Patent ID: 9392169
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a central processing unit (CPU) configured to perform functions of an image data obtaining unit, an information obtaining unit, a file generating unit, a first development unit, and a second development unit: the image data obtaining unit configured to obtain first image data which is generated by imaging an object using an imaging unit; the information obtaining unit configured to obtain photographing information of the first image data; the file generating unit configured to generate a first image file based on the obtained first image data and the obtained photographing information; the first development unit configured to generate second image data by performing first development processing on image data obtained from the first image file; and the second development unit configured to generate third image data by performing second development processing on the first image data, wherein the file generating unit changes a size of an area of the first image data to be stored in the first image file according to the photographing information, and wherein the first development processing is development processing having an image quality higher than the second development processing.