Method, apparatus, and computer program product for image processing with scene-dependent image processing condition

An image processing apparatus that executes image processing of image data having shooting information, which is obtained at a time of shooting and includes information on a selected shooting scene, said image processing apparatus comprising:

• an image data acquisition module that acquires image data, the image data being associated with scene-dependent image processing condition specification information, the scene-dependent image processing condition specification information being used to specify a scene-dependent image processing condition applied for image processing, wherein the scene-dependent image processing condition specification information allows a digital still camera to specify a condition for image processing to be performed in an image processing apparatus, and wherein the scene-dependent image processing condition specification information does not include a shooting time condition;
• a memory module that stores multiple scene-dependent image processing conditions as image processing conditions suitable for respective shooting scenes;
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• an image quality adjustment module that acquires a scene-dependent image processing condition suitable for the selected shooting scene from said memory module and executes image quality adjustment of the image data with the acquired scene-dependent image processing condition, wherein
• said memory module stores a first scene-dependent image processing condition corresponding to the selected shooting scene and a second scene-dependent image processing condition corresponding to the scene-dependent image processing condition specification information, and
• said image quality adjustment module receives selection information that determines which of the selected shooting scene and the scene-dependent image processing condition specification information is to be used to acquire the scene-dependent image processing condition, and selects either of the first scene-dependent image processing condition and the second scene-dependent image processing condition according to the received selection information.

A computer program product that includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having an image processing program stored thereon, said image processing program causing a computer to execute image processing of image data having shooting information, which is obtained at a time of shooting and includes information on a selected shooting scene, and said image processing program comprising:

• a program code that acquires image data, the image data being associated with scene-dependent image processing condition specification information, the scene-dependent image processing condition specification information being used to specify a scene-dependent image processing condition applied for image processing, wherein the scene-dependent image processing condition specification information allows a digital still camera to specify a condition for image processing to be performed in an image processing apparatus, and wherein the scene-dependent image processing condition specification information does not include a shooting time condition;
• a program code that receives selection information that determines which of the selected shooting scene and the scene-dependent image processing condition specification information is to be used to acquire the scene-dependent image processing condition;
• a program code that acquires a scene-dependent image processing condition suitable for the selected shooting scene from a memory device, which stores multiple scene-dependent image processing conditions as image processing conditions suitable for respective shooting scenes;
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• a program code that executes image quality adjustment of the image data with the acquired scene-dependent image processing condition, wherein
• said memory device stores a first scene-dependent image processing condition corresponding to the selected shooting scene and a second scene-dependent image processing condition corresponding to the scene-dependent image processing condition specification information, and
• said program code that acquires the scene-dependent image processing condition selects either of the first scene-dependent image processing condition and the second scene-dependent image processing condition according to the received selection information.