JP2001346085A - Image processor, image processing method, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processor and an image processing method by which an image photographed in a consecutive shot can be processed collectively. SOLUTION: In the case of modes other than a reproduction mode (S1), processing corresponding to each mode is executed and the processing returns to the step S1 (S2). In the case of the reproduction mode (S1), whether the mode is set to a one-screen display mode or a multi-screen display mode is decided (S3). In the case of the one-screen display mode (S3), when an operation of a delete key is detected (S4), whether or not an image selected at a point of its operating time is part of a series of consecutive shot images is decided (S6), when the image is not part of the consecutive shot images (S6), the selected image is deleted and the processing returns to the step S1 (S7). When the image is part of the consecutive shot images (S6), the step (S8) informs a user that the execution of this delete operation results in deleting the entire consecutive shot images (S8). When the user recognizing the information executes the deletion (S9), a series of the consecutive shot images including the selected image is deleted and the processing returns to the step S1 (S10). When the user gives up the deletion, the processing returns to the step S1 without any further operation (S9). In the case of the multi-screen display mode (S3), similar processing is conducted for the operation of the delete key.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, a method, and a storage medium, and more particularly, to an image processing apparatus, a method, and a storage medium suitable for being incorporated in an imaging apparatus having image display means. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A digital still camera is not limited to a single photographing (single photographing or single photographing), but also a continuous photographing (or continuous photographing) at a fixed time interval, and a plurality of photographed images connected side by side. There is a camera that can perform panoramic image capturing as if shooting on a horizontally long screen.

[0003] Many digital still cameras have image display means that can be used to reproduce and display a photographed image and also function as a finder during photographing. Such a conventional digital still camera with an image display function includes a one-screen display mode for displaying one image on one screen and a plurality of (for example, four Or 9 screens simultaneously). In the multi-screen display mode, by selecting one displayed image and performing a specific operation, the selected image can be displayed on one screen.

In a camera having an image synthesizing function, when data such as a decorative frame and clip art for synthesizing an image with a photographed image is selected, these data are also displayed in a single-screen display mode or a multi-screen mode similarly to the photographed image. Some are displayed in a display mode, and a desired one is selected.

[0005] In a camera capable of selecting one-screen display or multi-screen display, it is common to be able to delete, move, and copy an image and determine a target image on a similar search screen.

When there are a plurality of setting items that cover a plurality of screens at the time of shooting and / or reproduction, for example, after operating a menu key, a down cursor key is used to move to a screen page where the setting items exist. There is also known a configuration in which after selecting a selection item, the content of the item is selected and determined using a right cursor key or the like.

If the cursor key is kept depressed for a certain period of time during image search, the speed at which images are automatically sent is increased, and four keys, up, down, left, and right, are used as cursor keys. There is also known a configuration in which the camera can be freely moved as well as being arranged on the multi-image display screen every other one.

[0008]

In a conventional digital still camera, information indicating a photographing mode is not added to photographed image data, or even if added, it is not used. In addition, image data of different shooting modes are mixedly recorded on a recording medium.

For example, a single shot image, a series of continuous shot images, and a series of panoramic shot images are mixed and recorded on a recording medium. In any of the cases of reproduction, copying, moving, and deleting, in the conventional example, each image is individually handled without distinguishing between photographing modes such as single photographing, continuous photographing, and panoramic photographing. In the multi-screen display, the user cannot determine in which shooting mode the individual constituent images have been shot. As a result, a partial image of a series of images obtained by continuous shooting or a partial image of a series of images obtained by panoramic shooting may be erroneously deleted.

For example, when the multi display key is operated while one image # 1 is displayed on one screen as shown in FIG. 34, the image is displayed in the single screen display mode as shown in FIG. A multi-screen display mode is displayed in which nine images, that is, images # 1 to # 9, are displayed simultaneously with the image (image # 1) at the top, and the first image # 1 is displayed with a thick frame. When the right cursor key is operated once in this state, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the thick frame moves to the next image # 2. FIG.
When the right cursor key is operated eight times in the state shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the next multi-screen is displayed, and images # 10 to # 10 are displayed.
# 1918 is displayed at the same time, and the first image # 10 has a bold frame. When the right cursor key is operated four times in the state shown in FIG. 37, the thick frame moves to image # 14 as shown in FIG. When the multi display key is operated in the state shown in FIG. 38, the mode is switched to the single screen display mode, and as shown in FIG.
14 is displayed on the entire screen.

