Image capture apparatus and method

An image capture apparatus comprising:

• an image capture unit having an electronic shutter function for changing an exposure time and configured to capture an image of a subject to obtain image data;
• and
• an image-capture control unit configured to perform a control process for allowing the image capture unit to execute an image capture operation of capturing a plurality of frames of image data having continuity in time at a fixed frame rate so that divisional exposure is continuously executed within an exposure period at the fixed frame rate using the electronic shutter function, and to combine a plurality of pieces of captured image data obtained using the divisional exposure to produce image data of one frame.

An image capture method comprising the steps of:

• executing an image capture operation of capturing a plurality of frames of image data having continuity in time at a fixed frame rate;
• and
• performing exposure adjustment control in accordance with a subject brightness level obtained during the execution of the image capture operation, the exposure adjustment control being performed using preferentially an exposure adjustment function other than an electronic shutter function.