Patent ID: 7327932

Claim:
A picture processing method for generating magnified picture data based on original picture data recorded on a recording medium, comprising: reproducing said original picture data from said recording medium as a pre-zoom picture; dividing by a picture data processor, the pre-zoom picture into a total of M×N (where M and N are integers) partial areas indicative of selectable zoom-in areas; holding correspondence relations between a plurality of M×N zoom-In area designating keys disposed at least on either one of a main body of said image apparatus or a remote control unit thereof, and the M×N partial areas of the picture on a screen based on said original picture data, respectively; and generating said magnified picture data, based on said original picture data, corresponding to a given one of said M×N zoom-in area designating keys in response to operation of said given one of said M×N zoom-in area designating keys, wherein the plurality of M×N zoom-in area designating keys are arrayed orderly such that the array of said plurality of M×N zoom-in area designating keys can be associated with a plurality of said M×N partial areas of the picture on the screen.