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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Atsushi Nose, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Aoyama, Saitama, JP;
Tohru Kurata, Saitama, JP;
Kimitaka Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Nose, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Aoyama, Saitama, JP;
Tohru Kurata, Saitama, JP;
Kimitaka Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an zoom position acquiring section for acquiring a zoom position representing a lens position condition of the optical zoom mechanism on taking the inputted image, a zooming-direction decoding section for decompressing correction parameter associated with the zoom position, which is acquired by the zoom position acquiring section, according to a zoom compression parameter, into which a correction parameter for distortion correction corresponding to each lens position condition is compressed by utilizing zoom partitioning points at which lens position conditions of the optical zoom mechanism are sequentially partitioned into plural levels that are set between a wide-end and a tele-end and that include both ends, and an image correction section for correcting distortion of the inputted image according to the correction parameter decompressed by the zooming-direction decoding section.