IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE

An image processing apparatus for a vehicle can include: a camera configured to capture an image around the vehicle; a driving device adjusting an image capturing direction of the camera; a location recognition device detecting a location of the vehicle; a pedestrian recognition device detecting a pedestrian around the vehicle; and a processor controlling the driving device so as to adjust the image capturing direction of the camera based on information detected by at least one of the location recognition device and the pedestrian recognition device.