Patent ID: 7057650

Claim:
An image sensing apparatus, comprising: synthesis target image data storage means for storing in a storage device data representing a plurality of synthesis target images of a foreground subject obtained by photography under different photographic conditions; photographic-condition storage means for separately storing in the storage device data representing photographic conditions prevailing at the time of photography for each of the plurality of synthesis target images; image sensing means for photographing a background and outputting data representing a background image; synthesis target image selection means for selecting a synthesis target image data of the foreground subject suited to the background image from the plurality of synthesis target image data of the foreground subject stored in said synthesis target image data storage means, based upon a photographic condition prevailing at the time the background image was photographed by said image sensing means and the separately stored data from the storage device representing the photographic conditions of the plurality of synthesis target images; and image synthesis means for combining the synthesis target image of the foreground subject selected by said synthesis target image selection means with the background image output from said image sensing means, and outputting composite image data representing a composite image.