Patent ID: 8139262

Claim:
An image output apparatus comprising: an image data reading section for inputting image data from a recording media, each of the image data including reduced image data and actual image data; a printer for printing out the image data; a control section for displaying an image list display including a plural of selectable images based on the reduced image data, a detailed image display including a detail image of the selected image based on the actual image data, and an enlarged image display including an enlarged image of the selected image based on the reduced image data on a screen; a selecting section operable by a user for selecting one of the selectable images of the image list display so as to switch the image list display to the detail image display of the selected image; a memory section for holding setting data which indicates whether or not to enlarge and temporarily display the reduced image data when transitioning from the image list display to the detailed image display of the selected image; and wherein, when the temporary display of the reduced image data is not performed based on the setting data, the control section switches directly from the image list display to the detailed image display after the completion of the creation of the detailed image from the actual image data, and when the temporary display of the reduced image data is performed based on the setting data, the control section switches from the image list display to the enlarged image of the selected image then switches to the detailed image display after the completion of the creation of the detailed image from the actual image data.