Digital camera and image processing method

An image processing method, comprising steps of:

• photographing a subject to acquire digital image data;
• and
• assembling it with image data for a specified image to be referenced for image compositing to prepare image data for a composite image;
• further comprising the steps of:
• upon photographing, attaching to one or more of at least partial areas of said specified image to be referenced for image compositing first identification information indicating that said one or more of at least partial areas are a reference image to be composited, and designated area information;
• and
• attaching to an image in an shooting frame which is to be composited with said reference image second identification information indicating that said image in the shooting frame is to be composited;
• as well as
• upon image outputting, preparing image data for a composite image obtained by compositing said image in the shooting frame with said reference image based on said first and second identification information as well as said designated area information.

An image processing method, comprising steps of:

• photographing a subject to acquire digital image data;
• and
• assembling it with image data for a specified image to be referenced for image compositing to prepare image data for a composite image;
• further comprising the steps of:
• upon photographing, preparing editing information including information about a name or a frame number of an image in a frame to be quoted as a reference image to be composited that is within said specified image to be referenced for image compositing, designated area information representing one or more of at least partial areas of said image in the frame to be quoted, and information about a name or a frame number of an image in a shooting frame to be composited with said reference image;
• and
• upon image outputting, preparing image data for a composite image obtained by compositing said image in the shooting frame with said reference image based on said editing information.

An image processing method, comprising steps of:

• photographing a subject to acquire digital image data;
• and
• assembling it with image data for a specified image to be referenced for image compositing to prepare image data for a composite image;
• further comprising the steps of:
• upon photographing, designating at least one reference image within a specified image to be referenced gor image compositing with at least one of a plurality of cameras and attaching reference image designation data to the reference image;
• sending and receiving image data for said at least one reference image designated among said plurality of cameras;
• attaching to photographed images respectively photographed with said plurality of cameras which are to be composited with the reference image group identification information indicating that the photographed images belong to a unique group;
• and
• on image outputting, compositing the photographed images respectively photographed with said plurality of cameras with said at least one reference image by using the photographed images respectively photographed with said plurality of cameras, said reference image designation data and said group identification information.