Image processing method including generating face region information and a digital camera including face region identification unit
US7428012B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30201
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Effectively reducing a noise on the face region to improve the picture quality of the entire imageA digital camera according to the invention includes: an digital signal processor for performing image processing including contour correction on a shot image; a face identifying section for analyzing an image after contour correction to generate face region information to identify the face region; a noise reducing section for performing noise reduction on the face region of the image after contour correction based on the face region information; a controller 106 for determining the photographing mode of the shot image and operating the face identifying section and the noise reducing section depending on the photographing mode.
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