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US 11,394,849 B2Granted
Image capture apparatus and control method thereof
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuichi Hirai
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises an image processing circuit capable of applying development processing to RAW data obtained by a sensor. The apparatus has a non-development mode and a development mode as operation modes, the non-development mode being a mode in which the apparatus records the RAW data into a storage device without applying the development processing to the RAW data, and the development mode being a mode in which the apparatus applies the development processing to a plurality of the RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode. The apparatus operates in the non-development mode or the development mode in accordance with a setting.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor;
- an image processing circuit capable of applying development processing to RAW data obtained by the sensor;
- and
- one or more processors that execute a program stored in a memory and thereby function as a control unit configured to control operation of the apparatus,
- wherein the apparatus has a non-development mode and a development mode as operation modes, the non-development mode being a mode in which the apparatus records the RAW data into a storage device without applying the development processing to the RAW data, and the development mode being a mode in which the apparatus applies the development processing to a plurality of the RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode,
- wherein the control unit causes the apparatus to operate in the non-development mode or the development mode in accordance with which operation mode is set to the apparatus,
- wherein the one or more processors further function as a rating unit that applies rating processing to RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode, and
- wherein the control unit controls the apparatus so that a result of the rating processing is stored in the storage device in association with the RAW data to which the rating processing is applied.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor;
- an image processing circuit capable of applying development processing to RAW data obtained by the sensor;
- and
- one or more processors that execute a program stored in a memory and thereby function as a control unit configured to control operation of the apparatus,
- wherein the apparatus has a non-development mode and a development mode as operation modes, the non-development mode being a mode in which the apparatus records the RAW data into a storage device without applying the development processing to the RAW data, and the development mode being a mode in which the apparatus applies the development processing to a plurality of the RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode,
- wherein the control unit causes the apparatus to operate in the non-development mode or the development mode in accordance with which operation mode is set to the apparatus,
- wherein the one or more processors further function as a rating unit that applies rating processing to RAW data recorded in the storage device, and
- wherein the control unit controls the apparatus so that a result of the rating processing is stored in the storage device in association with the RAW data to which the rating processing is applied.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor;
- an image processing circuit capable of applying development processing to RAW data obtained by the sensor;
- and
- one or more processors that execute a program stored in a memory and thereby function as a control unit configured to control operation of the apparatus,
- wherein the apparatus has a non-development mode and a development mode as operation modes, the non-development mode being a mode in which the apparatus records the RAW data into a storage device without applying the development processing to the RAW data, and the development mode being a mode in which the apparatus applies the development processing to a plurality of the RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode,
- wherein the control unit causes the apparatus to operate in the non-development mode or the development mode in accordance with which operation mode is set to the apparatus,
- wherein the one or more processors further function as a rating unit that applies rating processing to RAW data recorded in the storage device, and
- wherein the image processing circuit selects the RAW data to which the development processing is applied in the development mode based on a result of the rating processing.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor;
- an image processing circuit capable of applying development processing to RAW data obtained by the sensor;
- and
- one or more processors that execute a program stored in a memory and thereby function as a control unit configured to control operation of the apparatus,
- wherein the apparatus has a non-development mode and a development mode as operation modes, the non-development mode being a mode in which the apparatus records the RAW data into a storage device without applying the development processing to the RAW data, and the development mode being a mode in which the apparatus applies the development processing to a plurality of the RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode,
- wherein the control unit causes the apparatus to operate in the non-development mode or the development mode in accordance with which operation mode is set to the apparatus,
- wherein the one or more processors further function as a rating unit that applies rating processing to RAW data recorded in the storage device,
- wherein the image processing circuit continues execution of operations in the development mode when a power switch is turned off while the apparatus is operating in the development mode, and
- wherein a condition of the result of the rating processing used to select the RAW data to which the development processing is to be applied differs between before and after the power switch is turned off.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor;
- an image processing circuit capable of applying development processing to RAW data obtained by the sensor;
- and
- one or more processors that execute a program stored in a memory and thereby function as a control unit configured to control operation of the apparatus,
- wherein the apparatus has a non-development mode and a development mode as operation modes, the non-development mode being a mode in which the apparatus records the RAW data into a storage device without applying the development processing to the RAW data, and the development mode being a mode in which the apparatus applies the development processing to a plurality of the RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode,
- wherein the control unit causes the apparatus to operate in the non-development mode or the development mode in accordance with which operation mode is set to the apparatus, and
- wherein the control unit controls power supply so that power is not supplied to a display device used for a live view display in the apparatus while the apparatus is operating in the development mode.
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A method for an apparatus, the apparatus including a sensor and an image processing circuit capable of applying development processing to RAW data obtained by the sensor, the method comprising:
- causing, in accordance with which operation mode is set to the apparatus, the apparatus to operate either in:
- a non-development mode in which the apparatus records the RAW data into a storage device without applying the development processing to the RAW data, or
- a development mode in which the apparatus applies the development processing to a plurality of the RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode;
- applying rating processing to RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode;
- and
- controlling the apparatus so that a result of the rating processing is stored in the storage device in association with the RAW data to which the rating processing is applied.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a computer of an apparatus to execute a method for an apparatus, the apparatus including a sensor and an image processing circuit capable of applying development processing to RAW data obtained by the sensor, the method comprising:
- causing, in accordance with which operation mode is set to the apparatus, the apparatus to operate either in:
- a non-development mode in which the apparatus records the RAW data into a storage device without applying the development processing to the RAW data, or
- a development mode in which the apparatus applies the development processing to a plurality of the RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode;
- applying rating processing to RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode;
- and
- controlling the apparatus so that a result of the rating processing is stored in the storage device in association with the RAW data to which the rating processing is applied.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.