Image data reproducing apparatus, method of controlling same and control program therefor

A method of controlling an image reproducing device, comprising the steps of:

• cropping a first image from a first subject image in such a manner that a face-image portion contained in the first subject image will be included in the portion of the first image that has been cropped;
• enlarging the cropped first image so as to take on the size of the first subject image;
• displaying the enlarged cropped first image on a display screen;
• repeating the image cropping processing, the enlargement processing and the display control processing in such a manner that the cropped first image will become smaller than the preceding cropped first image, until the cropped first image takes on a prescribed size;
• cropping a second image from a second subject image in such a manner that a face-image portion contained in the second subject image will be included in the portion of the second image that has been cropped, this being performed in response to the first image after cropping taking on the prescribed size;
• enlarging the cropped second image so as to take on the size of the second subject image;
• displaying the enlarged cropped second image on the display screen;
• and
• repeating the image cropping processing, the enlargement processing and the display control processing in such a manner that the cropped second image will become larger than the preceding cropped second image.

A computer-readable program for controlling an image reproducing apparatus so as to:

• execute first cropping processing for cropping an image from a first subject image in such a manner that a face-image portion contained in the first subject image will be included in the portion of the image that has been cropped;
• execute first enlarging processing for enlarging the image, which has been cropped by said first cropping processing, so as to take on the size of the first subject image;
• execute first display control processing for controlling a display unit in such a manner that the cropped image enlarged by said first enlarging processing is displayed on a display screen;
• repeat said first cropping processing, said first enlarging processing and said first display control processing in such a manner that the cropped image will become smaller than the preceding cropped image, until the cropped image takes on a prescribed size;
• execute second cropping processing for cropping an image from a second subject image in such a manner that a face-image portion contained in the second subject image will be included in the portion of the image that has been cropped, this cropping being performed in response to the image cropped by said first cropping processing taking on the prescribed size;
• execute second enlarging processing for enlarging the image, which has been cropped by said second cropping processing, so as to take on the size of the second subject image;
• execute second display control processing for controlling the display unit in such a manner that the cropped image enlarged by said second enlarging processing is displayed on the display screen;
• and
• repeat said second cropping processing, said second enlarging processing and said second display control processing in such a manner that the cropped image will become larger than the preceding cropped image.