Patent ID: 8885071

Claim:
An image pickup apparatus comprising: a flash unit which emits a flash to an object; a first converting unit which converts an optical image of the object formed by an optical unit into an electric signal used to obtain a visual image regarding photographing of the object; a second converting unit which converts optical images of the object, respectively passing through different pupils, into electric signals used to obtain distance measurement signals for measuring distance of the object, wherein the first converting unit and the second converting unit are disposed on a same image sensor; a distance measurement unit which generates a two-dimensional distance distribution in the visual image by measuring the distance using the distance measurement signals; a storing unit which stores light distribution characteristic data regarding light distribution characteristics of the flash unit; and a correction unit which corrects the visual image on the basis of distances included in the two-dimensional distance distribution generated by the distance measurement unit and the light distribution characteristic data corresponding to each distance included in the two-dimensional distance distribution.