Image signal correcting device, imaging device, image signal correcting method, and program

1. An image signal correcting device comprising:

at least a color mixing corrector configured to receive an image signal arising from photoelectric conversion of a color imaging element, and correct a color mixing component included in the image signal;

a shading corrector configured to receive the image signal corrected by the color mixing corrector, and carry out pixel shading correction for the corrected image signal; and

wherein the color mixing corrector configured to divide the image signal into a plurality of image groups, respectively decide a color mixing rate of each of the image groups by interpolation processing, and correct the color mixing component by the acquired color mixing rate.

2. The image signal correcting device according to claim 1 , wherein the color mixing corrector sets a plurality of representative points and carries out the interpolation processing among representative points to decide a color mixing rate of each pixel.

3. The image signal correcting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage unit that stores a color mixing correction coefficient set in advance for each of a plurality of the image groups segmented in matching with an imaging plane of the color imaging element.

4. The image signal correcting device according to claim 3 , wherein the color mixing correction coefficient stored in the storage unit is measured and stored in advance as the color mixing rate of another color pixel from one color pixel.

5. The image signal correcting device according to claim 1 , wherein the color mixing corrector carries out color mixing correction by performing a multiply-accumulate operation of acquired color mixing rates and input image signals and executing subtraction processing of an input image signal and a result of the multiply-accumulate operation.

6. An imaging device comprising:

a color imaging element configured to capture a subject image; and

an image signal correcting element configured to receive an image signal arising from photoelectric conversion by the color imaging element and carries out correction, wherein

the image signal correcting element includes:

a color mixing corrector configured to correct a color mixing component included in an image signal arising from photoelectric conversion by the color imaging element;

a shading corrector configured to receive the image signal corrected by the color mixing corrector, and carries out pixel shading correction for the corrected image signal; and

wherein the color mixing corrector configured to divide the image signal into a plurality of image groups, respectively decide a color mixing rate of each of the image groups by interpolation processing, and correct the color mixing component by the acquired color mixing rate.

7. The imaging device according to claim 6 , wherein the color mixing corrector sets a plurality of representative points and carries out the interpolation processing among representative points to decide a color mixing rate of each pixel.

8. The imaging device according to claim 6 , further comprising a storage unit that stores a color mixing correction coefficient set in advance for each of a plurality of the image groups segmented in matching with an imaging plane of the color imaging element.

9. The imaging device according to claim 8 , wherein the color mixing correction coefficient stored in the storage unit is measured and stored in advance as the color mixing rate of another color pixel from one color pixel.

10. The imaging device according to claim 6 , wherein the color mixing corrector carries out color mixing correction by performing a multiply-accumulate operation of acquired color mixing rates and input image signals and executing subtraction processing of an input image signal and a result of the multiply-accumulate operation.

11. An imaging system comprising:

a color imaging element configured to capture a subject image; and

an image signal correcting element configured to receive an image signal arising from photoelectric conversion by the color imaging element and carries out correction, wherein

the image signal correcting element includes:

a color mixing corrector configured to correct a color mixing component included in an image signal arising from photoelectric conversion by the color imaging element;

a shading corrector configured to receive the image signal corrected by the color mixing corrector, and carries out pixel shading correction for the corrected image signal; and

wherein the color mixing corrector configured to divide the image signal into a plurality of image groups, respectively decide a color mixing rate of each of the image groups by interpolation processing, and correct the color mixing component by the acquired color mixing rate.

12. The imaging system according to claim 11 , wherein the color mixing corrector sets a plurality of representative points and carries out the interpolation processing among representative points to decide a color mixing rate of each pixel.

13. The imaging system according to claim 11 , further comprising a storage unit that stores a color mixing correction coefficient set in advance for each of a plurality of the image groups segmented in matching with an imaging plane of the color imaging element.

14. The imaging system according to claim 13 , wherein the color mixing correction coefficient stored in the storage unit is measured and stored in advance as the color mixing rate of another color pixel from one color pixel.

15. The imaging system according to claim 11 , wherein the color mixing corrector carries out color mixing correction by performing a multiply-accumulate operation of acquired color mixing rates and input image signals and executing subtraction processing of an input image signal and a result of the multiply-accumulate operation.