Image composing apparatus for continuously shooting plural images and combining the plural images
US9041821B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/67
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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.
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