Patent ID: 8259093

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a driving unit adapted to divide one frame of image data into a plurality of subframes and driving the subframes; a polarity inversion unit adapted to output a first subframe included in said one frame and a second subframe following the first subframe at opposite polarities, a control unit adapted to output the image data while switching a phase mode between a first mode of driving the first subframe at positive polarity and the second subframe at negative polarity and a second mode of driving the first subframe at negative polarity and the second subframe at positive polarity; a first input unit and a second input unit adapted to input the image data; and an input switching unit adapted to switch between said first input unit and said second input unit and causing one of said first input unit and said second input unit to input the image data, wherein said control unit switches the phase mode between the first mode and the second mode in accordance with a timing of causing said input switching unit to switch between said first input unit and said second input unit.