Patent ID: 9503616
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image sensor configured to include a plurality of first pixels and a second pixel having a photoelectric conversion area which is more greatly shielded from light than a photoelectric conversion area of the first pixel; a comparison unit configured to compare outputs of the first pixels as a plurality of correction target pixels with outputs of the first pixels as a plurality of reference pixels which are arranged at a position more distant from the second pixel than the correction target pixels; and a correction unit configured to execute correction processing of the correction target pixels in accordance with a comparison result of the comparison unit, wherein the correction unit executes the correction processing when the outputs of the plurality of reference pixels are within a predetermined range, and does not execute the correction processing when the outputs of the plurality of reference pixel is beyond the predetermined range.