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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2013
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Nakamura, Chiba, JP;
Shinichiro Gomi, Chiba, JP;
Tomonori Masuno, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method, an image capturing apparatus, and a program which make it possible to crop an image with an optimal composition even for a subject other than a person. A composition pattern setting sectionsets a composition pattern corresponding to an input image, on the basis of the number of salient regions to which attention is directed in the input image, and the scene of the input image. On the basis of the composition pattern set by the composition pattern setting section, a composition analyzing sectiondetermines a crop region in the input image which is optimal for an image to be cropped in the composition pattern from the input image. The present invention is applicable to, for example, an image processing apparatus that adjusts the composition of a captured image.
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