Method and apparatus for fusing a first image and a second image

1. An image processing method for use with a terminal having a first camera lens and a second camera lens, wherein the first camera lens and the second camera lens are located on a same side of the terminal, the method comprising:

acquiring a first image captured by the first camera lens and is about a first area, and acquiring a second image captured at a same moment by the second camera lens and is about a second area;

performing translation compensation on the second image by using the first image as a reference image; and

fusing the first image and the second image that is obtained after translation compensation is performed, to generate a third image, wherein a resolution of the third image is higher than a resolution of the first image and a resolution of the second image;

wherein performing translation compensation on the second image by using the first image as a reference image comprises:

determining a translation vector between the first image and the second image, and

performing, according to the translation vector, translation compensation on the second image captured by the second camera lens;

wherein the translation vector is determined by using the following formula:

d=B*f/Z ; wherein:

d indicates a translation vector of an object in the second image relative to the first image, wherein a distance between the object and a plane on which the first camera lens and the second camera lens are located is Z,

B indicates a distance between the first camera lens and the second camera lens,

Z indicates a vertical distance between the object and the plane on which the first camera lens and the second camera lens are located, and

f indicates a focal length of the first camera lens or a focal length of the second camera lens.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein fusing the first image and the second image that is obtained after translation compensation is performed, to generate a third image comprises:

determining a common area of the first image and the second image according to a result of the translation compensation; and

fusing the common area of the first image and the second image to generate the third image.

3. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

an acquiring module, configured to acquire a first image captured by a first camera lens and is about a first area, and a second image captured at a same moment by a second camera lens and is about a second area, wherein the first camera lens and the second camera lens are located on a same plane of the image processing apparatus;

a translation compensating module, connected to the acquiring module and configured to:

after the acquiring module obtains the first image and the second image, perform translation compensation on the second image by using the first image as a reference image; and

an image fusion module, connected to the translation compensating module and configured to:

after the translation compensating module performs translation compensation on the second image, fuse the first image and the second image that is obtained after translation compensation is performed, to generate a third image, wherein a resolution of the third image is higher than a resolution of the first image and a resolution of the second image;

wherein the translation compensating module comprises:

a first determining unit, configured to determine a translation vector between the first image and the second image, and

a compensating unit, connected to the first determining unit and configured to: after the first determining unit determines the translation vector, perform, according to the translation vector, translation compensation on the second image captured by the second camera lens;

wherein the determining unit is configured to determine the translation vector by using the following formula:

d=B*f/Z ; wherein:

d indicates a translation vector of an object in the second image relative to the first image, wherein a distance between the object and a plane on which the first camera lens and the second camera lens are located is Z,

B indicates a distance between the first camera lens and the second camera lens,

Z indicates a vertical distance between the object and the plane on which the first camera lens and the second camera lens are located, and

f indicates a focal length of the first camera lens or a focal length of the second camera lens.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the image fusion module comprises:

a second determining unit, configured to determine a common area of the first image and the second image according to a result of the translation compensation; and

a fusing unit, connected to the second determining unit and configured to: after the second determining unit determines the common area, fuse the common area of the first image and the second image to generate the third image.

5. A terminal, comprising:

a first camera lens, configured to capture a first area to obtain a first image;

a second camera lens, configured to capture a second area at a same moment when the first camera lens captures the first image, to obtain a second image, wherein the first camera lens and the second camera lens are located on a same side of the ten final; and

a processor, connected to the first camera lens and the second camera lens, and configured to:

perform translation compensation on the second image by using the first image as a reference image,

fuse the first image and the second image that is obtained after translation compensation is performed, to generate a third image, wherein a resolution of the third image is higher than a resolution of the first image and a resolution of the second image,

determine a translation vector between the first image and the second image, and

perform, according to the translation vector, translation compensation on the second image captured by the second camera lens;

wherein the processor is configured to determine the translation vector by using the following formula:

d=B*f/Z ; wherein:

d indicates a translation vector of an object in the second image relative to the first image, wherein a distance between the object and a plane on which the first camera lens and the second camera lens are located is Z,

B indicates a distance between the first camera lens and the second camera lens,

Z indicates a vertical distance between the object and the plane on which the first camera lens and the second camera lens are located, and

f indicates a focal length of the first camera lens or a focal length of the second camera lens.

6. The terminal according to claim 5 , wherein:

an optical axis of the first camera lens is parallel to an optical axis of the second camera lens, and/or

the first camera lens and the second camera lens are disposed on the terminal in a fixed manner.

7. The terminal according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a common area of the first image and the second image according to a result of the translation compensation; and

fuse the common area of the first image and the second image to generate the third image.