Patent ID: 8144209
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: an extracting unit constructed to extract information from first image data obtained from an image pickup element, wherein the extracted information includes average pixel values corresponding to each of pixel colors of the first image data to which a white balance correction is not performed in an image pickup operation thereof; a storing unit constructed to store a plurality of files in a memory, wherein the plurality of files include the first image data obtained from the image pickup element and the extracted information including the average pixel values of the first image data; a display unit which displays information of at least one of the plurality of files including the first image data and the extracted information, wherein the displayed information includes at least one of the first image data and attribute data; a selection member constructed to accept selection of a file from the plurality of files including the first image data of which information is displayed on said display unit; an adjusting unit constructed to adjust a white balance of second image data obtained from the image pickup element, in accordance with the extracted information of the first image data included in the file selected by said selection member, wherein the second image data is new image data which is picked up after said selection member selects the first image data; and a control unit which controls storage of the second image data adjusted by said adjusting unit as a file different from the files of the first image data.