Patent ID: 8243121
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image recording apparatus, comprising: an image acquisition device which acquires a plurality of image data obtained by taking images in different viewing ranges; a generating condition designation device which receives designation of a generating condition of representative image data; a representative image data generating device which generates representative image data from the plurality of image data according to the generating condition; an image file generating device which generates an image file which includes the representative image data and the plurality of image data acquired by the image acquisition device; a selection device which selects whether image data for a display output is generated; an aspect ratio designation device which designate an aspect ratio of the image data for a display output; and an image generating device for a display output which generates image data for a display output, wherein the representative image data generating device synthesizes a plurality of image data, acquired by the image acquisition device, generates panoramic image data, and sets it as representative image data when the aspect ratio is set as 16:9, and selects representative image data from a plurality of image data, acquired by the image acquisition device, when the aspect ratio is set as 4:3; the image generating device for a display output performs predetermined processing to the representative image data to generate image data for a display output; and the image file generating device stores the image data for a display output in the image file with the representative image data, and the plurality of image data acquired by the image acquisition device.