Image capturing apparatus capable of performing exposure correction, method of controlling image capturing apparatus, and storage medium

A method of controlling an image capturing apparatus, comprising:

• detecting luminance of an image captured by an image sensor;
• calculating a likelihood of an area being a specific area from the image;
• determining a first area and a second area based on the luminance and the likelihood;
• and
• calculating a correction amount for correcting an exposure amount to the image sensor, based on the first area and the second area,
• wherein the first area is an area in which the likelihood is equal to or higher than a first threshold value and the luminance is equal to or higher than a second threshold value, and
• wherein the second area is an area in which the likelihood is lower than the first threshold value and the luminance is lower than the second threshold value.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an image capturing apparatus,

• wherein the method comprises:
• detecting luminance of an image captured by an image sensor;
• calculating a likelihood of an area being a specific area from the image;
• determining a first area and a second area based on the luminance and the likelihood;
• and
• calculating a correction amount for correcting an exposure amount to the image sensor, based on the first area and the second area,
• wherein the first area is an area in which the likelihood is equal to or higher than a first threshold value and the luminance is equal to or higher than a second threshold value, and
• wherein the second area is an area in which the likelihood is lower than the first threshold value and the luminance is lower than the second threshold value.