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Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2017
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Hitoshi Ikeda, Kawasaki, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/07 (2006.01); G01S 3/786 (2006.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/217 (2011.01); H04N 5/265 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/7867 (2013.01); G06T 7/248 (2017.01); H04N 5/217 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/265 (2013.01); H04N 9/07 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image pickup apparatus capable of generating a high-quality trail simulation image with little noise, without degrading usability. An image pickup unit shoots a first image, a black image, and a second image in this order. A noise reduction unit executes a process for reducing noise in at least one image of the first image and the second image using the black image. A trail generation unit generates a predicted trail of an object on the basis of a movement of the object between the first image and the second image. A synthesis unit synthesizes the first image or the second image in which the noise has been reduced and the generated trail and generates a trail simulation image of the object. A display unit displays the synthesized trail simulation image.


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