Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and imaging apparatus

An image processing method comprising:

• detecting a face region which is determined as a face in an image;
• specifying a particular position in the image in response to user operation;
• setting a hue range which has a first range containing a hue at a position specified by the user operation in a case where the position specified by user operation is not contained in the face region and setting a hue range which has a second range containing a hue at a position specified by user operation and wider than the first range in a case where the position specified by user operation is contained in the face region;
• and
• performing image conversion processing based on color information contained in the hue range.

An imaging apparatus comprising:

• an imaging unit for capturing a subject image;
• a data recording unit for recording image data generated based on the subject image captured by the imaging unit;
• a display unit for displaying an image based on the image data recorded in the data recording unit;
• and
• an image processing apparatus configured to perform image processing on the image displayed on the display unit,
• wherein the image processing apparatus comprises:
• a controller unit configured to set a hue range which has a first range containing a hue at a position specified by user operation in a case where a particular position in the image specified by user operation is not contained in a face region of the image and to set a hue range which has a second range containing a hue at a position specified by user operation and wider than the first range in a case where a particular position in the image specified by user operation is contained in the face region;
• and
• an image processing unit configured to perform image conversion processing based on color information contained in the hue range set by the controller unit.