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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Kuchiki, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory containing instructions that cause the at least one processor to be configured to function as an acquisition unit, a decision unit, and a generation unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a plurality of images including at least one High Dynamic Range (HDR) image. The decision unit is configured to decide a peak luminance value of the composite image. The generation unit is configured to generate the composite image by executing additive composition processing using the plurality of images. The generation unit controls the additive composition processing so that a signal level of each pixel of the composite image falls within an output dynamic range whose maximum value is set to a signal level corresponding to the peak luminance value decided by the decision unit.