Image processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to allow easier acquisition of image data having the necessary luminosity range. The pixel value distribution detecting unit detects the distribution of the pixel values of the input image data, constituted by pixel values that are substantially proportional to the logarithm of the quantity of incident light. The extraction range setting means sets one or more extraction ranges, which are ranges of predetermined pixel values and have the same width, on the basis of the distribution of the pixel values of the input image data. The image extraction unit produces processed image data by extracting pixels having pixel values contained in the extraction ranges from the input image data, and supplies the processed image data thus produced to the image detecting unit. The present invention can be used in image detection devices.

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