Image processing apparatus and method, and image capturing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorJunichi SAITO
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprises: a first detector that detects a subject area of a predetermined subject from each of a plurality of images; a second detector that detects a partial area of a predetermined size that includes the subject area from each of the plurality of images; a feature point detector that detects a feature point of an image; and a synthesizer that synthesizes the partial areas of the plurality of images so that the feature points in the subject areas match each other.
Claims10
An image processing apparatus comprising one or more processors and/or circuitry which function as:
- a first detector that detects a subject area of a predetermined subject from each of a plurality of images;
- a second detector that detects a partial area of a predetermined size that includes the subject area from each of the plurality of images;
- a feature point detector that detects a feature point of an image;
- and
- a synthesizer that synthesizes the partial areas of the plurality of images so that the feature points in the subject areas match each other.
An image capturing apparatus comprising:
- an image sensor;
- and
- one or more processors and/or circuitry which function as:
- a first detector that detects a subject area of a predetermined subject from each of a plurality of images shot by the image sensor;
- a second detector that detects a partial area of a predetermined size that includes the subject area from each of the plurality of images;
- a feature point detector that detects a feature point of an image;
- and
- a synthesizer that synthesizes the partial areas of the plurality of images so that the feature points in the subject areas match each other.
An image processing method comprising:
- detecting a subject area of a predetermined subject from each of a plurality of images;
- detecting a partial area of a predetermined size that includes the subject area from each of the plurality of images;
- detecting a feature point of an image;
- and
- synthesizing the partial areas of the plurality of images so that the feature points in the subject areas match each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.