Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing program, and image pickup apparatus acquiring a focusing distance from a plurality of images

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PATENT NO 9621786
APP PUB NO 20150156404A1
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14620408

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An image processing apparatus that acquires a focusing distance from a plurality of images each having different degrees of blur, includes: a misalignment detection unit that detects misalignment among the plurality of images; a distance information acquisition unit that acquires, based on the plurality of images, distance information, which is information to indicate a focusing distance in an area of the images; and a reliability information acquisition unit that creates, based on the detected misalignment, reliability information, which is information to indicate reliability of the focusing distance acquired for each area, wherein the distance information acquisition unit changes the acquired distance information based on the reliability information.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Takahashi, Takahiro Yokohama, JP 44 384

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