WO2012137485A1 - 3次元撮像装置、画像処理装置、画像処理方法および画像処理プログラム - Google Patents
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- the present application relates to a monocular three-dimensional imaging technique for acquiring a plurality of images having parallax.
- image sensors In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase in functionality and performance of digital cameras and digital movies using solid-state image sensors such as CCDs and CMOSs (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “image sensors”).
- image sensors due to advances in semiconductor manufacturing technology, the pixel structure in a solid-state image sensor has been miniaturized. As a result, higher integration of pixels and drive circuits of solid-state image sensors has been attempted. For this reason, in a few years, the number of pixels of the image sensor has increased significantly from about 1 million pixels to over 10 million pixels. Furthermore, the quality of the image obtained by imaging has improved dramatically.
- a thin liquid crystal display or a plasma display enables high-resolution and high-contrast display without taking up space, and high performance is realized.
- Such a flow of improving the quality of video is spreading from a two-dimensional image to a three-dimensional image.
- polarized glasses are required, but high-quality three-dimensional display devices are being developed.
- a representative technique having a simple configuration includes a technique of acquiring an image for the right eye and an image for the left eye, respectively, using an imaging system including two cameras.
- an imaging system including two cameras In such a so-called two-lens imaging method, since two cameras are used, the imaging apparatus becomes large and the cost can be high. Therefore, a method (monocular imaging method) for acquiring a plurality of images having parallax (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “multi-viewpoint images”) using one camera has been studied.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a method of simultaneously acquiring two images having parallax using a color filter.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram schematically showing an imaging system according to this method.
- the imaging system in this technique includes a lens 3, a lens diaphragm 19, a light flux limiting plate 20 on which two color filters 20a and 20b having different transmission wavelength ranges are arranged, and a photosensitive film 21.
- the color filters 20a and 20b are filters that transmit, for example, red and blue light, respectively.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram schematically showing the light flux limiting plate 22 in this technique.
- a light flux limiting plate in which an R region 22R that transmits red light, a G region 22G that transmits green light, and a B region 22B that transmits blue light are provided on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the imaging optical system. 22 is used.
- the light transmitted through these areas is received by a color imaging device having an R pixel that detects red light, a G pixel that detects green light, and a B pixel that detects blue light. Is acquired.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a technique for acquiring a plurality of images having parallax using a configuration similar to the configuration of FIG.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram schematically showing the light flux limiting plate 23 disclosed in Patent Document 3. As shown in FIG. Even in this technique, a plurality of images having parallax can be created by allowing incident light to pass through the R region 23R, the G region 23G, and the B region 23B provided on the light flux limiting plate 23.
- Patent Document 4 discloses a technique for generating a plurality of images having parallax using a pair of filters of different colors arranged symmetrically with respect to the optical axis.
- a red filter and a blue filter as a pair of filters
- the R pixel that detects red light observes the light transmitted through the red filter
- the B pixel that detects blue light receives the light transmitted through the blue filter.
- the positions of the red filter and the blue filter are different, the incident direction of light received by the R pixel and the incident direction of light received by the B pixel are different from each other.
- the image observed at the R pixel and the image observed at the B pixel are images having different viewpoints.
- the amount of parallax can be calculated by obtaining corresponding points for each pixel from these images.
- the distance from the camera to the subject is obtained from the calculated amount of parallax and the focal length information of the camera.
- Patent Document 5 a diaphragm to which two color filters having different aperture sizes (for example, red and blue) are attached, or two color filters having different colors are attached to positions symmetrical with respect to the optical axis.
- a technique for obtaining distance information of a subject from two images acquired using a diaphragm In this technique, when light transmitted through red and blue color filters having different aperture sizes is observed, the degree of blur observed for each color is different. For this reason, the two images corresponding to the red and blue color filters have different degrees of blur depending on the distance of the subject. By obtaining corresponding points from these images and comparing the degree of blur, distance information from the camera to the subject can be obtained.
- the two images corresponding to the red and blue color filters are images having parallax.
- a plurality of images having parallax can be generated by arranging RGB color filters on the light beam limiting plate or the stop.
- the RGB color filter since the RGB color filter is used, the amount of incident light is reduced to about 1/3. Further, in order to increase the amount of parallax to be obtained, it is necessary to dispose a plurality of color filters at positions separated from each other and reduce their area. However, if the area of the color filter is reduced, the amount of incident light further decreases.
- Patent Document 6 A technique that can obtain a plurality of images having parallax and a normal image having no problem in light quantity is disclosed in Patent Document 6 using a diaphragm in which a plurality of RGB color filters are arranged. It is disclosed. According to this technique, the image sensor receives only light transmitted through the RGB color filter when the diaphragm is closed, and receives all incident light because the RGB color filter area is out of the optical path when the diaphragm is opened. be able to. As a result, a multi-viewpoint image can be acquired when the aperture is closed, and a normal image with a high light utilization rate can be acquired when the aperture is open.
- Patent Documents 1 to 6 it is impossible to obtain a multi-viewpoint image with a high light utilization rate.
- the embodiment of the present invention provides a three-dimensional imaging technique capable of generating a multi-viewpoint image with a higher light utilization rate than in the past.
- a three-dimensional imaging device is provided so that light is incident in parallel.
- an image sensor arranged to receive the light transmitted through the light transmitting portion, and is disposed facing the photosensitive cell array and the photosensitive cell array.
- the photosensitive cell array and the filter array are composed of a plurality of unit elements, and each unit element is arranged to face N photosensitive cells and the N photosensitive cells.
- An image sensor including N second filters having different wavelength dependences of the transmitted transmittance, an image forming unit that forms an image on the image pickup surface of the image sensor, and M times (M is equal to or greater than N) Before taking an integer)
- An imaging drive unit that drives a light transmission unit, wherein each position of the N types of first filters is changed for each imaging on N positions predetermined with respect to the imaging element.
- An imaging drive unit that drives the light transmission unit.
- the three-dimensional imaging apparatus it is possible to obtain a multi-viewpoint image with a higher light utilization rate than in the past.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a light-transmitting plate, an optical system, and an image sensor in Exemplary Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 2 is a figure which shows arrangement
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a basic configuration of a color filter of an image sensor in exemplary embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the light which injects into the light transmission board 2 in exemplary Embodiment 1, and the light which permeate
- FIG. 6 is a table showing the relationship between the position and color component of a filter arranged in a transmission region and an output signal in exemplary embodiment 1. It is a figure which shows the image which has the parallax calculated by the method in exemplary Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the light transmission board in illustrative Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an imaging system in Patent Document 1.
