Patent ID: 7551204
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit capable of color imaging; a first processing unit which carries out predetermined color processing with respect to color image data output from the imaging unit; a first extraction unit which extracts color image data before the predetermined color processing is carried out by the first processing unit; a second extraction unit which extracts color image data after the predetermined color processing is carried out by the first processing unit; a first selection unit which selects arbitrary color image data of several color image data extracted by the first and second extraction units; a second selection unit which selects arbitrary color image data of several color image data extracted by the first and second extraction units; a first measurement unit which makes a predetermined measurement based on the color image data selected by the first selection unit; and a second measurement unit which makes a predetermined measurement based on the color image data selected by the second selection unit.