Image processing device and image processing method

Abstract

An image processing device () according to the present invention includes: a shooting period obtaining unit () configured to obtain a shooting period; an imaging unit () which includes a plurality of pixels each converting light into an electrical signal, and which has a first mode in which a low-resolution image signal is outputted and a second mode in which a high-resolution image signal is outputted, the low-resolution image signal including electrical signals converted by a first number of pixels among the plurality of pixels, the high-resolution image signal including electrical signals converted by a second number of pixels among the plurality of pixels, and the second number being greater than the first number; a control unit () configured to cause the imaging unit () to operate in the first mode during the shooting period, and to operate in the second mode during a period other than the shooting period; and a super-resolution unit () configured to generate a super-resolution image signal by performing a resolution up-converting process on the low-resolution image signal outputted by the imaging unit () during the shooting period, using the high-resolution image signal outputted by the imaging unit () during the period other than the shooting period.