A reproducing method for reproducing an image and outputting the reproduced image to a display device, the reproducing method comprising: an obtaining step of obtaining a high quality image, a first low quality image that are still images showing an identical scene, and conversion determination information that includes information related to the high quality image and information related to the low quality image; a first determining step of determining whether or not the display device can display the high quality image; a first reproducing step of reproducing the high quality image when the display device can display the high quality image; a second determining step of determining whether or not to generate a second low quality image by using one of the information related to the high quality image and the information related to the low quality image when the display device cannot display the high quality image, wherein the information related to the high quality image includes at least one of information indicating a maximum luminance or a center luminance, information indicating a luminance range, information indicating a shooting mode, information indicating a priority luminance range, information indicating a view angle, and information indicating shooting parameters of the high quality image, and the information related to the low quality image includes at least one of information indicating a view angle of the first low quality image, information indicating a conversion parameter used to generate the first low quality image, and information indicating a device that has generated the first low quality image; a second reproducing step of reproducing the first low quality image when the determination of the second determining step is made not to generate the second low quality image; and a third reproducing step of generating the second low quality image from the high quality image and reproducing the second low quality image when the determination of the second determining step is made to generate the second low quality image. an obtaining step of obtaining a high quality image, a first low quality image that are still images showing an identical scene, and conversion determination information that includes information related to the high quality image and information related to the low quality image; a first determining step of determining whether or not the display device can display the high quality image; a first reproducing step of reproducing the high quality image when the display device can display the high quality image; a second determining step of determining whether or not to generate a second low quality image by using one of the information related to the high quality image and the information related to the low quality image when the display device cannot display the high quality image, wherein the information related to the high quality image includes at least one of information indicating a maximum luminance or a center luminance, information indicating a luminance range, information indicating a shooting mode, information indicating a priority luminance range, information indicating a view angle, and information indicating shooting parameters of the high quality image, and the information related to the low quality image includes at least one of information indicating a view angle of the first low quality image, information indicating a conversion parameter used to generate the first low quality image, and information indicating a device that has generated the first low quality image; a second reproducing step of reproducing the first low quality image when the determination of the second determining step is made not to generate the second low quality image; and a third reproducing step of generating the second low quality image from the high quality image and reproducing the second low quality image when the determination of the second determining step is made to generate the second low quality image.