WO2012002071A1 - 撮像装置、画像処理装置および画像処理方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an imaging device capable of generating a stereoscopic image composed of a plurality of viewpoints using a single photographing optical system, and an image to be subjected to image processing using a plurality of viewpoints obtained by the imaging device.
- the present invention relates to a processing apparatus and an image processing method.
- an imaging apparatus capable of generating a stereoscopic image composed of planar images from a plurality of viewpoints using a single photographing optical system.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a single photographing optical system is provided, and a stereoscopic image is generated by performing pupil division by rotating a diaphragm.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a configuration in which a single photographing optical system is provided, pupil division is performed by a microlens array, and phase difference focusing control is performed.
- Patent Document 3 includes a single imaging optical system and an imaging device in which a first pixel group and a second pixel group that photoelectrically convert light beams that have passed through different areas of the single imaging optical system are arranged.
- An imaging device that generates a stereoscopic image including a planar image obtained by a first pixel group and a planar image obtained by a second pixel group is disclosed.
- Patent Document 4 describes that in the imaging apparatus described in Patent Document 3, the output of the first pixel and the output of the second pixel are added.
- Patent Document 5 discloses a configuration in which an image is divided into a plurality of areas and pixel addition is performed only in a specific area such as a dark luminance level.
- an imaging apparatus (hereinafter referred to as “monocular 3D imaging apparatus”) that can generate a stereoscopic image composed of planar images from a plurality of viewpoints using a single imaging optical system, a single high-resolution image is obtained from the planar images from a plurality of viewpoints. If it is to be generated, a noise pattern is generated in a non-focused portion of the high-resolution planar image. A mechanism for generating such a noise pattern will be described below.
- the imaging device 16 forms an image on a 3 Tsunozo 9 1a, 9 2a, 9 3a, focus that fit the image pickup device 16, only the image 9 2a of the object 9 2 located on the focusing plane D.
- the distance between the object 9 1 and the imaging lens 12 is longer than the distance between the object 9 1 and the focusing plane D, formed on the focused image 9 1d is located close to the imaging lens 12 than the imaging device 16 Therefore, the image 9 1a of the subject 9 1 is a blurred image.
- the focused image 9 3d is than the distance between the object 9 3 and the focusing plane D between the subject 9 3 and the imaging lens 12 because it is formed, the image 9 3a of the subject 9 3 also becomes blurred image.
- monocular 3D imaging apparatus of this embodiment the lower the state that limits upward by the shutter 9 5 the pupil of the imaging lens 12 as shown in FIG. 18B, the shutter 9 5 the pupil of the imaging lens 12 as shown in FIG. 18C There is a state limited to only.
- the blur amount and position of the image on the imaging device 16 in such a monocular 3D imaging apparatus are different from those of the monocular imaging apparatus shown in FIG. 18A. That is, in the state shown in FIG. 18B, as shown in FIG.
- Patent Documents 1 to 5 do not disclose a configuration that can achieve both high resolution maintenance in a high resolution planar image and elimination of noise patterns caused by parallax.
- Patent Document 4 has a problem that the resolution of the focused main subject is reduced by pixel addition because pixel addition is simply performed between neighboring pixels. For example, in the case of mixing two pixels, the resolution is reduced to 1 ⁇ 2.
- Patent Document 5 does not disclose a monocular 3D imaging device that can generate a stereoscopic image, and does not describe a configuration that can suppress a noise pattern caused by parallax.
- the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is capable of maintaining the resolution of a focused main subject portion in a high-resolution planar image obtained by combining a plurality of planar images having parallax and noise caused by parallax.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an imaging device, an image processing device, and an image processing method that can reliably eliminate a pattern.
- one aspect of the present invention provides a single imaging optical system, a first imaging pixel group that photoelectrically converts light beams that have passed through different regions of the single imaging optical system, and the above
- An imaging device having a second imaging pixel group, the first planar image based on the pixel signal of the first imaging pixel group, and the second planar image based on the pixel signal of the second imaging pixel group
- a stereoscopic image generation unit that generates a stereoscopic image, a parallax amount calculation unit that calculates a parallax amount of each part of the first planar image and the second planar image, the first planar image, and the A determination unit that determines that a portion of the second plane image in which the amount of parallax is greater than a threshold is blurred; and a portion of the first plane image and the second plane image that is blurred Blur processing to blur
- an imaging device and a high-resolution flat image generator for generating a single high-resolution planar image
- the first planar image and the second planar image having parallax are converted into the first planar image and the second planar image.
- the resolution of the focused main subject portion in the combined high-resolution planar image can be maintained, and the noise pattern caused by the parallax can be reliably eliminated.
- blur processing pixel value addition averaging, filter processing, and the like can be given. Other blurring processes may be used.
- the parallax amount calculation unit calculates the parallax amount of each pixel of the first planar image and the second planar image, and the determination unit has the parallax amount greater than a threshold value
- the pixel is determined to be a blurred pixel
- the blurring processing unit is a pixel pair including the pixel of the first planar image and the pixel of the second planar image, and is close to each other in the imaging device. Paying attention to each pixel pair corresponding to the first imaging pixel and the second imaging pixel that are arranged, the pixel values are averaged between the pixels of the pixel pair including the blurred pixel.
- a single imaging optical system and a first imaging pixel group and a second imaging pixel group that photoelectrically convert light beams that have passed through different regions of the single imaging optical system, respectively.
- a stereoscopic image comprising: an imaging device having: a first planar image based on a pixel signal of the first imaging pixel group; and a second planar image based on a pixel signal of the second imaging pixel group
- a blur amount difference calculating unit that calculates a difference in blur amount, and blurring processing on the portion of the first planar image and the second planar image in which the absolute value of the blur amount difference is greater than a threshold value
- an imaging device and a high-resolution flat image generator for generating a single high-resolution planar image by combining the image and the second planar image.
- the “part common to the imaging pixel arrangement” does not mean a completely identical part, Pixels located in the vicinity of each other.
- the blurring process is performed on the area where the difference in blur amount is larger than the threshold value, the focused main subject in the high-resolution planar image obtained by combining the first planar image and the second planar image having parallax
- the resolution of the part can be maintained, and the noise pattern due to the parallax can be reliably eliminated.
- the blur amount difference calculating unit calculates a difference in sharpness between pixels constituting the pixel pair as the difference in blur amount.
