Patent ID: 7576781

Claim:
An image processing method for executing image processing of image data generated by an image data generating apparatus, said method comprising: acquiring shooting information that indicates shooting conditions at the time of shooting, said shooting information describing a plurality of shooting condition parameters; acquiring image processing control information that designates a plurality of picture quality adjustment parameters to be used during image processing in an image processing apparatus, said image processing control information describing a plurality of specifying parameters, and said image processing control information designating image processing conditions to be used in said image processing apparatus, said image data generating apparatus being separate from said image processing apparatus; setting said plurality of picture quality adjustment parameters on the basis of said plurality of specifying parameters, while for any of said plurality of picture quality adjustment parameters that is not set by means of said specifying parameters, setting these said picture quality adjustment parameters on the basis of said shooting condition parameters; and executing image processing of said image data in said image processing apparatus using said set picture quality adjustment parameters.