Patent ID: 8749632
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: B60Q,G03B

Abstract:
1. An image generation apparatus that generates an image to be displayed on a display apparatus installed in a vehicle, the image generation apparatus comprising: an image generator that generates a composite image viewed from a virtual viewpoint, on the basis of shot images acquired by shooting surroundings of the vehicle with a plurality of cameras; a lighting system that emits auxiliary light for assisting the plurality of cameras in shooting; and a controller that includes an image controller and a lighting controller, wherein in a case where the controller controls the lighting controller to make the lighting system emit the auxiliary light, the controller controls the image controller to make an image display range smaller than the image display range in a case where the lighting system does not emit the auxiliary light, and the image display range is a range of a region around the vehicle to be shown in the composite image.