Patent ID: 8896670

Claim:
An image processing device comprising: a distance data analysis unit, implemented by processing circuitry, that analyzes subject distance information with the partial region units of captured images having different viewpoints and outputs a distance analysis result; and a data generation unit, implemented by the processing circuitry, that determines whether or not a recorded image or an output image will be set to a two-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image depending on the distance analysis result of the distance data analysis unit, and generates the recorded image or the output image based on the determination result, wherein the data generation unit determines a perception level of stereoscopic vision in three-dimensional display based on the distance analysis result of the distance data analysis unit, and if it is determined from the distance analysis result that the perception level of stereoscopic vision is low, generates a two-dimensional image as the recorded image or the output image, and if it is determined from the distance analysis result that the perception level of stereoscopic vision is high, generates a three-dimensional image as the recorded image or the output image.