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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Masahiro Takayama, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ouchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Takayama, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ouchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/73 (2006.01); H04N 9/47 (2006.01); G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G03B 17/08 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/73 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprises an estimation unit which estimates, from color distribution information of an image obtained by capturing an object, a depth of water at which the captured object is positioned, and a white balance control unit which performs white balance control along an axis different from a black body radiation axis in accordance with the depth of water estimated by the estimation unit.