Patent ID: 7277126
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of performing image processing using image data generated by an image generator and image generation information that is associated with the image data and that includes at least aperture information, operating mode information, and lens focal length information at the time of generation of the image data, the method comprising: executing image quality adjustment to adjusting sharpness of the image data on the basis of the aperture information, the operating mode information, and the lens focal length information included in the image generation information, the executing of the image quality adjustment including obtaining an aperture value used at the time of generation of the image data from the aperture information, and judging whether the aperture value was manually set by a user, and when it is judged that the aperture value was manually set, and when the aperture value is in a predetermined range of at least a portion of an entire possible range of the aperture value, executing sharpness adjustment that is stronger than a case where the aperture value was set under standard shooting conditions of the image generator.