Patent ID: 9007486
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capturing apparatus comprising: a scene determining unit arranged to perform scene determination, based on information regarding a moving image captured prior to the capture of a still image; a gain control unit arranged to control a gain value based on an output from the scene determination unit; and a control unit arranged to control the image capturing apparatus to capture an image, and to selectively execute, based on the output from the scene determination unit, one of (a) a first process for capturing a still image at a decreased gain value, and applying, with respect to a captured still image, tone correction for compensating the decreased gain value, and (b) a second process for capturing a still image, and applying, with respect to a captured still image, tone correction for increasing the brightness of a low luminance portion of the captured still image, based on a characteristic of a high luminance portion of the moving image or the captured still image.