Patent ID: 9210333
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capturing apparatus, comprising; an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject; a zoom control unit configured to control a zoom ratio during shooting; an image capture control unit configured to control the image capturing unit such that a plurality of images with different exposure conditions are captured in a predetermined period; a generation output unit configured to generate a composite image from the plurality of images and output the generated composite image; and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the zoom ratio is being changed during the predetermined period; wherein, in a case where it is determined that the zoom ratio is being changed, the generation output unit outputs one of the images captured by the image capturing unit during the predetermined period, instead of the composite image, wherein the zoom control unit can change the zoom ratio with at least one of optical zoom and electronic zoom, and in the determination, the determination unit determines that the zoom ratio is not being changed in a case of a change in the zoom ratio with the electronic zoom.