Olympus Corporation

Olympus Imaging Corporation

Takuya Matsunaga

Tatsuya Kino

Osamu Nonaka

Manabu Ichikawa

Kazuhiko Osa

Hideaki Yoshida

Tetsuya Toyoda

Takeyuki Ajito

Atsuro Okazawa

Yoshiyuki Fukuya

Shinya Takasumi

Nobuyuki Shima

Mika Muto

An image processing device includes a signal processing device, and the signal processing device is configured to perform distance determination processing of determining, based on a depth map concerning an image displayed on a display, an image portion inside a target distance range which is a predetermined distance range in the image, and an image portion outside the target distance range, and perform image processing of subjecting at least the image portion outside the target distance range to image processing of monotonizing visibility based on a determination result of the distance determination processing and displaying the image on the display.

Image processing device, image processing method, recording medium storing image processing program and image pickup apparatus

An image processing device includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit acquires a plurality of images, generates a synthesis image by synthesizing the images, generates a synthesis image file in which additional information indicative of a relationship between the images is recorded together with the synthesis image, and records the synthesis image file in a recording medium.

Image processing device, image processing method, and recording medium which records image processing program for generating a synthesis image file

An imaging device, comprising an image sensor that forms a subject image to acquire an image, an image processing circuit that generates an image for display from images that have been acquired by the image sensor, an image combining circuit that generates a combined image for display that has a deeper depth of field than the image for display, from a plurality of images for combination that have been acquired by the image sensor at respectively different in focus positions, an in focus position setting section that sets in focus position, a shooting information acquisition section that acquires information on shooting conditions, and a display image determination section that determines whether to display either the image for display or the combined image for display as a display image, and a display that displays the display image that has been determined by the display image determination section.

Imaging device, imaging method and storage medium

An image processing apparatus includes a pixel value acquisition circuit configured to acquire pixel values from image data that is generated by an imaging device including a detection pixel, and a pixel specification circuit configured to specify a flare-affected pixel that is affected by flare.

Image processing apparatus

An image combining device, comprising a memory that stores a plurality of images for different focus positions, and focus positions when the plurality of images were acquired, a plurality of image processing circuits that combine the plurality of images for different focus positions to generate a combined image, and a processor that sets assignment for distributing the plurality of images for different focus positions to the plurality of image processing circuits, wherein the processor makes images for at least one focus position, among the plurality of images for different focus positions, a plural distribution image and distributes this plural distribution image to the plurality of image processing circuits, and sets assignment so that images other than the plural distribution image are distributed to any one of the plurality of image processing circuits.

Image combining device and image combining method

An image capturing apparatus includes: a ghost detection unit that detects a ghost generated in a signal obtained from an image capturing element; a correction-target-pixel setting unit that sets, as a correction-target pixel, an image pixel affected by crosstalk of the ghost from among image pixels adjacent to a focus-detection pixel; and a pixel correction unit that corrects the correction-target pixel according to a correction value calculated from an image pixel located in the vicinity of the correction-target pixel.

Image capturing apparatus

An imaging apparatus including: an image sensor for obtaining image data; a highlight signal generation circuit for generating a highlight signal from the image data; a highlight signal combining circuit for combining a plurality of the highlight signals to generate a combined highlight signal; a display image generation circuit for superimposing the combined highlight signal on the image data to generate display image data; and a controller for moving the focusing position to a different focus position, obtaining first image data and second image data, causing the highlight signal generation circuit to generate first and second highlight signals from these pieces of image data, causing the highlight signal combining circuit to combine the first and second highlight signals to generate a combined highlight signal, and causing the display image generation circuit to superimpose the combined highlight signal on the second image data to generate display image data.

Imaging apparatus and imaging method

An image processing apparatus includes an AWB gain calculation section that calculates a WB gain Gs and a hysteresis gain Gh for every frame, a WB correction section that performs WB correction using Gh, a control section that causes the WB correction section to perform the WB correction using a fixed gain Gf during lock of white balance, and a gain adjustment section that weights and adds a WB gain Gs(n) and a correction hysteresis gain Gh'(n&#x2212;1) to calculate a correction hysteresis gain Gh&#x2032;(n) after unlock of the white balance, and the control section causes the WB correction section to perform WB correction for a frame n using Gh&#x2032;(n).

Image processing apparatus, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer program, and image processing method using hysteresis to calculate gain

A focal difference magnification calculation processor, a distortion correction magnification calculation processor, a magnification correction value calculation processor that calculates a magnification correction value that corrects a magnification of the plurality of images so that image heights of the plurality of images are consistent, and an area determination processor that determines an area used as an image for an image composition from among the plurality of images whose magnification was corrected by the magnification correction value are included, and the area determination processor determines an image that results in a minimum magnification correction value from among the plurality of images, and determines the area.

Image compositing apparatus

An image processing apparatus includes: an image data selecting section that calculates a luminance equivalent value for each of regions of two or more images of different exposure amounts, compares a luminance equivalent value with a threshold value and selects an image to be used for each region; a white balance gain calculating section that calculates a white balance coefficient using an image that is selected for each region; and a basic image processing section that corrects a white balance of a combined image using the white balance coefficient calculated by the white balance gain calculating section.

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

An imaging device includes an optical information acquiring section that acquires optical information of a photographing optical system to form an image in the imaging element, an optical function calculating section that calculates an optical function to determine the correction function based on the optical information, a pixel function calculating section that calculates a pixel function to determine the correction function based on the pixel outputs of pixels positioned around focus detecting pixels, and a correction function selecting section () that selects the correction function to correct the pixel output to be output from the focus detecting pixels corresponding to current frame, based on the optical function, the pixel function and the optical information.

Imaging device, camera system and image processing method

An imaging device, comprising an imaging section for forming a subject image and obtaining image data, a lens control section for changing focus lens position, and a position correction section for carrying out alignment of a plurality of image data that have been acquired by the imaging section, wherein the position correction section selectively executes local alignment processing for carrying out alignment locally, and global alignment processing for carrying out alignment globally, based on relative focus position between two images that will be combined.

Imaging device and imaging method

An imaging device according to the present invention includes: an imaging circuit to obtain image data by imaging an object; an image synthesis circuit to synthesize synthesis image data using the image data; an image synthesis estimation circuit to estimate whether an object possibly to be synthesized is included or not in the image synthesis circuit; and an image capturing instruction circuit to instruct the imaging circuit to capture an image, wherein the image capturing instruction circuit instructs the imaging circuit to capture a plurality of images according to an estimation result of the image synthesis estimation circuit.

An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit and an image processing unit. The image capturing unit captures a subject by an image sensor including focus detection pixels. The image processing unit includes a correction range determination unit configured to determine a range of a correction coefficient based on an optical condition of a photographing optical system, and a correction coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate the correction coefficient based on pixel data of a pixel positioned near the focus detection pixel, and a pixel correction unit configured to correct the pixel data of the focus detection pixel based on the correction coefficient and the range.

Image capturing apparatus and image processing method

A moving image generation apparatus includes an image display unit, a partial image specification unit, a partial image cutout unit, and a moving image generation unit. The image display unit displays an image. The partial image specification unit specifies a partial image of a predetermined range corresponding to each of points in the displayed image. The partial image cutout unit cuts out a plurality of partial images from between two arbitrary partial images included in the specified partial images. The moving image generation unit generates a moving image based on the specified partial images and the cutout partial images.

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Takuya Matsunaga