Imaging apparatus, image storage apparatus, imaging method, storage method, recording medium recording imaging program, and recording medium recording storage program

Abstract

A still image focused on a desired subject is captured and stored in a more reliable manner without particularly increasing in size and complicating an apparatus and circuits. There are provided a photographing system including a lens optical system which has an autofocus function and captures a subject image, a motor and a CCD, a key input section including a shutter key to instruct photography, and a control unit which causes the photographing system to sequentially capture a still image by actuating the autofocus function and a still image with a fixed focus allowing a fixed depth of field to be obtained, in accordance with the operation of the shutter key.

1 . An image storage apparatus comprising:
 a storage unit which differentiates sequentially captured still images including a still image obtained by autofocus photography and a still image obtained in photography performed by moving a lens to a predesignated position where a fixed depth of field can be obtained, and which assigns an order of priority to the still images before storing them in relation to each other;   a selection unit which selects one of a plurality of sets of still images stored in the storage unit in relation to each other;   a display control section which causes a still image with a higher order of priority selected by the selection unit to be displayed among the still images stored in relation to each other;   a replacement instruction section which instructs to replace the still image displayed by the display control section; and   a rewrite section which rewrites the order of priority of the still images stored in the storage unit in accordance with the instruction of the replacement instruction section.   
   
   
       2 . A storage method for an image storage apparatus comprising a storage unit which stores still images, the method comprising:
 differentiating sequentially captured still images including a still image obtained by autofocus photography and a still image obtained in photography performed by moving a lens to a predesignated position where a fixed depth of field can be obtained, and assigning an order of priority to the still images before storing them in the storage unit in relation to each other;   selecting one of a plurality of sets of still images stored in the storage unit in relation to each other;   displaying a still image with a higher order of priority selected among the still images stored in relation to each other;   instructing to replace the displayed still image; and   rewriting the order of priority of the stored still images in accordance with the replacement instruction.   
   
   
       3 . A computer readable recording medium having a storage program stored thereon for controlling an image storage apparatus having a storage unit which stores still images to perform functions comprising:
 differentiating sequentially captured still images including a still image obtained by autofocus photography and a still image obtained in photography performed by moving a lens to a predesignated position where a fixed depth of field can be obtained, and assigning an order of priority to the still images before storing them in the storage unit in relation to each other;   selecting one from a plurality of sets of still images stored in the storage unit in relation to each other;   displaying a still image with a higher order of priority selected in the selection step among the still images stored in relation to each other;   instructing to replace the displayed still image and   rewriting the order of priority of the stored still images in accordance with the replacement instruction.