Abstract: A digital camera which uses the resources of silver halide single lens reflex cameras to provide an angle of field equal to that of a silver halide single lens reflex camera without enlarging the size of the image sensing element, and which provides excellent holding characteristics because the camera body is not elongated in the backward direction. A taking lens for a silver halide single lens reflex camera is used as a taking lens 301. A digital camera provided with a reducing lens 302 disposed behind a taking lens in the direction of the optical axis of the taking lens and on the optical axis of the taking lens, and a CCD sensor 303 for photoelectrically converting an optical image transmitted through the taking lens and the reducing lens, and which is disposed at the composite focus point of the taking lens and the reducing lens. This construction ensures the field angle is identical to that of a silver halide single lens reflex camera even when a small size image sensing element is used.

Abstract: An image recording device uses a first recording medium which stores image data photographed by an image photographing apparatus such as a digital camera, and uses a second recording medium which has a larger available storage capacity than the first recording medium. When the image data stored in the first recording medium is transferred into the second recording medium, history data corresponding to the image data to be transferred, is also transferred together. The history data is used for retrieval of the image data. Thus, the image recording device makes it possible to perform later image retrieval operations easily and conveniently. If available storage capacity of the first recording medium is not enough to record data from the second recording medium, the image recording device displays a message for indicating it. This system allows effective use of memory capacity.

Abstract: An photographing apparatus comprises a photographing lens, a first area sensor, a second area sensor, a display, a manipulation unit, and a processor. The first area sensor has a plurality of pixels, and photoelectrically converts an optical image of an object into first pixel data. The second area sensor has a plurality of pixels, the number of pixels of the second area sensor being greater than the number of pixels of the first area sensor, and photoelectrically converts an optical image of an object into second pixel data. The display displays the first pixel data supplied from the first area sensor as a preview image before image recording. The manipulation unit allows a user to start image recording. The processor combines the first pixel data and the second pixel data supplied form the first and second area sensors to produce a composite image when the manipulation unit is operated.

Abstract: A profile conversion 40 is performed by a CPU 15 of a computer. In the profile conversion 40, an ICC profile PFb of a projector 20 is profile-converted based on an ICC profile PFc of a screen 30, angle information DA and ambient light information DB. Consequently, color correction information obtained by the profile conversion is information reflecting the color reproduction characteristic of the screen 30, the angle at which the screen 30 is viewed and the effect of the ambient light, and by performing color correction based on the color correction information in a gamut adjustment 42, an image with high color reproducibility can be projected onto the screen 30.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique capable of properly associating captured image data with color conversion data such as an ICC profile in accordance with a color correction mode of the captured image data. When a color correction mode designated by the user is a “special image capturing OFF” mode in step S11, a digital camera sets so that a captured image is associated with an ICC profile for color image (step S31). In a “black and white” mode, the digital camera sets so that the captured image is associated with an ICC profile for black and white image (step S32). When the designated color correction mode is a “sepia” mode (or “saturation emphasizing” mode”), the digital camera sets to inhibit association of a captured image with an ICC profile (step S33).

Abstract: An image processing system has a digital camera and a colorimeter, and radio data communications can be performed between the digital camera and the colorimeter. The colorimeter obtains a color component value in the direction of a subject and transmits the value to the digital camera. The color component value received by the digital camera is stored in an internal RAM. When the color component value is stored in the RAM at the time of image capturing, the digital camera performs white balance correction on captured image data on the basis of the color component value. Thus, white balance correction can be performed on the image data with high precision.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain an image capturing apparatus having a function capable of setting a focus position in a subject not only in a position in the center of a frame, with improved operability on confirmation of a focus state after an AF area is moved. In a digital camera as an example of the image capturing apparatus, an AF cursor CR on a display screen moves horizontally/vertically to change the focus point by an operation input of a four-way switch by the user. Interlockingly with the movement of the AF cursor CR, a live view AF process is executed with respect to the changed focus point. An image on the screen of the display is updated after the live view AF process, thereby displaying an image of the subject focused in the position of the designated AF cursor CR on the screen of the display.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an image capturing apparatus having a function capable of setting a focus position in a subject not only in the center of a screen, thereby improving its operability on checking of a focus state in a checking mode. At the time of reviewing a captured image, the whole captured image is not displayed on a display but, to make the user easily check a focus state, a part of the captured image is enlarged and the enlarged image is displayed in the full screen on the display. In this case, according to an image capturing pixel mode, magnification M of an image is automatically changed. For example, in a very high resolution mode of 1600×1200, the magnification M is 8. In a high resolution mode of 800×600, the magnification M is 4. In a standard mode of 640×480, the magnification M is 3.2.

Abstract: In a digital camera, an AF position can be designated by an AF cursor which is displayed on a liquid crystal display (LCD) and moves according to an operation input by the operator. At the time of recording captured image data into a memory card, information of the AF position in a whole image and an enlargement display magnification which is separately set is recorded in association with the image data. Thus, at the time of reproducing the recorded image, based on the information of the AF position and the enlargement display magnification in the memory card, desired enlargement display around the AF position as a center can be performed. As a result, convenience of the digital camera is improved.

