Image processing apparatus and image processing method

Abstract

A fusion decision processing section 36-3 performs, based on a feature amount calculated by using a moving image of a monochrome imaged image acquired by imaging a subject with an imaging section 21-1 and a color imaged image acquired by imaging the subject from a different point-of-view position with an imaging section 21-2, fusion decision as to whether or not deterioration of image quality is caused in fusion processing in the fusion processing section 35 for producing a fusion image by fusion of the monochrome imaged image and the color imaged image with the monochrome imaged image as a reference, for each image of the moving image. The fusion decision processing section 36-3 sets a synthesis ratio in such a way that switching to fusion image data produced in the fusion processing section 35 in the case where it is decided that deterioration of image quality is not caused in the fusion processing, and switching to demosaic image data produced in a demosaic processing section 34 in the case where it is decided that the deterioration is caused are successively performed with a lapse of time. An imaged image of high-image quality can be produced by using imaged images acquired in a plurality of imaging sections.

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