includes an imaging element on which unit pixels are two-dimensionally disposed, the unit pixels including a first divided pixel that acquires a signal corresponding to a first light beam passing through a first pupil region of an imaging optical system and a second divided pixel that acquires a signal corresponding to a second light beam passing through a second pupil region different from the first pupil region of the imaging optical system.

A distance measuring method comprising:

• acquiring, in a state in which a patterned light is projected on any region using a projecting unit disposed in a position optically conjugate to an imaging unit, with the imaging unit, a plurality of images having view points different from one another;
• and
• measuring a distance on the basis of the plurality of images acquired by the imaging unit, and
• wherein the imaging unit includes an imaging element on which unit pixels are two-dimensionally disposed, the unit pixels including a first divided pixel that acquires a signal corresponding to a first light beam passing through a first pupil region of an imaging optical system and a second divided pixel that acquires a signal corresponding to a second light beam passing through a second pupil region different from the first pupil region of the imaging optical system.