Abstract: The captured image acquisition unit 52 acquires the data of the subject focusing image P1 and the non-subject focusing image P2 with different focal points. The image depth map generation unit 91 generates the subject depth map DMP1 and the non-subject depth map DMP2 that represent a distance relationship of a subject in an image for every pixel for each of the subject focusing image P1 and the non-subject focusing image P2 acquired. The composition depth map generation unit 92 performs predetermined processing on the subject depth map DMP1 and the non-subject depth map DMP2 thus generated to generate the composition depth map DMP3. The image composition unit 55 composites the data of the subject focusing image P1 with the data of the non-subject focusing image P2 based on the composition depth map DMP3 thus generated to generate the data of the omnifocal image P3.

Abstract: A digital camera includes an image capturing unit, an angular velocity sensor, an image determination unit, and an image composition unit. The angular velocity sensor acquires a displacement amount in a field of view of image data when the image data is captured at predetermined time intervals. The image determination unit sets a determination criterion for determining whether the image data thus captured is to be combined or not based on the displacement amount in the field of view acquired by the angular velocity sensor. Also, the image determination unit determines whether or not the image data thus captured is valid as a composition target based on the determination criterion thus set. The image composition unit combines image data determined by the image determination unit as being valid as a composition target.

Abstract: A digital camera includes an image capturing unit, an image composition unit, and a display control unit. The image capturing unit captures frames at predetermined time intervals. The image composition unit sequentially combines at least a part of image data from image data of a plurality of frames sequentially captured by the image capturing unit at predetermined time intervals. The display control unit performs control to sequentially display image data combined by the image composition unit while the image data of the frames are captured by the image capturing unit at predetermined time intervals.

Abstract: A digital camera includes an image capturing unit, an angular velocity sensor, an image determination unit, and an image composition unit. The angular velocity sensor acquires a displacement amount in a field of view of image data when the image data is captured at predetermined time intervals. The image determination unit sets a determination criterion for determining whether the image data thus captured is to be combined or not based on the displacement amount in the field of view acquired by the angular velocity sensor. Also, the image determination unit determines whether or not the image data thus captured is valid as a composition target based on the determination criterion thus set. The image composition unit combines image data determined by the image determination unit as being valid as a composition target.

Abstract: An image obtaining unit continuously obtains plural images each showing a moving subject and motionless subject. Dark current noise is removed from the plural images. Image portions of the moving subject are extracted from the plural images with noise removed, which image portions occupy different positions in the plural images, respectively. Image portions of the motionless subject are extracted from the plural images with noised removed, which image portions occupy the fixed positions in the plural images, respectively. The extracted image portions of the moving subject are moved in the plural images with noise removed based on the corresponding positions in the respective images. The moved image portions of the moving subject are combined with the mage portions of the motionless subject held at the fixed positions in the plural images with noise removed, whereby a shooting image is composed.

Abstract: A digital camera includes an image capturing unit, an image composition unit, and a display control unit. The image capturing unit captures frames at predetermined time intervals. The image composition unit sequentially combines at least a part of image data from image data of a plurality of frames sequentially captured by the image capturing unit at predetermined time intervals. The display control unit performs control to sequentially display image data combined by the image composition unit while the image data of the frames are captured by the image capturing unit at predetermined time intervals.

Abstract: The CPU of a digital camera according to the present invention acquires a plurality of panoramic images, and generates a wide-range image by combining the acquired panoramic images.

Abstract: A digital camera according to the present invention includes a CCD, an image display section, and a CPU. The CPU controls the CCD to perform consecutive image-capturing, and generates a wide-range image based on a plurality of images consecutively captured by the CCD. In addition, the CPU detects a predetermined trigger indicating the completion of consecutive image-capturing in a predetermined direction by the CCD. Furthermore, the CPU displays on the image display section information indicating a range to be consecutively captured by the CCD to generate a panoramic image, while changing the information every time the predetermined trigger is detected.

Abstract: A digital camera 1 includes an image capturing unit 16, an image composition unit 52, and a display control unit 54. The image capturing unit 16 captures frames at predetermined time intervals. The image composition unit 52 sequentially combines at least a part of image data from image data of a plurality of frames sequentially captured by the image capturing unit 16 at predetermined time intervals. The display control unit 54 performs control to sequentially display image data combined by the image composition unit 52 while the image data of the frames are captured by the image capturing unit 16 at predetermined time intervals.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus include a display section, a capturing section which captures an image at a first viewing angle, a capturing control section which performs a plurality of capturing operations by the capturing section, a generation section which generates a composite image reproducing an image captured at a second viewing angle that is wider than the first viewing angle by combining a plurality of images acquired by the plurality of capturing operations by the capturing control section, and a display control section which displays the composite image generated by the generation section on the display section.

