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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2008
Tetsuya Katagiri, Kyoto, JP;
Koichi Kamon, Otokuni-gun, JP;
Tetsuya Katagiri, Kyoto, JP;
Koichi Kamon, Otokuni-gun, JP;
Konica Minolta Opto, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image processing device, an image processing method, and an image pickup apparatus according to an aspect of the invention, a compression characteristic is generated based on one of multiple smoothed images to be generated based on an input image, and a compressed base component image having a smaller dynamic range than the dynamic range of a base component image is generated by using the compression characteristic. The image processing device, the image processing method, and the image pickup apparatus enable to more advantageously define a proper compression characteristic, and compress the dynamic range of the input image in a simplified manner and with high quality, as compared with the background art.