Patent ID: 8477235

Claim:
An image processing device for detecting a skin region representing a skin of a subject from a pickup image obtained by imaging said subject, the image processing device comprising: first irradiating means for irradiating said subject with light of a first wavelength; second irradiating means for irradiating said subject with light of a second wavelength different from said first wavelength; image pickup means for imaging said subject; adjusting means for adjusting a parameter of said image pickup means within a range in which a skin detectable condition for detecting said skin region is satisfied on a basis of an outside light image obtained by imaging said subject by said image pickup means in a state of said subject not being irradiated with light of said first wavelength or light of said second wavelength; and skin detecting means for detecting said skin region on a basis of a first pickup image obtained by imaging said subject when said subject is irradiated with light of said first wavelength by said image pickup means having the parameter adjusted by said adjusting means and a second pickup image obtained by imaging said subject when said subject is irradiated with light of said second wavelength by said image pickup means having the parameter adjusted by said adjusting means wherein said adjusting means adjusts the parameter of said image pickup means within a range in which said skin detectable condition that a luminance value of a pixel forming said outside light image be equal to or lower than half of a maximum luminance value that can be obtained by imaging of said image pickup means is satisfied.