Patent ID: 8102440

Claim:
An image selecting apparatus for selecting a desired image from among a plurality of images obtained by continuously photographing a subject, comprising: an extractor extracting data of an aimed object from each of said plurality of images, said aimed object corresponding to an independent object within the image at which a photographer aims; a condition-storing unit storing a plurality of predetermined selection conditions for a desirable aimed object, each of the stored predetermined selection conditions being specified by a user; and a selecting unit selecting at least one selection condition from among the plurality of predetermined selection conditions resulting in a selection of a desired image including a desired aimed object from among said plurality of images, said desired aimed object being an aimed object which satisfies said at least one selection condition stored in said condition-storing unit, wherein said extractor extracts data of a first aimed object and data of a second aimed object from each of said plurality of images, said selecting unit selects said desired aimed object of the first aimed object for a first image and selects said desired aimed object of the second aimed object for a second image, and said selecting unit comprises an image-composite unit compositing said desired aimed object of the first aimed object and said desired aimed object of the second aimed object to form a composite image, said composite image including said desired aimed object of the first aimed object extracted from said first image and said desired aimed object of the second aimed object extracted from said second image.