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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Nishiyama, Tama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided with an image processing apparatus. An image obtaining unit obtains images acquired based on image capturing for a target area from a plurality of directions by a plurality of cameras. An information obtaining unit obtains viewpoint information indicating a position of a virtual viewpoint. A setting unit sets, based on a reference position within the target area and the viewpoint information obtained by the information obtaining unit, a parameter relating to a resolution of an object within the target area. A generating unit generates, based on the images obtained by the image obtaining unit and the viewpoint information obtained by the information obtaining unit, a virtual viewpoint image that includes an image of the object with the resolution according to the parameter set by the setting unit.