Image processing device, method of controlling image processing device and program causing computer to execute method
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsNaho Suzuki, Hideki Nabesako, Takami Mizukura
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Abstract
There is provided an image processing device including an image acquisition part acquiring an image; a depth acquisition part acquiring a depth associated with a pixel in the image; a depth conversion part converting the depth in accordance with a function having a characteristic to nonlinearly approach a predetermined value with an increase in the depth; and a storage part storing the converted depth in association with the image.
Claims9
An image processing device comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- circuitry, coupled with the memory, configured to
- set an initial value of a coefficient of a function used to convert depth associated with a pixel within image data to have a nonlinear characteristic with an increase in the depth,
- after setting the initial value, determine whether a shooting mode from among a plurality of shooting modes is a landscape shooting mode or a macro shooting mode,
- modify the initial value of the coefficient to a second value that is smaller than the initial value, in response to determining the shooting mode is the landscape shooting mode,
- modify the initial value of the coefficient to a third value that is greater than the initial value, in response to determining the shooting mode is the macro shooting mode, and
- convert the depth associated with the pixel within the image data to have the nonlinear characteristic with the increase in the depth, based on one of the initial value, the second value, and the third value, the nonlinear characteristic being different between the plurality of shooting modes, and different shooting modes having different converted depths.
A method of controlling an image processing device, the method comprising:
- setting an initial value of a coefficient of a function used to convert depth associated with a pixel within image data to have a nonlinear characteristic with an increase in the depth;
- after setting the initial value, determining whether a shooting mode from among a plurality of shooting modes is a landscape shooting mode or a macro shooting mode;
- modifying the initial value of the coefficient to a second value that is smaller than the initial value, in response to determining the shooting mode is the landscape shooting mode;
- modifying the initial value of the coefficient to a third value that is greater than the initial value, in response to determining the shooting mode is the macro shooting mode;
- and
- converting the depth associated with the pixel within the image data to have the nonlinear characteristic with the increase in the depth, based on one of the initial value, the second value, and the third value, the nonlinear characteristic being different between the plurality of shooting modes, and different shooting modes having different converted depths.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
- setting an initial value of a coefficient of a function used to convert depth associated with a pixel within image data to have a nonlinear characteristic with an increase in the depth;
- after setting the initial value, determining whether a shooting mode from among a plurality of shooting modes is a landscape shooting mode or a macro shooting mode;
- modifying the initial value of the coefficient to a second value that is smaller than the initial value, in response to determining the shooting mode is the landscape shooting mode;
- modifying the initial value of the coefficient to a third value that is greater than the initial value, in response to determining the shooting mode is the macro shooting mode;
- and
- converting the depth associated with the pixel within the image data to have the nonlinear characteristic with the increase in the depth, based on one of the initial value, the second value, and the third value, the nonlinear characteristic being different between the plurality of shooting modes, and different shooting modes having different converted depths.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.