- the blurring process is an averaging or filtering process of pixel values in the part where the absolute value of the difference in blur amount is larger than a threshold value.
- the blur amount difference calculation unit is a pixel pair including pixels of the first planar image and pixels of the second planar image, and is disposed in the vicinity of each other in the imaging device. Paying attention to each pixel pair corresponding to the first imaging pixel and the second imaging pixel, a blur amount difference is calculated between the pixels constituting the pixel pair, The pixel values are averaged between the pixels of the pixel pair in which the absolute value of the difference in blur amount is larger than a threshold value.
- the blur amount difference calculation unit is a pixel pair including pixels of the first planar image and pixels of the second planar image, and is disposed in the vicinity of each other in the imaging device. Paying attention to each pixel pair corresponding to the first imaging pixel and the second imaging pixel, a blur amount difference is calculated between the pixels constituting the pixel pair, A filter process is performed to blur only the pixel with the smaller blur amount in the pixel pair in which the absolute value of the difference in blur amount is larger than the threshold value. That is, only the pixel with the smaller blur amount in the pixel pair is filtered, and the pixel with the larger blur amount in the pixel pair is not filtered, so noise patterns caused by parallax are reliably eliminated. However, the increase in the amount of blur can be minimized.
- the blur processing unit determines a filter coefficient based on at least a difference in blur amount.
- a high-resolution planar image capturing mode for generating the high-resolution planar image for generating the high-resolution planar image
- a low-resolution planar image capturing mode for generating a low-resolution planar image having a lower resolution than the high-resolution planar image for generating a low-resolution planar image having a lower resolution than the high-resolution planar image
- the stereoscopic image capturing mode for generating a visual image is provided, and the high-resolution planar image is generated when the high-resolution planar image capturing mode is set.
- planar image capturing mode for generating the high-resolution planar image
- a stereoscopic image capturing mode for generating the stereoscopic image
- planar image capturing mode is set.
- the high-resolution planar image is generated.
- the pixel array of the imaging device is a honeycomb array.
- the pixel array of the imaging device is a Bayer array.
- a subject is imaged by an imaging device having a first imaging pixel group and a second imaging pixel group that photoelectrically convert light beams that have passed through different regions of a single imaging optical system.
- the amount of parallax for calculating the amount of parallax for each part of the first plane image based on the pixel signal of the first imaging pixel group and the second plane image based on the pixel signal of the second imaging pixel group obtained A calculation unit; a determination unit that determines that a portion where the amount of parallax is greater than a threshold among the first plane image and the second plane image is a blurred portion; the first plane image and the second plane image; A blur processing unit that performs blur processing on the blurred portion of the second plane image, and the first plane image and the second plane image after blur processing are combined into a single high resolution.
- High solution for generating planar images To provide an image processing apparatus and a degree flat image generator.
- a subject is imaged by an imaging device having a first imaging pixel group and a second imaging pixel group that photoelectrically convert light beams that have passed through different regions of a single imaging optical system.
- This is a difference in blur amount between each portion of the first planar image based on the pixel signal of the first imaging pixel group and the second planar image based on the pixel signal of the second imaging pixel group.
- a blur amount difference calculating unit that calculates a difference in blur amount between portions common in the imaging pixel arrangement of the imaging device, and a difference in the blur amount among the first planar image and the second planar image.
- a blur processing unit that performs blur processing on a portion where the absolute value of the image is larger than a threshold value, and combining the first planar image and the second planar image after the blur processing into one high-resolution planar image High-resolution planar image generator to generate To provide an image processing apparatus comprising a.
- a subject is imaged by an imaging device having a first imaging pixel group and a second imaging pixel group that photoelectrically convert light beams that have passed through different areas of a single imaging optical system. Then, one high-resolution planar image is generated from the first planar image based on the pixel signal of the first imaging pixel group and the second planar image based on the pixel signal of the second imaging pixel group.
- a subject is imaged by an imaging device having a first imaging pixel group and a second imaging pixel group that photoelectrically convert light beams that have passed through different areas of a single imaging optical system. Then, one high-resolution planar image is generated from the first planar image based on the pixel signal of the first imaging pixel group and the second planar image based on the pixel signal of the second imaging pixel group.
- a difference in blur amount between each portion of the first planar image and each portion of the second planar image, and a difference in blur amount between portions common to the imaging pixel arrangement of the imaging device A blur amount difference calculating step for calculating the blur amount, and a blur processing step for performing blur processing on a portion of the first plane image and the second plane image where an absolute value of the difference in blur amount is larger than a threshold value; , After blur processing To provide an image processing method comprising the steps of generating a single high-resolution planar image by combining the serial first planar image and the second planar image.
- the present invention it is possible to maintain the resolution of a focused main subject portion in a high-resolution planar image obtained by combining a plurality of planar images having parallax, and to reliably eliminate noise patterns caused by parallax. .
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of an imaging apparatus according to the present invention.
- a diagram showing a configuration example of an imaging device FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an imaging device (main pixel)
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an imaging device (subpixel) Diagram showing imaging pixels Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the main part (normal pixel). 3 is an enlarged view of the main part (phase difference pixel).
- Block diagram of principal parts of the imaging apparatus according to the first embodiment Explanatory drawing used for explanation of RAW image, left image, right image and parallax map The flowchart which shows the flow of the image processing example in 1st Embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an imaging apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the imaging apparatus 10 records the captured image on the recording medium 54, and the operation of the entire apparatus is centrally controlled by a central processing unit (CPU: central processing unit) 40.
- CPU central processing unit
- the imaging device 10 is provided with operation units 38 such as a shutter button, a mode dial, a playback button, a MENU / OK key, a cross key, and a BACK key.
- operation units 38 such as a shutter button, a mode dial, a playback button, a MENU / OK key, a cross key, and a BACK key.
- a signal from the operation unit 38 is input to the CPU 40, and the CPU 40 controls each circuit of the imaging device 10 based on the input signal.
- LCD liquid crystal monitor
- the shutter button is an operation button for inputting an instruction to start photographing, and includes a two-stroke switch having an S1 switch that is turned on when half-pressed and an S2 switch that is turned on when fully pressed.
