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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hisato Sekine, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention has: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a first image captured with a first amount of exposure, a second image captured with a second amount of exposure different from the first amount of exposure before the first image is captured, and a third image captured with the second amount of exposure after the first image is captured; a specification unit configured to specify a direction of movement of an object by using at least two images of the first image, the second image, and the third image; and a composition unit configured to generate an HDR image by composing the first image with one of the second image and the third image for each pixel in accordance with the direction of movement of the object.