Patent ID: 8890971

Claim:
An image processing apparatus for generating an interpolation frame to be inserted between a first frame and a second frame, contiguous with each other, of a moving picture obtained by an image capturing section, the image capturing section including a motion detector unit configured to detect a motion of the image capturing section and output a magnitude of motion representing motion of the image capturing section, the image processing apparatus comprising: a motion vector calculation section configured to: receive the magnitude of motion, the first frame, and the second frame; and calculate a motion vector, wherein: the motion vector is calculated by performing a matching operation between the first and second frames within a search range; and the search range is determined based on the magnitude of motion, such that a size of the search range varies as a function of the magnitude of motion; and an interpolation frame generation section configured to generate the interpolation frame from the first and second frames in accordance with the motion vector.