Abstract: A digital camera 100 includes an image capturing unit 16, an angular velocity sensor 22, an image determination unit 53, and an image composition unit 52. The angular velocity sensor 22 acquires a displacement amount in a field of view of image data when the image data is captured at predetermined time intervals. The image determination unit 53 sets a determination criterion for determining whether the image data thus captured is to be combined or not based on the displacement amount in the field of view acquired by the angular velocity sensor 22. Also, the image determination unit 53 determines whether or not the image data thus captured is valid as a composition target based on the determination criterion thus set. The image composition unit 52 combines image data determined by the image determination unit 53 as being valid as a composition target.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes the image capture unit 16, the focus information acquisition unit 53, the frequency distribution calculation unit 54, and the photographing position determination unit 55. The focus information acquisition unit 53 calculates a subject focus position for each of a plurality of regions into which a photographed screen of a captured image captured by the image capture unit 16 is divided. The frequency distribution calculation unit 54 counts the number of regions that corresponds to each of the subject focus positions acquired by way of measuring. The photographing position determination unit 55 determines the focus position for photographing according to the number of regions that corresponds to each of the subject focus positions calculated by the focus information acquisition unit 53.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus (1) includes: an image capture unit (17) that successively acquires images; an image combining unit (91) that combines the acquired images in a predetermined range so as to generate a wide image; a display control unit (51) that controls a display to simultaneously display a live-view image and a predetermined range such that a relative size between the live-view image and the predetermined range is visible on the display; a view angle setting unit (53) that changes the relative size while the live-view image and the predetermined range are being displayed on the display; and an image combining control unit (92) that controls the combining unit so as to generate the wide image an angle of view of which depends on the changed relative size.

Abstract: The captured image acquisition unit 52 acquires the data of the subject focusing image P1 and the non-subject focusing image P2 with different focal points. The image depth map generation unit 91 generates the subject depth map DMP1 and the non-subject depth map DMP2 that represent a distance relationship of a subject in an image for every pixel for each of the subject focusing image P1 and the non-subject focusing image P2 acquired. The composition depth map generation unit 92 performs predetermined processing on the subject depth map DMP1 and the non-subject depth map DMP2 thus generated to generate the composition depth map DMP3. The image composition unit 55 composites the data of the subject focusing image P1 with the data of the non-subject focusing image P2 based on the composition depth map DMP3 thus generated to generate the data of the omnifocal image P3.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus 1 is provided with a captured image acquisition unit 52, a combination sequence determination unit 53 and an image combination unit 54. The captured image acquisition unit 52 acquires the data of the plurality of captured images that have been imaged at the plurality of focus positions. The combination sequence determination unit 53 determines a sequence of the images imaged by an imaging unit 16, which sequence is different from both a progressive sequence of focus distances and a sequence of imaging, to be a sequence of combination of the data of the plurality of captured images acquired by the captured image acquisition unit 52. The image combination unit 54 combines the plurality of captured images imaged by the imaging unit 16, in the order determined by the combination sequence determination unit 53, creating data of an omnifocal image.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including a capturing section which captures images, a detection section which detects an image capturing direction of the capturing section, a setting section which sets a plurality of image capturing directions of images for use in a composite necessary to generate a wide-angle image based on a reference image which is a first image captured by the capturing section, a judgment section which judges whether or not the image capturing direction detected by the detection section coincides with any one of the plurality of image capturing directions set by the setting section, and an imaging control section which controls to capture an image for use in the composite by the capturing section in the image capturing direction detected by the detection section, when the judgment section judges that mutual directions coincide.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus 1 includes: an adjustment unit 55 that adjusts adjacent captured images in panoramic image generation processing; and a panoramic image generation unit 56 that generates data of a panoramic image by combining the adjacent captured images based on a result of this adjustment. The adjustment unit 55 includes: a characteristic point trace unit 552 that calculates vectors of a plurality of corresponding characteristic points in the adjacent captured images; and a position adjustment unit 554 that adjusts the adjacent captured images based on the vectors of the corresponding characteristic points thus calculated, by avoiding a moving object whose image is currently captured.

Abstract: An image obtaining unit continuously obtains plural images each showing a moving subject and motionless subject. Dark current noise is removed from the plural images. Image portions of the moving subject are extracted from the plural images with noise removed, which image portions occupy different positions in the plural images, respectively. Image portions of the motionless subject are extracted from the plural images with noised removed, which image portions occupy the fixed positions in the plural images, respectively. The extracted image portions of the moving subject are moved in the plural images with noise removed based on the corresponding positions in the respective images. The moved image portions of the moving subject are combined with the mage portions of the motionless subject held at the fixed positions in the plural images with noise removed, whereby a shooting image is composed.

Abstract: The image processing device 1 includes an image acquiring unit 54 that acquires a first image and a second image captured by an image capture unit, while the image capture unit is moved substantially in a single direction; a characteristic point tracking unit 551 that, for a plurality of characteristic points included in each of the images acquired, calculates vectors between the images having the characteristic points; a distribution calculation unit 552 that calculates a distribution condition of the vectors calculated; and a moving amount calculation unit 553 that calculates a representative vector for adjusting a composite position between the images, by weighting vectors calculated based on a calculation result of the distribution calculation unit.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including a capturing section which captures an image at a first viewing angle, a capturing control section which performs a plurality of image capturing operations by the capturing section, a generation section which generates a composite image reproducing an image captured at a second viewing angle that is wider than the first viewing angle by combining a plurality of images acquired by the plurality of image capturing operations by the capturing control section, a judgment section which judges whether or not an uncaptured area that has not been captured by the capturing control section exists within the composite image with the second viewing angle generated by the generation section, and a notification section which notifies a user of a judgment result, when the judgment section judges that an uncaptured area exists.