- the mode dial is for a selection operation for selecting a 2D shooting mode, a 3D shooting mode, an auto shooting mode, a manual shooting mode, a scene position such as a person, a landscape, a night view, a macro mode, a moving image mode, and a parallax priority shooting mode according to the present invention. This is an operation member.
- the playback button is a button for switching to a playback mode in which a still image or a moving image of a stereoscopic image (3D image) or a planar image (2D image) that has been recorded is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 30.
- the MENU / OK key is an operation key that has both a function as a menu button for instructing to display a menu on the screen of the liquid crystal monitor 30 and a function as an OK button for instructing confirmation and execution of selection contents. It is.
- the cross key is an operation unit for inputting instructions in four directions, up, down, left, and right, and buttons (operation members for cursor movement operation) for selecting an item from the menu screen and instructing selection of various setting items from each menu. ).
- the up / down key of the cross key functions as a zoom switch for shooting or a playback zoom switch in playback mode
- the left / right key functions as a frame advance (forward / reverse feed) button in playback mode.
- the BACK key is used to delete a desired object such as a selection item, cancel an instruction content, or return to the previous operation state.
- the image light indicating the subject is imaged on the light receiving surface of the imaging device 16 that is a solid-state imaging device via the photographing lens 12 (shooting optical system) including the focus lens and the zoom lens, and the diaphragm 14.
- the photographing lens 12 is driven by a lens driving unit 36 controlled by the CPU 40, and focus control, zoom control, and the like are performed.
- the diaphragm 14 is composed of, for example, five diaphragm blades, and is driven by the diaphragm driving unit 34 controlled by the CPU 40.
- the diaphragm value is controlled in six steps from 1 to the aperture value from the aperture values F1.4 to F11.
- the CPU 40 controls the aperture 14 via the aperture drive unit 34, and controls the charge accumulation time (shutter speed) in the imaging device 16 and the readout of image signals from the imaging device 16 via the imaging control unit 32. Etc.
- 2A to 2C are diagrams illustrating a configuration example of the imaging device 16.
- the imaging device 16 has odd-numbered imaging pixels (hereinafter referred to as “main pixels”) and even-numbered imaging pixels (hereinafter referred to as “sub-pixels”) arranged in a matrix.
- the image signals for the two surfaces photoelectrically converted by these main and sub-pixels can be read independently.
- the pixel array of the imaging device 16 is a honeycomb array.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the photographic lens 12, the diaphragm 14, and the main pixel PDa and the sub-pixel PDb of the imaging device 16 one by one, and FIGS. 4A and 4B are enlarged views of the main part of FIG.
- the light beam passing through the exit pupil is incident on the pixel (photodiode PD) of the normal imaging device through the microlens L without being restricted.
- the main pixel PDa and the sub-pixel PDb of the imaging device 16 are formed with a light-shielding member 16A, and the light-shielding member 16A shields the right half or the left half of the light-receiving surface of the main pixel PDa and the sub-pixel PDb. Yes. That is, the light shielding member 16A functions as a pupil division member.
- the imaging device 16 having the above-described configuration is configured such that the main pixel PDa and the sub-pixel PDb have different regions (right half and left half) where the light beam is limited by the light shielding member 16A. Is not limited to this.
- the microlens L and the photodiode PD may be relatively shifted in the left-right direction, and the light flux incident on the photodiode PD may be limited by the shifting direction.
- the light flux incident on each pixel may be limited.
- the signal charge accumulated in the imaging device 16 is read out as a voltage signal corresponding to the signal charge based on the readout signal applied from the imaging control unit 32.
- the voltage signal read from the imaging device 16 is applied to the analog signal processing unit 18, where the R, G, B signals for each pixel are sampled and held, and the gain designated by the CPU 40 (corresponding to ISO sensitivity). And then added to the A / D converter 20.
- the A / D converter 20 converts R, G, and B signals that are sequentially input into digital R, G, and B signals and outputs them to the image input controller 22.
- the digital signal processing unit 24 performs gain control processing including offset processing, white balance correction, sensitivity correction, gamma correction processing, synchronization processing (color interpolation) on a digital image signal input via the image input controller 22. Processing), YC processing, contrast enhancement processing, contour correction processing, and the like.
- An EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory) 56 is a non-volatile memory in which various parameters and tables used for camera control programs, defect information of the imaging device 16, image processing, and program diagrams are stored. It is.
- the main image data read from the main pixels of the odd lines of the imaging device 16 is processed as a left viewpoint planar image (hereinafter referred to as “left image”), and
- the sub-image data read from the sub-pixel is processed as a right viewpoint planar image (hereinafter referred to as “right image”).
- the left image and the right image processed by the digital signal processing unit 24 are input to a VRAM (video random access memory) 50.
- the VRAM 50 includes an A area and a B area each storing 3D image data representing a three-dimensional (3D) image for one frame.
- 3D image data representing a 3D image for one frame is rewritten alternately in the A area and the B area.
- the written 3D image data is read from an area other than the area in which the 3D image data is rewritten in the A area and the B area of the VRAM 50.
- the 3D image data read from the VRAM 50 is encoded by the video encoder 28 and output to the liquid crystal monitor 30 for stereoscopic display provided on the back of the camera. As a result, a 3D subject image is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 30.
- the liquid crystal monitor 30 is a stereoscopic display device that can display stereoscopic images (left image and right image) as directional images each having a predetermined directivity by a parallax barrier.
- the stereoscopic display device is not limited to this.
- a lens that uses a lenticular lens or a lens that allows a user to see the left image and the right image individually by wearing dedicated glasses such as polarized glasses or liquid crystal shutter glasses may be used.
- the imaging device 16 When the shutter button of the operation unit 38 is first pressed (half-pressed), the imaging device 16 starts an AF (automatic focus adjustment) operation and an AE (automatic exposure) operation, and the lens driving unit 36 is operated.
- the focus lens in the photographic lens 12 is controlled to be in the in-focus position.
- the image data output from the A / D converter 20 when the shutter button is half-pressed is taken into the AE detection unit 44.
- the AE detection unit 44 integrates the G signals of the entire screen or integrates the G signals that are weighted differently in the central portion and the peripheral portion of the screen, and outputs the integrated value to the CPU 40.
- the CPU 40 calculates the brightness of the subject (shooting EV value) from the integrated value input from the AE detection unit 44, and sets the aperture value of the aperture 14 and the electronic shutter (shutter speed) of the imaging device 16 based on the shooting EV value. It is determined according to a predetermined program diagram.
