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US 2011/0254971 A1Published application
Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and electronic camera
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorIkuya Saito
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Abstract
An image processing method of the present invention includes a detection step detecting a characteristic area from each of three or more shot images having a common graphic pattern in part thereof, the characteristic area having an image significantly different from the other shot images, and a combining step extracting a partial image located in the characteristic area from each of the three or more shot images and combining these partial images into one image.
Claims15
An image processing method, comprising:
- a detecting step detecting a characteristic area from each of three or more shot images having a common graphic pattern in part thereof, said characteristic area having an image significantly different from the other shot images;
- and
- a combining step extracting a partial image located in said characteristic area from each of said three or more shot images and combining these partial images into one image.
An image processing apparatus, comprising:
- a detecting unit detecting a characteristic area from each of three or more shot images, said characteristic area having an image significantly different from the other shot images;
- and
- a combining unit extracting a partial image located in said characteristic area from each of said three or more shot images and combines these partial images into one image.
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