For example, assuming that images # 8 to # 16 are continuously photographed, a display method as illustrated in FIGS. 36 and 37 is a method in which images # 8 to # 16 are consecutive. I can not identify that there is.

The present invention provides an image processing apparatus and method and a storage medium that enable a plurality of images, which are preferably handled as a single unit, such as a series of images of a continuous shooting and a panoramic shooting, to be handled together. The purpose is to:

Another object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus and method and a storage medium which clearly indicate to a user the integrity of a plurality of images which are preferably handled integrally.

[0014]

According to the present invention, there is provided an image processing apparatus comprising: a storage unit capable of storing a single image and a series of images; an image designating unit for designating an image stored in the storage unit; Determining means for determining whether the image specified by the image specifying means is included in the series of images; processing instructing means for instructing the image specified by the image specifying means to perform predetermined processing; In response to an instruction from the processing instructing unit, if the image specified by the image specifying unit is included in the series of images according to the determination result of the determining unit, the predetermined processing is performed on the series of images, and the image When the image specified by the specifying unit is not included in the series of images, a processing unit that performs the predetermined process on the image specified by the image specifying unit is provided.

According to the image processing method of the present invention, there is provided an image designating step for designating an image stored in a storage means capable of storing a single image and a series of images; A determining step of determining whether or not the image is included in the series of images; a processing instruction step of instructing a predetermined process on the image specified by the image specifying step; According to the determination result of the step, when the image specified in the image specifying step is included in the series of images, the predetermined process is performed on the series of images, and the image specified by the image specifying unit is changed to the series of images. And performing a predetermined process on the image specified by the image specifying unit when the image is not included in the image.

The storage medium according to the present invention stores program software for executing the above-described image processing method.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 10 denotes a digital camera. An image sensor 12 converts an optical image into an electric signal, and an A / D 14 converts an analog output of the image sensor 12 into a digital signal.
A converter 16 is a digital signal processing circuit (DSP) for converting image data output from the A / D converter 14 into a predetermined format (for example, luminance / color difference format), and 18 is output from the digital signal processing circuit 16. A compression circuit 20 compresses the image data to be compressed. An image storage memory (for example, a flash memory) 20 stores the image data compressed by the compression circuit 18. 22 is a digital signal processing circuit 16
Is a temporary storage memory that temporarily stores the output data and functions as a work area for the compression circuit 18. The temporary storage memory 22 is, for example, a DRAM having a refresh function.

Reference numeral 24 denotes an image display device for confirming the composition at the time of photographing and displaying a reproduced image; 26, a CPU for controlling the entire camera 10; 28, a ROM for storing an operation program and fixed data of the CPU 26; A key input device 32 for the user to input various instructions; a printer driver 34 for controlling an externally connected printer and converting internal image data into a print format;
Is an interface for connecting the printer 40.

The printer 40 has an interface 42 connected to the interface 34, a printer buffer 44, and a printing mechanism (not shown).

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the key input device 30. The key input device 30 is connected to the matrix signal lines 50a to 50a.
50e, 52a to 52b, and switches are arranged at intersections thereof. When the user presses the multi key, a short circuit occurs between the signal line 50a and the signal line 52a. Similarly, pressing the right cursor key causes a short circuit between the signal line 50b and the signal line 52a, and pressing the left cursor key causes a short circuit between the signal line 50b and the signal line 52b. Of course, the key input device 30 may have another configuration.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. However,
Images # 1 to # 27- are recorded in the image storage memory 20. Among them, images # 8 to # 16 are images obtained in the continuous shooting mode, and other images # 1 to # 7, # 1
It is assumed that the image after 7 is an image obtained in the single shooting mode.

Whether an image is obtained in the continuous shooting mode or in the single shooting mode is determined as additional information of each image, for example,
It is sufficient to add 0 to an image in single shooting mode and add 1 or more to an image in continuous shooting mode. The value is incremented each time continuous shooting is performed, such as adding 2 in the second continuous shooting and adding 3 in the third continuous shooting. As a result, it is possible to easily identify whether or not the images are shot in the same continuous shooting even if the images are shot in the same continuous shooting mode.