- the CPU 40 controls the aperture 14 via the aperture drive unit 34 based on the determined aperture value, and controls the charge accumulation time in the imaging device 16 via the imaging control unit 32 based on the determined shutter speed. .
- the AF processing unit 42 is a part that performs contrast AF processing or phase AF processing.
- contrast AF processing high-frequency components of image data in a predetermined focus area are extracted from at least one of the left image data and right image data, and the high-frequency components are integrated to focus.
- An AF evaluation value indicating the state is calculated.
- AF control is performed by controlling the focus lens in the photographic lens 12 so that the AF evaluation value is maximized.
- phase difference AF process the phase difference between the image data corresponding to the main pixel and the sub-pixel in the predetermined focus area of the left image data and the right image data is detected, and this phase difference is indicated.
- a defocus amount is obtained based on the information.
- AF control is performed by controlling the focus lens in the taking lens 12 so that the defocus amount becomes zero.
- the image data for the two images, the image and the right image are input from the image input controller 22 to a memory (SDRAM: Synchronous Random Access Memory) 48 and temporarily stored.
- SDRAM Synchronous Random Access Memory
- the two pieces of image data temporarily stored in the memory 48 are appropriately read out by the digital signal processing unit 24, where predetermined signals including generation processing (YC processing) of luminance data and color difference data of the image data are performed. Processing is performed.
- the YC processed image data (YC data) is stored in the memory 48 again. Subsequently, two pieces of YC data are respectively output to the compression / decompression processing unit 26, subjected to predetermined compression processing such as JPEG (joint photographic experts group), and then stored in the memory 48 again.
- a multi-picture file (MP file: a file in a format in which a plurality of images are connected) is generated.
- the MP file is read via the media interface (media I / F) 52 and recorded on the recording medium 54.
- FIG. 5 is a principal block diagram of the imaging apparatus 10a according to the first embodiment.
- the same reference numerals are given to the components shown in FIG. 1, and the description of the already described items is omitted below.
- the monocular 3D imaging system 17 of this example specifically includes the photographing lens 12, the aperture 14, the imaging device 16, the analog signal processing unit 18, and the A / D converter 20 of FIG.
- the monocular 3D imaging system 17 has an imaging having a single imaging lens 12 (imaging optical system) and a main pixel group and a sub-pixel group that photoelectrically convert light beams that have passed through different areas of the single imaging lens 12.
- Device 16 is included.
- the monocular 3D imaging system 17 captures an image of a subject and outputs the pixel signal output from the main pixel (first imaging pixel) group illustrated in FIG. 2B and the sub-pixel (second imaging pixel) group illustrated in FIG. 2C.
- a RAW image composed of the output pixel signals is generated.
- the arrangement of pixels (also referred to as “image pixels”) in the RAW image corresponds to the arrangement of the imaging pixels (photodiode PD) shown in FIG. 2A.
- a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 60 includes the digital signal processing unit 24 of FIG. In FIG. 5, the CPU 40 and the DSP 60 are shown as separate elements, but may be formed integrally. Further, some of the components of the DSP 60 may be configured by the CPU 40.
- the pixel separation unit 61 converts the RAW image 80 corresponding to the position of the pixel illustrated in FIG. 2A into the left image 80 ⁇ / b> L (first image corresponding to the pixel arrangement of the main pixel group illustrated in FIG. 2B. A plane image) and a right image 80R (second plane image) corresponding to the pixel arrangement of the sub-pixel group shown in FIG. 2C.
- the parallax map generation unit 62 detects the correspondence between two pixels indicating the same point of the same subject in the left image 80L and the right image 80R, and the parallax between the pixels having the correspondence The amount ⁇ X is calculated, and a parallax map 88 indicating the correspondence between each pixel and the parallax amount ⁇ X is generated. In other words, the parallax map generation unit 62 calculates the parallax amount of each part of the left image 80L and the right image 80R.
- the coordinate value difference ⁇ X in the x direction between the pixel P1a of the left image 80L and the pixel P2b of the right image 80R in FIG. 6 is calculated as the amount of parallax.
- the first parallax map 88 of this example corresponds to the pixel arrangement of the left image 80L, and indicates the amount of parallax for each pixel of the left image 80L.
- the blur pixel determination unit 63 compares the parallax amount (absolute value) of each pixel of the left image 80L and the right image 80R with a threshold, A pixel having an absolute value greater than the threshold is determined to be a blurred pixel. That is, the blurred pixel determination unit 63 is a pixel pair including the pixels of the left image 80L and the pixels of the right image 80R, and each pixel corresponding to the main pixel and the sub-pixel disposed in the vicinity in the imaging device 16 It is determined whether at least one pixel of the pair is blurred. For example, in FIG.
- the pixel P1a of the left image 80L and the pixel P1b of the right image 80R are a pixel pair
- the pixel P2a of the left image 80L and the pixel P2b of the right image 80R are a pixel pair.
- the blurred pixel determination unit 63 determines that the portion of the left image 80L and the right image 80R where the amount of parallax is larger than the threshold is a portion that is blurred.
- the blur equalization processing unit 64 pays attention to each pixel pair corresponding to the main pixel and the sub-pixel arranged in the vicinity of each other in the imaging device 16, and forms a pixel pair for the pixel pair including the blurred pixel.
- the blurring process is performed to equalize the amount of blur among the pixels that are blurred, and the blurring process is not performed for pixel pairs that do not include the blurred pixels.
- the pixel values are averaged by the pixel P1a of the left image 80L and the pixel P1b of the right image 80R, and the pixel values are averaged by the pixel P2a of the left image 80L and the pixel P2b of the right image 80R.
- the blur equalization processing unit 64 performs blurring processing on a blurred portion of the left image 80L and the right image 80R.
- the high-resolution image processing unit 65 performs synthesis by combining the left image 80L and the right image 80R after the averaging process by the blur equalization processing unit 64, so that one high-resolution planar image (hereinafter referred to as a RAW image that is re-synthesized). "High resolution planar image").
- the high-resolution planar image is planar image data corresponding to the pixel arrangement of all the pixels of the imaging device 16 illustrated in FIG. 2A, and in this example is twice the resolution of the left image (or right image). Has resolution.
