Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises: an image sensor that shoots a subject and outputs image data; a controller that controls sensitivity of the image sensor; a display that displays an image based on the image data; and a selector that selects an acceptable noise level based on noise of the image displayed on the display. The controller limits the sensitivity based on the selected noise level.

Abstract: The image processing apparatus generates recording image data by image capturing through an image capturing optical system, and adds information to the recording image data. When the image capturing optical system is an anamorphic optical system, the apparatus adds, to the recording image data, information on a compression rate of the anamorphic optical system, and information indicating a center position of the anamorphic optical system in each of frame images constituting the recording image data.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus performs generating metadata related to capturing by an image capture element for each video frame of the video, and outputting a video frame to which the generated metadata has been added, wherein the generated metadata includes information indicating a delay amount based on a difference between a video frame that the generated metadata corresponds to and a video frame that is outputted after the generated metadata is added thereto in the outputting.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus is able to perform limit control of limiting a drive range of a focus lens and performing control of the focus lens. When first information regarding an end position of the drive range of the focus lens in the limit control is set, a body control unit drives the focus lens from a position set as one end position of the drive range of the focus lens in the limit control on a near side and a far side to one end position of the movable range of the focus lens on a near side and a far side, and then stores information corresponding to a drive amount during the drive as the first information.

Abstract: An apparatus that is capable of achieving the effect of a cyclic noise reduction process even for a first frame of video. The apparatus obtains video and subjects, when playing the video, a first frame for starting playing the video to the cyclic noise reduction process using one or more frames after the first frame.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, and a control unit configured to acquire foreign substance information from an image obtained by causing the image sensor to perform image capture, wherein if the determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the control unit acquires the foreign substance information from the image, and if the determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the control unit does not acquire the foreign substance information from the image, and the predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: that a mounted lens unit is a lens unit with a narrow image circle, and that a mode in which only a partial region of the image sensor is recorded has been set.

Abstract: An image stabilization apparatus comprises a calculation unit configured to, based on a detection result of shake detection unit for detecting a shake of an image capturing apparatus, calculates an image blur correction amount for correcting an image blur by changing a relative position of a subject image and the image capturing element, wherein the calculation unit, based on information of an imaging lens that is used when capturing a captured image, calculates the image blur correction amount at a different scaling factor for each of a plurality of axes of a two-dimensional plane of the captured image.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture a subject image, a movement device capable of moving a relative position of the image sensor and an image circle of a mounted lens; and a control unit configured to acquire foreign substance information, which is information on a foreign substance sticking to at least one of the image sensor and an optical element in front of the image sensor, from a plurality of images obtained by causing the image sensor to perform a plurality of instances of image capture while moving the relative position of the image sensor and the image circle using the movement device.

Abstract: The image processing apparatus generates recording image data by image capturing through an image capturing optical system, and adds information to the recording image data. When the image capturing optical system is an anamorphic optical system, the apparatus adds, to the recording image data, information on a compression rate of the anamorphic optical system, and information indicating a center position of the anamorphic optical system in each of frame images constituting the recording image data.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, and a control unit configured to acquire foreign substance information from an image obtained by causing the image sensor to perform image capture, wherein if the determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the control unit acquires the foreign substance information from the image, and if the determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the control unit does not acquire the foreign substance information from the image, and the predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: that a mounted lens unit is a lens unit with a narrow image circle, and that a mode in which only a partial region of the image sensor is recorded has been set.

Abstract: An image stabilization apparatus comprises a calculation unit configured to, based on a detection result of shake detection unit for detecting a shake of an image capturing apparatus, calculates an image blur correction amount for correcting an image blur by changing a relative position of a subject image and the image capturing element, wherein the calculation unit, based on information of an imaging lens that is used when capturing a captured image, calculates the image blur correction amount at a different scaling factor for each of a plurality of axes of a two-dimensional plane of the captured image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus evaluates the image quality of a viewpoint image in an image capture system that generates a viewpoint image of an arbitrary viewpoint by compositing captured images captured at a plurality of different viewpoints. The apparatus obtains information on the state of installation of a plurality of image capturing apparatuses that output captured images to be used to generate one viewpoint image, and obtains evaluation values of the captured images based on the information on the state of installation. Then, the image quality of the viewpoint image is determined based on the obtained evaluation values of the captured images.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, and a control unit configured to acquire foreign substance information from an image obtained by causing the image sensor to perform image capture, wherein if the determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the control unit acquires the foreign substance information from the image, and if the determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the control unit does not acquire the foreign substance information from the image, and the predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: that a mounted lens unit is a lens unit with a narrow image circle, and that a mode in which only a partial region of the image sensor is recorded has been set.

Abstract: Included are a display control unit configured to display a live view image being imaged by an imaging unit, and to display a display item indicating a degree of in-focus, superimposed on the live view image; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information relating to a degree of in-focus in a focus detecting region; and a changing unit configured to change display positions and display forms of a first indicator and second indicator that indicate a degree of in-focus by a positional display relationship with each other, and a third indicator that indicates a focus position, based on information acquired by the acquiring unit, the first indicator and the second indicator and the third indicator are included in the display item.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus is able to perform limit control of limiting a drive range of a focus lens and performing control of the focus lens. When first information regarding an end position of the drive range of the focus lens in the limit control is set, a body control unit drives the focus lens from a position set as one end position of the drive range of the focus lens in the limit control on a near side and a far side to one end position of the movable range of the focus lens on a near side and a far side, and then stores information corresponding to a drive amount during the drive as the first information.

Abstract: There is provided an image capturing apparatus having an image sensor. A control unit performs control such that image capture by the image sensor is repeatedly performed to generate a plurality of images. A generation unit generates a moving image obtained by arranging the plurality of images in order as a frame. Regarding at least one of the plurality of images, the generation unit repeatedly arranges each image in order as two or more continuous frames. A recording unit records the moving image in association with identification information identifying whether each frame of the moving image corresponds to a same image as an immediately previous frame.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus is able to perform limit control of limiting a drive range of a focus lens and performing control of the focus lens. When first information regarding an end position of the drive range of the focus lens in the limit control is set, a body control unit drives the focus lens from a position set as one end position of the drive range of the focus lens in the limit control on a near side and a far side to one end position of the movable range of the focus lens on a near side and a far side, and then stores information corresponding to a drive amount during the drive as the first information.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture a subject image, a movement device capable of moving a relative position of the image sensor and an image circle of a mounted lens; and a control unit configured to acquire foreign substance information, which is information on a foreign substance sticking to at least one of the image sensor and an optical element in front of the image sensor, from a plurality of images obtained by causing the image sensor to perform a plurality of instances of image capture while moving the relative position of the image sensor and the image circle using the movement device.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, and a control unit configured to acquire foreign substance information from an image obtained by causing the image sensor to perform image capture, wherein if the determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the control unit acquires the foreign substance information from the image, and if the determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the control unit does not acquire the foreign substance information from the image, and the predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: that a mounted lens unit is a lens unit with a narrow image circle, and that a mode in which only a partial region of the image sensor is recorded has been set.

Abstract: Included are a display control unit configured to display a live view image being imaged by an imaging unit, and to display a display item indicating a degree of in-focus, superimposed on the live view image; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information relating to a degree of in-focus in a focus detecting region; and a changing unit configured to change display positions and display forms of a first indicator and second indicator that indicate a degree of in-focus by a positional display relationship with each other, and a third indicator that indicates a focus position, based on information acquired by the acquiring unit, the first indicator and the second indicator and the third indicator are included in the display item.