US Patent 10438067 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium

An image processing apparatus that selects images for digest reproduction from a plurality of images. The apparatus includes at least one processor or circuit configured to perform the operations of an information acquisition unit configured to acquire, for every image, shooting information including information on a lens used in shooting the images, an image evaluation unit configured to derive evaluation values for images based on the shooting information and an evaluation criterion, and an image selection unit configured to select images for digest reproduction by ranking images based on the evaluation values. The image evaluation unit derives the evaluation values of the images using different evaluation criteria based on characteristics of the lens used in shooting the images.