Patent ID: 8634696

Claim:
An image reproducing apparatus, comprising: an image storage device that stores image data; a reference date setting device that sets past reference dates over predetermined cycles in reference to a current date designated as a start point; an image selection device that selects from the image data stored in the image storage device a plurality of sets of image data having been captured or read on dates matching the past reference dates and in a period of less than or equal to ten days preceding the past reference dates and a period of less than or equal to ten days succeeding the past reference dates; a display priority level setting device that sets display priority levels for the plurality of sets of image data selected by the image selection device, based upon the current date and the past reference dates; and a slideshow display control device that controls a display device based on the display priority levels set by the display priority level setting device such that the plurality of sets of image data are brought up in a slideshow display in an order with which an image with a higher display priority is displayed earlier, wherein the image reproducing apparatus is configured to automatically set display priority levels according to a priority level setting criteria without a manual setting operation by an operator, and the display priority level setting device sets a lower display priority for image data having been captured or read on a date set apart from the past reference date by a greater extent among images captured or read during the period.