IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR GENERATING A THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE TO BE STEREOSCOPICALLY VIEWED

摘要

There is provided an imaging element that photographs multiple viewing point images corresponding to images observed from different viewing points and an image processing unit separates an output signal of the imaging element, acquires the plurality of viewing point images corresponding to the images observed from the different viewing points, and generates a left eye image and a right eye image for three-dimensional image display, on the basis of the plurality of acquired viewing point images. The image processing unit generates parallax information on the basis of the plurality of viewing point images obtained from the imaging element and generates a left eye image and a right eye image for three-dimensional image display by 2D3D conversion processing using the generated parallax information. By this configuration, a plurality of viewing point images are acquired on the basis of one photographed image and images for three-dimensional image display are generated.

主权项

1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
an image processing unit configured to execute signal processing for an output signal of an imaging element, the image processing unit comprising: a parallax detecting unit configured to apply two different viewing point images obtained from the imaging element, and to generate parallax information, wherein the parallax detecting unit is further configured such that the two different viewing point images are obtained from output signals from pixels forming the imaging element corresponding to a microlens arrangement region; and an image correcting unit configured to execute correction processing for a central viewing point image from the imaging element and to generate a two-dimensional image, and wherein the image correcting unit is further configured such that the central viewing point image is obtained from output signals from pixels forming the imaging element corresponding to a microlens non-setting region.