- FIG. It is an external view of the light beam restricting plate in Patent Document 2.
- Patent Documents 1 to 5 it is possible to acquire a multi-viewpoint image, but it is not possible to increase the light utilization rate in the image sensor.
- a primary color (RGB system) color filter is used.
- Patent Document 6 a normal image with a high light utilization rate can be acquired by using a mechanism that removes the color filter from the optical path by mechanical driving.
- a primary color filter is used when acquiring a multi-viewpoint image, it is not possible to obtain a multi-viewpoint image with a high light utilization rate.
- the wavelength range of the light reflected by the subject has a bias, so that all wavelengths of light are not incident on the imaging device equally. Therefore, for example, when a red subject is photographed using red and blue color filters, the reflected light from the subject passes through the red color filter but does not pass through the blue color filter. As a result, with the conventional technique, there is a possibility that a multi-viewpoint image cannot be obtained correctly when the subject is a chromatic color.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a technique for generating a color image having parallax by acquiring distance information using the linearity of a color when photographing a chromatic subject.
- the subject is a primary color or there is no texture in the shooting scene, it is difficult to acquire distance information due to color linearity.
- a multi-viewpoint image can be generated with a higher light utilization rate than in the past.
- a three-dimensional imaging device which is one embodiment of the present invention is provided with N types (N is an integer of 2 or more) of N types having different wavelength dependencies of transmittance, which are provided so that light is incident in parallel.
- a light transmission part having one filter, and an image pickup device arranged to receive light transmitted through the light transmission part, and having a light sensitive cell array and a filter array arranged to face the light sensitive cell array.
- the photosensitive cell array and the filter array are composed of a plurality of unit elements, and each unit element has N light sensing cells and a transmittance of the N light sensing cells.
- An image sensor including N second filters having different wavelength dependencies, an image forming unit that forms an image on an image pickup surface of the image sensor, and continuously imaging M times (M is an integer equal to or greater than N).
- An image driving unit that drives the light transmission unit so that each position of the N types of first filters is changed for each imaging on N positions predetermined with respect to the imaging element.
- An imaging drive unit that drives the light transmission unit so that each position of the N types of first filters is changed for each imaging on N positions predetermined with respect to the imaging element.
- the N types of first filters are designed such that light of an arbitrary wavelength included in visible light can pass through at least one of the N types of first filters. At least one of the types of first filters has a transmission wavelength range wider than the primary color wavelength range.
- the three-dimensional imaging device has a plurality of outputs from the N photosensitive cells included in each unit element for each of the M times of imaging.
- An image generation unit that generates N multiple viewpoint images corresponding to the N positions based on the photoelectric conversion signal is provided.
- the image generation unit outputs a plurality of outputs from the N photosensitive cells included in each unit element for each of the M times of imaging. Based on the photoelectric conversion signal, M ⁇ N image signals are generated by the light components passing through the N positions, and the generated N ⁇ M image signals are combined to generate the N number of image signals. N color multi-viewpoint images corresponding to the positions are generated.
- three types of transmission wavelength regions of the N types of first filters are cyan, magenta, yellow, Each of the three wavelength ranges of red, blue and green is designed to be equal.
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- the transmission wavelength range of the N types of first filters is cyan, magenta, yellow
- the transmission wavelength ranges of the N second filters are designed to be equal to the red, blue, and green wavelength ranges, respectively.
- the N types of first filters in the light transmission unit have a distance from the center of the light transmission unit. They are all equal and are arranged so that the distances between two adjacent first filters are equal.
- the imaging drive unit rotates the light transmission unit around the center of the light transmission unit.
- the positions of the N types of first filters are changed for each image pickup on the N positions.
- An image processing apparatus generates a multi-viewpoint image based on a signal acquired by the three-dimensional imaging apparatus according to any one of items (1) to (8). And N corresponding to the N positions based on a plurality of photoelectric conversion signals output for each of the M times of imaging from the N photosensitive cells included in each unit element of the imaging device. One multi-viewpoint image is generated.
- the image processing device is configured to output the N number of photoelectric conversion signals based on a plurality of photoelectric conversion signals output for each of the M times of imaging from the N number of photosensitive cells included in each unit element.
- N ⁇ M multi-viewpoint images corresponding to the N positions are generated by generating M ⁇ N image signals by light of components passing through the positions and combining the generated N ⁇ M image signals. Is generated.
- An image processing method is an image for generating a multi-viewpoint image based on a signal acquired by the three-dimensional imaging device according to any one of items (1) to (8).
- a processing method which corresponds to the N positions based on a plurality of photoelectric conversion signals output for each of the M times of imaging from the N photosensitive cells included in each unit element of the imaging device. Generating N multi-viewpoint images.
- the step of generating the N multiple viewpoint images includes converting the N photoelectric cells included in each unit element into a plurality of photoelectric conversion signals output every M times of imaging. Based on the step, generating M ⁇ N image signals by light of components passing through the N positions, and combining the generated N ⁇ M image signals with the N positions. Generating N color multi-viewpoint images corresponding to.
- An image processing program is an image processing program for generating a multi-viewpoint image based on a signal acquired by the three-dimensional imaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- N pieces corresponding to the N positions are provided.
- a step of generating a multi-viewpoint image is executed.
- the step of generating the N multiple-viewpoint images is performed on the plurality of photoelectric conversion signals output for each of the M times of imaging from the N photosensitive cells included in each unit element. Based on the step, generating M ⁇ N image signals by light of components passing through the N positions, and combining the generated N ⁇ M image signals with the N positions. Generating N color multi-viewpoint images corresponding to.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the imaging apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment is a digital electronic camera, and includes an imaging unit 100 and a signal processing unit 200 that generates a signal (image signal) indicating an image based on a signal from the imaging unit 100.
- the imaging device in the present embodiment may generate only a still image or may have a function of generating a moving image.
- the imaging unit 100 includes an imaging element (image sensor) 1 including a plurality of photosensitive cells (pixels) arranged on an imaging surface, and three transparent regions having different transmission wavelength ranges and transmits incident light.
- An optical plate (light transmitting portion) 2 an optical lens 3 for forming an image on the imaging surface of the imaging device, and an infrared cut filter 4 are provided.
- the image pickup unit 100 also generates a basic signal for driving the image pickup device 1, receives an output signal from the image pickup device 1 and sends it to the signal processing unit 200, and signal generation / reception.
