Patent ID: 8497922

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a storage unit arranged to store first correction data for correcting defective pixels of an image sensor having a plurality of pixels outputting pixel signals; a detecting unit arranged to detect the defective pixels of the image sensor in a shooting condition which is arbitrarily set by a user; a creating unit arranged to create second correction data for correcting pixel signals output from the defective pixels of the image sensor based on detection results of the detecting unit and store the second correction data in the storage unit; and a correction unit arranged to correct the pixel signals output from the image sensor in accordance with the first correction data or the second correction data, wherein a priority of the second correction data is set higher than the first correction data in a case that the detecting unit detects the defective pixels in the shooting condition which is arbitrarily set by the user and the creating unit creates the second correction data on the basis of the user's instruction.