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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroaki Nashizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kota Terayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/73 (2023.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); H04N 23/72 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/73 (2023.01); G03F 7/20 (2013.01); H04N 23/72 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus that composites a plurality of images that have been captured with different exposure amounts, the image processing apparatus comprising at least one processor and/or circuit configured to function as following units: a specification unit configured to specify a signal value indicating an upper limit value of an output dynamic range with respect to at least one of the plurality of images; and a decision unit configured to decide on composition percentages of the plurality of images based on the signal value specified by the specification unit.