- An element driving unit 6 that drives the imaging device 1 based on the basic signal generated by the unit 5 and a rotation driving unit 9 that rotates the light-transmitting plate 2 are provided.
- the rotation drive unit 9 has the function of the imaging drive unit in the present invention.
- the image pickup device 1 is typically a CCD or CMOS sensor, and is manufactured by a known semiconductor manufacturing technique.
- the signal generation / reception unit 5 and the element driving unit 6 are composed of an LSI such as a CCD driver, for example.
- the rotation drive unit 9 includes a motor that rotates the light transmissive plate 2, and rotates the light transmissive plate 2 around the center in conjunction with the element drive unit 6.
- the signal processing unit 200 processes the signal output from the imaging unit 100 to generate an image signal, the memory 30 that stores various data used for generating the image signal, and the generated image And an interface (IF) unit 8 for sending a signal to the outside.
- the image signal generation unit 7 can be suitably realized by a combination of hardware such as a known digital signal processor (DSP) and software that executes image processing including image signal generation processing.
- the memory 30 is configured by a DRAM or the like.
- the memory 30 records the signal obtained from the imaging unit 100 and temporarily records the image data generated by the image signal generation unit 7 and the compressed image data. These image data are sent to a recording medium (not shown) or a display unit via the interface unit 8.
- the imaging apparatus may include known components such as an electronic shutter, a viewfinder, a power source (battery), and a flashlight, but a description thereof is omitted because it is not particularly necessary for understanding the present embodiment. .
- FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the arrangement relationship of the light transmitting plate 2, the lens 3, and the imaging element 1 in the imaging unit 100.
- the lens 3 may be a lens unit composed of a plurality of lens groups, but is illustrated as a single lens in FIG. 2 for simplicity.
- the translucent plate 2 has three transmission regions C1, C2, and C3 having different transmission wavelength ranges, and transmits at least part of incident light.
- the lens 3 is a known lens, collects the light transmitted through the translucent plate 2, and forms an image on the imaging surface 1 a of the imaging device 1. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that light does not pass through areas other than the transmission areas C1, C2, and C3 of the translucent plate 2.
- xy coordinates shown in FIG. 2 are used. 2 is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to such an arrangement relationship.
- the lens 3 may be arranged farther from the imaging element 1 than the translucent plate 2 as long as an image can be formed on the imaging surface 1a.
- the lens 3 and the translucent plate 2 may be configured integrally.
- FIG. 3 is a front view of the translucent plate 2 in the present embodiment.
- the shape of the translucent plate 2 in the present embodiment is a circle like the lens 3, but may be other shapes such as a square or a hexagon.
- a color filter (Cy filter) that transmits light in the cyan (Cy) wavelength range (green and blue wavelength ranges) is disposed in the region C1.
- a color filter (Ye filter) that transmits light in the yellow (Ye) wavelength range (red and green wavelength ranges) is disposed in the region C2.
- a color filter (Mg filter) that transmits light in the magenta (Mg) wavelength range (red and blue wavelength ranges) is arranged.
- the regions C1, C2, and C3 in the present embodiment transmit light in the Cy wavelength region, light in the Ye wavelength region, and light in the Mg wavelength region, and not transmit light in other wavelength regions.
- it may be comprised not only with a color filter but with what kind of member.
- the regions C1, C2, and C3 are arranged so as to be rotationally symmetric with respect to the center of the light transmitting plate 2, and the respective centers are arranged apart from each other by a distance L.
- the distance L between these regions is determined according to the size of the lens 3 so that the acquired image has an appropriate parallax.
- the distance L can be set to several mm to several cm, for example.
- a photosensitive cell array arranged two-dimensionally and a color filter array arranged to face the photosensitive cell array are formed.
- the photosensitive cell array and the color filter array have a plurality of unit elements as will be described later, and each unit element includes four photosensitive cells and four color filters opposed to them.
- Each photosensitive cell is typically a photodiode, and outputs an electrical signal (hereinafter referred to as “photoelectric conversion signal” or “pixel signal”) corresponding to the amount of received light by photoelectric conversion.
- Each color filter is manufactured using a known pigment or the like, and is designed to selectively transmit light in a specific wavelength range.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a part of the color filter array in the present embodiment.
- a large number of color filters 110 are arranged in a matrix on the imaging surface 1a.
- Four adjacent color filters 110 and four photosensitive cells 120 facing them constitute one unit element 40.
- a color filter (R filter) that transmits light in the red (R) wavelength region is arranged in the first row and the first column.
- a color filter (G filter) that transmits light in the green (G) wavelength region is arranged in the first row, second column, and second row, first column.
- a color filter (B filter) that transmits light in the blue (B) wavelength region is disposed in the second row and the second column.
- the arrangement of the color filters 110 in the present embodiment is a known Bayer arrangement based on 2 rows and 2 columns.
- the arrangement of the photosensitive cells 120 and the color filters 110 is not necessarily a Bayer arrangement, and may be any known arrangement.
- the pixel array shown in FIG. 4 may be an oblique array in which the vertical direction on the paper is rotated 45 degrees with respect to the axis direction.
- the number of the photosensitive cells 120 included in one unit element is not limited to four, and may be any number as long as the number of light transmitting portions of the light transmitting plate 2 (three in the present embodiment).
- each light sensing cell receives light that has passed through the color filter 110 facing the light transmitted through each of the regions C1, C2, and C3 of the translucent plate 2 and outputs a photoelectric conversion signal corresponding to the amount of light received. Output.
- the photoelectric conversion signal output by each photosensitive cell is sent to the signal processing unit 200 through the signal generation / reception unit 5.
- the image signal generation unit 7 in the signal processing unit 200 generates a plurality of color images having parallax based on the signal transmitted from the imaging unit 100.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the relationship between the light incident on the translucent plate 2 and the light transmitted through the translucent plate 2.
- the individual photosensitive cells 120 included in the single unit element 40 include Assume that red component lights R1, R2, and R3, green component lights G1, G2, and G3 and blue component lights B1, B2, and B3 are incident.
- R1, G1, and B1 are light incident on the region C1, R2, G2, and B2 are light incident on the region C2, and R3, G3, and B3 are light incident on the region C3. .
- each of the four photosensitive cells 120 includes: It is assumed that light having the same spectral distribution is incident.
- the symbols R1, G1, B1, R2, G2, B2, R3, G3, and B3 may be used as symbols representing the amount of light.
