Patent ID: 9451150
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image capturing apparatus comprising: a focus detection unit configured to obtain an in-focus position for each of a plurality of preset focus detection areas, the in-focus position indicating a position to which a focus lens is to be driven in order to achieve focus; a setting unit configured to set an object area with respect to a captured image; an acquisition unit configured to acquire, for each object area set by the setting unit, a representative in-focus position, wherein the acquisition unit classifies the focus detection areas included in each object area into a plurality of groups in such a manner that differences between the in-focus positions of the focus detection areas that belong to each group fall within a first predetermined range, and obtains the representative in-focus position for each object area based on the in-focus positions of the focus detection areas included in a group to which a largest number of the focus detection areas belong; a determination unit configured to determine, if a plurality of object areas are set by the setting unit, a priority order of the object areas based on representative in-focus positions respectively acquired for the object areas; and a control unit configured to perform control so as to sequentially drive the focus lens to the representative in-focus positions of the object areas in decreasing order of the priority order determined by the determination unit and perform shooting with a plurality of different focus lens positions.