Patent ID: 7397572

Claim:
A printer, comprising: an image processor configured to apply a series of image processing settings to a first image to produce a series of second images that include images with a progressively higher image processing setting than the first image and images with a progressively lower image processing setting than the first image; a print section configured to, print the first image on a printing medium, print each second image having a progressively higher image processing setting in a first direction relative to the printed first image, and print each second image having a progressively lower image processing setting in a second direction relative to the printed first image; and an input section configured to retrieve a user selection of one of the second images; wherein: the image processor is further configured to apply a next series of image processing settings which are set for forming a set of images in a plus or minus direction for each of parameter values to the selected second image to produce a third set of images; the print section is further configured to print the selected second image and the third set of images; and said selected second image and each of said third set of images are printed with corresponding parameter values which are expressed as a change value from an initial parameter value of the first image.