Patent ID: 8687846
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a photographing part configured to photograph a photographing object; an obtaining part configured to obtain a plurality of images including the photographing object photographed by the photographing part; a determination part configured to determine whether a certain number of images included in each of a plurality of combinations of images are suitable for being superposed; a selection part configured to select one combination from the plurality of combinations of images determined to be suitable for being superposed; and a synthesis part configured to synthesize the certain number of images included in the one combination selected by the selection part, wherein the determination part is configured to determine whether the certain number of images are suitable for being superposed by obtaining a level difference at each position of pixels included in the plurality of combinations of images and comparing the level difference with a threshold, and wherein the threshold is changed according to an edge intensity between adjacent pixels of the pixels included in the plurality of combinations of images.