JP2002290801A - Program and device for condition setting of photography and processing of image - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device which can adequately and easily set conditions of photography of an image and the generation of image data according to individual users and to provide a program for it. SOLUTION: A digital camera after photographing an image and generating image data representing the photographed image stores the conditions used for those processes in a memory together with the image data as the user instructs. Further, the image that the stored image data represent are displayed as the user instructs and the conditions regarding the selected image are set as the conditions of photography of a new image and the generation of its image data. Conditions which are provided from outside through a storage medium are also usable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for photographing an image and generating image data representing the photographed image, and more particularly, to a program for setting conditions for photographing and generating image data in such an apparatus. About.

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2. Description of the Related Art In an image capturing apparatus such as a digital camera that captures an image by converting light into an electric signal by an image capturing element, image data representing the captured image is obtained by performing predetermined processing on an output signal of the image capturing element. Generate The image data is recorded on a recording medium and is given to a display device to be used for displaying an image.

In photographing, the focal length of the photographing lens,
Various conditions such as the aperture value and the electronic shutter speed affect the obtained image. Also, when generating image data, various conditions used for white balance adjustment, γ correction, MTF correction, and the like affect the obtained image data. These conditions are set by a program in the apparatus itself, and image data representing a good image can be obtained according to the conditions set by the apparatus except for shooting in a special environment.

However, photographing conditions and image data generating conditions automatically set by the apparatus are liable to fluctuate due to slight changes in the photographing environment. Even in a similar photographing environment, the photographing conditions do not always represent the same image. Image data cannot be obtained. For example, if the obtained image is satisfactory in terms of brightness, degree of blur, etc., but the user desires to slightly change the composition, changing the composition will also change the brightness, degree of blur, etc. This may cause a situation where a desired image cannot be obtained.

Therefore, along with image data of some sample images, the conditions at the time of photographing each image and the conditions used to generate each image data are recorded on a recording medium and provided.
It has been proposed to read these with an image photographing apparatus and set the conditions of a sample image selected by the user as conditions for photographing the next image and generating image data (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-260364). . Normally, the user adopts conditions automatically set by the apparatus and, if necessary, adopts the conditions of the sample image, so that it is easy to obtain an image reflecting his or her own preference and intention.

[0006]

However, since tastes and intentions are different for each user, it is not possible to cope with every user by using a ready-made sample image alone. Having a large number of sample images can provide conditions that are satisfactory to most users, but this is virtually impossible in terms of cost. Further, even if a large number of sample images are prepared ignoring the cost, the selection of the sample images becomes complicated and the usability becomes extremely poor.

Further, since the image data and the conditions of the sample image are provided by being recorded on an independent recording medium such as a memory card, they can be used in various image photographing apparatuses. Has a problem that some conditions cannot be set. For example, when F = 5.6 is included as an aperture value in the conditions for capturing a sample image, the condition cannot be set in a device in which the aperture is fixed to F = 4. A method for dealing with such a case has not yet been proposed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and effectively utilizes an apparatus and a ready-made condition capable of appropriately setting conditions for photographing an image and generating image data according to each user. It is an object to provide a usable device and a program therefor.

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In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a program for setting a condition for photographing an image is provided, when an image is photographed according to the set condition.
In accordance with the given instruction, the image data representing the image and the set conditions are stored in a predetermined storage medium,
When an image is photographed, conditions are read from a storage medium in accordance with a given instruction, and the read conditions are set as photographing conditions.

This program not only sets the conditions for photographing an image, but also stores the conditions set for the photographing in a storage medium together with image data representing the photographed image.
The conditions stored in the storage medium can be used in the next and subsequent shootings, similarly to the conditions of the conventional ready-made sample images. The storage of the image data and the photographing conditions in the recording medium and the reading of the conditions from the storage medium and setting the conditions as the next photographing are performed according to the given instruction. Therefore, the user can arbitrarily select whether or not to use these functions.

Here, the image data and the conditions under which the image represented by the image data was photographed from the given recording medium may be read, and the read image data and the conditions may be stored in the storage medium. In this way, it is possible to use the conditions of the sample images provided from other sources.

In this case, it is preferable that the read image data and the conditions are stored in the storage medium only when the conditions read from the recording medium can be set by an apparatus using the program. The waste of storing conditions that cannot be used can be avoided.

