Image capturing apparatus and control method for the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016261801-A1
Application number	US-201615059595-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 3, 2016
Priority date	Mar 4, 2015
Publication date	Sep 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image sensor that includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions that correspond to each of a plurality of microlenses, and performs photoelectric conversion on a light flux that enters via an image stabilization optical system; a refocus unit that performs refocus processing based on output from the image sensor; and a determination unit configured to, based on a shake signal, determine a drive amount of the image stabilization optical system, within a range in which variation in defocus amounts at positions of the image sensor, which occurs due to the image stabilization optical system being driven, falls within a range in which a defocus amount is movable by the refocus unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An image capturing apparatus comprising:
an image sensor that includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions that correspond to each of a plurality of microlenses, and is configured to perform photoelectric conversion on a light flux that enters via an imaging optical system including an image stabilization optical system; a refocus unit configured to perform refocus processing based on output from the image sensor; and a determination unit configured to, based on a shake signal from a shake detection unit, determine a drive amount of the image stabilization optical system for correcting the shake, within a range in which variation in defocus amounts at positions of the image sensor, which occurs due to the image stabilization optical system being driven, falls within a range in which a defocus amount is movable by the refocus unit, wherein the image stabilization optical system is driven based on the set drive amount.

2 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, based on a readout method for the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and an aperture value of the image capture optical system, the determination unit obtains the range in which the defocus amount is movable by the refocus unit.

3 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determination unit sets a limit value for the drive amount of the image stabilization optical system based on an image height of an outermost portion of the image sensor, and the range in which the defocus amount is movable by the refocus unit.

4 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determination unit sets a limit value for the drive amount of the image stabilization optical system based on an image height of an outermost portion in a range in which signals are read out from the image sensor, and the range in which the defocus amount is movable by the refocus unit.

5 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein, if the drive amount obtained based on the shake signal from the shake detection unit exceeds the limit value, the determination unit sets the limit value as the drive amount of the image stabilization optical system.

6 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein, if the drive amount obtained based on the shake signal from the shake detection unit exceeds the limit value, the determination unit sets the limit value as the drive amount of the image stabilization optical system.

7 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image stabilization optical system includes a first correction lens configured to perform image stabilization by refracting the light flux that enters.

8 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image stabilization optical system includes a second correction lens configured to perform image stabilization by translating the light flux that enters.

9 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising
a driving unit configured to perform driving by changing a readout method for signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, wherein the readout method includes a method of reading out from each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions with respect to the microlenses, and a method of reading out from the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions by dividing the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions into a plurality of regions and performing addition for each divided region.

10 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the driving unit changes the readout method based on the drive amount determined based on the shake signal.

11 . A control method for an image capturing apparatus comprising an image sensor that includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions that correspond to each of a plurality of microlenses, and is configured to perform photoelectric conversion on a light flux that enters via an imaging optical system including an image stabilization optical system, and a refocus unit configured to perform refocus processing based on output from the image sensor, the control method comprising:
determining, based on a shake signal, a drive amount for the image stabilization optical system for correcting the shake, within a range in which variation in defocus amounts at positions of the image sensor, which occurs due to the image stabilization optical system being driven, falls within a range in which a defocus amount is movable by the refocus unit; and driving the image stabilization optical system based on the determined drive amount.

12 . A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer for an image capturing apparatus, comprising an image sensor that includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions that correspond to each of a plurality of microlenses, and is configured to perform photoelectric conversion on a light flux that enters via an imaging optical system including an image stabilization optical system, and a refocus unit configured to perform refocus processing based on output from the image sensor, to execute the steps of the control method comprising:
determining, based on a shake signal, a drive amount for the image stabilization optical system for correcting the shake, within a range in which variation in defocus amounts at positions of the image sensor, which occurs due to the image stabilization optical system being driven, falls within a range in which a defocus amount is movable by the refocus unit; and driving the image stabilization optical system based on the determined drive amount.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Horikawa Yohei

Classifications

• H04N23/687 Primary

  by shifting the lens or sensor position · CPC title

• H04N23/67 Primary

  Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals · CPC title

• H04N5/23287 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/23212

  Electricity · mapped topic