JP2016208306A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (8)

An image processing apparatus that is communicably connected to a plurality of cameras, performs image composition processing on a plurality of captured images acquired from the plurality of cameras, and outputs a panorama composite image,
A reference camera determination unit that determines one of the plurality of cameras as a reference camera;
An imaging condition acquisition unit that acquires imaging conditions related to exposure and white balance set in the reference camera;
An imaging condition setting unit that sends out an imaging condition setting command related to exposure and white balance based on the imaging conditions of the reference camera to other cameras other than the reference camera among the plurality of cameras;
An image processing apparatus comprising: an image composition unit that performs image composition processing on a plurality of captured images acquired from the plurality of cameras and outputs the panorama composite image.    The reference camera determination unit acquires information on the luminance of the captured images captured by the plurality of cameras when determining the reference camera, and images a captured image having a median luminance among the plurality of luminances. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a camera is determined as the reference camera.    The reference camera determination unit obtains information on the luminance of the captured images captured by the plurality of cameras when determining the reference camera, and captures a captured image having a brightness closest to the average value of the plurality of luminances. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a camera is determined as the reference camera.    The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reference camera determination unit determines one camera selected by a user from the plurality of cameras as the reference camera.    The reference camera determining unit obtains an image recognition result of a predetermined imaging target in captured images respectively captured by the plurality of cameras when determining the reference camera, and determines the reference camera based on the image recognition result. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1. The imaging condition setting unit, when the image synthesizing processing for the plurality of captured images by the image synthesizing unit is executed, at least one of the difference between the luminance and chrominance in the boundary region before Symbol captured image you adjacent previously Correcting the imaging condition in the setting command so as to reduce the difference exceeding the threshold for a camera that has captured at least one of the adjacent captured images when a set threshold is exceeded. 6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is characterized in that:    An imaging system comprising the image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 and the plurality of cameras. In an image processing apparatus communicably connected to a plurality of cameras, an image processing method for outputting a panorama composite image by performing an image composition process on a plurality of captured images acquired from the plurality of cameras,
A reference camera determining step of determining one of the plurality of cameras as a reference camera;
An imaging condition acquisition step of acquiring an imaging condition related to exposure and white balance set in the reference camera;
An imaging condition setting step for sending an imaging condition setting command related to exposure and white balance to the other cameras other than the reference camera among the plurality of cameras based on the imaging conditions of the reference camera;
An image composition method comprising: performing an image composition process on a plurality of captured images acquired from the plurality of cameras and outputting the panorama composite image.