IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

Abstract

An image reproducing apparatus which reproduces image files stored in a recording medium, comprising: a retrieving unit adapted to separately retrieve for a first image group recorded in accordance with a first file rule and a second image group nonconforming to the first file rule; a determination unit adapted to determine a reproducing order for an image group which has been completely retrieved by the retrieving unit upon discriminating the first image group and the second image group; and a reproducing unit adapted to reproduce an image group for which the reproducing order is determined, wherein the retrieving unit starts retrieving for the second image group when finishing retrieving for the first image group, and the reproducing unit reproduces an image group, which has completely been retrieved by the retrieving unit, in a reproducing order determined by the determination unit.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 2A and 2B are flowcharts showing a main routine for the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the main routine for the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 4A and 4B are flowcharts showing the main routine for the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a distance measurement/metering process in this embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an image pickup process in this embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a dark capture process in this embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a developing process in this embodiment;

FIGS. 9A and 9B are flowcharts showing the main routine for the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an image display process in this embodiment;

FIGS. 11A and 11B are flowcharts showing a DCF image retrieving process in this embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a non-DCF image retrieving process in this embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a recursive image retrieving process in this embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a next-image retrieving process in this embodiment; and

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing another next-image retrieving processing in this embodiment.

Claims

1. An image reproducing apparatus which reproduces image files stored in a recording medium, comprising: a retrieving unit adapted to separately retrieve for a first image group recorded in accordance with a first file rule and a second image group nonconforming to the first file rule;a determination unit adapted to determine a reproducing order for an image group which has been completely retrieved by said retrieving unit upon discriminating the first image group and the second image group; anda reproducing unit adapted to reproduce an image group for which the reproducing order is determined,wherein said retrieving unit starts retrieving for the second image group when finishing retrieving for the first image group, andsaid reproducing unit reproduces an image group, which has completely been retrieved by said retrieving unit, in a reproducing order determined by said determination unit.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said determination unit determines a reproducing order so as to reproduce first one of the first image group and the second image group and then reproduce the other image group.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said determination unit uses different reproducing order determination methods for the first image group and the second image group, respectively.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first image group includes identification numbers determined by a directory name rule and a file name rule which conform to the first file rule, andthe second image group includes identification numbers determined by a directory order and a file order.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the first file rule is a design rule for camera file system.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a unit adapted to issue an image feeding instruction to change designation of images from one image group to another image group, wherein the image feeding instruction is permitted when a reproducing order of the other image group is determined.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein issuance of an image feeding instruction from the image group for which the reproducing order is determined to an image group for which no reproducing order is determined is inhibited.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein when an image feeding instruction from the image group for which the reproducing order is determined to an image group for which no reproducing order is determined is issued, the image feeding instruction is permitted when a reproducing order is determined for the image group.

9. A control method for an image reproducing apparatus which reproduces image files stored in a recording medium, comprising: a retrieving step of separately retrieving for a first image group recorded in accordance with a first file rule and a second image group nonconforming to the first file rule;a determination step of determining a reproducing order for an image group which has been completely retrieved in the retrieving step upon discriminating the first image group and the second image group; anda step of reproducing an image group for which the reproducing order is determined,wherein in the retrieving step, retrieving for the second image group starts when finishing retrieving for the first image group, andin the reproducing step, an image group, which has completely been retrieved, is reproduced in a determined reproducing order.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein in the determination step, a reproducing order is determined so as to reproduce first one of the first image group and the second image group and then reproduce the other image group.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein in the determination step, different reproducing order determination methods are used for the first image group and the second image group, respectively.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the first image group includes identification numbers determined by a directory name rule and a file name rule which conform to the first file rule, andthe second image group includes identification numbers determined by a directory order and a file order.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first file rule is a design rule for camera file system.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein when an image feeding instruction to change designation of images from one image group to another image group is issued, the image feeding instruction is permitted when a reproducing order of the other image group is determined.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein issuance of an image feeding instruction from the image group for which the reproducing order is determined to an image group for which no reproducing order is determined is inhibited.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein when an image feeding instruction from the image group for which the reproducing order is determined to an image group for which no reproducing order is determined is issued, the image feeding instruction is permitted when a reproducing order is determined for the image group.

17. A program for causing a computer to execute a control method defined in claim 9.

18. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program defined in claim 17.