Patent ID: 9158183
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A stereoscopic image generating device comprising: a brightness calculation unit that, on an image that is generated by photographing an object using a stereo adapter that divides light from the object into two beams and guides the two beams to an imaging unit, obtains a brightness representative value of a first area where the two beams are not incident and vignetting occurs even if a mounting position of the stereo adapter to the imaging unit jolts out of alignment; a threshold value determining unit that, based on a relationship between the brightness representative value and a threshold value for distinguishing between a pixel included in the first area on the image, and a pixel included in one of a second area where one of the two beams is incident and a third area where the other of the two beams is incident, determines the threshold value corresponding to the brightness representative value; and an object area extracting unit that compares a brightness value of each pixel included in an area on the image which differs from the first area with the threshold value to extract two sets of pixels having brightness value higher than the threshold value on the image, as the second area and the third area, and produces a stereoscopic image by a pair of a first partial image that is cut out from the second area, and a second partial image that is cut out from the third area.