Patent ID: 8488024
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capture device comprising: an optical system for producing a subject image; an imager, which receives the subject image and outputs an image signal representing the subject image; and an image processing section for zooming in, or zooming out, on a given image based on the image signal and in accordance with information about a zoom power specified, to generate a new image signal with the zoom power changed, wherein the image processing section zooms in on the subject image by interpolating pixels upon which zoom in is to be performed to increase the number of pixels, wherein until the zoom power specified reaches a predetermined value, the image processing section zooms in on the subject image by interpolating pixels so that degree of sharpness given to a resulting image increases, wherein if a value representing illuminance of the subject image is equal to or greater than a predefined value and if the zoom power specified has reached, or exceeded, the predetermined value, the image processing section fixes the degree of sharpness given to the resulting image, and wherein if the value representing the illuminance of the subject image is less than the predefined value and if the zoom power specified has reached, or exceeded, the predetermined value, the image processing section decreases the degree of sharpness given to the resulting image.