Patent ID: 8830349

Claim:
An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image capturing unit that captures an object image; a first storage unit that stores a second image signal generated by applying a predetermined processing to a first image signal output from said image capturing unit; an image processing unit that generates a third image signal by applying a white balance processing to the second image signal based on a predetermined white balance control value of RGB; a display unit that displays the third image signal and a chromaticity coordinate system having a coordinate axis which indicates a direction different from a coordinate axis along a black body radiation locus or a day light locus; a second storage unit that stores the third image signal; a change unit that changes the predetermined white balance control value of RGB used in said image processing unit; a recording instruction unit that instructs to read out the third image signal from said second storage unit and to record the third image signal to a recording medium; wherein said display unit displays a chromaticity coordinate point corresponding to the predetermined white balance control value of RGB used for generating the third image signal, and a chromaticity coordinate point corresponding to a white balance control value of RGB which is changed by said change unit and is to be used for the white balance processing of the second image signal, and the chromaticity coordinate system includes an axis which indicates a color temperature direction, an axis which indicates a green direction and a magenta direction, and both axes are displayed running at right angles to one another, and wherein said display unit simultaneously displays said chromaticity coordinate point corresponding to the predetermined white balance control value of RGB used for generating the third image signal, and said chromaticity coordinate point corresponding to said white balance control value of RGB which is changed by said change unit and is to be used for the white balance processing of the second image signal.