FIGS. 3 to 9 show transition examples of reproduced images in the one-screen display mode. When the reproduction mode is entered, the first image # 1 is first displayed on the entire screen of the display device 24 as shown in FIG. In the state shown in FIG.
When this operation is performed twice, the image # 2 is displayed on the entire screen of the display device 24 as shown in FIG. When the right cursor key is further operated six times in succession, as shown in FIG.
8 is displayed on the entire screen of the display device 24. Further, when the right cursor key is operated once, as shown in FIG.
9 is displayed on the entire screen of the display device 24. When the right cursor key is operated once more, the image # 10 is displayed on the entire screen of the display device 24 as shown in FIG. 7, and when the right cursor key is operated continuously six times as shown in FIG. Thus, the image # 16 is displayed on the entire screen of the display device 24, and when the right cursor key is operated once more, the image # 17 is displayed on the entire screen of the display device 24 as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, a special frame is displayed on an image obtained in the continuous shooting mode. As described above, since the images # 8 to # 16 are images obtained in the continuous shooting mode, a frame (a broken line in the drawings) is added around the display image in FIGS.

In this embodiment, in response to a delete operation on one of a series of images by continuous shooting, all of the series of images are deleted. With reference to FIGS. 10 to 14, a description will be given of a screen change at the time of deletion processing in the one-screen display mode.

When the reproduction mode is entered, the first image # 1 is first displayed on the entire screen of the display device 24, as shown in FIG. In the state shown in FIG.
When this operation is performed twice, the image # 2 is displayed on the entire screen of the display device 24 as shown in FIG. When the right cursor key is further operated continuously six times, an image # 8 is displayed on the entire screen of the display device 24 as shown in FIG. 12, and when the right cursor key is operated once more as shown in FIG. like,
Image # 9 is displayed on the entire screen of display device 24. When the delete key is operated at this stage, a series of images of continuous shooting including the image # 9, that is, the images # 8 to # 16 are collectively deleted from the image storage memory 20. as a result,
As shown in FIG. 14, on the screen of the display device 24, an image # 17 which is the next image after the deleted image is displayed.

Next, a description will be given of a screen change in the case of multi-screen display in this embodiment.

In the reproduction mode, first, the first image # 1 is displayed on the entire screen of the display device 24, as shown in FIG. When the user operates the multi-display key, as shown in FIG. 16, the image displayed at the time of the operation (here, image # 1) is arranged at the upper left, and the subsequent nine images are included in one screen. Display. A thick frame indicating that the image is in the selected state is added to the upper right image (image # 1) of the multi-screen. Image taken in continuous shooting mode #
8, # 9 are displayed with a frame indicating that they are images obtained by continuous shooting mode.

When the right cursor key is further operated nine times in the state shown in FIG. 16, the ninth image from image # 1 (image # 10 in this case) becomes the selected image, and as shown in FIG. The multi-screen display including the image (image # 10) is displayed. A thick frame indicating that the image is in the selected state is added to the image # 10. Since the image # 10 cannot be displayed with the multi-screen display shown in FIG. 16 as it is, the image included in the multi-screen is shifted by one as shown in FIG. Since the image # 10 is also an image taken in the continuous shooting mode, it is displayed with a frame indicating the image.

When the right cursor key is further operated six times in the state shown in FIG. 17, the sixth image from image # 10 (image # 16 in this case) becomes the selected image, and as shown in FIG. A multi-screen display including an image (image # 16) is displayed. A thick frame indicating that it is in the selected state is added to image # 16. Since the image # 16 cannot be displayed with the multi-screen display shown in FIG. 17, the images included in the multi-screen are shifted by six as shown in FIG. Since all the images # 8 to # 16 included in the multi-screen are in the continuous shooting mode, a frame indicating that they are in the continuous shooting mode is added to each of them.

When the right cursor key is operated four more times in the state shown in FIG. 18, the fourth image (image # 20 in this case) from image # 16 becomes the selected image, and as shown in FIG. A multi-screen display including an image (image # 20) is displayed. A thick frame indicating that the image is in the selected state is added to the image # 20. Since the image # 20 cannot be displayed with the multi-screen display shown in FIG. 18, the image included in the multi-screen is shifted by four as shown in FIG. Since the images # 12 to # 16 included in the multi-screen are based on the continuous shooting mode, a frame indicating that the images are based on the continuous shooting mode is added to each of the images.

