Abstract: There is provided a fastener tape that satisfies a predetermined standard of peeling resistance between a reinforcing portion and a fastener tape body without using an anchor coating agent and in a simple manner. A fastener tape includes a fastener tape body, and a reinforcing portion provided on at least one main surface of the fastener tape body, wherein the reinforcing portion is a single layer comprising a polypropylene resin, and is impregnated and solidified in the fastener tape body.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising an image capturing unit; a flicker detection unit; and a control unit configured to cause, in parallel, an execution of a first image capturing operation in which the image capturing unit is caused to periodically capture an image for storage and a second image capturing operation in which the image capturing unit is caused to periodically capture an image for display, wherein the control unit: in the first image capturing operation, causes the image capturing unit to perform capturing in accordance with a peak timing of a flicker; and in a case where an accumulation period in the first image capturing operation and an accumulation period in the second image capturing operation overlap, changes a timing of capturing in the second image capturing operation.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising an image capturing unit; a flicker detection unit; and a control unit configured to cause, in parallel, an execution of a first image capturing operation in which the image capturing unit is caused to periodically capture an image for storage and a second image capturing operation in which the image capturing unit is caused to periodically capture an image for display, wherein the control unit: in the first image capturing operation, causes the image capturing unit to perform capturing in accordance with a peak timing of a flicker; and in a case where an accumulation period in the first image capturing operation and an accumulation period in the second image capturing operation overlap, changes a timing of capturing in the second image capturing operation.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that makes it possible to display a live view video in which motion of an object is naturally expressed during continuous shooting. An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit including an image sensor, and a control circuit configured to capture a still image for storage and a display image for display on a display device, using the image capturing unit. In still image continuous shooting by the image capturing unit, the control circuit sets a capturing timing of the still image and then sets a capturing timing of the display image in a remaining time obtained by subtracting a time required to capture the still image from a period at which the still image is captured such that at least one frame of the display image can be displayed on the display device with a predetermined delay time.

Abstract: An imaging unit of an imaging apparatus comprises an imaging element having a plurality of photoelectric conversion units that converts an optical image of an object formed by an imaging optical system into an image signal. A focus detection unit reads out a plurality of image signals that has been pupil-split by the imaging element and performs focus detection. If an accumulation time of the imaging element or a signal-to-noise ratio of the image signal changes, a system control unit controls a readout line that obtains the image signals in a focus detection region with respect to the imaging unit to change the readout line of focus detection pixels in accordance with an accumulation time or a sensitivity setting of the imaging element. In a low shutter speed and a high sensitivity, the readout control of the image signal is performed by reducing the number of readout lines.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that makes it possible to display a live view video in which motion of an object is naturally expressed during continuous shooting. An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit including an image sensor, and a control circuit configured to capture a still image for storage and a display image for display on a display device, using the image capturing unit. In still image continuous shooting by the image capturing unit, the control circuit sets a capturing timing of the still image and then sets a capturing timing of the display image in a remaining time obtained by subtracting a time required to capture the still image from a period at which the still image is captured such that at least one frame of the display image can be displayed on the display device with a predetermined delay time.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires images of a plurality of consecutive frames; a first composite unit that performs lighten composite on the images; a second composite unit that performs darken composite on the images by two consecutive frames, and subtracts an image of a frame before or after the images of the two frames subjected to the darken composite from a result of the darken composite to generate a subtraction image; a third composite unit that performs lighten composite on subtraction images obtained by the second composite unit; and an addition unit that adds a first image obtained by performing the lighten composite on the images by the first composite unit and a second image obtained by performing lighten composite on the subtraction images.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an acquisition unit that acquires images of a plurality of continuous frames obtained by shooting a subject; and a synthesis unit which generates a second image by performing lighten composite on first images of a plurality of continuous frames acquired with a first exposure amount out of the plurality of frames of images, acquires a fourth image by performing gain processing on a third image acquired with a second exposure amount which is lower than the first exposure amount so that the fourth image has a same exposure level as the first images, and generates a composite image showing a trail of the subject by performing lighten composite on a difference image, obtained by subtracting the fourth image from the second image, and the third image.

Abstract: To perform high-accurate correction while securing high-speed process, an image capturing apparatus comprises: an image capturing element having plural unit pixels; a first obtainer obtaining a pixel value of a first image generated by a first method, based on an output signal of the image capturing element; a second obtainer obtaining a pixel value of a second image for autofocus generated by a second method different from the first method, based on the output signal of the image capturing element; a first detector detecting a defective pixel based on the pixel value of the first image; a second detector detecting a defective pixel based on information of the defective pixel detected by the first detector and the pixel value of the second image; and a corrector correcting the second image, by correcting the pixel value of the second image corresponding to the defective pixel detected by the second detector.

