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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2007
Kaname Nihei, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhiko Takemura, Saitama, JP;
Masahiko Sugimoto, Saitama, JP;
Koichi Sakamoto, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Fukuda, Saitama, JP;
Atsuhiko Ishihara, Saitama, JP;
Kaname Nihei, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhiko Takemura, Saitama, JP;
Masahiko Sugimoto, Saitama, JP;
Koichi Sakamoto, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Fukuda, Saitama, JP;
Atsuhiko Ishihara, Saitama, JP;
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing system for properly correcting brightness of a subject area and a background area of a captured image. The image processing system includes an image capturing apparatus, including: an image capturing instruction unit for generating a first instruction signal and a second instruction signal for instructing a capturing of the subject; and an image pick-up unit for capturing a first image of the subject in response to the first instruction signal, and a second image of the subject in response to the second instruction signal. The image processing system also includes an image processing apparatus, including: a backlight status detector for detecting backlight status based on the first image and the second image; and a correction unit for correcting the second image when the backlight status detector detects the backlight status.