When the user operates the multi-display key in the state shown in FIG. 19, as shown in FIG. 20, the selected image (image # 20) on the multi-screen at the time of the operation is displayed in a full screen display mode. Change. When the right cursor key is operated once more in the state shown in FIG. 20, the next image (image # 21) is displayed on one screen as shown in FIG.

It is assumed that the delete key is operated in the state shown in FIG. Since the selected image # 10 at that time is a part of the images # 6 to # 16 shot in the continuous shooting mode, the image # 1
By the delete operation for 0, images # 6 to # 16 are collectively deleted. As a result, the screen of the display device 24 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, a multi-screen including images # 2 to # 7 and # 17 to # 19 is obtained. The image immediately after the deleted image, that is, the image # 17, becomes the selected image and is displayed with a bold frame indicating that it is the selected image. The selected image after deletion may be an image displayed at the position of the image selected before the operation of the delete key, that is, image # 19 in FIG.

In the state shown in FIG.
When this operation is performed twice, the image # 18 next to the immediately preceding selected image (image # 17) becomes the selected image, and is displayed with a bold frame indicating that it is the selected image. Since the image # 18 exists on the same multi-screen, the images constituting the multi-screen do not change.

When the user operates the multi-display key in the state shown in FIG. 22, the selected image (image # 18) on the multi-screen at the time of operation is displayed in a full-screen display mode as shown in FIG. Change. When the right cursor key is operated once more in the state shown in FIG. 24, the next image (image # 19) is displayed on one screen as shown in FIG.

In the above description, the unit of the image change in the multi-screen display is the thumbnail image forming the multi-screen, but may be the multi-screen. In that case, the screen changes as shown in FIGS. 26 to 31 in response to the operation of the right cursor key.

When the reproduction mode is entered, the first image # 1 is first displayed on the entire screen of the display device 24, as shown in FIG. When the user operates the multi-display key, as shown in FIG. 27, the image displayed at the time of operation (here, image # 1) is arranged at the upper left, and the subsequent nine images are included in one screen. Display. In the transition on a multi-screen basis, a frame line indicating an operation target is added so as to surround the entire multi-screen. Images # 8 and # 9 shot in the continuous shooting mode are displayed with a frame indicating that they are images shot in the continuous shooting mode.

If the right cursor key is operated once more in the state shown in FIG. 27, the screen is switched to a multi-screen including the next nine images # 10 to # 18 as shown in FIG. When the right cursor key is operated once more, the screen is switched to a multi-screen including the next nine images # 19 to # 27, as shown in FIG.

When the user operates the multi display key in the state shown in FIG. 29, as shown in FIG. 30, a single screen display mode in which the upper left image (image # 19) on the multi screen at the time of operation is displayed in full screen. Changes to When the right cursor key is operated once more in the state shown in FIG. 30, the next image (image # 20) is displayed on one screen as shown in FIG.

FIG. 32 shows a flowchart of the characteristic operation of the present embodiment. When the power is turned on, it is determined whether or not the playback mode is set (S1).
A process corresponding to each mode is executed, and the process returns to S1 (S1
2). In the case of the reproduction mode (S1), it is determined whether the mode is the single-screen display mode or the multi-screen display mode (S3).

In the one-screen display mode (S3), when a key operation other than the delete key is detected (S4), a process corresponding to the key operation is executed, and the process returns to S1 (S5). When the operation of the delete key is detected (S4), it is determined whether or not the image selected at the time of the operation (in the single-screen display mode, coincides with the displayed image) is a part of a series of continuously shot images. Is determined (S6). If the image is not a continuous shot image (S6), the selected image is deleted and the process returns to S1 (S7). If the selected image is a continuous shot image (S6), the user is notified that the selected image is a part of the continuous shot image and the entire continuous shot image is deleted by execution (S8). Despite the notification, when the user performs the deletion execution (S9), a series of continuously shot images including the selected image is deleted, and the process returns to S1 (S10). If there is no operation for executing deletion, the process returns to S1 without doing anything (S9).

