To enable HDR video signals of a plurality of signal interfaces to be satisfactorily handled. [Solution] A processing unit processes a linear high dynamic range video signal and obtains a high dynamic range video signal that has undergone a grayscale compression process. The processing unit is able to perform grayscale compression processes of a plurality of signal interfaces. For example, when a grayscale compression process of another signal interface other than a reference signal interface is performed, the processing unit further performs a process of adding characteristics of system gamma of the reference signal interface and a process of cancelling out characteristics of system gamma of the other signal interface.

An image processing apparatus that generates a combined image by performing gamma processing and combination processing for a plurality of images obtained by capturing images of the same image capturing-target scene under different exposure conditions and includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire adjustment parameters that adjust gamma characteristics applied to the gamma processing in accordance with a dynamic range of the image capturing-target scene; a gamma processing unit configured to perform the gamma processing to which adjustment parameters acquired by the acquisition unit have been applied for the plurality of images; and a combination unit configured to generate the combined image by performing the combination processing for the plurality of images for which the gamma processing has been performed by the gamma processing unit.

To enable HDR video signals of a plurality of signal interfaces to be satisfactorily handled.

[Solution] A processing unit processes a linear high dynamic range video signal and obtains a high dynamic range video signal that has undergone a grayscale compression process. The processing unit is able to perform grayscale compression processes of a plurality of signal interfaces. For example, when a grayscale compression process of another signal interface other than a reference signal interface is performed, the processing unit further performs a process of adding characteristics of system gamma of the reference signal interface and a process of cancelling out characteristics of system gamma of the other signal interface.

Provided are an apparatus and a method for generating a high quality SDR image without significant reduction in image average luminance by matrix conversion for an HDR image. An image signal processing unit that converts the HDR image into the SDR image converts a pixel value of the HDR image into a pixel value of the SDR image, applying one conversion matrix to low luminance region pixels having luminance that is a prescribed threshold or less among constituent pixels of the HDR image. A high luminance region pixel having higher luminance than the prescribed threshold is set as a highest output pixel of the SDR image after conversion. The conversion matrix to be applied is a matrix having setting in which a change rate of a memory color set in a Macbeth color chart becomes smaller.

To enable better encoding of the currently starting to appear high dynamic range images for use in full high dynamic range technical systems (containing an HDR display, and e.g. in an HDR grading application), we invented a method of constructing a code allocation function for allocating pixel colors having pixel luminances to codes encoding such pixel luminances, in which the step of determining the code allocation function to be applied to at least one color coordinate of the pixel to obtain a code value, comprises constructing that function out of at least two partial functions, and similar methods at a receiving side, and apparatuses, and signals for communicating between the two sites. This method allowsin line with applicant's technical approach that HDR images should actually be communicated as a spectrum of differently regraded different dynamic range images of the same scene, e.g. a master HDR image and another image of the same HDR scene encoded with a different dynamic range and peak brightness than the master HDR image, and one of these images should be communicated to receivers together with luminance mapping functions co-communicated in metadata allowing the calculation at the receiving side of the non-transmitted different dynamic range imagea better application of dynamically per scene optimizable luminance mapping functions.

The electronic camera has an imaging device that images a subject with subject reflectance R (%) with a dynamic range wider than that at displaying or printing to acquire image data and a recording device that converts the image data acquired by the imaging device with a predetermined function and records the converted image data and the information on the function as digital values (digit). Therefore, a printed image with an automatically or manually corrected density can be obtained at the displaying or the printing.

An imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a first exposure control unit configured to perform first exposure control to suppress overexposure of a captured image; an image processing unit configured to perform image processing to suppress drop in brightness of a low brightness region of the image on a basis of a control amount of the first exposure control; and a second exposure control unit configured to perform second exposure control to bring a brightness of a high brightness region of a captured image closer to a target brightness which is set by a user, wherein in a case where the second exposure control is performed, the first exposure control unit does not perform the first exposure control.

An analog/digital conversion device that performs analog/digital conversion on an analog signal having different levels using different analog/digital conversion circuits, and a control method therefor are provided. In a case where an analog signal is greater than a threshold value, an output terminal of a first changeover switch is turned on. The analog signal is converted into digital data in a single slope type analog/digital conversion circuit. In a case where the analog signal is smaller than the threshold value, an output terminal of the first changeover switch is turned on. The analog signal is converted into digital data in a hybrid type analog/digital conversion circuit of which precision of conversion of the analog signal greater than the threshold value into digital data is lower than the precision of a single slope type analog/digital conversion circuit.

To enable to easily check a predetermined signal level region of an HDR video signal on an SDR screen displayed on an SDR-compliant display device.

Processing at least including gradation compression processing for SDR is performed on the HDR video signal to obtain a standard dynamic range video signal. A predetermined signal level region is detected from the HDR video signal. An SDR video signal for display is obtained by combining a display signal for displaying the predetermined signal level region with an SDR video signal on the basis of a signal indicating the predetermined signal level region.

To resolve or at least reduce trouble related to mismatch between a dynamic range of an HDR video signal and peak luminance of a display. Provided is an image processing apparatus including: a transformation unit configured to transform image signals based on a signal scheme of fixedly handling a display luminance level of reference white into display signals by executing gamma transformation so that the display luminance level of the reference white is maintained using a parameter decided on a basis of a peak luminance level of a display.