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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Masakazu Terauchi, Tochigi, JP;
Masakazu Terauchi, Tochigi, JP;
Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor and a processor that merges together a plurality of images captured by said image sensor to produce a composite image. The positions or the plurality of images being adjusted to reduce displacement of a reference area that is determined within each one of said plurality of images before the plurality of images is merged together. The reference area includes at least one of an in-focus area determined by a focusing operation, a face area determined by face-sensing processes, a predetermined-color area determined by white-balance information and predetermined color information, and a predetermined-brightness area determined by photometry.