Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of preventing an idle capacity from running short during consecutive photographing without increasing a storage capacity of a storage device that temporarily retains data is provided. The image pickup apparatus comprising an image pickup unit configured to continuously perform image pickup and obtain raw data, a storage unit configured to temporarily store the raw data, a developing unit configured to develop the raw data, and a control unit configured to control so as to omit a part or all of a development processing of the raw data performed by the developing unit based on a usage status of the storage unit or a similarity degree between images of the raw data.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an imaging unit, a setting unit configured to set automatic modes, an adjustment unit configured to adjust a white balance of a signal based on an automatic mode set by the setting unit, a recording control unit configured to record the adjusted signal into a recording unit, a display control unit configured to display the adjusted signal on a display unit, and an acquisition unit configured to acquire ambient light information, wherein the display control unit further adjusts a color balance of the displayed signal based on the set automatic mode and the acquired ambient light information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that generates, from a captured image, a color temperature map that indicates color temperature information of light illuminating a captured scene for each area, is disclosed. The apparatus determines, for each area of the captured image, either an interactive light source that has a communication function, a non-interactive light source that does not have a communication function, or both of the interactive light source and the non-interactive light source is a light source that illuminates a corresponding area in the captured scene. The apparatus also generates the color temperature map using a result of determination made by the determining unit, color temperature information acquired from the interactive light source through communication, and color temperature information of the non-interactive light source that is estimated based on the captured image.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of preventing an idle capacity from running short during consecutive photographing without increasing a storage capacity of a storage device that temporarily retains data is provided. The image pickup apparatus comprising an image pickup unit configured to continuously perform image pickup and obtain raw data, a storage unit configured to temporarily store the raw data, a developing unit configured to develop the raw data, and a control unit configured to control so as to omit a part or all of a development processing of the raw data performed by the developing unit based on a usage status of the storage unit or a similarity degree between images of the raw data.

Abstract: There is provided an image capturing apparatus. A first image is obtained by taking a shot without causing any of N light emission apparatuses (N?2) to emit light. N second images are obtained by taking shots respectively at the times of light emissions by the N light emission apparatuses which are caused to perform the light emissions one at a time. A generating unit generates a plurality of third images including N difference images, each difference image corresponding to a difference between respective one of the N second images and the first image, and M composite images (M?1) corresponding to M compositing patterns at which two or more of the N difference images are composited. A selection unit selects one of the plurality of third images.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that generates, from a captured image, a color temperature map that indicates color temperature information of light illuminating a captured scene for each area, is disclosed. The apparatus determines, for each area of the captured image, either an interactive light source that has a communication function, a non-interactive light source that does not have a communication function, or both of the interactive light source and the non-interactive light source is a light source that illuminates a corresponding area in the captured scene. The apparatus also generates the color temperature map using a result of determination made by the determining unit, color temperature information acquired from the interactive light source through communication, and color temperature information of the non-interactive light source that is estimated based on the captured image.

Abstract: There is provided an image capturing apparatus. A first image is obtained by taking a shot without causing any of N light emission apparatuses (N?2) to emit light. N second images are obtained by taking shots respectively at the times of light emissions by the N light emission apparatuses which are caused to perform the light emissions one at a time. A generating unit generates a plurality of third images including N difference images, each difference image corresponding to a difference between respective one of the N second images and the first image, and M composite images (M?1) corresponding to M compositing patterns at which two or more of the N difference images are composited. A selection unit selects one of the plurality of third images.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus allows strength of color moire reduction processing to be changed according to a parameter at the time of development in the processing for reducing color moire. A processor of this image processing apparatus performs development processing on an image, acquires a singular value with respect to a pixel value contained in a partial region in the image on which the development processing has been performed, corrects the singular value according to a value of a parameter in the development processing, and calculates a corrected pixel value in the partial region with use of the corrected singular value.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus detects the movement of a main body by an angular velocity sensor, detects the movement of the captured object image, and detects the angular velocity. An exposure time during image capturing is set by an automatic exposure setting processing. A longest exposure time is calculated based on a maximum drive amount of an optical system including a correction lens, and the exposure time is set so as not to exceed the longest exposure time by upgrading a photographing condition. When an operation instruction for photographing is received, a drive control to relatively change a position of the object image to be captured is performed by driving the correction lens of the optical system in the period before the passage of the set exposure time.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus allows strength of color moire reduction processing to be changed according to a parameter at the time of development in the processing for reducing color moire. A processor of this image processing apparatus performs development processing on an image, acquires a singular value with respect to a pixel value contained in a partial region in the image on which the development processing has been performed, corrects the singular value according to a value of a parameter in the development processing, and calculates a corrected pixel value in the partial region with use of the corrected singular value.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of discriminating with good precision a cause of image degradation that occurs in a value of a pixel adjacent to a focusing pixel, and of appropriately performing correction. When correcting a value of an imaging pixel adjacent to a focusing pixel, it is determined whether the value of the correction target pixel is influenced by flare based on a value of an imaging pixel adjacent to the focusing pixel that exists in a vicinity of a correction target pixel, and values of a plurality of imaging pixels that exist in a vicinity and are not adjacent to the focusing pixel. An appropriate method for correcting the influence of flare is used if it is determined that the value of the correction target pixel is influenced by flare.

