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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2009
Imaging apparatus, image processing program, image processing apparatus, and image processing method
Masaru Muramatsu, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaru Muramatsu, Kawasaki, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Image processing capable of improving bright and dark part gradation is performed while maintaining apparent contrast by providing an imaging unit generating image data, a selecting unit selecting either a first mode not performing a correction on a dark part gradation of the image data or a second mode performing the correction, a gradation conversion processing unit performing gradation conversion processing according to a first characteristic when the first mode is selected and performing the gradation conversion processing according to a second characteristic which includes a characteristic achieving, for a same input level, an output level lower than the first characteristic and includes a characteristic changing contrast when the second mode is selected, and a correcting unit performing the correction to improve a lightness in the dark part gradation of the image data according to the second characteristic by the gradation conversion processing unit when the second mode is selected.