Patent ID: 8754964

Claim:
A defective pixel data correcting apparatus for correcting defective pixel data output from a defective pixel of an image sensor, the defective pixel data contained in image data captured using the image sensor comprising a plurality of pixels, the defective pixel data correcting apparatus comprising: a first storage unit adapted to store defective pixel information containing a type and a defective output level of a defective pixel, for each defective pixel included in the plurality of pixels; a second storage unit adapted to store a plurality of correction tables each of which corresponding to one of types of the defective pixel, and associating the image capturing condition and a defective output level to be subjected to correction with each other; a determination unit adapted to determine whether or not the defective pixel data needs to be corrected, based on the defective pixel information and at least one correction table that corresponds to the type of a defective pixel from which the defective pixel data is obtained, and the image capturing condition; and a correction unit adapted to correct the defective pixel data that is determined, by the determination unit, to need to be corrected.