Patent ID: 7580066

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: an imaging apparatus; and a printing apparatus, the imaging apparatus comprising: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a first file including a first image and imaging information, wherein the first image includes an insertion area, wherein the imaging information includes a first information for controlling a range-finding area for auto-focusing and a second information for controlling a photometric area for automatic exposure setting; an imaging unit configured to image a subject to generate a second image, wherein at least part of the second image is inserted into the insertion area; an imaging controller configured to set an auto-focus area in an imaging range of the imaging unit using the first information and configured to set the photometric area in the imaging range of the imaging unit using the second information, wherein the imaging range corresponds to the insertion area; a displaying controller configured to synthesize the first image and the second image to generate a first synthesized image and configured to display the first synthesized image; a generating unit configured to generate a second file including the second image using the imaging information; a storing unit configured to associate the first file with the second file and configured to store the first file and the second file; and an outputting unit configured to output the first file and the second file which are associated with each other to the printing apparatus, the printing apparatus comprising: a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the first image in the first file and the second image in the second file to generate a second synthesized image; and a printing unit configured to print the second synthesized image.