Patent ID: 8982230
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: an image pickup unit configured to capture an image of a subject in photographing operation and obtain image data according to the subject; a scene finalization determination unit configured to determine whether an imaging scene is finalized by a photographer in the photographing operation; and an image adjustment processing unit configured to apply image adjustment processing according to the imaging scene that is finalized to the image data obtained by the image pickup unit if the scene finalization determination unit determines that the imaging scene is finalized, wherein the scene finalization determination unit determines that the imaging scene is finalized, and thereafter determines whether the finalized imaging scene changes or not, and the image adjustment processing unit gradually increases an effect of the image adjustment processing on the image data as the image adjustment processing to be performed if the scene finalization determination unit determines that the imaging scene is finalized, and gradually decreases an effect of the image adjustment processing on the image data as the image adjustment processing to be performed if the scene finalization determination unit determines that the imaging scene changes.