When an image is taken, the image data is read out together with the conditions from the storage medium to display the image represented by the image data, and the read-out conditions are set as the conditions for the shooting in response to an instruction given thereafter. It is good to do so. The user can determine which image should be taken by taking the condition by looking at the image that is actually displayed, and the condition can be selected very easily.

According to the present invention, there is also provided a program for setting conditions for photographing an image, the program comprising: when an image is photographed, image data and a condition when the image represented by the image data is photographed from a given recording medium. What sets the read-out condition as the photographing condition is that when only a part of the condition read out from the recording medium can be set by the device using the program, only the settable condition is
It is assumed that the read conditions are set as photographing conditions.

This program uses the conditions of a sample image provided from another as conditions for photographing a new image. However, if the conditions include those that cannot be set, they can be set. Set only things. The sample image is not necessarily taken with the same performance as the device that uses this program, and the conditions of the sample image may not be met, but even in such a case, make the best use of the conditions of the sample image Becomes possible.

According to the present invention, there is also provided a program for setting conditions for photographing an image, the program comprising, when an image is photographed, conditions for photographing image data and an image represented by the image data from a given recording medium. When a condition that is read and set is set as a shooting condition, a warning is output when only a part of the condition read from the recording medium can be set by an apparatus that uses the program.

This program also uses the conditions of a sample image provided by another as conditions for photographing a new image. If any of the conditions cannot be set, a warning is output. I do. The output warning indicates that a condition that cannot be set is included.
It is possible to determine that only the conditions that can be set are used or that the conditions of the sample image are not used.

Here, an image represented by the read image data may be displayed, and the read condition may be set as a photographing condition in accordance with an instruction given thereafter. The user can determine which image should be taken by taking the condition by looking at the image that is actually displayed, and the condition can be selected very easily.

According to the present invention, an image photographing apparatus for photographing an image sets photographing conditions by any one of the above programs. Depending on the characteristics of each program,
An image photographing apparatus that can easily set photographing conditions that match the user's preferences and intentions is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a program for setting conditions for generating image data representing a photographed image is provided by an instruction given when image data is generated according to the set conditions. In response to the instruction, the image data and the set conditions are stored in a predetermined storage medium, and when the image data is generated, the conditions are read from the storage medium in accordance with a given instruction, and the read conditions are read out of the image data. Is set as a condition for generating

This program not only sets the conditions for generating the image data, but also stores the conditions set for generating the image data together with the generated image data in a storage medium. The conditions stored in the storage medium can be used in the generation of the next and subsequent image data, similarly to the conditions of the conventional ready-made sample images. The storage of the image data and the conditions for generating the image data in the recording medium, and the reading of the conditions from the storage medium and setting the conditions as the conditions for generating the next image data are performed according to the given instruction. Therefore, the user can arbitrarily select whether or not to use these functions.

Here, the image data and the conditions when the image data was generated may be read from a given recording medium, and the read image data and the conditions may be stored in a storage medium. In this way, it is possible to use the conditions of the sample images provided from other sources.

In this case, it is preferable that the read image data and the conditions are stored in the storage medium only when the conditions read from the recording medium can be set by an apparatus using the program. The waste of storing conditions that cannot be used can be avoided.

When the image data is generated, the image data is read out together with the conditions from the storage medium to display an image represented by the image data, and the read out conditions are changed according to the instruction given thereafter. It is good to set as a condition. The user can determine which image data is to be generated under the condition by viewing the image that is actually displayed. This makes it very easy to select the condition.

According to the present invention, there is also provided a program for setting conditions for generating image data representing a photographed image,
When the image data is generated, the image data and the conditions under which the image data was generated are read from a given recording medium, and the read conditions are set as the conditions for generating the image data. When only some of the conditions can be set by the device using the program, only the settable conditions are set as read conditions as image data generation conditions.

This program uses the conditions of a sample image provided from another source as conditions for generating new image data. However, if conditions that cannot be set are included in the conditions, they can be set. Set only those that are appropriate. The image data of the sample image is not always generated by the same performance as the device that uses this program, and the conditions of the sample image may not be met. It can be used.

According to the present invention, there is also provided a program for setting conditions for generating image data representing a photographed image,
When the image data is generated, the image data and the conditions under which the image data was generated are read from a given recording medium, and the read conditions are set as the conditions for generating the image data. A warning shall be output when only some of the conditions can be set by the device using the program.

