Patent ID: 8860852
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capturing apparatus comprising: a first image capturing unit having a first image sensor and configured to obtain first image data by capturing a subject using a first group of pixels, of the first image sensor, having a first capturing characteristic; a second image capturing unit having a second image sensor, for capturing the subject from a viewpoint different from the first image capturing unit, and configured to obtain second image data by capturing the subject using a second group of pixels, of the second image sensor, having a second capturing characteristic different from the first capturing characteristic; a calculator configured to calculate a deviation amount indicating a position deviation between the first image data and the second image data; and a combination unit, configured to combine the first image data and the second image data by aligning the first image data and the second image data using the deviation amount, wherein the first image sensor further comprises a third group of pixels having a capturing characteristic common to a group of pixels included in the second image sensor, and wherein the calculator calculates the deviation amount based on a correspondence between an image represented by the third group of pixels and an image represented by the pixels of the second image sensor having the common capturing characteristic to the third group of pixels.