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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2019
Masakazu Terauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyasu Uehara, Tokyo, JP;
Masashi Miyata, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kano, Tokyo, JP;
Takeyoshi Nishimura, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Terauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyasu Uehara, Tokyo, JP;
Masashi Miyata, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kano, Tokyo, JP;
Takeyoshi Nishimura, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes an image data acquirer configured to acquire pieces of image data at a plurality of relative movement positions to which an imaging surface of an imaging sensor is relatively moved with respect to an object light flux; an exposure changer configured to change an exposure when acquiring the pieces of image data at the plurality of relative movement positions; a dynamic range adjuster configured to adjust a dynamic range of the acquired pieces of image data; and an image data combiner configured to obtain composite image data of the pieces of image data, based on a positional shift amount between the pieces of image data and the dynamic range.