Control apparatus, control method, and storage medium

A control apparatus for controlling a plurality of image capturing apparatuses that perform image capturing from a plurality of different directions in order to generate a virtual-viewpoint image, comprising:

• an obtaining unit configured to obtain an image capture parameter related to image capturing by one or more image capturing apparatuses included in the plurality of image capturing apparatuses;
• and
• a control unit configured to perform control for adjusting at least either a position or an orientation of a target image capturing apparatus corresponding to the image capture parameter obtained by the obtaining unit such that a position that is on an optical axis of the target image capturing apparatus and that is closest to optical axes of the other image capturing apparatuses included in the plurality of image capturing apparatuses is at a height corresponding to the image capture parameter.

A control method for controlling a plurality of image capturing apparatuses that perform image capturing from a plurality of directions in order to generate a virtual-viewpoint image, comprising:

• obtaining an image capture parameter related to image capturing by one or more image capturing apparatuses included in the plurality of image capturing apparatuses;
• and
• controlling on the basis of the image capture parameter obtained in the obtaining, an in-focus position, on an optical axis, of a target image capturing apparatus corresponding to the image capture parameter such that a distance from the target image capturing apparatus to the in-focus position of the target image capturing apparatus is shorter than a distance from the target image capturing apparatus to a position that is on the optical axis of the target image capturing apparatus and that is closest to optical axes of the other image capturing apparatuses included in the plurality of image capturing apparatuses.

A control method for controlling a plurality of image capturing apparatuses that perform image capturing from a plurality of directions in order to generate a virtual-viewpoint image, comprising:

• obtaining an image capture parameter related to image capturing by one or more image capturing apparatuses included in the plurality of image capturing apparatuses;
• and
• performing control for adjusting at least either a position or an orientation of a target image capturing apparatus corresponding to the image capture parameter obtained in the obtaining such that a position that is on an optical axis of the target image capturing apparatus and that is closest to optical axes of the other image capturing apparatuses included in the plurality of image capturing apparatuses is at a height corresponding to the image capture parameter.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for controlling a plurality of cameras that perform image capturing from a plurality of directions in order to generate a virtual-viewpoint image, comprising:

• obtaining an image capture parameter related to image capturing by one or more cameras included in the plurality of cameras;
• and
• controlling on the basis of the image capture parameter obtained in the obtaining, an in-focus position, on an optical axis, of a target camera corresponding to the image capture parameter such that a distance from the target camera to the in-focus position of the target camera is shorter than a distance from the target camera to a position that is on the optical axis of the target camera and that is closest to optical axes of the other cameras included in the plurality of cameras.