US Patent 7593585 Image processing apparatus and method therefor

An image processing method includes the steps of inputting image data representing an input image, acquiring an image size of a face image which has the maximum image-face size contained in the input image, and correcting the image data using a first correcting condition in accordance with the acquired image size. An image processing apparatus includes an input section, an acquisition section, and a corrector, performing the input, acquiring, and correction steps, respectively. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for causing a computer to perform an image processing method including the input, acquiring, and correction steps.