Digital camera, memory control device usable for it, image processing device and image processing method

An image processing method, characterized in that it includes performing a filtering processing on both image data to be coded as a still image and image data to be coded as a moving image, by a common image correcting unit.

An image processing method characterized in that it comprises:

• unifying a processing route of image data to be coded as a still image and that of image data to be coded as a moving image, so as to be inputted to a common image correcting unit;
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• performing a predetermined processing thereon in a time sharing manner.

A digital camera capable of recording a still image during shooting of a moving image, the digital camera characterized in that it comprises:

• a display control unit which generates an image signal by which shot image data are displayed on a display;
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• a control unit which, while the shot image data are being displayed on the display as a moving image, instructs said display control unit to display on the display a still image corresponding to part of the moving image.

A digital camera capable of recording a snapshot during shooting of a moving image, the digital camera characterized in that it comprises:

• a display control unit which generates an image signal by which shot image data are displayed on a display;
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• a control unit which, while the shot image data are being displayed on the display as a moving image, instructs said display control unit to display the snapshot on the display.

An image processing apparatus comprising a memory control device which performs a control by which image data are stored in a memory, characterized in that the memory includes a put-to-common-use area which temporary stores moving image data and still image data so as to be respectively given to predetermined image processings, and wherein when storing the still image data said memory control device utilizes an area, in the put-to-common-use area, having moving image data whose processing has been completed, and when storing the moving image data said memory control device sequentially utilizes areas other than those which store unprocessed still image data in the put-to-common-use area.

A digital camera comprising a memory control device which performs a control by which image data are stored in a memory, characterized in that the memory includes a put-to-common-use area which temporary stores moving image data and still image data so as to be respectively given to predetermined image processings when shooting of a still image is instructed during shooting of a moving image, and wherein when storing the still image data said memory control device utilizes an area, in the put-to-common-use area, having moving image data whose processing has been completed, and when storing the moving image data said memory control device sequentially utilizes areas other than those which store unprocessed still image data in the put-to-common-use area.