Patent ID: 8670043

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: a color-flicker detection processing section configured to detect a color flicker from a plurality of images, where a first image of said plurality of images is acquired at a different exposure time than a second image of said plurality of images, wherein the color-flicker detection processing section is configured to: acquire an integrated value of each of a plurality of color signals for each of said plurality of images, wherein said integrated value is acquired on a range obtained by adding a noise margin to an area of said each of said plurality of images, wherein said area corresponds to at least one pixel that outputs a value when said each of said plurality of images was acquired; utilize said integrated value to acquire a ratio for said each of said plurality of images between any specific one of said plurality of color signals of said each of said plurality of images to another one of said plurality of color signals; obtain an evaluation value from a comparison of said ratio corresponding to said first image and said ratio corresponding to said second image; and determine whether or not said color flicker has been generated based on a magnitude of said evaluation value.