Abstract: An image taking system is provided with a digital camera capable of arbitrarily designating an AF position of the subject by moving an AF cursor displayed on a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a remote controller capable of remotely operating the digital camera. On this remote controller, the position of the AF cursor displayed on the LCD of the digital camera can be changed by operating a four-button switch. Since the user can designate the AF position without touching the digital camera by operating the remote controller, position designation can be performed precisely.

Abstract: In a digital camera 1, an interchangeable lens 3 is attachable to a camera body 2, and a lens ROM 30 is provided in the interchangeable lens 3. In the lens ROM 30, an ICC profile which is color compensate information particular to the interchangeable lens 3 is recorded. When photographing is performed with the interchangeable lens 3 attached, the ICC profile is associated with the obtained image data. Consequently, color compensate information can be set for each kind of interchangeable lens, so that color compensation reflecting the characteristic of the interchangeable lens can be appropriately performed on the image data.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a digital camera at low costs, which has no limitation in picking up images and can be set a charge thereof reasonably.

Abstract: An image data management device, that records image data captured by a digital camera together with information indicating the use period of the image data, searches for image files captured by the digital camera and checks the use period of the image data which has been found. When the use period of the image file has expired, the image data management device deletes the image file.

Abstract: A digital camera includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) and an electronic viewfinder (EVF) both capable of displaying a captured image. The EVF displays a captured image, and the LCD produces a camera status display about settings in a recording mode. A user can use a crossed switch to change the setting of each selectable item in the camera status display. This allows the user to change the settings on the LCD while viewing the captured image on the EVF. Consequently, the plurality of monitors capable of displaying images are put to effective use.

Abstract: A computer is caused to perform a step of receiving a processing purpose corresponding to an image data stored in a first storage area and inputted by a user, a step of storing the received processing purpose in a second storage area, a step of receiving a content of processing to the image data inputted by the user in conformity with the processing purpose of the image data, and a step of storing the received content of processing in a third storage area. An aimed image processing result can be easily obtained within a short period of time.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to subject an image file outputted from a digital camera to an adding process on a personal computer without deteriorating the image quality. An image processing program installed in a personal computer reads a plurality of original image data to which a &ggr; correction process is effected in a digital camera, performs an inverse &ggr; correction process on each image data and generates a plurality of linear image data. Further, after performing an interpolation process on each linear image data, it performs a synthesis process including an adding process to generate synthesized image data. The synthesized image data is subjected to a &ggr; correction process and stored in a hard disk as a synthesize image file.

Abstract: In an inventive electronic camera, when a recording button is pressed down, the name of a moving picture file corresponding to a moving picture to be recorded and the name of a folder in which this moving picture is to be saved are set, and recording of the moving picture file is started or continued. As a start button is pressed down to photograph a still picture during recording of the moving picture file, the name of a still picture file is set, an instruction is given to store the still picture file in the same folder as the moving picture folder is saved, and a connection information including a frame number of the moving picture corresponding to this still picture file is generated or renewed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing apparatus capable of storing composite image data and reconstruction information of original image data used for computing operation to generate the composite image data in a state where both of the data is always associated with witch other. The format of a composite image file is divided into a tag area, a captured image recording area, and a thumbnail image recording area in which attribute information, a composite image, and a thumbnail image are recorded, respectively. Further, in the tag area, reconstruction information of the original image data used for computing operation to generate the composite image data is recorded. The reconstruction information has a pattern in which original image data is recorded as it is, a pattern in which differential data between the original image data and composite image data is recorded, and a pattern in which differential data between the original image data and another original image data is recorded.

Abstract: A digital camera which is an image processing apparatus is controlled so that a first image and a second image are acquired for the same subject in different timings. A plurality of correction tables for use in shading correction are prepared in advance in a shading ROM of the digital camera. When a first image and a second image are acquired, multiplication of one correction table is performed on both images by a shading correction circuit. As a result of this, a shading correction is effected on both images. The first image and the second image that have been subjected to the shading correction are taken into respective image memories, and after being subjected to a positioning process by a general controller, they are synthesized to generate a synthesized image.

Abstract: On a screen G1 of a liquid crystal display, a digital camera displays an AF cursor for use as a focusing point. Thus, a shooter shifts the AF cursor to the portion of a subject to be focused, so as to carry out the setting. Here, when the subject is zoomed up to an enlarged screen G2 through an optical zooming operation, the AF cursor is displayed on the enlarged screen G2, following the subject. Moreover, in the case when the subject is electronically zoomed up to an enlarged screen G3, the AF cursor is also displayed on the enlarged screen G3, following the subject. Thus, even when a zooming process is carried out, it is not necessary to adjust the position of the AF cursor; thus, it becomes possible to improve the operability of the digital camera.