Image processing apparatus and image processing method
US8994869B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/0075
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a focus lens, an image sensor which captures an image and a controller which moves the image sensor or the focus lens. A distance measurer measures a distance to a subject based on a first image and a second image. A focal position moves for the first focal range by moving the image sensor or by moving the position of the focus lens during the first exposure time period, and the focal position moves for the second focal range by moving the image sensor or by moving the position of the focus lens during the second exposure time period.
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