Patent ID: 8585498

Claim:
An image processing apparatus that displays on a display an image in which an operating object appearing in a virtual three-dimensional space is seen from a predetermined viewpoint location, comprising: an operation controller operated by a player; a selecting unit for selecting the operating object appearing in said virtual three-dimensional space, out of a plurality of the operating objects different in size, based on an operation of said operation controller; a viewpoint-location unit for setting the viewpoint location in correspondence with said operating object selected by said selecting unit; and an image displaying unit for displaying a three-dimensional image including said operating object based on said viewpoint location set by said viewpoint-location setting unit, wherein said viewpoint-location setting unit sets the viewpoint-locations in such a manner so that each of operating objects selected by said selecting unit is displayed to have approximately the same size, even if anyone operating object is selected out of said plurality of operating objects different in size.