Image processing and white balance controlling apparatus
US9462247B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2215/0542
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprises an estimation unit which estimates, from color distribution information of an image obtained by capturing an object, a depth of water at which the captured object is positioned, and a white balance control unit which performs white balance control along an axis different from a black body radiation axis in accordance with the depth of water estimated by the estimation unit.
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