Patent ID: 8471930

Claim:
An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image capturing unit that captures an image including a first subject and a second subject, wherein the first subject corresponds to a main subject; a distance measurement unit that measures a first distance which corresponds to a distance to the first subject and a second distance which corresponds to a distance to the second subject; a dividing unit that divides the captured image into layers including a first layer and a second layer based on the first distance and the second distance, wherein the first layer includes the first subject and the second layer includes the second subject; a combined image generating unit that generates a first combined image, a second combined image, a third combined image, a fourth combined image, and a fifth combined image; and a display unit that displays the first combined image, the second combined image, the third combined image, the fourth combined image, and the fifth combined image, wherein the first combined image includes the first layer which is resized based on a first ratio, and the second layer which is not resized based on the first ratio, the second combined image includes the first layer which is resized based on a second ratio larger than the first ratio, and the second layer which is not resized based on the second ratio, the third combined image includes the first layer which is not resized based on the first ratio, and the second layer which is resized based on the first ratio, the fourth combined image includes the first layer which is not resized based on the second ratio, and the second layer which is resized based on the second ratio, and the fifth combined image includes the first layer which is resized based on a ratio selected by a user, and the second layer which is resized based on a ratio selected by the user.