Image recording/reproducing system, image recording apparatus, and image reproducing apparatus

An image recording apparatus for use in an image recording/reproducing system comprising said image recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium and an image reproducing apparatus for reproducing the image by using the recording medium having the image recorded by said image recording apparatus, said image recording apparatus comprising:

• photo-taking mode selecting means;
• photo-taking condition setting means for setting a predetermined photo-taking condition in accordance with the photo-taking mode selected by said photo-taking mode selecting means;
• and
• photo-taking mode recording means for recording selected photo-taking mode information on said recording medium, and
• said image reproducing apparatus including:
• recognizing means for recognizing a first area as an image object area and a second area as the others of said image;
• and
• filtering means for performing filtering processing to transform at least a part of said image,
• wherein said filtering means includes control means for controlling to apply said filtering means for said first area and said second area of said image differently on the basis of said photo-taking mode information.

An image reproducing apparatus for use in an image recording/reproducing system comprising an image recording apparatus including photo-taking mode selecting means, photo-taking condition setting means for settings a predetermined photo-taking condition in accordance with the photo-taking mode selected by said photo-taking mode selecting means, and recording means for recording an image and selected photo-taking mode information on a recording medium, and said image reproducing apparatus for reproducing the image by using the recording medium having the image recorded by said image recording apparatus, said image reproducing apparatus comprising:

• recognizing means for recognizing a first area as an image object area and a second area as the others of said image;
• and
• filtering means for performing filtering processing to transform at least a part of said image,
• wherein said filtering means includes control means for controlling to apply said filtering means for said first area and said second area of said image differently on the basis of said photo-taking mode information.

An image reproducing apparatus comprising:

• a reader for reading out an image and a photo-taking condition from a recording medium;
• a recognizer for recognizing a first area as an image object area and a second area as the others of said image;
• and
• a filter for performing filtering processing to transform at least a part of said image,
• wherein said filter includes a controller for controlling to apply said filter for said first area and said second area of said image differently on the basis of said photo-taking condition.

A control method of an image recording/reproducing system, comprising an image recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium and an image reproducing apparatus for reproducing the image by using the recording medium having the image recorded by said image recording apparatus, in said image recording apparatus, comprising:

• a photo-taking mode selecting process;
• a photo-taking condition setting process for setting a predetermined photo-taking condition in accordance with the photo-taking mode selected in said photo-taking mode selecting process;
• a photo-taking recording process for recording selected photo-taking mode information on said recording medium, and
• in said image reproducing apparatus, comprising:
• a recognizing process for recognizing a first area as an image object area and a second area as the others of said image;
• and
• a filtering process for performing filtering processing to transform at least a part of said image,
• in said filtering process, further including a control process for controlling to apply said filtering process for said first area and said second area of said image differently on the basis of said photo-taking mode information.

An image reproducing method comprising:

• a reading process for reading out an image and photo-taking condition from a recording medium;
• a recognizing process for recognizing a first area as an image object area and a second area as the others of said image;
• and
• a filtering process for performing filtering processing to transform at least a part of said image,
• in said filtering process, including a control process for controlling to apply said filtering process for said first area and said second area of said image differently on the basis of said photo-taking condition.

A computer readable recording medium, which records a program for executing processes in an image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

• reading out an image and a photo-taking condition from the recording medium;
• recognizing a first area as an image object area and a second area as the others of said image;
• and
• performing filtering processing to transform at least a part of said image, in said filtering processing, including control processing to apply said filtering processing for said first area and said second area of said image differently on the basis of said photo-taking condition.

A control method of an image recording apparatus for use in an image recording/reproducing system comprising said image recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium and an image reproducing apparatus for reproducing the image by using the recording medium having the image recorded by said image recording apparatus, in said image recording apparatus, comprising:

• a photo-taking mode selecting process;
• a photo-taking condition setting process for setting a predetermined photo-taking condition in accordance with the photo-taking mode selected in said photo-taking mode selecting process;
• and
• a photo-taking mode recording process for recording selected photo-taking mode information on said recording medium, and
• in said image reproducing apparatus, including:
• a recognizing process for recognizing a first area as an image object area and a second area as the others of said image;
• and
• a filtering process for performing filtering processing to transform at least a part of said image,
• in said filtering process, further including a control process for controlling to apply said filtering process for said first area and said second area of said image differently on the basis of said photo-taking mode information.

A computer readable recording medium, which records a program for executing processes in an image recording apparatus for use in image recording/reproducing system comprising said image recording apparatus for recording an image on the recording medium and image reproducing apparatus for reproducing the image by using the recording medium having the image recorded by said images recording apparatus, in the image recording apparatus, the processes comprising:

• selecting a photo-taking mode;
• setting a predetermined photo-taking condition in accordance with the selected photo-taking mode;
• and
• recording selected photo-taking mode information on the recording medium, and
• in said image reproducing apparatus, the processes comprising:
• recognizing a first area as an image object area and a second area as the others of said image;
• and
• filtering processing to transform at least a part of said image, in said filtering processing, including controlling to apply said filtering process for said first area and said second area of said image differently on the basis of said photo-taking mode information.

A control method of an image reproducing apparatus for use in an image recording/reproducing system comprising an image recording apparatus including photo-taking mode selecting means, photo-taking condition setting means for setting a predetermined photo-taking condition in accordance with the photo-taking mode selected by said photo-taking mode information on a recording medium, and said image reproducing apparatus for reproducing the image by using the recording medium having the image recorded by said image recording apparatus, in said image reproducing apparatus comprising:

• a recognizing process for recognizing a first area as an image object area and a second area as the others of said image;
• and
• a filtering process for performing filtering processing to transform at least a part of said image,
• in said filtering process, further including a control process for controlling to apply said filtering process for said first area and said second area of said image differently on the basis of said photo-taking mode information.