Patent attributes
Provided is an image processing apparatus, including: a data acquisition unit configured to acquire light field data containing a plurality of parallax images; a setting unit configured to set a virtual focal plane of the light field data acquired by the data acquisition unit; a reconstruction unit configured to generate, based on the light field data acquired by the data acquisition unit, light field data in which a focal plane is moved to the virtual focal plane; a determination unit configured to determine a data reduction amount of the light field data generated by the reconstruction unit in accordance with a refocusable range of the light field data generated by the reconstruction unit; and a reduction unit configured to reduce an amount of data of the light field data generated by the reconstruction unit in accordance with the data reduction amount.
