Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a face detection unit configured to detect a face portion of an object in image data obtained by moving the focus lens to a plurality of movement positions, and a changing unit configured to change a movement position where the focus lens is located when image data to be subjected to face detection processing using the face detection unit is obtained in accordance with a change of a depth of field.

Abstract: A composite image is generated by compositing blank regions generated by tilt correction with achromatic pixels or pixels contained in the non-overlapping regions that do not overlap with the region of the original image as a result of tilt correction. The data of this composite image, which is used as image data used for printing, is provided to a printing apparatus having an automatic correction feature. As a result, variation in correction results due to the amount of tilt correction is minimized when images corrected for tilt are automatically corrected and printed.

Abstract: A print system in which an image supply apparatus and a print apparatus directly communicate with each other, and the print apparatus prints an image based on image data supplied from the image supply apparatus, the image supply apparatus comprises a designating unit adapted to designate a print image from image data which is stored in a storage unit; a setting unit adapted to set a printing condition including a trimming range and a print size of the print image; a modifying unit adapted to resize image data of the print image based on the printing condition set by the setting unit; and a transferring unit adapted to transfer the image data of the print image resized by the modifying unit, and information of the trimming range to the print apparatus, the print apparatus prints an image based on the image data and the information of the trimming range.

Abstract: A procedure that confirms the presence or absence of support for standardized capabilities is present in transmissions to an image-providing apparatus having a photo-direct print capability and an image-printing apparatus, for example. The procedure is used to exchange information relating to the presence or absence of support for a service that provides a cooperative capability separate from the standardized capabilities, making it possible to use non-standard capabilities while maintaining compatibility with devices that do not support the service that provides the cooperative capability separate from the standardized capabilities.

Abstract: According to this invention, an image sensing apparatus capable of directly communicating with a printing apparatus guarantees that a printing apparatus with a photo-direct printing function normally prints even for a sensed image file containing raw image data and encoded image data such as JPEG obtained in a versatile encoding process. Hence, a digital camera can directly communicate with the printing apparatus. When the digital camera side selects a print target image and starts performing a print output, a print target image file is directly transmitted if the image file is a JPEG file. When the digital camera side selects a file containing raw and JPEG images, and the printing apparatus has a raw image printing function, the selected image file is directly output.

Abstract: An image supply device and control method for supplying image data to a printing device by directly communicating with the printing device. The device and method include obtaining functional information of the printing device, obtaining printable range information indicating a printable range by the printing device, converting image data of a file to be printed in accordance with the printable range information and received printing specification information, and transmitting the converted image data to the printing device upon a data request from the printing device.

Abstract: A printing system having a DSC and a printer that prints an image based on image data supplied from the DSC, in which the DSC acquires print function information-of the printer in accordance with a communication with the printer, configures and displays a UI based on the print function information, makes the resizing and/or rotation of the image data to be printed in accordance with a print size and a print direction set based on the UI and the print function information, and transmits the converted image data to the printer in response to a data request from the printer and the printer prints an image based on the image data.

Abstract: According to a print system, a printer supplies function information of the printer to a DSC based on a communication link between the DSC and the printer, and the DSC establishes a UI based on the supplied function information to display it on the DSC. The DSC converts image data of an image file according to print conditions set up based on the UI and the function information of the printer and transmits the converted image file to the printer.

Abstract: Improvement of printing speed is set out in an image processing apparatus, which is connected communicably with a printing apparatus, for transferring a recorded image to the printing apparatus and having the printing apparatus print the image. To achieve this object, the present invention has the following configuration. Namely, the invention provides an image processing method of an image capturing apparatus, communicably connected with a printing apparatus which prints transmitted image data. The image processing method comprises: a receiving step (step S101, S104) of receiving information regarding a printing condition of the printing apparatus for printing the transmitted image data; a processing step (step S103, S106) of processing image data to be transmitted to the printing apparatus based on the information regarding the printing condition received in the receiving step; and a transmitting step (step S108) of transmitting the image data processed in the processing step to the printing apparatus.

Abstract: When it is assumed that A is an area value of an absorption spectrum of a wavelength 2940 cm−1 to 2800 cm−1 when the magnetic layer surface is measured by the attenuated total reflectance measurement method using the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and B is an area value of an absorption spectrum of a wavelength 2940 cm−1 to 2800 cm−1 when the magnetic layer surface without the lubricant layer is measured by the attenuated total reflectance measurement method using the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, a value (A−B) is in a range not less than 0.01 and not greater than 0.30. This enables to accurately evaluate a lubricant amount on the magnetic layer surface and to simultaneously obtain an excellent running durability and an excellent electro-magnetic conversion characteristic.

Abstract: In a magnetic recording medium such as a floppy disk, a fatty acid ester compound having at least one side chain group with a molecular weight of 70 or more is added as a lubricant to a non-magnetic under layer or a magnetic recording layer in order to prevent migration of a lubricant to a liner.