Outputting information in a case in which a focus evaluation value of the latest frame exceeds an allowable value set based on the maximum evaluation value during a manual focus period

An image processing method of generating moving image data for supporting manual focus by an image processing apparatus including a processor and a memory, the method comprising, as processing of the processor:

• a step of generating first moving image data based on input imaging data;
• a step of setting a specific subject region including a specific subject in an imaging region represented by the imaging data or the first moving image data;
• a step of evaluating a focus state based on the imaging data or the first moving image data;
• a step of generating second moving image data in which a focus state of the specific subject region is visually recognizable based on data of the specific subject region, an evaluation result of the focus state, and the first moving image data;
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• a step of outputting the second moving image data or the first moving image data to a display destination, wherein a focus evaluation value indicating an evaluation result of a focus state of the specific subject, is acquired, and
• the second moving image data is output to the display destination in a case in which the acquired focus evaluation value does not exceed a second threshold value, and
• the first moving image data is output to the display destination in a case in which the acquired focus evaluation value exceeds the second threshold value.

A non-transitory, computer-readable tangible recording medium, which records thereon a program for causing, when read by a computer, the computer to realize:

• a function of generating first moving image data based on input imaging data;
• a function of setting a specific subject region including a specific subject in an imaging region represented by the imaging data or the first moving image data;
• a function of evaluating a focus state based on the imaging data or the first moving image data;
• a function of generating second moving image data in which a focus state of the specific subject region is visually recognizable based on data of the specific subject region, an evaluation result of the focus state, and the first moving image data;
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• a function of outputting the second moving image data or the first moving image data to a display destination, wherein a focus evaluation value indicating an evaluation result of a focus state of the specific subject, is acquired, and
• the second moving image data is output to the display destination in a case in which the acquired focus evaluation value does not exceed a second threshold value, and
• the first moving image data is output to the display destination in a case in which the acquired focus evaluation value exceeds the second threshold value.