Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Kenji Ouchi

Masahiro Takayama

The present invention eliminates meaningless searching for an object, and increases the probability that an image the user likes can be obtained. An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capturing device configured to capture an object image, an object detection unit configured to detect an object from image data captured by the image capturing device, a state detection unit configured to detect information pertaining to a state in which the image capturing apparatus is being held, and a control unit configured to control a range in which the object detection unit searches for an object, on the basis of state information of the image capturing apparatus detected by the state detection unit.

Image capturing apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium

An image processing apparatus comprises a first acquisition unit configured to acquire an image shot by continuous shooting while emitting a flash; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire light emission information of the flash in the continuous shooting; a detection unit configured to detect a light emission variation of the flash based on the light emission information; a setting unit configured to set a parameter of a virtual light source for correcting a variation of brightness of the image shot by the continuous shooting due to the light emission variation based on a result of detecting the light emission variation; and a correction unit configured to correct the image shot by the continuous shooting based on the set parameter of the virtual light source.

Image processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, image capturing apparatus, and storage medium

An image processing apparatus includes one or more processors that set a first image processing parameter for each of a plurality of first object areas included in an input image, perform image processing for the input image with a second image processing parameter set based on a plurality of first image processing parameters corresponding to the plurality of first object areas, and select a second object area in the input image. The one or more processors also obtain information on a positional relationship between an object contained in the second object area and an object contained in the first object area, and set the second image processing parameter based on the plurality of first image processing parameters and the information on the positional relationship. The image processing is performed based on the first image processing parameter and the information on the positional relationship, which are stored in a memory.

Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium that perform image processing based on an image processing parameter set for a first object area, and information on a positional relationship between an object in a second object area and an object in the first object area

An image processing apparatus comprises an estimation unit which estimates, from color distribution information of an image obtained by capturing an object, a depth of water at which the captured object is positioned, and a white balance control unit which performs white balance control along an axis different from a black body radiation axis in accordance with the depth of water estimated by the estimation unit.

Image processing and white balance controlling apparatus

A white balance control circuit calculates a first white balance correction value based on image data captured at light-emission timing of a flash unit and calculate a second white balance correction value based on image data captured at non-emission timing of the flash unit. The white balance control circuit acquires an image capturing condition corresponding to the image data captured at the light-emission timing of the flash unit or scene information obtained from color information of the image data captured at the light-emission timing of the flash unit. The white balance control circuit corrects at least one of the first white balance correction value and the second white balance correction value based on the image capturing condition or the scene information.

Image processing apparatus and image processing method for white balance control

An image processing apparatus generates first image data based on a first white balance correction value corresponding to a first light source, and second image data based on second white balance correction value corresponding to a second light source, selects one white evaluation region for determining a combination ratio from a plurality of white evaluation regions, compares a color evaluation value of the image data with the selected white evaluation region under the second light source, determines a combination ratio of the first image data and the second image data based on a result of the comparison, and combines the first image data and the second image data according to the determined combination ratio.

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Kenji Ouchi