- Cy, Ye, and Mg filters are arranged in the regions C1, C2, and C3, respectively. Therefore, the light transmitted through the region C1 is G1 and B1, the light transmitted through the region C2 is R2 and G2, and the light transmitted through the region C3 is R3 and B3. Further, any of R, G, and B filters is arranged to face each photosensitive cell 120. Therefore, the photosensitive cell (R pixel) facing the R filter receives R2 and R3, and the photosensitive cell (G pixel) facing the G filter receives G1 and G2, and facing the B filter. (B pixel) receives B1 and B3.
- each of the light sensing cells 120 receives light of a color component that has passed through the opposing color filter out of the light that has passed through the transmission regions C1, C2, and C3.
- Each photosensitive cell 120 outputs a photoelectric conversion signal corresponding to the amount of received light.
- Three multi-viewpoint images corresponding to the positions of the transmission regions C1, C2, and C3 can be generated by calculation using these photoelectric conversion signals.
- the wavelength dependency (spectral transmittance) of the transmittance of the three color filters in the transmission regions C1, C2, and C3 and the four color filters 110 included in the unit element 40 may deviate from ideal characteristics.
- the incident light attenuates slightly in the lens 3, the infrared cut filter 4, and the like. Therefore, the image signal generation unit 7 in the present embodiment performs the following calculation in consideration of the deviation and attenuation of these characteristics.
- Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 Signals corresponding to the light intensities of the components transmitted through the regions C1, C2, and C3 are denoted by Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 with the suffix “i”, respectively. That is, Ci1 represents the light intensity of B1 and G1, Ci2 represents the light intensity of R2 and G2, and Ci3 represents the light intensity of R3 and B3.
- the spectral transmittance of the lens 3 and the infrared cut filter 4 combined is Tw
- the spectral transmittances of the Cy filter, Ye filter, and Mg filter are Tcy, Tye, and Tmg, respectively.
- the spectral transmittances of the R, G, and B color filters are expressed as Tr, Tg, and Tb, respectively.
- Tw, Tcy, Tye, Tmg, Tr, Tg, and Tb are functions that depend on the wavelength ⁇ of incident light.
- Signals indicating the intensity of light transmitted through the R, G, and B color filters 110 and received by the photosensitive cell 120 immediately below are denoted by Rs, Gs, and Bs with a suffix “s”, respectively.
- the integral calculation of the spectral transmittance in the wavelength range of visible light is represented by the symbol ⁇ .
- the integral operation ⁇ TwTcyTrd ⁇ for the wavelength ⁇ is represented as ⁇ TwTcyTr.
- the integration is performed over the entire wavelength range of visible light.
- Rs is proportional to the result of adding Ci1 ⁇ TwTcyTr, Ci2 ⁇ TwTyeTr, and Ci3 ⁇ TwTmgTr.
- Gs is proportional to the sum of Ci1 ⁇ TwTcyTg, Ci2 ⁇ TwTyeTg, and Ci3 ⁇ TwTmgTg.
- Bs is proportional to the sum of Ci1 ⁇ TwTcyTb, Ci2 ⁇ TwTyeTb, and Ci3 ⁇ TwTmgTb. If the proportionality coefficient in these relationships is 1, Rs, Gs, and Bs can be expressed by the following equations 1 to 3.
- Equations 1 to 3 ⁇ TwTcyTr, ⁇ TwTyeTr, and ⁇ TwTmgTr are represented by Mx11, Mx12, and Mx13, respectively.
- ⁇ TwTcyTg, ⁇ TwTyeTg, and ⁇ TwTmgTg are represented by Mx21, Mx22, and Mx23, respectively, It will be expressed as Mx33.
- the relationship between Rs, Gs, and Bs and Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 can be expressed by the following Expression 4 using a matrix.
- Equation 4 can be transformed into the following Equation 5. That is, the signal Ci1 indicating the intensity of the Cy component light included in the light incident on the area C1, the signal Ci2 indicating the intensity of the Ye component light included in the light incident on the area C2, and the light incident on the area C3.
- the signal Ci3 indicating the intensity of the light of the contained Mg component can be expressed using information on the photoelectric conversion signals Rs, Gs, Bs and the known spectral transmittance.
- the image signal generation unit 7 performs signal calculation based on Expression 5 and generates signals Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 for each unit element.
- the signals Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 generated for each unit element in this way are incident on the image of the Cy component light incident on the region C1, the image of the Ye component light incident on the region C2, and the region C3, respectively.
- An image is formed by light of the Mg component.
- the image signals Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 obtained by the above processing are expressed using photoelectric conversion signals Rs, Gs, and Bs, but these are not color images, and are out of light incident on the regions C1, C2, and C3. This corresponds to a grayscale image indicating the intensity of light in the wavelength region that passes through each region.
- the three images represented by the signals Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 are multi-viewpoint images because they correspond to images when the subject is viewed from the positions of the regions C1, C2, and C3, respectively.
- the spectral distribution of light emitted from the light source is not always as uniform as the sun.
- the amount of light reflected from the subject is represented by an integral calculation of the spectral distribution of light emitted from the light source and the spectral reflectance of the subject. Therefore, even if the subject is achromatic, if the spectral distribution of light emitted from the light source is biased, the spectral distribution of light reflected from the subject is also biased. If the spectral distribution of the light emitted from the light source is uniform and an achromatic subject is photographed, R1, G1, and B1 in FIG. 5 ideally have the same value.
- the signals Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 obtained by the calculation shown in (Equation 5) are arranged above the object in FIG. 3 (position of C3) if the color filters of the light transmitting plate 2 shown in FIG. 3 are arranged. 5 corresponds to an image of the Mg component viewed from the left, an image of the Cy component viewed from the left (position C1), and an image of the Ye component viewed from the right (position Ye). Therefore, it can be considered that the signals Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 are images obtained by separating the colors of the subject into complementary colors and represent images having different viewpoints.
- the translucent plate 2 in FIG. 3 is rotated as shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C to take three images, and a plurality of different viewpoints are obtained by arithmetic processing.
- a plurality of color images having parallax are generated by generating and synthesizing the image.
- the rotation of the translucent plate 2 can be realized by attaching a belt to the translucent plate 2 and rotating the belt with a motor, for example, as in the method described in Non-Patent Document 1.
- the rotation drive unit 9 rotates the translucent plate 2 by such a mechanism, and the image pickup device 1 acquires an image signal in each state of FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C.
- the signals corresponding to Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 in Equation 5 are represented as Cj1, Cj2, Cj3, and Ck1, Ck2, and Ck3, respectively, in each state of FIGS. 6B and 6C. .