This program also uses the conditions of a sample image provided from another source as conditions for generating new image data. If any of the conditions cannot be set, a warning is issued. Output. The output warning indicates that a condition that cannot be set is included, and the user can determine that only the settable condition is used or that the sample image condition is not used. .

Here, an image represented by the read image data may be displayed, and the read condition may be set as a condition for generating the image data in accordance with an instruction given thereafter. The user can determine which image data is to be generated under the condition by viewing the image that is actually displayed. This makes it very easy to select the condition.

According to the present invention, an image processing apparatus for generating image data representing a photographed image sets the conditions for generating image data by any one of the above programs. With the features of each program, the image processing apparatus can easily set the conditions for generating image data that match the user's preferences and intentions.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A digital camera 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the digital camera 1 and FIG.
Is schematically shown in the rear view. The digital camera 1 has a photographing lens 10, a flash unit 11 and a front window 12a of a finder on a front surface, a release button 13 on an upper surface, and a liquid crystal panel 1
4 and operation keys 15a and 15b, a large liquid crystal panel 16 on the back, operation keys 17a, 17b and 17c, a rear window 12b and an electronic buzzer 18 of a finder, a recording medium insertion opening 19 on a side surface, and an image sensor 20 inside. I have.

The digital camera 1 forms an image of light from an object to be photographed on an image sensor 20 by a photographing lens 10 and exposes the image sensor 20 to photograph an image. The image sensor 20 has a large number of pixels arranged two-dimensionally, and performs a photoelectric conversion for each pixel to output a signal representing electric charges accumulated. The output signal of each pixel becomes a signal representing the amount of light received from each point of the photographing object. After digitization, various processes are performed to obtain image data representing the photographed image. The pixels are provided with any of color filters that selectively transmit red (R) light, green (G) light, or blue (B) light, and all pixels are for R light, for G light, and for B light. It is classified into three types for light.

The generated image data is recorded on the recording medium M inserted into the insertion slot 19, and the image represented by the image data is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 16. Note that the image data recorded on the recording medium M can be read out and the image can be reproduced and displayed on the liquid crystal panel 16. The shooting of the image and the reproduction display of the image are switched by operating the operation keys 15a. The operation keys 15b are used for instructing the exposure control of the image sensor 20, and the liquid crystal panel 14 displays the setting status of the digital camera 1 and the like.

FIG. 3 schematically shows the circuit configuration of the digital camera 1.
Is shown schematically in FIG. The digital camera 1 includes an analog processing unit 21, an A / D converter 22, a white balance (W
B) Adjustment unit 23, γ correction unit 24, color interpolation unit 25, MTF
A correction / coring unit 26, a compression unit 27, an interface 28, a CPU 29, and a memory 30 are provided.

The analog processing section 21 applies a correlated double sampling (CDS) to the analog signal output from the image sensor 20.
And automatic gain control (AGC) processing. A / D
The converter 22 converts the analog signal from the analog processing unit 21 into a 10-bit digital signal, and the WB adjustment unit 23 individually adjusts the levels of the R, G, and B color component signals converted into the digital signals. And adjust the white balance.

The γ correction unit 24 adjusts the W
The signal from the B adjustment unit 23 is subjected to nonlinear processing, and the color interpolation unit 25 generates an R, G, or B color component signal that will be missing at each pixel position of the image sensor 20 by interpolation processing. The MTF correction / coring unit 26
Performs edge enhancement / softening processing and suppresses noise rise. Through a series of these processes, image data representing an image captured by the image sensor 20 is generated.

The compression section 27 compresses image data according to the JPEG system. The interface 28 is a recording medium M
The image data compressed by the compression unit 27 is recorded on the recording medium M, and the recorded image data is read from the recording medium M. The compression unit 27 also has a function of performing a reverse process of compression.
The image data before compression is reproduced from the image data read from the recording medium M by the interface 28.

The CPU 29 controls the operation of the digital camera 1 as a whole. The CPU 29 operates the operation keys 15a, 15
b, connected to the operation unit 31 including 17a to 17c, and reflects an instruction given by the user via the operation unit 31 to the control. The CPU 29 is also connected to the flash unit 11, the liquid crystal panels 14, 16 and the electronic buzzer 18. The memory 30 is non-volatile and rewritable;
Various control programs executed by the PU 29 are stored.

