Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable device having instructions for generating focused image

摘要

An image processing apparatus includes: a display section having the function of detecting a position touched by a pointer; an icon display control section for identifying a pixel of interest which is a pixel associated with the position of the pointer from among pixels forming an image displayed at the display section and displaying an icon for indicating the pixel of interest on the image displayed at the display section; and an image processing section for generating an image focused in a part thereof associated with the pixel of interest using distance data associated with the pixels forming the image.

主权项

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
a display controller configured to:
control recording of a first image and metadata including depth information associated with the first image into a storage medium;control display of the first image;control display of an icon having a predetermined size and shape at a first pointed position on the first image at which a pointer is detected as having been pointed, the first pointed position corresponding to a first pixel of an object in the first image;control display of the icon with the predetermined size and shape at a second pointed position on the first image at which the pointer is detected as having been pointed, the second pointed position corresponding to a second pixel of the object in the first image;control display of a sub screen including an enlarged image of a first region of the first image, the first region including the second pixel of the object in the first image, wherein the sub screen is displayed overlapping the first image; andcontrol display of a sub screen icon identifying on the sub screen a position of the enlarged image corresponding to the second pointed position; and an image processor configured to:calculate a respective defocus amount to be applied to at least two pixels of a plurality of pixels of the first image based on depth information representing a plurality of distances between a lens and a plurality of portions of the object in the first image; andgenerate a second image at least by applying the respective defocus amount to the at least two pixels such that at least a portion of the object in the second image is in focus, the at least a portion of the object in the second image corresponding to the second pointed position on the first image, wherein:
the display controller is further configured to control display of the second image,the display controller is further configured to control recording of the second image into the storage medium,the display controller is further configured to, before the image processor generates the second image, control display of a prompt to a user to confirm selection of the second pointed position, andthe first image comprises an original image and the second image comprises a defocused image corresponding to the original image.