Blur Correction Device, Blur Correction Method, Electronic Apparatus Including Blur Correction Device, Image File And Image File Creating Apparatus
AssigneeSanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorHaruo HATANAKA
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Abstract
Image files are rearranged according to the blurring amount obtained from each of blurring information pieces of the image files and displayed as thumbnail images. After several image files are selected from the displayed image files, the image information pieces of the selected image files are sequentially corrected.
Claims13
A blur correction device configured to obtain a plurality of image files each including an image information piece and a blurring information piece that indicates blurring contained in the image information piece, comprising:
- a correction unit configured to generate a corrected image file by correcting the image information piece on the basis of the blurring information piece;
- a rearranging unit configured to obtain the blurring amount from the blurring information piece, the blurring amount indicating intensity of the blurring, and to rearrange the plurality of image files according to the blurring amount;
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- an image file selector configured to select specific image files from among the plurality of image files rearranged by the rearranging unit, wherein
- the correction unit generates corrected image files corresponding to each of the specific image files, by correcting the image information piece on the basis of the blurring information piece, the image and blurring information pieces being included in the each of the specific image files.
A blur correction device configured to obtain a plurality of image files each including an image information piece and a blurring information piece that indicates blurring contained in the image information piece, comprising:
- a correction unit configured to generate a corrected image file by correcting the image information piece on the basis of the blurring information piece;
- a correction time estimation unit configured to estimate a correction time on the basis of the blurring information piece corresponding to the image information piece, the correction time indicating a time required until the correction unit completes the correction operation for the image information piece;
- a power supply configured to drive the blur correction device by use of electric power charged therein;
- a detector configured to detect the amount of electric power charged in the power supply;
- a correction power consumption estimation unit configured to estimate the amount of power consumption being required until the correction unit completes the correction operation, on the basis of the correction time estimated by the correction time estimation unit.
A blur correction method comprising:
- a first step of obtaining a plurality of image files each including an image information piece and a blurring information piece that indicates blurring contained in the image information piece, of obtaining the blurring amount from the blurring information piece, the blurring amount indicating intensity of the blurring, and of rearranging the plurality of image files according to the blurring amount;
- a second step of selecting specific image files from the plurality of image files rearranged in the first step;
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- a third step of correcting the image information piece on the basis of the blurring information piece, the image and blurring information pieces being included in the each of the specific image files.
An image file generator configured to generate and store an image file including an image information piece and a blurring information piece, the image information piece generated by an image pickup operation of an image pickup apparatus, the blurring information piece generated on the basis of a camera shake signal that is obtained by detection of a shake of the image pickup apparatus caused during the image pickup operation.
An image file comprising:
- an image information piece generated by an image pickup operation of an image pickup apparatus;
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- a blurring information piece generated on the basis of a camera shake signal that is obtained by detection of a shake of the image pickup apparatus caused during the image pickup operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.