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US 7,116,359 B2Granted
Image capture device and method of controlling blur in captured images
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasahiro Kitamura, Kazuchika Sato, Noriyuki Okisu, Mutsuhiro Yamanaka, Yuji Adachi, Keiji Tamai
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Abstract
An image acquired by an image sensor is recorded, and the blur amount of the recorded image is changed in accordance with a blur amount determined beforehand.
Claims15
An image capture device comprising:
- an image sensor for capturing an object image and generating an image data;
- a lens that directs the object image onto the image sensor;
- a first memory for storing the image data generated by the image sensor;
- a second memory for storing a predetermined blur amount as a function of a lens extension amount;
- and
- an image processor for changing a blur condition of the image data stored in the first memory according to the blur amount stored in the second memory.
3 more elements
A method of image processing comprises the steps of:
- capturing an object image;
- generating an image data;
- storing the generated image data to a first memory;
- reading a predetermined blur amount from a second memory based on a lens extension amount used to capture the object image;
- and
- changing a blur condition of the image data stored in the first memory according to the blur amount read from the second memory.
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An image capture device comprising:
- an image sensor for capturing an object image and generating an image data;
- a lens that directs the object image onto the image sensor;
- a first memory for storing the image data generated by the image sensor;
- a second memory for storing a predetermined blur amount as a function of an aperture value;
- and
- an image processor for changing a blur condition of the image data stored in the first memory according to the blur amount stored in the second memory.
3 more elements
A method of image processing comprising the steps of:
- capturing an object image;
- generating an image data;
- storing the generated image data to a first memory;
- reading a predetermined blur amount from a second memory based on an aperture value used to capture the object image;
- and
- changing a blur condition of the image data stored in the first memory according to the blur amount read from the second memory.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.