The programs stored in the memory 30 include a condition setting program for setting conditions from photographing of an image to generation of image data. This condition setting program has a function of automatically setting conditions according to the shooting environment, and also performs processing from image shooting to generation of image data, and then performs settings in a series of processing according to instructions. In addition to storing the generated conditions together with the generated image data, the image processing apparatus has a function of setting the stored conditions as new shooting and image data generation conditions in accordance with an instruction. Image data and conditions are stored in the memory 30.
To memorize. The image data to be stored here is the recording medium M
, But used to make it easier for the user to select conditions.

FIG. 4 shows a specific example of the conditions stored in the memory 30.
Shown in Of these, numbers 1 to 6 are conditions for capturing an image, and numbers 7 to 12 are conditions for generating image data. For example, the aperture and shutter speed of the image shooting conditions affect the degree of blurring and blurring of the image, respectively, and the white balance gain and the MTF correction gain of the image data generation conditions respectively Color and sharpness.

In a mode for automatically setting conditions for photographing an image and generating image data according to a photographing environment, preliminary photographing is performed prior to photographing a recording image. Then, various conditions are set based on the result of the preliminary photographing. On the other hand, in a mode in which the conditions stored in the memory 30 are set as conditions for image capturing and image data generation, an image represented by the stored image data is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 16 and a desired image is used. Let others choose. Then, the conditions corresponding to the selected image are read out and set as conditions for photographing an image and generating image data.

The condition setting program also has a function of copying the image data and conditions in the memory 30 to the recording medium M, whereby the digital camera 1 provides the conditions set by itself to other digital cameras and the like. be able to.
The condition setting program also has a function of copying the image data and the conditions recorded on the recording medium M to the memory 30, whereby the digital camera 1 can execute the conditions of the sample image provided by the manufacturer and other conditions. It is also possible to use the conditions set by the device.

The conditions provided by the other are the digital camera 1
Are not always satisfied, and there are conditions that cannot be set. For example, when the focal length of the taking lens 10 is fixed and limited to f = 50 mm, the condition of f = 30 mm or f = 80 mm cannot be set. As described above, when some of the conditions cannot be set, the condition setting program does not copy the image data and the conditions recorded on the recording medium M to the memory 30. This is to avoid wasting the storage capacity of the memory 30 by storing the unsettable condition.

However, even if some of the conditions cannot be set, the conditions read from the recording medium M can be used as newly set conditions. In this case, the settable condition is set to a value read from the recording medium M, and the non-settable condition is set to a settable value closest to the read value. After performing from image capturing to image data generation under the conditions set in this way, the conditions can be stored in the memory 30.

When the relation between the non-settable condition and the settable condition is extremely large in photographing an image,
The value of any one of the conditions may be set with priority, and the value of another condition may be set in connection with this. For example, when the aperture of the taking lens 10 is fixed and F = 4, and among the conditions recorded on the recording medium M, when the aperture is F = 5.6 and the shutter speed is 1/125 second, the user If priority is given to the aperture, the aperture is set to F = 4 and the shutter speed is set to 1/250 second.

The flow of processing in a condition setting mode in which conditions of the memory 30 or the recording medium M are read out and set as conditions for photographing an image and generating image data will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This mode is started by operating the operation key 17a. At the start, the memory 30 is automatically read, but the recording medium M can also be read by operating the operation key 17a again.

When an object to be read is selected, first, a list of image names written in the selected memory 30 or the recording medium M is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 16 (step # 1).
05). It should be noted that an image name is assigned to each set of image data and condition. Next, it waits until any image name is selected (# 110). The selection is made by operating the operation key 17b, and is determined by operating the operation key 17c.

When the image name is selected, the image data is read out and the image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 16 (# 11).
5) The condition is also read (# 120). At this point, the options of “condition setting”, “image reselection” and “end” are displayed on the liquid crystal panel 16, and it is waited for any one to be selected (# 125 to # 135). This selection is also operation key 1.
The operation is performed by operating the operation key 17c.

When reselection is selected (# 130),
Return to step # 110. When the end is selected (# 135), this mode is ended.

When the condition setting is selected (# 12)
5) It is determined whether the conditions read in step # 120 can be set (# 140). The setting can always be made when the memory 30 is to be read, but may not be set when the recording medium M is to be read. If settable, the read conditions are set as conditions for photographing an image and generating image data (# 145), and the mode ends.

