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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2007
Kaoru Chujo, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Wakamatsu, Kawasaki, JP;
Kimitaka Murashita, Kawasaki, JP;
Masayoshi Shimizu, Kawasaki, JP;
Akifumi Izumisawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Kiyoshi Utsugi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kaoru Chujo, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Wakamatsu, Kawasaki, JP;
Kimitaka Murashita, Kawasaki, JP;
Masayoshi Shimizu, Kawasaki, JP;
Akifumi Izumisawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Kiyoshi Utsugi, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes: a first base image selection unit selecting a piece of image data as a first base image used in superposition; a shift amount calculation unit calculating an amount of shift between the first base image and another different piece of image data; an image superposition unit detecting a superposing area as an area in which the different piece of image data can be superposed on the first base image after a shift correction is made on a basis of the calculated amount of shift, and performing superposition for the superposing area; a second base image selection unit selecting a piece of image data as a second base image used in a non-superposing area; and an image combination unit combining a superposition result with the non-superposing area in the second base image, and outputting image data as a combination result.