Patent ID: 7260270

Claim:
An image generating apparatus comprising: an image-capturing unit that captures an image of a subject formed on an image plane by a photographing optical system and generates an image signal; a distance detection unit that detects two-dimensional distance distribution of the subject, divides the subject distance into a plurality of distance zones based upon distance distribution information and calculates a plurality of sets of distance data each representing one of the distance zones; a vibration detection sensor that detects in real time a vibration occurring during the image-capturing operation at the photographing optical system and generates a vibration signal; an image blur extent calculation unit that calculates an extent of image blur manifesting in the image plane based upon the vibration signal and the distance distribution information, with the extent of image blur increasing as the distance becomes shorter; a point spread function generating unit that generates a plurality of point spread functions each corresponding to one of said plurality of sets of distance data based upon the extent of image blur; and an image repair unit that divides the image signal into a plurality of partial images each corresponding to one of the distance zones, forms a plurality of repaired partial images by repairing the partial images with the point spread functions each corresponding to one set of distance data and forms a repaired image by synthesizing said plurality of repaired partial images.