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Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019

Filed:

May. 31, 2017
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Yasuhiro Itoh, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 5/202 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2355 (2013.01); G06K 9/4642 (2013.01); G06K 9/4661 (2013.01); G06T 5/009 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 5/202 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20208 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes a first composition unit which generates a first HDR image by applying a first gamma to each of a plurality of images different in exposure amount and composing the plurality of images after the application of the first gamma, a determination unit which determines whether one preset image among the plurality of images includes a light region satisfying a preset condition, a generation unit which generates, based on the light region, map data for discriminating the light region, a dark region, and an intermediate region, and a second composition unit which generates a second HDR image by applying a second gamma to one of the plurality of images, and composing, with reference to the map data, an image obtained by applying the second gamma and the first HDR image data.


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