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Granted Patent B2
US 10,812,728 · App. 16/402,083 · Granted Oct 20, 2020

Control apparatus, control method, and recording medium

Inventor: Shota Niga (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H04N5/23299H04N5/23212H04N5/23216H04N5/23222
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Patent No.
US 10,812,728
App. No.
16/402,083
Granted
Oct 20, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control apparatus for an image pickup apparatus including a drive unit configured to drive a tilting of an image pickup element includes a field angle setting unit configured to set a field angle, a focus setting unit configured to set a focus after the field angle is set, and a tilt angle setting unit configured to set a tilt angle in accordance with a user operation after the field angle and the focus are set.

Claims (34)

1. A control apparatus for an image pickup apparatus, the image pickup apparatus including an image pickup element a tilt angle of which can be changed respect to an orthogonal plane orthogonal to an optical axis of an image pickup optical system and the control apparatus comprising::

a control unit configured to:

obtain information regarding an angle of view;

obtain information regarding a focus value after the information regarding angle of view is obtained; and

obtain information regarding a tilt angle of the image pickup element after the information regarding angle of view and the information regarding focus value are obtained; and

a communication unit configured to send the information regarding angle of view, the information regarding focus value, and the information regarding tilt angle to the image pickup apparatus, wherein the tilt angle of the image pickup element is changed according to the information regarding tilt angle received from the control apparatus.

2. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to receive an image picked up by the image pickup apparatus; and

a display processing unit configured to display the received image on a display screen,

wherein the control unit is configured to obtain the information regarding tilt angle set in accordance with an input operation on the display screen.

3. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to receive an image picked up by the image pickup apparatus; and

a display processing unit configured to display ,on the display screen, the received image and a setting image for setting the tilt angle.

4. The control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the display processing unit is configured to display the setting image after the the information regarding angle of view and the information regarding focus value are obtained.

5. The control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the display processing unit is configured to display a part of a region of the image in an enlarged manner.

6. The control apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising a region reception unit configured to receive a specification of the part of the region,

wherein the display processing unit is configured to display, in an enlarged manner, a region specified through reception by the region reception unit.

7. The control apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the acquisition unit is configured to acquire a plurality of images respectively corresponding to a plurality of tilt angles different from one another, and

wherein the display processing unit is configured to perform such control as to display the plurality of images.

8. The control apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the acquisition unit is configured to receive a plurality of images corresponding to respective tilt angles at a time of maximum inclinations respectively corresponding to a plurality of directions different from one another.

9. A control method to be executed by a control apparatus for an image pickup apparatus, the image pickup apparatus including an image pickup element a tilt angle of which can be changed respect to an orthogonal plane orthogonal to an optical axis of an image pickup optical system the control method comprising:

obtaining information regarding an angle of view;

sending the information regarding angle of view to the image pickup apparatus;

obtaining information regarding a focus value after the information regarding angle of view is obtained;

sending the information regarding focus value to the image pickup apparatus;

obtaining information regarding a tilt angle of the image pickup element after the information regarding angle of view and the information regarding focus value are obtained; and

sending the information regarding tilt angle to the image pickup apparatus, wherein the tilt angle of the image pickup element is changed according to the information regarding tilt angle received from the control apparatus.

10. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon a program for causing a computer to function as each of the units of a control apparatus for an image pickup apparatus, the image pickup apparatus including an image pickup element a tilt angle of which can be changed respect to an orthogonal plane orthogonal to an optical axis of an image pickup optical system and the control apparatus comprising:

a control unit configured to:

obtain information regarding an angle of view;

obtain information regarding a focus value after the information regarding angle of view is obtained;

obtain information regarding a tilt angle of the image pickup element after the information regarding angle of view and the information regarding focus value are obtained; and

a communication unit configured to send the information regarding angle of view, the information regarding focus value, and the information regarding tilt angle to the image pickup apparatus, wherein the tilt angle of the image pickup element is changed according to the information regarding tilt angle received from the control apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2019
From: NIGA, SHOTA
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 050303/0721 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-092405 · May 11, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190349532A1 · Nov 14, 2019
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