In the multi-screen display mode (S3), when a key operation other than the delete key is detected (S11), a process corresponding to the key operation is executed, and the process returns to S1 (S1).
5). When the operation of the delete key is detected (S11), it is determined whether or not the image selected on the multi-screen at the time of the operation is a part of a series of continuously shot images (S12). If (S12), the selected image is deleted and the process returns to S1 (S7). When the selected image is a continuous shot image (S1
2) The user is notified that the image is a part of the continuously shot image and that the entire continuously shot image is deleted by execution (S8). Despite the notification, if the user operates the deletion execution (S
9) Delete a series of continuously shot images including the selected image, and
Return to (S10). If there is no operation for executing deletion, the process returns to S1 without doing anything (S9).

Although the case of deletion has been described as an example, it is convenient to perform the same processing in the case of moving an image. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 32, it is only necessary to read “deletion” as “movement”.

In the flowchart shown in FIG. 32, it is only possible to select whether a series of continuously shot images should be left or deleted.
A designated image in a series of continuously shot images may be deleted.

FIG. 33 shows an operation flowchart of the modification. S21 to S28 in FIG. 33 correspond to S1 to S in FIG.
8 respectively, and S32 and S33 in FIG.
S11 and S12 respectively.

In FIG. 33, in response to the operation of the delete key, the user is notified that the selected image is an image included in a series of continuous shot images (S28), and then the user is prompted to delete the selected image or to execute a series of operations. A selection is made as to whether or not to delete all the continuously shot images (S2
9). When the user selects to delete all of the series of continuously shot images (S29), the entirety of the continuously shot images is deleted, and the process returns to S21 (S39). When the user has selected to delete only the selected image (S29), only the selected image is deleted and the process returns to S21 (S31). Although omitted, when canceling the deletion, the process returns to S21 without doing anything.

The present invention is also applicable to a configuration comprising a plurality of devices.
It can also be applied to a configuration consisting of one device.

A program code of software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiment is stored in a computer in an apparatus or a system connected to the various devices to operate the various devices so as to realize the functions of the above-described embodiment. The present invention is also included in the scope of the invention of the present application, in which the present invention is executed by supplying a computer (CPU or MPU) of the apparatus or system according to a stored program and operating the various devices.

In this case, the software program code itself implements the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the program code itself and means for supplying the program code to the computer, for example,
A storage medium storing such a program code constitutes the present invention. As a storage medium for storing such a program code, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, C
A D-ROM, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, and the like can be used.

When the computer executes the supplied program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also the OS (operating system) or other operating system running on the computer. Even when the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized in cooperation with application software and the like, it goes without saying that such program codes are included in the embodiments of the invention according to the present application.

Further, the supplied program code is
After being stored in the memory provided in the function expansion board of the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs one of the actual processing based on the instruction of the program code. It is needless to say that a case where the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by performing all or a part and performing the processing is also included in the invention according to the present application.

[0053]

As can be easily understood from the above description, according to the present invention, in response to an instruction designating one of a series of images shot in the continuous shooting mode, Since the instructed processing contents (for example, deletion and movement) are applied to all the images, operability is improved.

When an image shot in the continuous shooting mode is reproduced, a frame indicating that the shooting is performed in the continuous shooting mode is added and displayed. Can be instantly known.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a key input device 30.

FIG. 3 is a first screen of a transition example of a reproduced image in a one-screen display mode in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a second screen of a transition example of a reproduced image in a one-screen display mode in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a third screen of a transition example of a reproduced image in a one-screen display mode in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a fourth screen of a transition example of a reproduced image in the one-screen display mode in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a fifth screen of a transition example of a reproduced image in the one-screen display mode in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a sixth screen of an example of transition of a reproduced image in the one-screen display mode in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a seventh screen of a transition example of the reproduced image in the one-screen display mode in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an example of a screen change at the time of deletion processing in the one-screen display mode in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an example of a screen change at the time of deletion processing in the one-screen display mode in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an example of a screen change during deletion processing in the one-screen display mode in the present embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an example of a screen change at the time of deletion processing in the one-screen display mode in the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an example of a screen change at the time of deletion processing in the one-screen display mode in the present embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a first screen of a screen transition example in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a second screen of an example of screen transition in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a third screen of an example of screen transition in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a fourth screen of an example of screen transition in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a fifth screen of an example of screen transition in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a sixth screen of an example of screen transition in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a seventh screen of an example of screen transition in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a screen example when a delete operation is performed on the screen shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 23 is a screen example transitioned from the screen shown in FIG. 22;

