Patent ID: 8797462

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a generation unit configured to receive a first image data in which color signals corresponding to a plurality of colors are arranged and generate a plurality of image data corresponding to different frequency bands using the first image data; a synthesis unit configured to generate a second image data by synthesizing the plurality of image data; a sampling unit configured to generate third image data from the second image data by sampling the color signals corresponding to the colors in accordance with the arrangement; a first generation unit configured to receive the third image data and generate first signals using image signals obtained by performing compensation on pixels which do not correspond to first color signals among pixels of the third image data using the first color signals; a second generation unit configured to receive the third image data and generate second signals using the color signals corresponding to the plurality of colors; and a mixing unit configured to output signals obtained by synthesizing the first and second signals or signals obtained by selecting one of the first and second signals.