Image processing method

Details Image processing method Image processing method

2007-04-13

2009-06-16

Perkey, W. B. (Department: 2862)

Photography

Exposure control circuit

Having plural photocells

C396S153000, C396S322000, C348S208130, C348S222100, C348S362000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07548689

ABSTRACT:
In a method for processing an image, a scene to be captured is divided into multiple zones and statistical values for a plurality of the multiple zones are obtained. In addition, a short-exposure time and a long-exposure time from the statistical values of the plurality of zones are determined. A long-exposure frame is captured at the long-exposure time and a short-exposure frame is captured at the short-exposure time. The long-exposure frame and the short-exposure frame are combined into a combined image while correcting for motion estimated to have occurred between the long-exposure frame and the short-exposure frame, and the combined image is stored.

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