- the stereoscopic image processing unit 66 performs image processing on the stereoscopic image including the left image 80L and the right image 80R that are not subjected to the addition averaging process by the blur equalization processing unit 64.
- the left image 80L is plane image data corresponding to the pixel arrangement of the main pixel PDa shown in FIG. 2B
- the right image 80R is plane image data corresponding to the pixel arrangement of the sub-pixel PDb shown in FIG. 2C.
- the YC processing unit 67 converts an image made up of R, G, B pixel signals into an image of Y, C image signals.
- a 2D image (high-resolution planar image) composed of R, G, and B pixel signals is obtained by the pixel separation unit 61, the parallax map generation unit 62, the blur pixel determination unit 63, the blur equalization processing unit 64, and the high-resolution image processing unit 65 illustrated in FIG. 2D image generation apparatus for generating (2D low-resolution image).
- the pixel separation unit 61 and the stereoscopic image processing unit 66 in FIG. 5 constitute a 3D image generation device that generates a stereoscopic image including R, G, and B pixel signals.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of image processing in the first embodiment. This process is executed under the control of the CPU 40 according to the program.
- step S1 the subject is imaged by the monocular 3D imaging system 17, and the RAW image 80 is acquired. That is, the RAW image 80 including pixel signals output from all the pixels of the imaging device 16 illustrated in FIG. 2A is stored in the memory 48.
- step S2 the pixel separation unit 61 separates the RAW image 80 into a left image 80L and a right image 80R.
- step S3 the parallax map generator 62 generates a parallax map 88.
- This step S3 is shown in the detailed flowchart of FIG. First, one of the left image 80L and the right image 80R (left image 80L in this example) is selected as a reference image, and the other (right image 80R in this example) is set as a tracking image (step S11). Next, the target pixel is sequentially selected from the reference image 80L (step S12). Next, a pixel whose feature matches that of the target pixel of the reference image 80L is detected from the tracking image 80R, and a correspondence relationship between the target pixel of the reference image 80L and the detected pixel of the tracking image 80R is stored in the memory 48 ( Step S13).
- step S14 It is determined whether or not selection of all the pixels of the reference image 80L is completed (step S14). If not completed, the process returns to step S12. If completed, the parallax amount ⁇ X is calculated and the parallax map 88 is calculated. Is created (step S15). That is, the parallax map 88 indicating the correspondence between each pixel of the left image 80L and the parallax amount ⁇ X is generated.
- the amount of parallax includes pixels of the left image 80L (for example, 81b, 82b, and 83b) and corresponding pixels (for example, 81c, 82c, and 83c) of the right image 80R that have the same characteristics as those pixels.
- Is a difference ⁇ X for example, ⁇ X 1 , ⁇ X 2 , ⁇ X 3 .
- the received light amount (incident light amount) is greatly different. That is, in the RAW image 80, a step-like noise may be generated in an area where the parallax amount ⁇ X is large. If such a noise-containing RAW image 80 is handled as a high-resolution planar image and image processing such as contrast enhancement and contour correction is applied, noise appears conspicuously. Therefore, in steps S4 to S7 described later, image processing is performed to eliminate noise while maintaining high resolution.
- step S4 the target pixel is selected from the reference image (for example, the left image 80L).
- step S5 the blur pixel determination unit 63 determines whether or not the absolute value
- is smaller than the threshold value S are determined to be non-blurred pixels.
- and the amount of noise have a relationship in which the amount of noise increases upward (or proportionally) as
- and the amount of noise is obtained through experiments and calculations, and a threshold value S is obtained in advance based on the correspondence relationship and set in advance in the EEPROM 56 or the like.
- the size of the threshold S is not particularly limited, but is a value sufficiently smaller than the stereo fusion limit with human eyes (less than 1 / n of the stereo fusion limit).
- step S6 the blur equalization processing unit 64 uses the pixel value of the blur pixel of the reference image 80L and the other pixel pixel pair arranged in the pixel arrangement of the imaging device 16.
- the pixel values of the pixels of the flat image 80R are averaged. That is, a blurring process (blur equalization process) is performed to equalize the blur amount between the pixels constituting the pixel pair.
- the main pixel PDa and the sub-pixel PDb are arranged in pairs in the imaging device 16, and the pixel corresponding to the PDa of the left image 80L and the pixel corresponding to the PDb of the right image 80R are Pixel values are averaged.
- the main pixel PDa and the sub-pixel PDb in this example are imaging pixels of the same color that are arranged adjacent to each other in the imaging device 16. The average value of the pixel values of these two imaging pixels is set for both the pixel of the left image 80L and the pixel of the right image 80R.
- step S7 it is determined whether or not all pixels have been selected. If not completed, the process returns to step S4. If completed, the process proceeds to step S8.
- step S8 the high-resolution image processing unit 65 combines the left image 80L and the right image 80R to generate one high-resolution planar image.
- step S9 the YC processing unit 67 performs YC processing for converting a high-resolution image composed of R, G, and B pixel signals into a high-resolution image composed of a Y (luminance) signal and a C (color difference) signal.
- only the portion where the amount of blur is large is limited as the target area of the addition average among all the areas of the high-resolution planar image, so that noise is suppressed without degrading the resolution of the main subject in focus. can do.
- the number of pixels of the “part” that is blurred is not limited. A determination as to whether or not the image is blurred and a blurring process may be performed for each region or each pixel. Moreover, although only the addition average of the pixel values is shown as the blurring process, the blurring process may be performed by a filter process (for example, a Gaussian filter) described later.
- a filter process for example, a Gaussian filter
- FIG. 10 is a principal block diagram of the imaging apparatus 10b according to the second embodiment.
- symbol is attached
- the sharpness comparison unit 72 sharpens between the pixel of the left image and the pixel of the right image respectively corresponding to the main pixel PDa and the subpixel PDb arranged in the vicinity in the imaging device 16.
- the sharpness difference is calculated by comparing the degrees.
- the difference in sharpness between pixels indicates the difference in blur amount between pixels, and the greater the sharpness difference, the greater the difference in blur amount between pixels. That is, the sharpness comparison unit 72 is a pixel pair composed of pixels of the left image and pixels of the right image, and each pixel pair corresponding to the main pixel PDa and the sub-pixel PDb arranged in the vicinity of each other in the imaging device 16. Attention is paid to a sharpness difference indicating a difference in blur amount between pixels constituting a pixel pair.
