Image processing apparatus and image pickup apparatus where image processing is applied using an acquired depth map

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PATENT NO 9313419
APP PUB NO 20140211045A1
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14164520

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An image processing apparatus has: a depth map acquiring unit configured to acquire a depth map that records information indicating a depth distance corresponding to each point on a photographed image; an in-focus position acquiring unit configured to acquire an in-focus position on the photographed image; a reference distance determining unit configured to acquire a depth distance corresponding to the in-focus position from the depth map and sets the acquired depth distance as a reference distance; and an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on the photographed image by using the depth map and the reference distance.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAOHTA-KU TOKYO 146-8501

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Tanaka, Shin Utsunomiya, JP 61 382

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