Image capturing apparatus, image processing apparatus, and image processing method for generating auxiliary information for captured image

摘要

An image capturing apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises an imaging lens, an image sensor, and a plurality of microlenses. The apparatus also comprises an image processing unit configured to generate a reconstruction image at a predetermined refocus plane by performing refocus processing on the image data that was output from the image sensor, and determine whether or not a subject appears in the reconstruction image. The recording unit of the apparatus records the image data that was output from the image sensor and record information regarding the subject that was determined to appear by the image processing unit as auxiliary information in association with the image data.

主权项

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
an obtaining unit configured to obtain image data captured by an image sensor from which a reconstruction image can be generated by performing refocus processing on the image data; an image processing unit configured to generate a first reconstruction image from the image data at a focal plane at which a subject is detected; and a display unit configured to display the first reconstruction image and a second reconstruction image generated from the image data at a focal plane together, wherein the first and second reconstruction images include the subject, and wherein the image processing unit determines a plurality of focal planes for which a plurality of the first reconstruction images is to be generated, based on focal position information for respective positions in a screen of the image data output from the image sensor.