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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
Takuya Kotani, Kawasaki, JP;
Takuya Kotani, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides an image processing apparatus which corrects a captured image obtained by capturing an object, the apparatus comprising: an acquiring unit configured to acquire, for each pixel of the captured image, information on an object distance representing a distance to the object; a calculating unit configured to calculate, based on the information on the object distance, a difference in the object distance between a pixel of interest in the captured image and a surrounding pixel of the pixel of interest; a parameter setting unit configured to set a sharpening process parameter for the pixel of interest based on the calculated difference in the object distance; and a sharpening process unit configured to perform a sharpening process for the pixel of interest by using the set parameter.