Image processing apparatus and operation method thereof for obtaining high quality image

Abstract

An image processing apparatus for performing an image by using one or more neural networks may include a memory storing one or more instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to obtain first feature information of a first image, generate an intermediate output image for the first image by performing first image processing on the first feature information, generate an attention map, based on the first image and the intermediate output image, obtain second feature information by performing second image processing on the first feature information, obtain fourth feature information by performing third image processing on third feature information extracted during the first image processing, and generate a second image having a higher quality than the first image, based on the attention map, the second feature information, and the fourth feature information.