Patent ID: 8275212

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a pre-combination processing unit configured to perform a pre-combination process so that a plurality of frames of image data having continuity in time are used as combination-use image data to be combined; an operation detection unit configured to detect operation input information used for a combination process; a storage unit configured to store a plurality of coefficient templates each having a different pattern of weighting coefficients, each of the different pattern of weighting coefficients being preconfigured to create a different flash effect; a template management unit configured to select one of the coefficient templates stored in the storage unit according to the operation input information indicating selection by a user of a particular flash preset from a plurality of selectable flash presets, each of the plurality of selectable flash presets being assigned to each different flash effect; and a combination processing unit configured to perform the combination process on the combination-use image data of the plurality of frames obtained in the pre-combination process using the coefficient template selected by the template management unit so as to generate combined-image data representing a still image.