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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Seigo on, Hachioji, JP;
Seigo On, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing device includes a normal light image acquisition section that acquires a normal light image, the normal light image being an image that includes information within a wavelength band of white light, a special light image acquisition section that acquires a special light image, the special light image being an image that includes information within a specific wavelength band, a normal light motion vector information calculation section that calculates normal light motion vector information based on a feature quantity included in the normal light image, the normal light motion vector information indicating a motion vector between a plurality of normal light images, and a noise reduction section that reduces an amount of noise included in the special light image based on the normal light motion vector information calculated by the normal light motion vector information calculation section.