Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a pixel portion, each of pixels including a photoelectric conversion portion, a charge-voltage conversion portion, and an expansion portion configured to expand a capacitance of the charge-voltage conversion portion, a switching unit configured to switch connection between the expansion portion and the charge-voltage conversion portion; and a read-out unit configured to amplify signals of the same pixel with a plurality of types of amplification ratios and read out the amplified signals, wherein when the read-out unit amplifies signals of the same pixel with a plurality of types of amplification ratios and reads out the amplified signals, the switching unit configures the same settings of switching the connection between the expansion portion and the charge-voltage conversion portion, for reading out operations with the plurality of amplification ratios.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes analog amplification unit for amplifying one pixel signal by a plurality of types of analog gain, digital amplification unit for amplifying the one pixel signal by a plurality of types of digital gain, and control unit for performing control so as to, in a case where a target gain is obtainable with only analog gain, perform first control for amplifying the pixel signal by a first gain and a second gain with the analog amplification unit, and, in a case where the target gain is not obtainable with only analog gain, perform second control for amplifying the pixel signal by the first gain and the second gain, using the analog amplification unit and the digital amplification unit.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of increasing the possibility of obtaining an image at the best timing while suppressing the capacity used in a recording medium is provided. In response to a start operation to start continuous photographing, the image pickup apparatus causes an image pickup device to execute an image pickup processing at a second photographing speed, and executes, based on a first photographing speed, a development processing by an image processing unit and a recording processing by an image recording unit with respect to image signals that have been obtained by the image pickup processing and have been retained in a volatile memory of an image obtaining unit.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a pixel portion, each of pixels including a photoelectric conversion portion, a charge-voltage conversion portion, and an expansion portion configured to expand a capacitance of the charge-voltage conversion portion, a switching unit configured to switch connection between the expansion portion and the charge-voltage conversion portion; and a read-out unit configured to amplify signals of the same pixel with a plurality of types of amplification ratios and read out the amplified signals, wherein when the read-out unit amplifies signals of the same pixel with a plurality of types of amplification ratios and reads out the amplified signals, the switching unit configures the same settings of switching the connection between the expansion portion and the charge-voltage conversion portion, for reading out operations with the plurality of amplification ratios.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a pixel portion in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, first acquisition unit for amplifying first image signals obtained by exposing the pixel portion, with multiple different gains, and acquiring multiple images respectively amplified with the multiple different gains, second acquisition unit for acquiring images for correction that correspond to the multiple different gains, and correction unit for correcting the multiple images using the images for correction that correspond to the gains with which the multiple images are respectively amplified.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes analog amplification unit for amplifying one pixel signal by a plurality of types of analog gain, digital amplification unit for amplifying the one pixel signal by a plurality of types of digital gain, and control unit for performing control so as to, in a case where a target gain is obtainable with only analog gain, perform first control for amplifying the pixel signal by a first gain and a second gain with the analog amplification unit, and, in a case where the target gain is not obtainable with only analog gain, perform second control for amplifying the pixel signal by the first gain and the second gain, using the analog amplification unit and the digital amplification unit.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes at least one processor configured to perform operations as a detection unit configured to detect a specific area based on a signal imaged by an image sensor configured to provide a first imaging operation and a second imaging operation, and a selection unit configured to select an imaging timing of the second imaging operation based on the first imaging operation of the image sensor. The detection unit detects the specific area using the signal imaged at the imaging timing selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes at least one processor configured to perform operations as a detection unit configured to detect a specific area based on a signal imaged by an image sensor configured to provide a first imaging operation and a second imaging operation, and a selection unit configured to select an imaging timing of the second imaging operation based on the first imaging operation of the image sensor. The detection unit detects the specific area using the signal imaged at the imaging timing selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image processing unit configured to process an image, a display unit configured to provide a live-view display in which images processed by the image processing unit are sequentially displayed, and a control unit configured to make, when determining that the image pickup apparatus is panning, the image processing unit produce a synthesized image by synthesizing a plurality of images arranged in a time series, and the display unit display the synthesized image produced by the image processing unit as a frame image in the live-view display. At least one processor or circuit is configured to perform a function of at least one of the units.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes: an image sensor; a readout unit capable of switching between carrying out a first readout operation of reading out signals from photoelectric conversion elements corresponding to a first number of pupil areas and a signal obtained by adding together signals from the photoelectric conversion elements corresponding to all of the pupil areas, and a second readout operation of reading out signals from photoelectric conversion elements corresponding to a second number and a signal obtained by adding together signals from the photoelectric conversion elements corresponding to all of the pupil areas; and a control unit that controls whether to cause the readout unit to carry out the first readout operation or the second readout operation in accordance with a status of the image capturing apparatus.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes: an image sensor; a readout unit capable of switching between carrying out a first readout operation of reading out signals from photoelectric conversion elements corresponding to a first number of pupil areas and a signal obtained by adding together signals from the photoelectric conversion elements corresponding to all of the pupil areas, and a second readout operation of reading out signals from photoelectric conversion elements corresponding to a second number and a signal obtained by adding together signals from the photoelectric conversion elements corresponding to all of the pupil areas; and a control unit that controls whether to cause the readout unit to carry out the first readout operation or the second readout operation in accordance with a status of the image capturing apparatus.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image processing unit configured to process an image, a display unit configured to provide a live-view display in which images processed by the image processing unit are sequentially displayed, and a control unit configured to make, when determining that the image pickup apparatus is panning, the image processing unit produce a synthesized image by synthesizing a plurality of images arranged in a time series, and the display unit display the synthesized image produced by the image processing unit as a frame image in the live-view display. At least one processor or circuit is configured to perform a function of at least one of the units.