Image acquiring apparatus capable of processing image quickly and method of acquiring image thereof

A method of acquiring an image in an image acquiring apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

• acquiring a source image and converting the source image into first image data;
• by using a processing unit of the image acquiring apparatus:
• processing the first image data to produce second image data;
• processing the second image data to obtain an image parameter of the second image data, wherein the second image data has size and a resolution that are smaller than those of the first image data in order to facilitate quick production of the image parameter;
• and
• correcting the first image data with reference to the image parameter of the second image data to produce third image data corresponding to the corrected first image data.

A multi-function peripheral apparatus, comprising:

• an image acquiring unit configured to acquire a source image of at least a page, converting the source image into first image data and outputting the first image data;
• and
• a processing unit configured to process the first image data to produce second image data, and to process the second image data to obtain an image parameter of the second image data;
• wherein the second image data has a size and a resolution that are less than those of the first image data in order to facilitate quick production of the image parameter;
• wherein in an image correcting mode of the multi-function peripheral apparatus, the processing unit corrects the first image data with reference to the image parameter of the second image data to produce third image data corresponding to the corrected first image data;
• and
• a printing unit for selectively printing the third image data;
• wherein the multi-function peripheral apparatus is a single peripheral.