An image capturing apparatus acquires a light intensity distribution in an object space through image capturing using a plurality of pixels, sets a coefficient distribution that is a distribution of a coefficient corresponding to each of the plurality of pixels and is to be applied to the light intensity distribution, acquires object space information that is information on the object space and different from the light intensity distribution, sets first pixel group and second pixel groups that are different from each other in the plurality of pixels based on the object space information, and generates a combined image by combining a plurality of light intensity distributions obtained by applying the coefficient distributions to each of the plurality of pixels obtained with a plurality of image capturing conditions.

A method that receives a visual media item and determines an identity of at least one intended viewer of the visual media item is disclosed. The method may further identify a visual representation of an object that is comprised by the visual media item and determine a relevance of the object based, at least in part, on the identity. The method may further generate a modified visual media item such that the modified visual media item differs from the visual media item, at least, by visual emphasis of the visual representation of the object.

Method and apparatus for controlling signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in high dynamic range automatic exposure control imaging are disclosed. In the method and apparatus, image data is received and a shadow threshold is determined based on the image data. Further, a respective threshold integration ratio is determined for each merge transition of a plurality of exposures having a respective plurality of exposure times. The threshold integration ratio is determined based on a threshold SNR for the merge transition. In the method and apparatus, an integration ratio for each merge transition is determined based on the shadow threshold and the threshold integration ratios. An output image is generated based on the determined integration ratios for each merge transition.

High dynamic range depth generation is described for 3D imaging systems. One example includes receiving a first exposure of a scene having a first exposure level, determining a first depth map for the first depth exposure, receiving a second exposure of the scene having a second exposure level, determining a second depth map for the second depth exposure, and combining the first and second depth map to generate a combined depth map of the scene.

An imaging apparatus include an imaging processing unit, a dial operation unit, a boundary setting unit, and a control unit. The imaging processing unit acquires image data having a predetermined image effect. The dial operation unit receives a dial operation to set at least one boundary line in the image data. The boundary setting unit sets the boundary line in the image data in response to the dial operation. The control unit controls the imaging processing unit so that image data having different image effects are obtained in the respective partial regions of the image data that are divided by the boundary line set by the boundary setting unit.

For image recording purposes, an object is illuminated at a plurality of illumination angles. A detector captures a plurality of images (41-43) of the object for the plurality of illumination angles. An electronic evaluating device applies an image correction to the plurality of images (41-43), said image correction comprising a rectification (T.sub.1, T.sub.2, T.sub.3), wherein the rectification (T.sub.1, T.sub.2, T.sub.3) depends on the illumination angle used when recording the respective image (41-43). The corrected images (44-46) may be combined.

An imaging apparatus performs search processing for shooting frame images while moving the focus lens and obtaining a frame image which is focused on each AF area, performs moving image shooting processing for recording a moving image while moving the focus lens after ending the search processing, and performs still image generation processing for generating a still image from among a plurality of frame images composing the recorded moving image data, by referring to a result of the search processing after the moving image shooting processing. When a user performs an operation of changing a focus position on a subject during a period from an end of the search processing to an end of the moving-image shooting processing, the imaging apparatus displays a message that calls user's attention on the display unit.

There are provided a photographing apparatus and a photographing method capable of generating an added image by adding up images, the apparatus and the method achieving image quality of the added image. A photographing apparatus includes: a photographing section that photographs a subject a plurality of times sequentially; an image processing section that adds up images so as to generate an added image; and an exposure condition calculation section that calculates the minimum number of shots of the photography, which is for calculating a plurality of predetermined exposure time periods, and unit exposure time periods of the shots of the photography performed the minimum number of times, on the basis of set and input exposure conditions. The image processing section generates an added image of the plurality of exposure time periods by adding up images which are captured through the shots of the photography for the unit exposure time periods.

An image processing device includes a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to implement an image acquisition process that acquires captured images from an imaging section that performs a frame sequential imaging process in which one cycle includes first to N-th frames, and a synthesis process, wherein the processor implements the image acquisition process that acquires a plurality of captured images that have been captured in an i-th frame and differ from each other as to an in-focus object plane position, and the processor implements the synthesis process that calculates a second synthesis map based on a first synthesis map calculated with respect to the i-th frame, and the first synthesis map calculated with respect to a k-th frame, and synthesizes the plurality of images that have been captured in the i-th frame based on the second synthesis map.

An optical processing apparatus and a light source luminance adjustment method adapted to detect a rotational displacement and a pressing state are provided. The optical processing apparatus includes a light source unit, a processing unit, and an image sensing unit, wherein the processing unit is electrically connected to the light source unit and the image sensing unit. The light source unit provides a beam of light. The processing unit defines a frame rate, defines a plurality of time instants within a time interval, and sets the light source unit to a luminance value at each of the time instants. A length of the time interval is shorter than the reciprocal of the frame rate. The luminance values are different and are within a range. The image sensing unit captures an image by an exposure time length at each of the time instants, wherein the exposure time lengths are the same.