Abstract:
An image processing apparatus includes a first signal processing circuit that receives image signals from an image sensor and a second signal processing circuit that performs image processing on image signals output from the first signal processing circuit. The first signal processing circuit includes an evaluation circuit that determines evaluation values for image signals, a control circuit that controls an order according to which the image signals are output to the second signal processing circuit, based on the evaluation values, and a selection circuit that selects an image signal for a single frame from among the image signals for a predetermined plural number of frames, based on the evaluation values.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an image processing apparatus that can generate a moving image having a movement shooting effect with a simple configuration and an image processing method. The image processing apparatus combines a plurality of parallax images in units of frames in accordance with a combining ratio, and generates moving image data in which an image obtained by the combining is included in frames. The image processing apparatus controls the combining ratio so as to temporally change in the moving image data.
Abstract:
A control apparatus (105) includes a normalizer (400, 401) that performs normalization processing on a first signal and a second signal by using normalization coefficients related to the first signal and the second signal, respectively, a correlation calculator (402) that performs correlation calculation with respect to the normalized first and second signals, and a corrector (403, 800, 801) that corrects correlation data to cancel the normalization processing, and the correlation data is based on an output signal from the correlation calculator.
Abstract:
An image processing apparatus that corrects an image using an image signal obtained by performing shooting by an image sensor which includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions that correspond to each of a plurality of microlenses and performs photoelectric conversion on a light flux that enters via an imaging optical system including an image stabilization optical system configured to correct a camera shake, comprising: a first obtaining unit that obtains the image signal and a driving state of the image stabilization optical system at a time of image shooting; a second obtaining unit that obtains correction values for correcting variation in defocus amounts occurred due to driving of the image stabilization optical system; and a refocus unit that corrects the variation in defocus amounts by refocusing on the basis of the correction values.
Abstract:
An image processing apparatus, including a setting unit configured to set a focal plane of a still image, which is generated from moving image data including a plurality of frames, each of which is refocusable; a reconstruction unit configured to reconstruct a predetermined number of the frames of the moving image data in accordance with the focal plane of the still image, which is set by the setting unit, to thereby generate the predetermined number of refocused images; and a combining unit configured to combine the predetermined number of the refocused images, which are generated by the reconstruction unit, to thereby generate the still image.
Abstract:
An image processing apparatus for processing imaging data, which is capable of generating a plurality of recomposed images respectively in focus at different subject distances, the image processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire time-series imaging data capable of generating the recomposed image; a focal plane determination unit configured to determine a position of a focal plane in processing for generating the recomposed image; and a generation unit configured to generate recomposed-image data at the position of the focal plane determined by the focal plane determination unit, wherein the focal plane determination unit determines the position of the focal plane in the processing for generating the recomposed image based on the positions of the focal plane respectively corresponding to the time-series imaging data on which the processing for generating the recomposed image is to be performed.
Abstract:
An image processing apparatus for processing imaging data, which is capable of generating a plurality of recomposed images respectively in focus at different subject distances, the image processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire time-series imaging data capable of generating the recomposed image; a focal plane determination unit configured to determine a position of a focal plane in processing for generating the recomposed image; and a generation unit configured to generate recomposed-image data at the position of the focal plane determined by the focal plane determination unit, wherein the focal plane determination unit determines the position of the focal plane in the processing for generating the recomposed image based on the positions of the focal plane respectively corresponding to the time-series imaging data on which the processing for generating the recomposed image is to be performed.
Abstract:
There is provided a depth information generating apparatus. A first generating unit generates first depth information on the basis of a plurality of viewpoint images which are obtained from first shooting and which have mutually-different viewpoints. A second generating unit generates second depth information for a captured image obtained from second shooting by correcting the first depth information so as to reflect a change in depth caused by a difference in a focal distance of the second shooting relative to the first shooting.
Abstract:
Provided are a solid state imaging device, an imaging apparatus, and an imaging method that may acquire a desired image without using a frame memory. The solid state imaging device includes: a sensor unit that generates pulses at a frequency in accordance with a frequency of photon reception; a count unit that generates an image signal by counting the number of signals generated from the sensor unit; and a processing unit that performs a predetermined process on a count value obtained in acquisition of a first image signal, and the count unit combines a second image signal and a value obtained by performing a predetermined process on the count value obtained in the acquisition of the first image signal to generate a third image signal.
Abstract:
A signal processing apparatus that can suppress degradation of accuracy of phase difference detection. An obtaining unit obtains a plurality of frames of image signals from a plurality of photoelectric conversion units, which receives light fluxes with different incident directions from an object, an information receiving unit receives saturation information indicating whether the obtained image signals are saturated, a filter arithmetic unit subjects the output image signals of the plurality of frames to filter processing, an evaluation value calculation unit calculates a multivalued saturation evaluation value indicating reliability of the image signals subjected to the filter processing using the saturation information of the image signals of the frames most recently output, and a phase difference detection unit determines whether to use the image signals subjected to the filter processing for phase difference detection based on the calculated saturation evaluation value.