Image display device, image taking device, and image display method and image display program

An image taking device comprising:

• means for taking a plurality of image data indicative of a subject from a like number of directions;
• means for acquiring data on each of the like number of directions from which an associated one of the plurality of image data is taken when the associate image data is taken;
• means for storing an a file including the plurality of image data indicative of a subject, each image data including data on a respective one of the like number of directions, one of the plurality of image data including information indicating that the plurality of image data are related with each other;
• display means;
• means for detecting a command to display the plurality of image data included in the file on the display means;
• means, responsive lo detecting the command to display the plurality of image data, for acquiring data on the like number of directions from which the plurality of image data are taken, and for setting, based on the acquired data on the like number of directions, a display state where the plurality of image data are displayed on the display means;
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• means for displaying the plurality of image data on the display means in the display state set by the setting means.

An image display method comprising the steps of:

• detecting a command to read and display a plurality of image data indicative of a subject and taken from a like number of directions from a storage device which has stored a file including the plurality of image data, one of the plurality of image data including information indicating that the plurality of image data are related with each other;
• responsive to detecting the command to read and display the plurality of image data, for acquiring data on the like number of directions from which the plurality of image data are taken, and setting a display state where the plurality of image data are displayed on the display means;
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• displaying the plurality of image data on the display means in the display state set in the setting step.