- the image signals Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 are calculated by the calculation based on Expression 5.
- the translucent plate 2 is rotated 120 degrees to obtain the state 2 shown in FIG. 6B, and the image signals Cj1, Cj2, and Cj3 are calculated in the same manner.
- the light transmitting plate 2 is further rotated 120 degrees to obtain the state 3 shown in FIG. 6C, and the image signals Ck1, Ck2, and Ck3 are calculated.
- FIG. 7 shows an example of the result of generating three color images corresponding to each state from the image signal calculated as described above.
- FIG. 7A shows a color image captured using the image signals Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 acquired in the initial state 1 as the Cy component, the Ye component, and the Mg component, respectively.
- FIG. 7B shows color images obtained by using the image signals Cj1, Cj2, and Cj3 acquired in the state 2 rotated 120 degrees from the initial state as the Cy component, the Ye component, and the Mg component, respectively.
- FIG. 7 (c) shows color images taken with the image signals Ck1, Ck2, and Ck3 acquired in the state 3 rotated 240 degrees from the initial state as the Cy component, Ye component, and Mg component, respectively.
- FIG. 7 shows an example of the result of generating three color images corresponding to each state from the image signal calculated as described above.
- FIG. 7A shows a color image captured using the image signals Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 acquired in the initial state 1 as the Cy component, the Ye component,
- the color of the subject on the left side is red
- the color of the subject near the center is blue
- the color of the subject on the upper right is green.
- the subject on the left is the foreground and the subject on the right is the farthest. Note that none of the three images shown in FIG. 7 includes parallax information.
- FIG. 8 shows an example in which the results obtained by calculating Ci1, Ci2, Ci3, Cj1, Cj2, Cj3, Ck1, Ck2, and Ck3 from the Rs, Gs, and Bs signals are displayed as images for the image shown in FIG. FIG.
- the first row, the second row, and the third row are respectively positions of the light-transmitting plate 2 in the state 1 (0 degree rotation), the state 2 (120 degree rotation), and the state 3 (240 degree rotation) ( A gray image is shown by light transmitted through the left, top, and right).
- FIG. 9 is a table showing which image signal corresponds to the combination of each position and each color component on the translucent plate 2. The color components of the color filters arranged in each transmission region are shown in the horizontal direction of the table shown in FIG.
- a color image when the subject is viewed from the left is obtained by the following (Expression 6) obtained by modifying (Expression 4).
- the red, green, and blue component signals in the color image are represented as Rs1, Gs1, and Bs1, respectively.
- Equation 6 is obtained by replacing signals Ci1, Ci2, and Ci3 indicating the intensity of light transmitted through the regions C1, C2, and C3 in Equation 4 with Ci1, Cj2, and Ck3, respectively.
- Ci2 and Cj2 are that the types of filter colors are the same for the Ye filter, but the viewpoint of viewing the subject is different.
- Ci2 represents an image when the subject is viewed from the right
- Cj2 represents an image when the subject is viewed from the left.
- Ci3 and Ck3 is also the same.
- Ci3 represents an Mg component image when the subject is viewed from above
- Ck3 represents an Mg component image when the subject is viewed from the left.
- Mx11 to Mx33 do not have information regarding the direction in which light enters.
- Mx11 to Mx33 are the spectral transmittances of the Cy, Ye, and Mg color filters in the light transmitting plate 2, the spectral transmittances of the R, G, and B color filters in the image sensor 1, and the spectral transmittances of IR filters, lenses, and the like.
- Information That is, Mx11 represents an integrated value of the spectral transmittance of the Cy filter and the spectral transmittance of the R filter.
- Mx12 represents an integrated value of the spectral transmittance of the Ye filter and the spectral transmittance of the R filter.
- Mx13 represents an integrated value of the spectral transmittance of the Mg filter and the spectral transmittance of the R filter.
- Mx11 to Mx33 are known information determined when the imaging apparatus is manufactured.
- the value of Rs1 obtained by (Expression 6) is obtained by multiplying the light intensity Ci1 and Mx11 that pass through the Cy filter from the direction of the subject as viewed from the left, and the light intensity Cj2 and Mx12 that passes through the Ye filter. And the product of the light intensity Ck3 passing through the Mg filter multiplied by Mx13.
- the values of Gs1 and Bs1 are obtained in the same manner.
- a color image when the subject is viewed from the right can be calculated by the following (Expression 7), where the red component is represented as Rs2, the blue component as Gs2, and the blue component as Bs2.
- a color image when the subject is viewed from above can be calculated by the following (Equation 8), where the red component is Rs3, the blue component is Gs3, and the blue component is Bs3.
- imaging is performed while rotating the translucent plate 2 three times, and the intensities of a plurality of lights that pass through the transmission regions C1, C2, and C3 of the translucent plate 2 are calculated from the captured individual images.
- a color image having parallax can be generated.
- the complementary color (Cy, Ye, Mg) color filter is used for the light transmitting portion of the light transmitting plate 2 to synthesize images for three times, so that the light utilization rate is higher than in the prior art. Imaging sensitivity can be improved.
- the matching process using the color linearity disclosed in Patent Document 3 is not performed, a multi-viewpoint image can be generated stably without depending on the blur amount and flatness of the image.
- FIGS. 10A and 10B show the results of generating color images when the subject is viewed from the left and right, respectively.
- a color image when the subject is viewed from above is not shown.
- Two dotted lines (straight line 1 and straight line 2) shown in FIG. 10 indicate the same x coordinate in the two images.
- the straight line 1 is drawn along the outline of the red subject at the front
- the straight line 2 is drawn along the outline of the green subject at the back.
- the x-coordinate of the contour of the subject in front is almost the same value, but the x-coordinate of the contour of the green subject in the back is different. Therefore, it can be seen that an image that looks different depending on the distance, that is, a multi-viewpoint image can be acquired.
- the arrangement of the transmission region of the translucent plate 2 in the present embodiment is not limited to the above arrangement, but is ideally arranged with the center of the translucent plate 2 as an origin and an equidistant position therefrom. It is desirable to do. Thereby, it can be easily known in which direction the parallax appears with the center of the translucent plate 2 as the origin. Furthermore, it is desirable that the distance between adjacent transmission regions is equal. Specifically, it is desirable that the angle formed by the straight line passing through the region C1 and the origin and the straight line passing through the region C2 and the origin is 120 degrees. Similarly, it is desirable that an angle formed by a straight line passing through the region C2 and the origin and a straight line passing through the region C3 and the origin is 120 degrees.
