Image processing device, imaging apparatus, image processing method, and program for determining a condition for high dynamic range processing

1. An image processing device, comprising:

a processor configured to:

acquire metering mode information indicating a metering mode set from among a plurality of metering modes;

set, on the basis of the metering mode information, a target area that is to be used to calculate a representative luminance that is to be used in high dynamic range processing;

calculate the representative luminance on the basis of luminance information of the target area that is set; and

determine a first condition of the high dynamic range processing on the basis of the representative luminance that is calculated;

acquire information about an in-focus position of a captured image;

acquire first distance information which is distance information of a plurality of areas in the captured image;

calculate, on the basis of the information about the in-focus position and the first distance information of the plurality of areas, for each of the plurality of areas, second distance information which is information indicating a distance from the in-focus position;

determine, on the basis of the second distance information, for each of the plurality of areas, a representative luminance calculation area for acquiring the luminance information that is to be used to calculate the representative luminance that is to be used in the high dynamic range processing,

wherein the processor compares the second distance information with a depth of field and determines that the representative luminance calculation area is the area which has the second distance information within the depth of field;

calculate the representative luminance on the basis of luminance information of the representative luminance calculation area;

determine a second condition of the high dynamic range processing on the basis of the representative luminance that is calculated; and

determine, on the basis of the metering mode information, which of the first condition and the second condition is to be used to perform the high dynamic range processing.

2. An image processing device comprising:

a processor configured to:

acquire information about an in-focus position of a captured image set by a photographer;

acquire first distance information which is distance information of a plurality of areas in the captured image;

calculate, on the basis of the information about the in-focus position and the first distance information of the plurality of areas, for each of the plurality of areas, second distance information which is information indicating a distance from the in-focus position;

determine, on the basis of the second distance information, for each of the plurality of areas, a representative luminance calculation area in which a shooting intention of the photographer is reflected for acquiring luminance information that is to be used to calculate a representative luminance that is to be used in high dynamic range processing,

wherein the processor compares the second distance information with a depth of field and determines that the representative luminance calculation area is the area which has the second distance information within the depth of field;

calculate the representative luminance in which the shooting intention of the photographer is reflected on the basis of luminance information of the representative luminance calculation area; and

determine a second condition of the high dynamic range processing on the basis of the representative luminance that is calculated.

3. The image processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor determines the second condition of the high dynamic range processing in which more tones are allocated to the representative luminance and luminances close to the representative luminance than to other luminances.

4. The image processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor determines the representative luminance calculation area on the basis of the second distance information and a depth of field.

5. The image processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

acquire shooting mode information which is information about a shooting mode for shooting a photographic subject; and

determine, on the basis of the shooting mode information that is acquired, an upper limit or a lower limit of the luminance information of the representative luminance calculation area that is to be used to calculate the representative luminance, wherein

the processor calculates the representative luminance on the basis of the luminance information for which the upper limit or the lower limit is set.

6. The image processing device according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the first condition of the high dynamic range processing in which a tone curve is a steepest in 3 to 10% of an entire range including the representative luminance.

7. An image processing method comprising:

acquiring information about an in-focus position of a captured image set by a photographer;

acquiring first distance information which is distance information of a plurality of areas in the captured image;

calculating, on the basis of the information about the in-focus position and the first distance information of the plurality of areas, for each of the plurality of areas, second distance information which is information indicating a distance from the in-focus position;

determining, on the basis of the second distance information, for each of the plurality of areas, a representative luminance calculation area in which a shooting intention of the photographer is reflected for acquiring luminance information that is to be used to calculate a representative luminance that is to be used in high dynamic range processing,

wherein the processor compares the second distance information with a depth of field and determines that the representative luminance calculation area is the area which has the second distance information within the depth of field;

calculating the representative luminance in which the shooting intention of the photographer is reflected on the basis of luminance information of the representative luminance calculation area; and

determining a second condition of the high dynamic range processing on the basis of the representative luminance that is calculated.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that causes a computer to execute image processing in a case where a command stored in the recording medium is read by the computer, the image processing comprising:

acquiring information about an in-focus position of a captured image set by a photographer;

acquiring first distance information which is distance information of a plurality of areas in the captured image;

calculating, on the basis of the information about the in-focus position and the first distance information of the plurality of areas, for each of the plurality of areas, second distance information which is information indicating a distance from the in-focus position;

determining, on the basis of the second distance information, for each of the plurality of areas, a representative luminance calculation area in which a shooting intention of the photographer is reflected for acquiring luminance information that is to be used to calculate a representative luminance that is to be used in high dynamic range processing,

wherein the processor compares the second distance information with a depth of field and determines that the representative luminance calculation area is the area which has the second distance information within the depth of field;

calculating the representative luminance in which the shooting intention of the photographer is reflected on the basis of luminance information of the representative luminance calculation area; and

determining a second condition of the high dynamic range processing on the basis of the representative luminance that is calculated.