Patent ID: 9491381
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image capture apparatus comprising: an image capture unit configured to output a plurality of image signals; a first correction unit configured to correct a black level of each image signal; a combining unit configured to select pixels to be used from among a plurality of image signals, the black level of which has been corrected by the first correction unit, to generate a combined image signal; a second correction unit configured to correct the black level of the combined image signal generated by the combining unit; and a determination unit configured to determine whether to perform correction by the second correction unit according to at least one of a method for combining the plurality of image signals by the combining unit, ISO sensitivity used when the plurality of image signals are captured, an exposure time, and an image sensor, wherein the combining unit is configured to select certain pixels of an image signal and not to select other pixels of the image signal.