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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
May. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Yohei Takada, Tokyo, JP;
Hisamo Sogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kishimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/228 (2006.01); G03B 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processing unit which includes: an input section which inputs a plurality of images each of which is associated with a difference from an in-focus state detected in accordance with differences among images of a subject which is divided during production of each of the plurality of images, the images being produced in continuous shooting in which a series of images are produced continuously in time series; and a selecting section which selects an image with the highest focusing degree in accordance with the difference from the in-focus state from among the plurality of images.