FIG. 24 is an example of a screen transitioned from the screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 25 is a screen example transitioned from the screen shown in FIG. 24;

FIG. 26 is a first screen of another example of screen transition in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 27 is a second screen of another example of screen transition in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 28 is a third screen of another example of screen transition in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 29 is a fourth screen of another example of screen transition in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 30 is a fifth screen of another example of screen transition in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 31 is a sixth screen of another example of screen transition in multi-screen display in the embodiment.

FIG. 32 is a first flowchart of a deletion process in the embodiment.

FIG. 33 is a first flowchart of a deletion process in the embodiment.

FIG. 34 is a first screen of an example of image transition in a conventional example.

FIG. 35 is a second screen of an example of image transition in a conventional example.

FIG. 36 is a third screen illustrating an example of image transition in a conventional example.

FIG. 37 is a fourth screen illustrating an example of image transition in a conventional example.

FIG. 38 is a fifth screen illustrating an example of image transition in a conventional example.

FIG. 39 is a sixth screen illustrating an example of image transition in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10: Digital camera 12: Image sensor 14: A / D converter 16: Digital signal processing circuit (DSP) 18: Compression circuit 20: Image storage memory 22: Temporary storage memory 24: Image display device 26: CPU 28: ROM 30: Key input device 32: Printer driver 34: Interface 40: Printer 42: Interface 44: Printer buffer 50a to 50e, 52a to 52b: Matrix signal line

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Claims (15)

[Claims] A storage unit capable of storing a single image and a series of images; an image specification unit that specifies an image stored in the storage unit; and an image specified by the image specification unit. Determining means for determining whether or not the image is included in the image; processing instructing means for instructing a predetermined process on the image specified by the image specifying means; According to the determination result, when the image specified by the image specifying unit is included in the series of images, the predetermined process is performed on the series of images, and the image specified by the image specifying unit is converted into the series of images. An image processing apparatus comprising: a processing unit that performs the predetermined processing on the image specified by the image specifying unit when the image is not included. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the series of images includes a series of a plurality of images obtained by continuous shooting. 3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined processing is deletion from the storage unit. 4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined processing is movement from the storage unit. 5. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the image specified by the image specifying unit is included in the series of images in accordance with a determination result of the determination unit in response to an instruction of the processing instruction unit. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a warning unit that warns in advance that the series of images including the image specified by the specifying unit is to be subjected to the predetermined processing. 6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying an image stored in said storage means. 7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the display unit adds a predetermined display mode when displaying an image included in the series of images. 8. An image designating step for designating an image stored in a storage means capable of storing a single image and a series of images, and whether the image designated in the image designating step is included in the series of images. A determining step of determining whether or not the image is specified, a processing instruction step of instructing a predetermined process on the image specified by the image specifying step, and When the image specified in the image specifying step is included in the series of images, the predetermined processing is performed on the series of images, and when the image specified by the image specifying unit is not included in the series of images, And a processing step of performing the predetermined process on the image designated by the image designating means. 9. The image processing method according to claim 8, wherein the series of images includes a series of a plurality of images obtained by continuous shooting. 10. The image processing method according to claim 8, wherein the predetermined processing is deletion from the storage unit. 11. The image processing method according to claim 8, wherein said predetermined processing is movement from said storage means. 12. The image processing method according to claim 1, wherein the image specified in the image specifying step is included in the series of images in accordance with a result of the determination in response to an instruction of the processing instruction step. The image processing method according to claim 8, further comprising a step of warning in advance that the series of images including the image specified in the specifying step is to be subjected to the predetermined processing. 13. The image processing method according to claim 8, further comprising a display step of displaying an image stored in the storage step. 14. The image processing method according to claim 13, wherein the display step adds a predetermined display mode when displaying an image included in the series of images. 15. A storage medium storing program software for executing the image processing method according to claim 8. Description: