Patent ID: 9143682
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image capturing unit; a detection unit configured to detect a position of a moving object in an image capturing area of the image capturing unit; a speed obtaining unit configured to obtain information indicative of a moving speed of the moving object; a first setting unit configured to set an area, which has a size based on the information indicative of the moving speed of the moving object obtained by the speed obtaining unit, in the image capturing area of the image capturing unit; a determination unit configured to determine a relationship between the position of the moving object detected by the detection unit in the image capturing area of the image capturing unit and a position of the area set by the first setting unit; and a control unit configured to control a frame rate, which is used to record an image to be captured by the image capturing unit, based on a result of the determination by the determination unit.