Image processing apparatus that combines a plurality of images

A method of acquiring images comprising the steps of:

• successively acquiring images;
• combining the acquired images in a predetermined range so as to generate a wide image;
• controlling display controls a display to simultaneously display a live-view image and a predetermined range such that a relative size between the live-view image and the predetermined range is visible on the display;
• changing the relative size while the live-view image and the predetermined range are being displayed on the display;
• and
• controlling the combining so as to generate the wide image an angle of view of which depends on the changed relative size.

A non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer-readable program that enables a computer to execute functions as:

• an acquisition unit that successively acquires images;
• a combining unit that combines the acquired images in a predetermined range so as to generate a wide image;
• a display control unit that controls a display to simultaneously display a live-view image and a predetermined range such that a relative size between the live-view image and the predetermined range is visible on the display;
• a change unit that changes the relative size while the live-view image and the predetermined range are being displayed;
• and
• a combining control unit that controls the combining unit so as to generate the wide image an angle of view of which depends on the changed relative size.