- the angle formed by the straight line passing through the region C3 and the origin and the straight line passing through the region C3 and the origin is 120 degrees.
- the Cy filter, the Ye filter, and the Mg filter are disposed in the transmission regions C1, C2, and C3 of the light transmitting plate 2, respectively, but the configuration is not limited thereto.
- These color filters may be primary color filters (for example, R, G, B filters), or transmission that transmits light in a wavelength region wider than the primary color in at least one transmission region from the viewpoint of improving the light utilization rate.
- a filter may be arranged.
- a complementary color filter may be disposed in one of the three transmission regions, and a primary color filter may be disposed in the remaining two.
- the same processing as in the present embodiment can be applied.
- the spectral transmittance of each transmission region is designed so that light of an arbitrary wavelength included in visible light can pass through one of the transmission regions, a good color multi-viewpoint image can be generated.
- the color filter 110 included in one unit element 40 of the image pickup device 1 is not necessarily an R, G, B color filter. The same processing as that of the form can be applied.
- the image pickup apparatus according to the present embodiment is different from the image pickup apparatus according to the first embodiment in the number of filters in the translucent plate 2.
- the description will focus on the differences from the first embodiment, and a description of the overlapping items will be omitted.
- the number of filters of the light-transmitting plate 2 is not limited to three, and may be any number as long as it is two or more.
- N is an integer of 2 or more
- each unit element 40 of the image sensor 1 includes N color filters having different spectral transmittances and N photosensitive cells facing the color filters.
- FIG. 11A is a diagram showing an example of the light transmitting plate 2 generalized in this way.
- the illustrated translucent plate 2 includes N filters C1 to CN that are arranged so that light is incident in parallel and that have different wavelength dependencies of transmittance.
- the filters C1 to CN are all equal in distance from the center of the translucent plate 2, and all the distances between two adjacent transmission regions are equal.
- FIG. 11B is a diagram illustrating an example of a filter array included in one unit element 40 in the image sensor 1.
- One unit element 40 includes N photosensitive cells and N filters D1 to DN facing the N photosensitive cells. Note that the number of filters included in one unit element 40 may be greater than N.
- transmission filter shown in figure is an example, and is not restricted to this example.
- a rainbow pattern as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B can be used as the translucent plate 2.
- the light-transmitting plate 2 includes a filter 2a having a rainbow pattern and a light-shielding plate 2b having seven transmission regions (openings).
- the filter 2a in FIG. 12A is a combination of seven types of filters having different spectral transmittances in a ring shape. By rotating the filter 2a, the spectral transmittance at each aperture position can be changed.
- a filter having different spectral transmittances attached to the seven opening positions of the light shielding plate 2b may be used as the light-transmitting plate 2 and rotated.
- each of the transmission regions C1 to C7 is circular and has the same area, but it does not necessarily have such a shape and area.
- filters that transmit light in the wavelength ranges of red Re, orange Or, yellow Ye, green Gr, blue Bl, indigo In, and purple Vi are disposed at the positions of the transmission regions C1 to C7, respectively.
- the image sensor 1 also includes the filters having the above-described seven types of spectral transmittance.
- a signal indicating the intensity of the light of the color component transmitted through the transmission regions C1 to C7 out of the light incident on each photosensitive cell included in one unit element. Ci1 to Ci7, respectively. If the signal indicating the amount of light received in the photosensitive cell facing the seven types of color filters arranged in the image sensor 1 is Res, Ors, Yes, Grs, Bls, Ins, Vis, the signal is observed in each photosensitive cell.
- the signal amount can be expressed by the following (formula 9) to (formula 15).
- T′re, T′or, T′ye, T′gr, T′bl, T′In, and T′vi are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, Represents the spectral transmittance of indigo and purple filters.
- Tre, Tor, Tye, Tgr, Tbl, TIn, and Tvi represent the spectral transmittances of the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple filters disposed on the light-transmitting plate 2, respectively.
- Tw is a spectral transmittance obtained by combining the lens 3 and the infrared cut filter 4 in the same manner as in (Expression 1) to (Expression 3).
- the matrix elements Mx11 to Mx77 are values obtained by integrating Tw, the spectral transmittance of the transmission region in the light transmitting plate 1, and the spectral transmittance of the color filter in the image sensor 1. That is, Mx11, Mx12, Mx13, Mx14, Mx15, Mx16, and Mx17 are ⁇ TwTreT're, ⁇ TwTorT're, ⁇ TwTyeT're, ⁇ TwTgrT're, ⁇ TwTblT're, ⁇ TwTInT're, and ⁇ TwTviT're.
- T're of Mx11 to Mx17 is T'or, respectively, for Mx31 to Mx37, T're of Mx11 to Mx17 is T'ye, and for Mx41 to Mx47 are Mx11 to Mx11, respectively.
- T're of Mx17 is T'gr
- Mx51 to Mx57 are T're of Mx11 to Mx17, respectively
- T'bl Mx61 to Mx67 are T're of Mx11 to Mx17, respectively
- T'In and Mx71 Mx77 is obtained by replacing T're of Mx11 to Mx17 with T'vi, respectively.
- signals (Ci1 to Ci7) indicating the intensity of light from seven directions can be obtained in one shooting.
- a signal indicating the intensity of light transmitted through each transmission region is obtained by calculation, so that seven types of spectral light are obtained from seven directions.
- Intensities of light of color components that pass through a filter having transmittance (49 types in total) are obtained.
- a color image can be synthesized by using a signal corresponding to the case where the subject is viewed from the same direction among the signals indicating the intensity of the acquired light.
- the color information of the image when the subject is viewed from the position of the region C1 in the initial state is expressed by the following Expression 17.
- Ci1, Cj2, Ck3, Cl4, Cm5, Cn6, and Co7 are signals indicating the light intensities of the color components that pass through the position in the first to seventh imaging.
- Res1, Ors1, Yes1, Grs1, Bls1, Ins1, and Vis1 are signals indicating the amounts of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple color components of the color image to be obtained, respectively.
- Color images at other positions can also be obtained by similar calculations. Through the above processing, seven color multi-viewpoint images can be obtained corresponding to the seven transmission regions.
- the light transmitting plate 2 is rotated in seven stages to acquire light from seven directions, but rotation and photographing may be performed in eight stages or more.
- the information on the intensity of the light at the time of additional photographing has already been calculated, but there is an effect that a bright image can be obtained even in a dark environment by adding them.
