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US 2015/0319374 A1Published application
Image capture apparatus, image processing system, and control method thereof
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasaaki Matsuoka
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Abstract
When distribution image data indicating a defocus distribution is generated from a plurality of sets of image data including pupil-divided image data that is captured image data corresponding to part of an exit pupil, reduced image data is used. Further, based on the distribution image data, pixel data that is to be subjected to the image processing is extracted from the pupil-divided image data corresponding to the distribution image data. The extracted pixel data, the defocus distribution image data, and captured image data corresponding to the entirety of the exit pupil are recorded or output to an external device.
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An image capture apparatus comprising:
- a reduction unit configured to reduce a plurality of sets of captured image data including pupil-divided image data, which is captured image data corresponding to part of an exit pupil, and generate a plurality of sets of reduced image data;
- a generation unit configured to, on at least a pair of the plurality of sets of reduced image data that include reduced image data of the pupil-divided image data, perform processing in which a pair of sets of reduced image data are used to generate distribution image data that indicates a spatial defocus distribution;
- an extraction unit configured to, based on the distribution image data, extract data of pixels that are to be subjected to predetermined image processing from the pupil-divided image data corresponding to the distribution image data;
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- an output unit configured to output the extracted pixel data, the distribution image data, and captured image data corresponding to the entirety of the exit pupil.
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An image capture apparatus comprising:
- a generation unit configured to, on at least a pair of a plurality of sets of captured image data including pupil-divided image data, which is captured image data corresponding to a part of an exit pupil, perform processing in which a pair of sets of captured image data are used to generate distribution image data indicating a spatial defocus distribution;
- a reduction unit configured to, from the distribution image data, generate distribution image data indicating a defocus distribution with a lower density than the distribution image data;
- an extraction unit configured to extract pixel data having a defocus amount as a target of a predetermined image processing from pixel data constituting the distribution image data generated by the generation unit;
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- an output unit configured to output the extracted pixel data, the distribution image data generated by the reduction unit, and captured image data corresponding to the entirety of the exit pupil.
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An image capture apparatus comprising:
- a reduction unit configured to reduce a plurality of sets of captured image data including pupil-divided image data, which is captured image data corresponding to a part of an exit pupil, and generate a plurality of sets of reduced image data;
- a generation unit configured to, on at least a pair of the plurality of sets of reduced image data that include reduced image data of the pupil-divided image data, perform processing in which a pair of sets of reduced image data are used to generate distribution image data that indicates a spatial defocus distribution;
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- an output unit configured to output the distribution image data and the plurality of sets of captured image data.
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A method for controlling an image capture apparatus, comprising:
- a reduction step of reducing a plurality of sets of captured image data including pupil-divided image data, which is captured image data corresponding to part of an exit pupil, and generating a plurality of sets of reduced image data;
- a generation step of performing processing in which a pair of sets of reduced image data are used to generate distribution image data indicating a spatial defocus distribution, on at least a pair of the plurality of sets of reduced image data that include reduced image data of the pupil-divided image data;
- an extraction step of extracting, based on the distribution image data, pixel data that is to be subjected to a predetermined image processing from the pupil-divided image data that corresponds to the distribution image data;
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- an output step of outputting the extracted pixel data, the distribution image data, and captured image data corresponding to the entirety of the exit pupil.
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A method for controlling an image capture apparatus, comprising:
- a generation step of performing processing in which a pair of sets of captured image data are used to generate distribution image data indicating a spatial defocus distribution, on at least a pair of a plurality of sets of captured image data including pupil-divided image data that is captured image data corresponding to a part of an exit pupil;
- a reduction step of generating, from the distribution image data, distribution image data indicating a defocus distribution with a lower density than the distribution image data;
- an extraction step of extracting pixel data having a defocus amount as a target of a predetermined image processing from pixel data constituting the distribution image data generated in the generation step;
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- an output step of outputting the extracted pixel data, the distribution image data generated in the reduction step, and captured image data corresponding to the entirety of the exit pupil.
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A method for controlling an image capture apparatus, comprising:
- a reduction step of reducing a plurality of sets of captured image data including pupil-divided image data that is captured image data corresponding to part of an exit pupil so as to generate a plurality of sets of reduced image data;
- a generation step of applying processing in which a pair of sets of reduced image data are used to generate distribution image data indicating a spatial defocus distribution, on at least a pair of the plurality of sets of reduced image data that include reduced image data of the pupil-divided image data;
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- an output step of outputting the distribution image data and the plurality of sets of captured image data.
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