Information processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, and information processing method each of which issues a notification of blur of an object, and control method for the imaging apparatus

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to function as:
• an acquisition unit configured to acquire first captured images obtained by first image capturing with a first image capturing parameter in an image sensor and motion information about an object in the first captured images;
• a setting unit configured to set a second image capturing parameter;
• an estimation unit configured to estimate motion blur of an object based on the motion information and the second image capturing parameter;
• and
• a notification unit configured to issue a notification of the motion blur,
• wherein the acquisition unit calculates, for each of the first captured images obtained by a plurality of times of the first image capturing, a motion vector in each of a plurality of regions, segments each of the plurality of regions into a plurality of block regions, and calculates a difference between the first captured images for each of the block regions, and
• wherein the estimation unit estimates motion blur of the object for each of the block regions from the motion vector and the difference.

An apparatus which includes an image sensor and which, in a case where an image capturing instruction is issued by an operator while first captured images obtained by first image capturing with a first image capturing parameter in the image sensor is sequentially output, outputs a second captured image obtained by second image capturing with a second image capturing parameter in the image sensor in response to the image capturing instruction, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the imaging apparatus to function as:
• a calculation unit configured to calculate motion information based on the first captured images output from the imaging unit;
• a setting unit configured to set the second image capturing parameter;
• an estimation unit configured to calculate motion blur based on the motion information and the second image capturing parameter;
• a notification unit configured to issue a notification of the estimated motion blur prior to receiving the image capturing instruction;
• and
• an instruction unit configured to issue the image capturing instruction,
• wherein the calculation unit calculates a motion vector in each of a plurality of regions, and a difference between the first captured images for each of the block regions.

An information processing method comprising:

• acquiring first captured images obtained by first image capturing with a first image capturing parameter in an image sensor and motion information about and object in the first captured images;
• setting a second image capturing parameter independently of the first image capturing parameter;
• estimating motion blur of an object based on the motion information and the second image capturing parameter;
• issuing a notification of the motion blur,
• issuing an imaging capturing instruction while the first captured image obtained by first image capturing with the first image capturing parameter in the image sensor is sequentially output;
• calculating a motion vector in each of a plurality of regions and a difference between the first captured images for each of the block regions;
• and
• outputting the second captured image obtained by second image capturing with the second image capturing parameter in response to the image capturing instruction,
• wherein the issuing issues the notification of the motion blur prior to receiving the image capturing instruction.

A method for an apparatus which includes an imaging unit and which, in a case where an image capturing instruction is issued by an operator while first captured images obtained by first image capturing with a first image capturing parameter is sequentially output, outputs a second captured image obtained by second image capturing with a second image capturing parameter in response to the image capturing instruction, the method comprising:

• calculating motion information based on the first captured images output from the imaging unit;
• setting the second image capturing parameter;
• estimating motion blur based on the motion information and the second image capturing parameter;
• issuing a notification of the estimated motion blur prior to receiving the image capturing instruction;
• calculating a motion vector in each of a plurality of regions and a difference between the first captured images for each of the block regions;
• and
• issuing the image capturing instruction.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:

• acquiring first captured images obtained by first image capturing with a first image capturing parameter in an image sensor and motion information about an object in the first captured images;
• setting a second image capturing parameter;
• estimating motion blur of an object based on the motion information and the second image capturing parameter;
• issuing a notification of the motion blur;
• issuing an image capturing instruction while the captured image obtained by first image capturing with the first image capturing parameter in the image sensor is sequentially output;
• and
• outputting the second captured image obtained by second image capturing with the second image capturing parameter in response to the image capturing instruction;
• calculating a motion vector in each of a plurality of regions and a difference between the first captured images for each of block regions,
• wherein the issuing issues the notification of the motion blur prior to receiving the image capturing instruction.