Abstract: A first area of an image is generated from a plurality of pixels existing on a line of interest that is set so as to pass through a pixel corresponding to a correction target pixel. A plurality of second areas are generated, each second area based on the positions of a plurality of pixels existing on at least one reference lines that are set so as not to pass through the correction target pixel. The value of the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel is corrected using a value of a pixel on each of the at least one reference lines, the value being determined based on the amounts of correlation between the respective second areas and the first area.

Abstract: A first area of an image is generated from pixels existing on a line of interest that is set so as to pass through a pixel corresponding to a correction target pixel. Second areas are generated, each second area based on the positions of pixels existing on at least one reference lines that are set so as not to pass through the correction target pixel. The value of the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel is corrected using a value of a pixel on each of the at least one reference lines, the value being determined based on the amounts of correlation between the respective second areas and the first area. The amounts of correlation are computed while applying a larger weight to a correlation in a portion that is closer to the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of discriminating with good precision a cause of image degradation that occurs in a value of a pixel adjacent to a focusing pixel, and of appropriately performing correction. When correcting a value of an imaging pixel adjacent to a focusing pixel, it is determined whether the value of the correction target pixel is influenced by flare based on a value of an imaging pixel adjacent to the focusing pixel that exists in a vicinity of a correction target pixel, and values of a plurality of imaging pixels that exist in a vicinity and are not adjacent to the focusing pixel. An appropriate method for correcting the influence of flare is used if it is determined that the value of the correction target pixel is influenced by flare.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus has an image capture unit to capture an object image, an acquisition unit to acquire a developing parameter for image data captured by the image capture unit, an analysis unit to analyze RAW image data generated by the image capture unit, an image composition unit to compose a plurality of RAW image data generated by the image capture unit and generate composite RAW image data, a composition ratio determination unit to determine a composition ratio for a plurality of developing parameters respectively for development of the plurality of RAW image data acquired by the acquisition unit, a parameter composition unit to compose the plurality of developing parameters and generate one composite developing parameter, and a development unit to develop the composite RAW image data using the composite developing parameter.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus detects the movement of a main body by an angular velocity sensor, detects the movement of the captured object image, and detects the angular velocity. An exposure time during image capturing is set by an automatic exposure setting processing. A longest exposure time is calculated based on a maximum drive amount of an optical system including a correction lens, and the exposure time is set so as not to exceed the longest exposure time by upgrading a photographing condition. When an operation instruction for photographing is received, a drive control to relatively change a position of the object image to be captured is performed by driving the correction lens of the optical system in the period before the passage of the set exposure time.

Abstract: A first area of an image is generated from pixels existing on a line of interest that is set so as to pass through a pixel corresponding to a correction target pixel. Second areas are generated, each second area based on the positions of pixels existing on at least one reference lines that are set so as not to pass through the correction target pixel. The value of the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel is corrected using a value of a pixel on each of the at least one reference lines, the value being determined based on the amounts of correlation between the respective second areas and the first area. The amounts of correlation are computed while applying a larger weight to a correlation in a portion that is closer to the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel.

Abstract: A first area of an image is generated from a plurality of pixels existing on a line of interest that is set so as to pass through a pixel corresponding to a correction target pixel. A plurality of second areas are generated, each second area based on the positions of a plurality of pixels existing on at least one reference lines that are set so as not to pass through the correction target pixel. The value of the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel is corrected using a value of a pixel on each of the at least one reference lines, the value being determined based on the amounts of correlation between the respective second areas and the first area.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus adapted to perform tone correction of luminance of an image, comprises: a image dividing unit configured to divide the image into a plurality of blocks; a calculation unit configured to calculate a plurality of feature amounts of each of the blocks including a luminance value and calculate a saturated feature amount based on the plurality of calculated feature amounts, wherein the saturated feature amount represents color deviation tendency when the tone correction is applied to the image using a reference tone correction characteristic; a changing unit configured to change the reference tone correction characteristic according to the calculated saturated feature amount; and a correction unit configured to perform the tone correction based on the changed reference tone correction, wherein the changing unit weakens a degree of the reference tone correction characteristic when the saturated feature amount indicates a stronger tendency toward color deviation.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus has an image capture unit to capture an object image, an acquisition unit to acquire a developing parameter for image data captured by the image capture unit, an analysis unit to analyze RAW image data generated by the image capture unit, an image composition unit to compose a plurality of RAW image data generated by the image capture unit and generate composite RAW image data, a composition ratio determination unit to determine a composition ratio for a plurality of developing parameters respectively for development of the plurality of RAW image data acquired by the acquisition unit, a parameter composition unit to compose the plurality of developing parameters and generate one composite developing parameter, and a development unit to develop the composite RAW image data using the composite developing parameter.