Patent ID: 8830378
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capturing system comprising: a focus position moving unit that moves a focus position to a first focus position in which a first object is brought into focus and a second focus position which is different from the first focus position and in which second focus position a second object is brought into focus; an image acquisition unit that obtains unfocused image data by performing image pickup of the first object in the second focus position; and an image processing unit that performs image restoration processing on the obtained unfocused image data to form an output image in which the first object is in focus; a focus position difference calculation unit that calculates a focus position difference between the first focus position and the second focus position; and an image restoration value calculation unit that calculates an image restoration value on the basis of the focus position difference, wherein the image processing unit performs the image restoration processing on the basis of the image restoration value.