When the setting is not possible, that is, when the condition that cannot be set is included, the effect is notified to the liquid crystal panel 16.
And a warning is displayed (# 150). Warning is electronic buzzer 1
8 is also output. At this time, the options of “image reselection”, “end”, “recent value setting”, and “priority setting” are displayed on the liquid crystal panel 16 and wait for any selection (# 155 to # 170). ). This selection is also made by operating the operation key 17b, and is confirmed by operating the operation key 17c.

When the reselection is selected (# 155),
Returning to step # 110, when the end is selected (#
160), end this mode. If the latest value setting is selected (# 165), the settable condition is set to the read value, and the non-settable condition is set to the value closest to the read value within the settable range. (# 175), and this mode is ended.

When the priority setting is selected (# 17)
0) For the unsettable condition, a value closest to the value read within the settable range is set (# 180), and then the values of other conditions are set (# 185), and this mode is set. To end. When setting other conditions, the conditions closely related to the conditions that could not be set are not the same as the read values, but are set to values that match the priority set in step # 180. For other conditions, the value is set to the read value.

The flow of processing in the condition registration mode in which the conditions used for photographing an image and generating image data are stored in the memory 30 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This mode can be started at any time after capturing an image, generating image data of the image, recording the image data on the recording medium M, and setting conditions for capturing the next image and generating image data. . This mode is started by operating the operation key 17a.

First, the conditions set in the immediately preceding image capturing and image data generation are displayed on the liquid crystal panel 16 (step # 205). The condition set immediately before is stored in the work area of the memory 30 together with the image data generated under the condition. Along with the display of the condition, options of “condition registration” and “end” are displayed, and it is waited for one of them to be selected (# 210, # 215).
This selection is made by operating the operation key 17b, and is confirmed by operating the operation key 17c.

When the end is selected (# 210), this mode is ended. When condition registration is selected (#
215), the conditions are stored in the registration area of the memory 30 together with the image data (# 220), and this mode ends. The image data and the condition are stored as a set in association with each other. At the time of storage, the CPU 29 automatically assigns an image name including a serial number or date and time. Note that the user may specify the image name.

In this embodiment, only the digital camera 1 performs the process from photographing an image to generating image data. However, the present invention, in which set conditions are stored and used in accordance with an instruction, is as follows. The present invention can be applied to a case where image capturing and image data generation are performed by different devices. For example, on a camera, the output signal of the image sensor is subjected to processing up to digitization, the digitized signal is supplied to a personal computer, and processing from white balance adjustment to compression is performed on the personal computer. Then, the conditions for capturing an image can be stored, and the conditions for generating image data can be stored in a personal computer. The image data generated by the personal computer is also given to the camera and stored on both sides.

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According to the present invention, when the photographing or the generation of the image data is performed according to the set conditions, the image data and the set conditions are stored in a predetermined storage medium and the processing is performed in accordance with an instruction given. At times, according to the program of the present invention in which a condition is read from a storage medium in accordance with a given instruction and the read condition is set as a processing condition, the condition once used in the processing can be directly used in the subsequent processing. it can.

Further, by reading out the image data and the conditions used in the processing from the given recording medium and storing the read out image data and the conditions in the storage medium,
It is also possible to use conditions provided by others. At this time, if the read image data and the condition are stored in the storage medium only when the condition read from the recording medium can be set by the device using the program, the condition that cannot be used is stored. Waste can be avoided.

When processing is performed, image data is read together with conditions from a storage medium to display an image represented by the image data, and the read conditions are set as processing conditions in accordance with an instruction given thereafter. Then
By looking at the actual displayed image, the user can
It becomes possible to determine which processing condition should be adopted, and it becomes extremely easy to select the condition.

Further, when only a part of the conditions read from the recording medium can be set by an apparatus using the program, only the settable conditions are set as the processing conditions according to the present invention. In, it is possible to make the most of the conditions provided by others even if some of them are incompatible.

The program of the present invention that outputs a warning when only some of the conditions read from the recording medium can be set by the device using the program includes a condition that cannot be set by the user. And it becomes easier to respond.

