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Image processing apparatus to which moving vector search technique is applicable, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor

US9609355B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 2015
Grant dateMar 28, 2017
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/687
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus that is capable of improving image stabilization performance by improving motion vector search performance by restricting a search range even for an image with a large motion due to a camera shake of an image pickup apparatus at a tele-end side of a zoom lens or a shoot while walking at a wide-end side. A motion vector search unit searches for a motion vector of a reference image later input from an image pickup device with respect to a standard image input previously. A control unit sets at least one of a search range and a search position of a motion vector searched by the motion vector search unit based on position-posture change information about the image pickup apparatus detected by a detection unit and image stabilization control information obtained from an image stabilizing unit.

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