Image processing unit, image processing method and program
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsYohei Takada, Hisamo Sogawa, Tsuyoshi Kishimoto
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Abstract
An image processing unit which includes: an input section which inputs a plurality of images each of which is associated with a difference from an in-focus state detected in accordance with differences among images of a subject which is divided during production of each of the plurality of images, the images being produced in continuous shooting in which a series of images are produced continuously in time series; and a selecting section which selects an image with the highest focusing degree in accordance with the difference from the in-focus state from among the plurality of images.
Claims9
An image processing unit comprising:
- an input section which inputs a plurality of images each of which is associated with a difference from an in-focus state detected in accordance with differences among images of a subject which is divided during production of each of the plurality of images, the images being produced in continuous shooting in which a series of images are produced continuously in time series;
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- a selecting section which selects an image with the smallest difference from an in-focus state from among the plurality of images;
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- an image pickup section which picks up an image of the subject and produces a photographic image;
- a magnification calculating section which calculates magnification in accordance with a focal length and a subject distance;
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- a setting section which sets a continuous shooting mode in which the continuous shooting is performed as a shooting mode if the calculated magnification satisfies a certain condition.
An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup section which picks up an image of a subject and produces a photographic image;
- a magnification calculating section which calculates magnification in accordance with a focal length and a subject distance;
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- a setting section which sets a continuous shooting mode in which a plurality of images are produced in continuous shooting in which a series of images are produced continuously in time series as a shooting mode if the calculated magnification satisfies a certain condition.
An image processing method comprising the steps of:
- inputting with processing circuitry, a plurality of images each of which is associated with a difference from an in-focus state detected in accordance with differences among images of a subject which is divided during production of each of the plurality of images, the images being produced in continuous shooting in which a series of images are produced continuously in time series;
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- selecting with processing circuitry, an image with the highest focusing degree from among the plurality of images in accordance with a difference from an in-focus state;
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- calculating a magnification in accordance with a focal length and a subject distance in at least one of the input images;
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- setting a continuous shooting mode in which the continuous shooting is performed as a shooting mode if the calculated magnification satisfies a certain condition.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program which causes a computer to execute a procedure comprising:
- inputting a plurality of images each of which is associated with a difference from an in-focus state detected in accordance with differences among images of a subject which is divided during production of each of the plurality of images, the images being produced in continuous shooting in which a series of images are produced continuously in time series;
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- selecting an image with the highest focusing degree from among the plurality of images in accordance with a difference from an in-focus state;
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- calculating a magnification in accordance with a focal length and a subject distance in at least one of the input images;
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- a setting section which sets a continuous shooting mode in which the continuous shooting is performed as a shooting mode if the calculated magnification satisfies a certain condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.