US 12,437,376 B2
Image capturing apparatus and control method thereof, and storage medium
Hiromi Kotoku, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/463,719.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-149544 (JP), filed on Sep. 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0095892 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 5/80 (2024.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01)
CPC G06T 5/80 (2024.01) [G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 23/6812 (2023.01); H04N 23/685 (2023.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image capturing apparatus operable to obtain an image by capturing a subject image, the apparatus comprising:
at least one processor or circuit configured to function as:
an orientation angle calculation unit configured to calculate an orientation angle of the image capturing apparatus;
a correction unit configured to perform correction based on the orientation angle of the image capturing apparatus so as to maintain a levelness of the image;
an acceleration information obtaining unit configured to obtain information on acceleration of the image capturing apparatus; and
an angular velocity information obtaining unit configured to obtain information on angular velocity of the image capturing apparatus,
wherein the orientation angle calculation unit changes a method of calculating the orientation angle between a first state in which walking moving image capturing is performed with a vibration suppression mechanism configured to suppress a vibration of the image capturing apparatus attached to the image capturing apparatus and a second state other than the first state,
wherein the orientation angle calculation unit calculates the orientation angle of the image capturing apparatus using the acceleration information and the angular velocity information, and
wherein the orientation angle calculation unit changes a combination ratio of the acceleration information and the angular velocity information between the first state and the second state and calculates the orientation angle of the image capturing apparatus.