Image processing apparatus and output information control method

A method, comprising:

• in an image processing apparatus:
• obtaining color image data of a color image and black-and-white image data of a black-and-white image;
• determining, based on the color image data and the black-and-white image data, at least one of
• an amount of parallax between the color image and the black-and-white image, or
• an occlusion region in each of the color image and the black-and-white image;
• transitioning between a plurality of states of the image processing apparatus based on the at least one of the amount of parallax or the occlusion region, wherein
• each state of the plurality of states corresponds to a display state of guide information for capture of a high-quality composite image, and
• the plurality of states comprises:
• a high-quality composite image output enabled state in which the image processing apparatus is configured to capture the high-quality composite image,
• an obstacle alert output state in which an obstacle is present in front of a subject, and
• a proximity alert output state in which a distance between the subject and the image processing apparatus is lower than a threshold distance for the capture of the high-quality composite image;
• and
• outputting the guide information based on the transition for the capture of the high-quality composite image.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor of an image processing apparatus, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• obtaining color image data of a color image and black-and-white image data of a black-and-white image;
• determining, based on the color image data and the black-and-white image data, at least one of
• an amount of parallax between the color image and the black-and-white image, or
• an occlusion region in each of the color image and the black-and-white image;
• transitioning between a plurality of states of the image processing apparatus based on the at least one of the amount of parallax or the occlusion region, wherein
• each state of the plurality of states corresponds to a display state of guide information for capture of a high-quality composite image, and
• the plurality of states comprises:
• a high-quality composite image output enabled state in which the image processing apparatus is configured to capture the high-quality composite image,
• an obstacle alert output state in which an obstacle is present in front of a subject, and
• a proximity alert output state in which a distance between the subject and the image processing apparatus is lower than a threshold distance for the capture of the high-quality composite image;
• and
• outputting the guide information based on the transition for the capture of the high-quality composite image.