IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND FEATURE DETECTION METHOD

An image processing apparatus is disclosed. A processor performs a process that arranges multiple image filters in a tree structure and acquires features of multiple input images captured in different environments. A storage part stores a filter table that maintains information concerning the multiple image filters. In the process, an image filter having a different type for each of layers, in which multiple image processes are hierarchized, is selected from the filter table. A population, which includes the multiple image filters in the tree structure, is generated.