- the spectral transmittance of each of the transmission regions C1 to C7 is changed by rotating the light transmitting plate 2.
- the spectral transmittance is not changed by shifting the color filter vertically or horizontally. May be changed.
- the spectral transmittance of the plurality of transmission regions You may comprise so that may be changed.
- each of the positions of the N types of color filters in the light transmission portion is configured to change for each image pickup on N positions preset for the image pickup device 1.
- the light transmission part may be driven in any way.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a light transmitting plate 2c having two transmission regions C1 and C2.
- a slide plate 2d on which three color filters are arranged is attached to the light transmitting plate 2c, and the spectral transmittance of the transmission regions C1 and C2 can be changed by sliding the slide plate 2d.
- the slide plate 2d is provided with a Cy filter at the center and a Ye filter at both ends.
- the transmission regions C1 and C2 are transparent in the absence of the slide plate 2d.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a light transmitting plate 2c having two transmission regions C1 and C2.
- a slide plate 2d on which three color filters are arranged is attached to the light transmitting plate 2c, and the spectral transmittance of the transmission regions C1 and C2 can be changed by sliding the slide plate 2d.
- the slide plate 2d is provided with a Cy filter at the center and a Ye filter at both ends.
- each unit element of the image sensor 1 may be provided with two photosensitive cells and two color filters having different spectral transmittances facing them.
- a multi-viewpoint image is obtained by obtaining a signal indicating the intensity of light of a component transmitted through each transmission region of the light-transmitting plate 2c by calculation using photoelectric conversion signals output for each imaging from the two photosensitive cells. Can do.
- a grayscale image is obtained instead of a color image. Even when there are three or more transmissive regions, a multi-viewpoint image can be generated by the same mechanism.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 14 may be adopted instead of FIG.
- the transmission regions C1 and C2 in the state where there is no slide plate 2d are not transparent and are configured by G filters.
- the slide plate 2d is provided with a B filter at the center and R filters at both ends.
- the region C1 has the same characteristics as the Cy filter
- the region C2 has the same characteristics as the Ye filter.
- the region C1 has the same characteristics as the Ye filter
- the region C2 has the same characteristics as the Cy filter. Therefore, the same effect as the configuration shown in FIG. 13 can be obtained.
- the imaging device of each of the above embodiments generates an image by signal calculation from a photoelectric conversion signal obtained by imaging.
- an image generation process by signal calculation may be executed by another device independent of the imaging device.
- a signal that is acquired by the imaging device having the imaging unit 100 in each of the above embodiments is read by another device (image processing device), and a program that defines the signal calculation processing is incorporated in the image processing device. The same effect as described above can be obtained by causing the computer to execute the program.
- FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of a series of operations from imaging by such an imaging device and other devices to image generation.
- the imaging apparatus performs imaging a plurality of times while changing the positions of the plurality of types of filters in the light transmission unit 2 (continuous shooting imaging).
- the image processing apparatus generates a grayscale image based on component light that passes through each transmission region of the light transmission unit 2 from a plurality of pixel signals obtained by each imaging (grayscale multiple viewpoint image generation).
- the image processing apparatus generates a color multi-viewpoint image by synthesizing the gray-scale multi-viewpoint image using the same calculation as Expression 17 (color multi-viewpoint image generation).