- the sharpness comparison unit 72 is a difference in blur amount between each part of the left image 80L and each part of the right image 80R, and the blur amount between the parts common to the imaging pixel arrangement of the imaging device 16 is calculated. Calculate the difference.
- the “part common to the imaging pixel arrangement” does not mean a completely identical part, Pixels located in the vicinity of each other.
- the blur pixel determination unit 73 of the present embodiment compares the absolute value of the sharpness difference (the blur amount difference) calculated by the sharpness comparison unit 72 with a threshold value.
- the blur pixel determination unit 73 determines to perform addition averaging between pixels constituting the pixel pair for a pixel pair having an absolute value of the sharpness difference larger than the threshold value.
- the blur pixel determination unit 73 determines not to perform addition averaging for pixel pairs in which the absolute value of the sharpness difference is equal to or less than the threshold value.
- the blur pixel determination unit 73 determines to perform the blurring process on a portion of the left image 80L and the right image 80R where the absolute value of the difference in blur amount is larger than the threshold value.
- the blur equalization processing unit 64 performs an average of pixel values between pixels constituting a pixel pair according to the determination result of the blur pixel determination unit 73. That is, the blur equalization processing unit 64 pays attention to each pixel of the left image and the right image, and when the absolute value of the sharpness difference is larger than the threshold value, the main pixels PDa disposed in the vicinity of each other in the imaging device 16. The pixels corresponding to the sub-pixel PDb are added and averaged. On the other hand, the blur equalization processing unit 64 does not perform addition averaging when the absolute value of the sharpness difference is equal to or less than the threshold value. That is, the blur equalization processing unit 64 performs blurring processing on a portion where the absolute value of the difference in blur amount is larger than the threshold value.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow of an image processing example in the second embodiment.
- Steps S21 and S22 are the same as steps S1 and S2 of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- step S23 the target pixel is selected from the reference image (for example, the left image 80L).
- the sharpness of each pixel is calculated by Laplacian filter processing.
- An example of the filter matrix of the Laplacian filter is shown in FIG.
- Edge detection can be performed by Laplacian filter processing, and the absolute value of the output value indicates the sharpness. Pixels with a smaller amount of blur increase sharpness, and pixels with a larger amount of blur have lower sharpness.
- the Laplacian filter is not limited to this example.
- the sharpness may be calculated using a filter other than the Laplacian filter.
- the blur pixel determination unit 73 determines whether larger or not than the threshold value k th.
- the difference in blur amount between the paired pixels is large, and therefore noise due to the parallax amount may be generated.
- step S ⁇ b > 26 the blur equalization processing unit 64 averages pixel values between pairs of pixels in which the absolute value
- step S27 it is determined whether or not all pixels have been selected. If not completed, the process returns to step S23, and if completed, the process proceeds to step S28.
- Steps S28 and S29 are the same as steps S8 and S9 of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- noise caused by parallax is suppressed by reducing the sharpness of only the pixel with the smaller amount of blur among the pixel pairs by applying filter processing instead of addition averaging. That is, only the pixel with the smaller blur amount is processed to be blurred.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the imaging apparatus according to the third embodiment.
- symbol is attached
- the blur pixel determination unit 73 of the present embodiment compares the absolute value of the sharpness difference (the blur amount difference) calculated by the sharpness comparison unit 72 with a threshold value. Then, when the absolute value of the sharpness difference is larger than the threshold value, the blur pixel determination unit 73 is arranged in the vicinity of each other in the imaging device 16 based on whether the sign of the sharpness difference is positive. It is determined which of the two pixels (pixel pair) of the left image and the right image respectively corresponding to the two imaging pixels that are present has the larger blur amount.
- the blur filter processing unit 74 performs a filter process for blurring only a pixel having a smaller blur amount in the pixel pair for a pixel pair whose absolute value of sharpness difference (blur amount difference) is larger than a threshold value. On the other hand, the blur filter processing unit 74 does not perform the filter processing on pixel pairs whose absolute value of sharpness difference is equal to or less than a threshold value.
- a Gaussian filter is used as the filter.
- the Gaussian filter coefficient f (x) is shown in the following equation (1).
- FIG. 14 is a graph showing the relationship between the sharpness difference
- is equal to or greater than the threshold k th
- f (x) from ⁇ calculation is performed using Equation 1 above, and normalization is performed so that the total sum of the calculated f (x) becomes “1”.
- f (x) is determined for each discrete position centered on the target pixel.
- f (x) ⁇ 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.2, 0.1 ⁇ and the like.
- normalization is performed so that the sum of the coefficients is “1.0” so that the brightness of the image does not fluctuate.
- the filter is expressed by a one-dimensional filter coefficient, but the two-dimensional filter processing may be performed by sequentially performing the filter processing in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.
- a filter other than a Gaussian filter for example, a low-pass filter may be used.
- the blur filter processing unit 74 determines a filter coefficient based on at least one of a difference in blur amount (sharpness difference in this example), a focal length at the time of shooting, and an aperture value at the time of shooting. Is preferred.
- FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the flow of image processing in the third embodiment.
- Steps S31 and S32 are the same as steps S1 and S2 of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- step S33 the left image is set as the reference image.
- step S34 the target pixel is selected in the reference image.
- the blur pixel determination unit 73 determines whether larger or not than the threshold value k th.
- the difference in blur amount between the paired pixels is large, and therefore noise due to the parallax amount may be generated.
- step S37 the filter coefficient is determined.
- step S38 it is determined whether or not the sharpness difference k is positive. If the sharpness difference k is positive, a filtering process is performed on the pixels of the right image in step S39. On the other hand, if the sharpness difference k is not positive, a filtering process is performed on the pixels of the left image in step S40. In other words, the difference in blur amount is suppressed by applying the filter process to the higher sharpness pixel to reduce the sharpness.
- step S40 it is determined whether or not all pixels have been selected. If not completed, the process returns to step S34. If completed, the process proceeds to step S41.
- Steps S42 and S43 are the same as steps S8 and S9 of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- the sharpness comparison unit 72 is a difference in blur amount between each part of the left image and each part of the right image, and the amount of blur between the parts common to the imaging pixel arrangement of the imaging device.
