Image processing device, image processing method, and program

An image processing method executed in an image processing device comprising:

• analyzing, using processing circuitry, subject distance information with the partial region units of captured images having different viewpoints and outputting a distance analysis result;
• and
• determining, using the processing circuitry, whether a recorded image or an output image will be set to a two-dimensional image or set to a three-dimensional image depending on the distance analysis result, and
• generating, using the processing circuitry, the recorded image or the output image based on the determination result,
• wherein the generating of data includes
• determining a perception level of stereoscopic vision in three-dimensional display based on the distance analysis result
• if it is determined from the distance analysis result that the perception level of stereoscopic vision is low, generating a two-dimensional image as the recorded image or the output image, and
• if it is determined from the distance analysis result that the perception level of stereoscopic vision is high, generating a three-dimensional image as the recorded image or the output image.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a program enabling an image process to be executed in an image processing device, comprising:

• analyzing, using processing circuitry, subject distance information with the partial region units of captured images having different viewpoints and outputting a distance analysis result;
• and
• determining, using the processing circuitry, whether a recorded image or an output image is set to a two-dimensional image or set to a three-dimensional image depending on the distance analysis result, and
• generating, using the processing circuitry, the recorded image or the output image based on the determination result,
• wherein the generating of data includes
• determining a perception level of stereoscopic vision in three-dimensional display based on the distance analysis result,
• if it is determined from the distance analysis result that the perception level of stereoscopic vision is low, generating a two-dimensional image as the recorded image or the output image, and
• if it is determined from the distance analysis result that the perception level of stereoscopic vision is high, generating a three-dimensional image as the recorded image or the output image.