Patent ID: 7385633
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: a control unit for relating first coded data provided by coding first image data to first extraction data which is extracted from and concerns color components of the first image data, to record the first coded data and the first extraction data in a recording unit, and for relating second coded data provided by coding second image data to second extraction data which is extracted from and concerns color components of the second image data, to record the second coded data and the second extraction data in the recording unit; a selection unit arranged to be operated by a user to select one of the first extraction data and the second extraction data, recorded in the recording unit by said control unit; and a correction unit for effecting color correction of third image data on the basis of the one of the first extraction data and the second extraction data, selected in accordance with the operation of said selection unit, wherein the first image data, the second image data and the third image data are provided by picking up an object with an image pickup element at different timings, respectively.