Abstract:
Die vorliegende Technologie betrifft eine Bildverarbeitungsvorrichtung, die ermöglicht, dass eine Neufokussierung erreicht wird, die mit einem gewünschten optischen Effekt vermittelt wird, ein Bildverarbeitungsverfahren und ein Programm. Eine Fokussierungsverarbeitungseinheit führt eine Fokussierungsverarbeitung durch, bei der Bilder aus mehreren Sichtpunkten verwendet werden, um ein Verarbeitungsergebnisbild zu erzeugen, das in einem vorbestimmten Abstand fokussiert ist. Die Fokussierungsverarbeitung wird unter Verwendung der Bilder aus den mehreren Sichtpunkten durchgeführt, wobei für die Bilder die Pixelwerte durch Anpassungskoeffizienten für jeden Sichtpunkt angepasst wurden. Diese Technologie ist beispielsweise auf Fälle anwendbar, bei denen ein neufokussiertes Bild aus Bildern aus mehreren Sichtpunkten erhalten wird.
Abstract:
An image pickup apparatus is provided for obtaining parallax information while preventing a decline in apparent resolution. The image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup lens having an aperture stop; an image pickup device including a plurality of pixels and obtaining image pickup data based on light received on the plurality of pixels; and a microlens array arranged between the image pickup lens and the image pickup device so that one microlens is allocated to 2×2 pixels in the image pickup device. The plurality of pixels are disposed in a fashion of two-dimensional arrangement along two directions rotated a certain angle with respect to a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, respectively.
Abstract:
[Object] To provide an image processing apparatus capable of increasing a distance calculation accuracy. [Solving Means] According to an embodiment of the present technology, there is provided an image processing apparatus including a parallax information generation unit. The parallax information generation unit generates parallax information based on a first phase difference distribution and a second phase difference distribution, the first phase difference distribution being generated on a pixel by pixel basis for the first parallax image and the second parallax image, the second phase difference distribution being generated on a sub-pixel by sub-pixel basis based on the first phase difference distribution.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and a method capable of generating high-definition viewpoint interpolation images at high speed. A space reconstruction unit reconstructs a space in which viewpoint images are photographed according to each viewpoint image and each disparity (pixel shift amount) map and supplying reconstruction data of the space to an interpolation position setting unit. The interpolation position setting unit sets an interpolation position in the reconstructed space while changing (an inclination of) a beam and supplies interpolation target coordinates indicating the set interpolation position to a data search unit. The data search unit generates an interpolation image at any viewpoint by sampling RGB values at interpolation target coordinates supplied from the interpolation position setting unit and outputs the generated interpolation image to a subsequent stage. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, an image processing apparatus that performs image processing using multi-view images.
Abstract:
A depth map generation unit 22 generates a depth map that generates the depth map from images obtained by picking up a subject at a plurality of viewpoint positions by an image pickup unit 21. On the basis of the depth map generated by the depth map generation unit 22, an alignment unit 23 aligns polarized images obtained by the image pickup unit 21 picking up the subject at the plurality of viewpoint positions through polarizing filters in different polarization directions at the different viewpoint positions. A polarization characteristic acquisition unit 24 acquires a polarization characteristic of the subject from a desired viewpoint position by using the polarized images aligned by the alignment unit 23 to obtain the high-precision polarization characteristic with little degradation in temporal resolution and spatial resolution. It becomes possible to acquire the polarization characteristic of the subject at the desired viewpoint position.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and method, and specifically relates to an image processing apparatus and method which can improve convenience of a service using a multi-viewpoint image. An image processing apparatus includes a virtual captured image generation unit which generates, by using multi-viewpoint image data, depth data showing a distance to a photographic subject in the multi-viewpoint image, and profile information including a parameter which reproduces an optical effect by a virtual optical system, a virtual captured image obtained by capturing the photographic subject of the multi-viewpoint image by using the virtual optical system. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to the image processing apparatus.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image pickup device for acquiring parallax information while suppressing the deterioration of apparent resolution. SOLUTION: An image pickup device 1 is provided with: an image pickup lens 11; a micro-lens array 12; an image pickup element 13; an image processing part 14; an image pickup element driving part 15; and a control part 16. In the micro-lens array 12, 2×2 pixels of the image pickup element 13 are assigned to each micro-lens. In the image pickup element 13, pixels P are two-dimensionally arrayed along two directions C and D respectively rotated by 45° from a horizontal direction A and a vertical direction B. In the micro-lens array 12, the light beam of the image pickup object 2 is recorded as light beam vectors whose view points are different in the image pickup element 13, and parallax information is obtained. The image pickup element 13 is configured of the pixel array so that the pixel pitches of the horizontal direction and vertical direction can be made narrower than the case that the pixels of the same size are two-dimensionally arrayed along the horizontal and vertical directions. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging apparatus that can instantaneously set an adequate refocusing coefficient at the time of restructuring an image set to a desired focal point based on imaging data acquired to include information in the light travel direction, and also to provide a display apparatus utilizing the imaging apparatus. SOLUTION: The imaging apparatus 1 includes an imaging lens 11, a micro-lens array 12, an imaging element 13, an image processing section 14, an imaging element driving section 15, and a control section 16. In the image processing section 14, predetermined distance information can be extracted based on the acquired imaging data including information in the light travel direction by a distance information extracting section 143 and a refocusing coefficient α is set based on the distance information by a refocusing coefficient setting section 149. In a rearrangement processing section 144, the imaging data are rearranged based on the refocusing coefficient α set by the refocusing coefficient setting section 149. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image pickup apparatus for producing a suitable reconstruction image when capturing image pickup data so as to include information about a light advancing direction. SOLUTION: In a micro lens array 12, a pitch p12 of each micro lens 12-1 meets a predetermined formula. In image pickup data D0 captured by an image pickup element 13, image height deviation on a photodetection plane of the image pickup element 13 is avoided. Furthermore, an image height correction unit 149 may correct image height of image pickup data D1 so that the size of an image (unit image), in one side direction, formed on the image pickup element 13 in accordance with the micro lens 12-1 become an integer multiple of a pixel size (s) of a pixel P in one side direction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT