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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Isobe, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprising: one or more memories storing instructions; and one or more processors executing the instructions to: execute first setting processing for setting a reduced region in an image; execute second setting processing for setting an estimation region in the image based on the reduced region; execute estimation processing for estimating a noise characteristic of the estimation region; and execute noise reduction processing that reduces noise in the reduced region of the image according to a parameter based on the noise characteristic, wherein in the second setting processing, when a surface area of the reduced region is smaller than a threshold surface area, the estimation region is set to be at least as large as the threshold surface area.
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