Abstract: An image processing device includes an image acquisition section that acquires a captured image that includes an image of the object, a distance information acquisition section that acquires distance information based on the distance from an imaging section to the object when the imaging section captured the captured image, an in-focus determination section that determines whether or not the object is in focus within a pixel or an area within the captured image based on the distance information, a classification section that performs a classification process that classifies the structure of the object, and controls the target of the classification process corresponding to the results of the determination as to whether or not the object is in focus within the pixel or the area, and an enhancement processing section that performs an enhancement process on the captured image based on the results of the classification process.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes: an image sensor for converting an optical image relating to a photographic object into electric signals; a processor for compress-processing image data corresponding to the electric signals at a predetermined compression ratio for each of a plurality of blocks to obtain compressed image data. The processor compares a data amount of the compressed image data with a predetermined amount of data, and compress-processes again the image data at a compression ratio greater than the predetermined compression ratio only when the data amount of the compressed image data exceeds the predetermined amount of data. The electronic camera further includes a recorder for storing the compressed image data compress-processed by the processor in a memory medium.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for storing a picked up image as an image file and transferring the image file to an external device. The image processing apparatus has a determining section for determining a transfer compression parameter based on a data size of the image file and a data size that the external device is capable of accepting, by utilizing a prescribed parameter table, and a compression section for conducting a compression processing of the image file based on the transfer compression parameter determined by the determining section and creating a compressed image file for transfer.

Abstract: There are described an electronic device and a digital still camera, which make it possible to generate or transmit coded data in a format convenient for each of peripheral devices to which the coded data are transmitted. The electronic device or the digital still camera includes a processor to compress image data by coding the image data, so as to generate coded data; a data communicating section to perform a bilateral data-communication with a peripheral device; and a determining section to determine a coding method for coding the image data, based on information pertaining to the peripheral device, which are acquired by the data communicating section. The processor codes the image data on the basis of the coding method determined by the determining section to generate the coded data. The determining section determines an arrangement order of the coded data based on the information pertaining to the peripheral device.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes: an image sensor for converting an optical image relating to a photographic object into electric signals; a processor for compress-processing image data corresponding to the electric signals at a predetermined compression ratio for each of a plurality of blocks to obtain compressed image data. The processor compares a data amount of the compressed image data with a predetermined amount of data, and compress-processes again the image data at a compression ratio greater than the predetermined compression ratio only when the data amount of the compressed image data exceeds the predetermined amount of data. The electronic camera further includes a recorder for storing the compressed image data compress-processed by the processor in a memory medium.