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US 2012/0269501 A1Published application
Image capturing apparatus and control method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYuji Yamamoto, Kazunori Gouji
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Abstract
If an exposure control value set according to a user's instruction is out of an exposure control value control range set according to a user's instruction, the exposure control value control range is changed to a range including the exposure control value set according to the user's instruction.
Claims10
An image capturing apparatus comprising:
- an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of an object;
- a light metering unit configured to perform light metering on the object;
- an exposure control value setting unit configured to set an exposure control value according to a user's instruction;
- an exposure control value changing unit configured to change an exposure control value to be set by the exposure control value setting unit based on a result of the light metering by the light metering unit;
- a control range setting unit configured to set an exposure control value control range to be used in changing the set exposure control value according to a user's instruction;
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- a control range changing unit configured, if the exposure control value set by the exposure control value setting unit is out of the exposure control value control range set by the control range setting unit, to change the exposure control value control range set by the control range setting unit into a range including the exposure control value set by the exposure control value setting unit.
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A method for controlling an image capturing apparatus including an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of an object and a light metering unit configured to perform light metering on the object, the method comprising:
- setting an exposure control value according to a user's instruction;
- changing the set exposure control value based on a result of light metering performed by the light metering unit;
- setting an exposure control value control range to be used in changing the set exposure control value according to a user's instruction;
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- changing, if the set exposure control value is out of the set exposure control value control range, the set exposure control value control range into a range including the set exposure control value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.