- the imaging function and the image processing function can be configured to be executed by different devices.
- the three-dimensional imaging device is effective for all cameras using a solid-state imaging device.
- it can be used for consumer cameras such as digital still cameras and digital video cameras, and solid-state surveillance cameras for industrial use.
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図1は、本発明の第1の実施形態における撮像装置の全体構成を示すブロック図である。本実施形態の撮像装置は、デジタル式の電子カメラであり、撮像部100と、撮像部100からの信号に基づいて画像を示す信号(画像信号)を生成する信号処理部200とを備えている。なお、本実施形態における撮像装置は、静止画のみを生成してもよいし、動画を生成する機能を備えていてもよい。
(式1)Rs=Ci1ΣTwTcyTr+Ci2ΣTwTyeTr+Ci3ΣTwTmgTr
(式2)Gs=Ci1ΣTwTcyTg+Ci2ΣTwTyeTg+Ci3ΣTwTmgTg
(式3)Bs=Ci1ΣTwTcyTb+Ci2ΣTwTyeTb+Ci3ΣTwTmgTb
次に、本発明の第2の実施形態を説明する。本実施形態における撮像装置は、透光板2におけるフィルタの数が実施形態1の撮像装置とは異なっている。以下、実施形態1と異なる点を中心に説明し、重複する事項についての説明は省略する。
(式9)
Res = Ci1ΣTwTreT're + Ci2ΣTwTorT're + Ci3ΣTwTyeT're + Ci4ΣTwTgrT're+ Ci5ΣTwTblT're + Ci6ΣTwTInT're + Ci7ΣTwTviT're
(式10)
Ors = CiTwTreT'or + Ci2ΣTwTorT'or + Ci3ΣTwTyeT'or + Ci4ΣTwTgrT'or+ Ci5ΣTwTblT'or + Ci6ΣTwTInT'or + Ci7ΣTwTviT'or
(式11)
Yes = Ci1ΣTwTreT'ye + Ci2ΣTwTorT'ye + Ci3ΣTwTyeT'ye + Ci4ΣTwTgrT'ye+ Ci5ΣTwTblT'ye + Ci6ΣTwTInT'ye + Ci7ΣTwTviT'ye
(式12)
Grs = Ci1ΣTwTreT'gr + Ci2ΣTwTorT'gr + Ci3ΣTwTyeT'gr + Ci4ΣTwTgrT'gr+ Ci5ΣTwTblT'gr + Ci6ΣTwTInT'gr + Ci7ΣTwTviT'gr
(式13)
Bls = Ci1ΣTwTreT'bl + Ci2ΣTwTorT'bl + Ci3ΣTwTyeT'bl + Ci4ΣTwTgrT'bl+ Ci5ΣTwTblT'bl + Ci6ΣTwTInT'bl + Ci7ΣTwTviT'bl
(式14)
Ins = Ci1ΣTwTreT'In + Ci2ΣTwTorT'In + Ci3ΣTwTyeT'In + Ci4ΣTwTgrT'In+ Ci5ΣTwTblT'In + Ci6ΣTwTInT'In + Ci7ΣTwTviT'In
(式15)
Vis = Ci1ΣTwTreT'vi + Ci2ΣTwTorT'vi + Ci3ΣTwTyeT'vi + Ci4ΣTwTgrT'vi+ Ci5ΣTwTblT'vi + Ci6ΣTwTInT'vI + Ci7ΣTwTviT'vi
1a 固体撮像素子の撮像面
2、2a、2b、2c 透光板(光透過部)
2d スライド板
3 光学レンズ
4 赤外カットフィルタ
5 信号発生/受信部
6 素子駆動部
7 画像信号生成部
8 インターフェース部
9 回転駆動部
19 レンズ絞り
20、22、23 光束制限板
20a 赤系統の光を透過させる色フィルタ
20b 青系統の光を透過させる色フィルタ
21 感光フィルム
22R、23R 光束制限板のR光透過領域
22G、23G 光束制限板のG光透過領域
22B、23B 光束制限板のB光透過領域
30 メモリ
40 単位要素
100 撮像部
110 色フィルタ
120 光感知セル
200 信号処理部
Claims (14)
- 光が並列的に入射するように設けられた、透過率の波長依存性が互いに異なるN種類(Nは2以上の整数)の第1フィルタを有する光透過部と、
前記光透過部を透過した光を受けるように配置された撮像素子であって、光感知セルアレイ、および前記光感知セルアレイに対向して配置されたフィルタアレイを有し、前記光感知セルアレイおよび前記フィルタアレイは、複数の単位要素から構成され、各単位要素は、N個の光感知セル、および前記N個の光感知セルに対向して配置された透過率の波長依存性が互いに異なるN個の第2フィルタを含む撮像素子と、
前記撮像素子の撮像面に像を形成する結像部と、
連続してM回(MはN以上の整数)の撮像を行うように前記光透過部を駆動する撮像駆動部であって、前記N種類の第1フィルタの各位置を、前記撮像素子に対して予め定められたN個の位置上で、撮像ごとに変化させるように前記光透過部を駆動する撮像駆動部と、
を備えている、3次元撮像装置。 - 前記N種類の第1フィルタは、可視光に含まれる任意の波長の光が前記N種類の第1フィルタの少なくとも1種類を透過できるように設計されており、前記N種類の第1フィルタの少なくとも1種類は、原色の波長域よりも広い透過波長域を有する、請求項1に記載の3次元撮像装置。
- 各単位要素に含まれる前記N個の光感知セルから前記M回の撮像ごとに出力される複数の光電変換信号に基づいて、前記N個の位置に対応するN個の複数視点画像を生成する画像生成部を備えている、請求項1または2に記載の3次元撮像装置。
- 前記画像生成部は、各単位要素に含まれる前記N個の光感知セルから前記M回の撮像ごとに出力される複数の光電変換信号に基づいて、前記N個の位置を通過する成分の光によるM×N個の画像信号を生成し、生成した前記N×M個の画像信号を合成することにより、前記N個の位置に対応するN個のカラー複数視点画像を生成する、請求項3に記載の3次元撮像装置。
- 前記N種類の第1フィルタのうちの3種類の透過波長域は、シアン、マゼンタ、黄、赤、青、緑のうちの3つの波長域にそれぞれ等しく設計されている、請求項1から4のいずれかに記載の3次元撮像装置。
- N=3であり、
前記N種類の第1フィルタの透過波長域は、シアン、マゼンタ、黄の波長域にそれぞれ等しく設計され、
前記N個の第2フィルタの透過波長域は、赤、青、緑の波長域にそれぞれ等しく設計されている、
請求項1から5のいずれかに記載の3次元撮像装置。 - 前記光透過部における前記N種類の第1フィルタは、前記光透過部の中心からの距離が全て等しく、隣接する2つの第1フィルタ間の距離が等しくなるように配置されている、請求項1から6のいずれかに記載の3次元撮像装置。
- 前記撮像駆動部は、前記光透過部の中心を軸として前記光透過部を回転させることにより、前記N種類の第1フィルタの各位置を、前記N個の位置上で、撮像ごとに変化させる、請求項1から7のいずれかに記載の3次元撮像装置。
- 請求項1から8のいずれかに記載の3次元撮像装置によって取得された信号に基づいて複数視点画像を生成する画像処理装置であって、
前記撮像素子における各単位要素に含まれる前記N個の光感知セルから前記M回の撮像ごとに出力された複数の光電変換信号に基づいて、前記N個の位置に対応するN個の複数視点画像を生成する、画像処理装置。 - 各単位要素に含まれる前記N個の光感知セルから前記M回の撮像ごとに出力された複数の光電変換信号に基づいて、前記N個の位置を通過する成分の光によるM×N個の画像信号を生成し、生成した前記N×M個の画像信号を合成することにより、前記N個の位置に対応するN個のカラー複数視点画像を生成する、請求項9に記載の画像処理装置。
- 請求項1から8のいずれかに記載の3次元撮像装置によって取得された信号に基づいて複数視点画像を生成するための画像処理方法であって、
前記撮像素子における各単位要素に含まれる前記N個の光感知セルから前記M回の撮像ごとに出力された複数の光電変換信号に基づいて、前記N個の位置に対応するN個の複数視点画像を生成するステップを含む画像処理方法。 - 前記N個の複数視点画像を生成するステップは、
各単位要素に含まれる前記N個の光感知セルから前記M回の撮像ごとに出力された複数の光電変換信号に基づいて、前記N個の位置を通過する成分の光によるM×N個の画像信号を生成するステップと、
生成した前記N×M個の前記画像信号を合成することにより、前記N個の位置に対応するN個のカラー複数視点画像を生成するステップと、
を含む、請求項11に記載の画像処理方法。 - 請求項1から8のいずれかに記載の3次元撮像装置によって取得された信号に基づいて複数視点画像を生成するための画像処理プログラムであって、
コンピュータに対し、
前記撮像素子における各単位要素に含まれる前記N個の光感知セルから前記M回の撮像ごとに出力された複数の光電変換信号に基づいて、前記N個の位置に対応するN個の複数視点画像を生成するステップを実行させる画像処理プログラム。 - 前記N個の複数視点画像を生成するステップは、
各単位要素に含まれる前記N個の光感知セルから前記M回の撮像ごとに出力された複数の光電変換信号に基づいて、前記N個の位置を通過する成分の光によるM×N個の画像信号を生成するステップと、
生成した前記N×M個の前記画像信号を合成することにより、前記N個の位置に対応するN個のカラー複数視点画像を生成するステップと、
を含む、請求項13に記載の画像処理プログラム。
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