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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Suwa, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus including a division unit configured to divide first image data having a first dynamic range into a plurality of regions, an obtaining unit configured to obtain distance information indicating a distance from a focal plane in each of the plurality of regions, a determining unit configured to determine a conversion characteristic of each of the plurality of regions based on the distance information, a conversion unit configured to convert each of the plurality of regions into second image data having a second dynamic range smaller than the first dynamic range by using the conversion characteristic determined by the determining unit, and a storage unit configured to store a first conversion characteristic and a second conversion characteristic that can be used for the conversion.