- the difference is calculated, and the blurring filter processing unit 74 performs blurring processing on the portion of the left image and the right image where the absolute value of the difference in blur amount is larger than the threshold value. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the expansion of the blur amount while reliably eliminating the noise pattern caused by the parallax.
- FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of shooting mode selection processing in the image pickup apparatus 10 of FIG. This process is executed by the CPU 40 of FIG. Note that this process may be performed in any of the first to third embodiments.
- the imaging device 10 When the power is turned on, the imaging device 10 is in a standby state (step S51). In the standby state, the operation unit 38 accepts a shooting mode selection instruction operation.
- the selection instruction operation is accepted, it is determined whether the selected imaging mode is the 2D imaging mode or the 3D imaging mode (step S52).
- the 3D shooting mode is set (step S53).
- the 2D shooting mode it is determined whether or not the number of recorded pixels is larger than (the number of effective pixels of the imaging device 16/2) (step S54). If the number of recorded pixels is larger than (the number of effective pixels of the imaging device 16/2), the 2D high-resolution shooting mode is set (step S55). On the other hand, when the number of recording pixels is equal to or less than (the number of effective pixels of the imaging device 16/2), the 2D low-resolution shooting mode is set (step S56). In the 2D low resolution shooting mode, the resolution of the 2D image to be recorded is set to, for example, 1/2 of the 2D high resolution shooting mode.
- a 2D high-resolution shooting mode for generating a high-resolution flat image
- a 2D low-resolution shooting mode for generating a 2D low-resolution image having a lower resolution than the high-resolution flat image
- Image capture mode and a 3D capture mode (stereoscopic image capture mode) for generating a 3D image (stereoscopic image)
- a 2D high-resolution capture mode is set, a high-resolution planar image is generated Is done.
- the present invention is not particularly limited to the case shown in FIG.
- a 2D image shooting mode for generating a high-resolution planar image and a 3D shooting mode for generating a 3D image are provided, and when the 2D image shooting mode is set, the high-resolution planar image is generated. Also good.
- the pupil division method is not particularly limited to the aspect using the pupil division light shielding member 16A shown in FIGS. 3, 4A, and 4B.
- an aspect in which the pupil is divided according to the arrangement and shape of at least one of the microlens L and the photodiode PD an aspect in which the pupil is divided by the mechanical diaphragm 14, or other aspects may be employed.
- the arrangement of the imaging pixels in the imaging device 16 is not limited when the honeycomb arrangement shown in FIG. 2 is used.
- a Bayer array schematically showing a part of the array in FIG. 17A or FIG. 17B may be used.
- the pixel array (main pixel array) as the entire even-numbered column and the pixel array (sub-pixel array) as the entire odd-numbered column are both Bayer arrays, which is a double Bayer array.
- R, G, and B are imaging pixels having red, green, and blue filters, respectively, and are adjacent to two pixels RR, GG, and BB (that is, A pixel pair is composed of neighboring pixels of the same color.
- a pixel of the left image is configured by one pixel signal of the pixel pair, and a pixel of the right image is configured by the other pixel signal.
- the imaging device 16 is not particularly limited to a CCD imaging device.
- a CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) imaging device may be used.
- threshold values used for determination are, for example, monitor size (display screen size), monitor resolution (display screen resolution), viewing distance (distance to view the display screen) ), Calculated by the CPU 40 based on calculation conditions such as a user's stereoscopic fusion limit (there is individual differences). These calculation conditions may be set either by user setting or automatic setting. In the case of user setting, setting operation is performed by the operation unit 38 and the setting content is stored in the EEPROM 56. The monitor size and monitor resolution (display screen resolution) may be automatically acquired from a monitor (LCD 30 in FIG. 1) or the like. Further, standard conditions may be applied to calculation conditions that are not set by the user (or calculation conditions that cannot be automatically acquired).
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図1は本発明の一実施形態に係る撮像装置10の実施の形態を示すブロック図である。
図2Aから図2Cは撮像デバイス16の構成例を示す図である。
図5は、第1実施形態における撮像装置10aの要部ブロック図である。なお、図5において、図1に示した構成要素には同じ符号を付してあり、既に説明した事項について以下ではその説明を省略する。
