BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a digital still camera;
FIG. 2 is a rear elevation illustrating the digital still camera;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the digital still camera;
FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating image processing;
FIG. 5A is an explanatory view in a diagram illustrating steps of the image processing at the time of a small pixel number of a CCD;
FIG. 5B is an explanatory view in a diagram illustrating steps of the image processing at the time of a great pixel number of the CCD;
FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating one preferred process of image processing in which luminance component data is treated differently;
FIGS. 7A and 7B are explanatory views in diagrams illustrating steps of the image processing of FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating another preferred process of image processing adapted to a consecutive photographing mode;
FIGS. 9A and 9B are explanatory views in diagrams illustrating steps of the image processing of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a flow chart illustrating still another preferred process of image processing in which image lines are alternately processed;
FIG. 11 is an explanatory view in a diagram illustrating steps of the image processing of FIG. 10.