In the image photographing apparatus and the image processing apparatus according to the present invention, in which the conditions are set by any of the above programs,
By utilizing the features of each program, the user can easily set conditions that match his / her preferences and intentions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of a digital camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view schematically showing the appearance of the digital camera.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing an outline of a circuit configuration of the digital camera.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of conditions for photographing an image and generating image data in the digital camera.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of a flow of a process in a condition setting mode in which a condition stored in the digital camera is set as a new condition.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of a processing flow in a condition registration mode for storing conditions used in the digital camera.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Digital camera 10 Photographing lens 11 Flash part 12a, 12b Finder window 13 Release button 14 Liquid crystal panel 15a, 15b Operation key 16 Liquid crystal panel 17a-17c Operation key 18 Electronic buzzer 19 Recording medium insertion opening 20 Image sensor 21 Analog processing part 22A / D converter 23 White balance adjustment unit 24 γ correction unit 25 Color interpolation unit 26 MTF correction / coring unit 27 Compression unit 28 Interface 29 CPU 30 Memory 31 Operation unit M Recording medium

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Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A program for setting conditions for photographing an image, wherein, when an image is photographed under the set conditions, image data representing the image and the set conditions are stored in a predetermined storage medium in accordance with an instruction given. A program for reading a condition from a storage medium in accordance with an instruction given when an image is shot, and setting the read condition as a shooting condition. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: reading out image data and a condition when the image represented by the image data is captured from a given recording medium; and storing the read out image data and the condition in a storage medium. The described program. 3. The processing according to claim 2, wherein the read image data and the condition are stored in the storage medium only when the condition read from the recording medium can be set by an apparatus using the program. Condition setting program. 4. When an image is taken, image data is read out from a storage medium together with a condition, an image represented by the image data is displayed, and in response to an instruction given thereafter,
4. The program according to claim 1, wherein the read condition is set as a photographing condition. 5. A program for setting conditions for photographing an image, wherein, when an image is photographed, image data and conditions for photographing an image represented by the image data are read out from a given recording medium and read out. When only some of the conditions read from the recording medium can be set by the device that uses the program, only the settable conditions can be set as the shooting conditions. A program characterized by being set as: 6. A program for setting conditions for photographing an image, wherein, when an image is photographed, image data and a condition under which an image represented by the image data are photographed are read from a given recording medium. A program that outputs a warning when only a part of conditions read from a recording medium can be set by an apparatus using the program, wherein the conditions are set as shooting conditions. 7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein an image represented by the read image data is displayed, and the read condition is set as a photographing condition in accordance with an instruction given thereafter. program. 8. An image photographing apparatus for photographing an image, wherein the photographing condition is set by the program according to claim 1. Description: 9. A program for setting conditions for generating image data representing a captured image, wherein the image data is generated according to the set conditions.
In accordance with the given instruction, the image data and the set conditions are stored in a predetermined storage medium, and when the image data is generated, the condition is read out from the storage medium in accordance with the given instruction to read out the condition. As a condition for generating image data. 10. The program according to claim 9, wherein the image data and the conditions under which the image data were generated are read from a given recording medium, and the read image data and the conditions are stored in a storage medium. . 11. The program according to claim 10, wherein the read image data and the condition are stored in the storage medium only when the condition read from the recording medium can be set by an apparatus using the program. . 12. When image data is generated, image data is read out from a storage medium together with a condition, an image represented by the image data is displayed, and the read out condition is changed according to an instruction given thereafter. 12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the condition is set as a generation condition.
The program according to any one of the above. 13. A program for setting conditions for generating image data representing a captured image, wherein the image data is generated from a given recording medium when the image data is generated. When the conditions are read out and the read-out conditions are set as the conditions for generating the image data, when only some of the conditions read out from the recording medium can be set by the device using the program, only the conditions that can be set are set. A program for setting the read conditions as photographing conditions. 14. A program for setting conditions for generating image data representing a captured image, the image data being generated from a given recording medium when the image data is generated. In the case where the conditions are read and the read conditions are set as conditions for generating image data, a warning is output when only a part of the conditions read from the recording medium can be set in an apparatus using the program. Features program. 15. The image display apparatus according to claim 13, wherein an image represented by the read image data is displayed, and the read condition is set as a condition for generating the image data in accordance with an instruction given thereafter. The program described in. 16. An image processing apparatus for generating image data representing a captured image, wherein a condition for generating image data is set by the program according to any one of claims 9 to 15. An image processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.