図10は、第2実施形態における撮像装置10bの要部ブロック図である。なお、図5に示した第1実施形態の撮像装置10aと同じ構成要素には同じ符号を付してあり、第1実施形態にて説明した事項については以下ではその説明を省略する。
次に、第3実施形態について、説明する。第3実施形態では、加算平均ではなく、フィルタ処理を適用して、画素ペアのうちボケ量がより少ない方の画素のみ先鋭度を低下させることで、視差に起因するノイズを抑制する。つまり、ボケ量がより少ない方の画素のみをよりぼかす処理を行う。
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- 単一の撮影光学系と、
前記単一の撮影光学系の異なる領域を通過した光束をそれぞれ光電変換する第1の撮像画素群および前記第2の撮像画素群を有する撮像デバイスと、
前記第1の撮像画素群の画素信号に基づく前記第1の平面画像と前記第2の撮像画素群の画素信号に基づく第2の平面画像とからなる立体視画像を生成する立体視画像生成部と、
前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像の各部分の視差量を算出する視差量算出部と、
前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像のうち前記視差量が閾値よりも大きい部分をボケている部分であると判定する判定部と、
前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像のうち前記ボケている部分に対してぼかし処理を行うぼかし処理部と、
ぼかし処理後の前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像を合成して一枚の高解像度平面画像を生成する高解像度平面画像生成部と、
を備える撮像装置。 - 前記ぼかし処理は、前記視差量が閾値よりも大きい部分における画素値の加算平均またはフィルタ処理である、請求項1に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記視差量算出部は、前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像の各画素の視差量を算出し、
前記判定部は、前記視差量が閾値よりも大きい画素はボケている画素であると判定し、
前記ぼかし処理部は、前記第1の平面画像の画素と前記第2の平面画像の画素とからなる画素ペアであって前記撮像デバイスにおいて互いに近傍に配置されている前記第1の撮像画素および前記第2の撮像画素に対応した各画素ペアに注目し、前記ボケている画素を含む前記画素ペアの画素間で画素値の加算平均を行う、請求項1に記載の撮像装置。 - 単一の撮影光学系と、
前記単一の撮影光学系の異なる領域を通過した光束をそれぞれ光電変換する第1の撮像画素群および前記第2の撮像画素群を有する撮像デバイスと、
前記第1の撮像画素群の画素信号に基づく前記第1の平面画像と前記第2の撮像画素群の画素信号に基づく第2の平面画像とからなる立体視画像を生成する立体視画像生成部と、
前記第1の平面画像の各部分と前記第2の平面画像の各部分とのボケ量の差であって前記撮像デバイスの撮像画素配置にて共通する部分間のボケ量の差を算出するボケ量差算出部と、
前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像のうち前記ボケ量の差の絶対値が閾値よりも大きい前記部分に対してぼかし処理を行うぼかし処理部と、
ぼかし処理後の前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像を合成して一枚の高解像度平面画像を生成する高解像度平面画像生成部と、
を備える撮像装置。 - 前記ボケ量差算出部は、前記ボケ量の差として、前記画素ペアを構成している画素間における先鋭度の差を算出する、請求項4に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記ぼかし処理は、前記ボケ量の差の絶対値が閾値よりも大きい前記部分における画素値の加算平均またはフィルタ処理である、請求項4または5に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記ボケ量差算出部は、前記第1の平面画像の画素と前記第2の平面画像の画素とからなる画素ペアであって前記撮像デバイスにおいて互いに近傍に配置されている前記第1の撮像画素および前記第2の撮像画素に対応した各画素ペアに注目して、前記画素ペアを構成している画素間でボケ量の差を算出し、
前記ぼかし処理部は、前記ボケ量の差の絶対値が閾値よりも大きい前記画素ペアの画素間で画素値の加算平均を行う、請求項4または5に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記ボケ量差算出部は、前記第1の平面画像の画素と前記第2の平面画像の画素とからなる画素ペアであって前記撮像デバイスにおいて互いに近傍に配置されている前記第1の撮像画素および前記第2の撮像画素に対応した各画素ペアに注目して、前記画素ペアを構成している画素間でボケ量の差を算出し、
前記ぼかし処理部は、前記ボケ量の差の絶対値が閾値よりも大きい前記画素ペアのうちボケ量が小さい方の画素のみをぼかすフィルタ処理を行う、請求項4または5に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記ぼかし処理部は、少なくともボケ量の差に基づいて、フィルタ係数を決定する、請求項8に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記高解像度平面画像を生成する高解像度平面画像撮影モード、前記高解像度平面画像よりも解像度が低い低解像度平面画像を生成する低解像度平面画像撮影モード、および、前記立体視画像を生成する立体視画像撮影モードを有し、
前記高解像度平面画像撮影モードが設定されている場合に前記高解像度平面画像を生成する、請求項1ないし9のうちいずれか1項に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記高解像度平面画像を生成する平面画像撮影モード、および、前記立体視画像を生成する立体視画像撮影モードを有し、
前記平面画像撮影モードが設定されている場合に前記高解像度平面画像を生成する、請求項1ないし10のうちいずれか1項に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記撮像デバイスの画素配列は、ハニカム配列である、請求項1ないし11のうちいずれか1項に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記撮像デバイスの画素配列は、ベイヤ配列である、請求項1ないし11のうちいずれか1項に記載の撮像装置。
- 単一の撮影光学系の異なる領域を通過した光束をそれぞれ光電変換する第1の撮像画素群および第2の撮像画素群を有する撮像デバイスにより被写体を撮像して得られる、前記第1の撮像画素群の画素信号に基づく前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の撮像画素群の画素信号に基づく第2の平面画像の各部分の視差量を算出する視差量算出部と、
前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像のうち前記視差量が閾値よりも大きい部分はボケている部分であると判定する判定部と、
前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像のうち前記ボケている部分に対してぼかし処理を行うぼかし処理部と、
ぼかし処理後の前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像を合成して一枚の高解像度平面画像を生成する高解像度平面画像生成部と、
を備える画像処理装置。 - 単一の撮影光学系の異なる領域を通過した光束をそれぞれ光電変換する第1の撮像画素群および第2の撮像画素群を有する撮像デバイスにより被写体を撮像して得られる、前記第1の撮像画素群の画素信号に基づく前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の撮像画素群の画素信号に基づく第2の平面画像の各部分とのボケ量の差であって、前記撮像デバイスの撮像画素配置にて共通する部分間のボケ量の差を算出するボケ量差算出部と、
前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像のうち前記ボケ量の差の絶対値が閾値よりも大きい部分に対してぼかし処理を行うぼかし処理部と、
ぼかし処理後の前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像を合成して一枚の高解像度平面画像を生成する高解像度平面画像生成部と、
を備える画像処理装置。 - 単一の撮影光学系の異なる領域を通過した光束をそれぞれ光電変換する第1の撮像画素群および第2の撮像画素群を有する撮像デバイスにより被写体を撮像した場合に、前記第1の撮像画素群の画素信号に基づく前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の撮像画素群の画素信号に基づく第2の平面画像から、一枚の高解像度平面画像を生成するステップと、
前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像の各部分の視差量を算出するステップと、
前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像のうち前記視差量が閾値よりも大きい部分はボケている部分であると判定するステップと、
前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像のうち前記ボケている部分に対してぼかし処理を行うぼかし処理ステップと、
ぼかし処理後の前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像を合成して一枚の高解像度平面画像を生成するステップと、
を備える画像処理方法。 - 単一の撮影光学系の異なる領域を通過した光束をそれぞれ光電変換する第1の撮像画素群および第2の撮像画素群を有する撮像デバイスにより被写体を撮像した場合に、前記第1の撮像画素群の画素信号に基づく前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の撮像画素群の画素信号に基づく第2の平面画像から、一枚の高解像度平面画像を生成するステップと、
前記第1の平面画像の各部分と前記第2の平面画像の各部分とのボケ量の差であって、前記撮像デバイスの撮像画素配置にて共通する部分間のボケ量の差を算出するボケ量差算出ステップと、
前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像のうち前記ボケ量の差の絶対値が閾値よりも大きい部分に対してぼかし処理を行うぼかし処理ステップと、
ぼかし処理後の前記第1の平面画像および前記第2の平面画像を合成して一枚の高解像度平面画像を生成するステップと、
を備える画像処理方法。
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