Abstract: An imaging unit of an imaging apparatus comprises an imaging element having a plurality of photoelectric conversion units that converts an optical image of an object formed by an imaging optical system into an image signal. A focus detection unit reads out a plurality of image signals that has been pupil-split by the imaging element and performs focus detection. If an accumulation time of the imaging element or a signal-to-noise ratio of the image signal changes, a system control unit controls a readout line that obtains the image signals in a focus detection region with respect to the imaging unit to change the readout line of focus detection pixels in accordance with an accumulation time or a sensitivity setting of the imaging element. In a low shutter speed and a high sensitivity, the readout control of the image signal is performed by reducing the number of readout lines.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an acquisition unit that acquires images of a plurality of continuous frames obtained by shooting a subject; and a synthesis unit which generates a second image by performing lighten composite on first images of a plurality of continuous frames acquired with a first exposure amount out of the plurality of frames of images, acquires a fourth image by performing gain processing on a third image acquired with a second exposure amount which is lower than the first exposure amount so that the fourth image has a same exposure level as the first images, and generates a composite image showing a trail of the subject by performing lighten composite on a difference image, obtained by subtracting the fourth image from the second image, and the third image.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus which, when performing image-plane phase-difference AF, eliminate a noise difference in phase difference information obtained based on signals read from pupil-dividing pixels of an image pickup device, which are arranged in rows and columns in a two-dimensional form. A first image signal is read from one pixel of each pupil-dividing pixels, and a second image signal is read from the other pixel. The order in which they are read is alternately switched on a row-by-row basis. Each of the first and second image signals is subtracted from a third image signal, which is a sum of the first image signal and the second image signal, to obtain first and second separated image signals. The first image signal and the first separated image signal are added together, and the second image signal and the second separated image signal are added together in the column direction.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus enabling reduction of information amount of defective pixels of an image pickup device having pixels pupil-dividing light through a photographic optical system. Each pixel is provided with PD portions for one micro lens for pupil-division of the light. First image data is generated by adding all signals from the PD portions, and second image data is generated by a signal output from one PD portion or by adding signals from part of PD portions. First defect information indicates defect information of the first image data, and second defect information is formed by excluding information redundant with the first defect information from defect information of the second image data. Defective pixels included in the second image data are designated based on the first defect information and the second defect information. The second image data is corrected by correcting the designated defective pixels.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires images of a plurality of consecutive frames; a first composite unit that performs lighten composite on the images; a second composite unit that performs darken composite on the images by two consecutive frames, and subtracts an image of a frame before or after the images of the two frames subjected to the darken composite from a result of the darken composite to generate a subtraction image; a third composite unit that performs lighten composite on subtraction images obtained by the second composite unit; and an addition unit that adds a first image obtained by performing the lighten composite on the images by the first composite unit and a second image obtained by performing lighten composite on the subtraction images.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus enabling reduction of information amount of defective pixels of an image pickup device having pixels pupil-dividing light through a photographic optical system. Each pixel is provided with PD portions for one micro lens for pupil-division of the light. First image data is generated by adding all signals from the PD portions, and second image data is generated by a signal output from one PD portion or by adding signals from part of PD portions. First defect information indicates defect information of the first image data, and second defect information is formed by excluding information redundant with the first defect information from defect information of the second image data. Defective pixels included in the second image data are designated based on the first defect information and the second defect information. The second image data is corrected by correcting the designated defective pixels.

Abstract: To perform high-accurate correction while securing high-speed process, an image capturing apparatus comprises: an image capturing element having plural unit pixels; a first obtainer obtaining a pixel value of a first image generated by a first method, based on an output signal of the image capturing element; a second obtainer obtaining a pixel value of a second image for autofocus generated by a second method different from the first method, based on the output signal of the image capturing element; a first detector detecting a defective pixel based on the pixel value of the first image; a second detector detecting a defective pixel based on information of the defective pixel detected by the first detector and the pixel value of the second image; and a corrector correcting the second image, by correcting the pixel value of the second image corresponding to the defective pixel detected by the second detector.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus which, when performing image-plane phase-difference AF, eliminate a noise difference in phase difference information obtained based on signals read from pupil-dividing pixels of an image pickup device, which are arranged in rows and columns in a two-dimensional form. A first image signal is read from one pixel of each pupil-dividing pixels, and a second image signal is read from the other pixel. The order in which they are read is alternately switched on a row-by-row basis. Each of the first and second image signals is subtracted from a third image signal, which is a sum of the first image signal and the second image signal, to obtain first and second separated image signals. The first image signal and the first separated image signal are added together, and the second image signal and the second separated image signal are added together in the column direction.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus serving as an image processing apparatus generates a combined image by combining a plurality of captured images. The image capture apparatus determines a pixel of interest among the captured images as a correction target pixel if a difference between a signal level of the pixel of interest and that of the peripheral pixels is greater than or equal to a threshold. The image capture apparatus performs the above determination with respect to the captured image prior to the combination by using a first threshold, and performs the above determination with respect to the combined image by using a second threshold lower than the first threshold, and sets the second threshold with respect to the combined image lower the larger the number of the combined captured images is.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising an image forming pixel and a focus detection pixel arranged on a portion of the image forming pixel, an image sensor that converts a subject image formed by an imaging lens into an image signal, and a control unit that switches between a first mode in which, after the image sensor has been exposed, pixels of the image sensor are sequentially read out in an order in which the pixels are arranged, and a second mode in which a signal from the focus detection pixel and a signal from peripheral pixels are read out first.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising an image forming pixel and a focus detection pixel arranged on a portion of the image forming pixel, an image sensor that converts a subject image formed by an imaging lens into an image signal, and a control unit that switches between a first mode in which, after the image sensor has been exposed, pixels of the image sensor are sequentially read out in an order in which the pixels are arranged, and a second mode in which a signal from the focus detection pixel and a signal from peripheral pixels are read out first.