Image processing method, image processing apparatus and image recording apparatus
US6739767B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/6086
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing method to conduct an image processing on image signals indicating a photographed image for generating image signals for output, having the steps of: detecting an area in the photographed image where the mixed ratio of flashlight to environment light in the course of photographing is greater than a prescribed value, based on respective information including information about environment light in the course of photographing, information about flashlight in the course of photographing, and at least one of information about zoom magnification in the course of photographing, information about ISO speed and information about a subject distance in the course of photographing; and determining a content of image processing in accordance with a ratio of the area detected to the total area of the photographed image.
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