JP2006185058A - Image processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processor capable of outputting an album of memories by associating a photographic image with a photographic position (photographic place), and fitting the photographic image in a template image from which the place can be imaged. <P>SOLUTION: This image processor 1 is provided with a photographic image inputting part 31 for inputting a photographic image, a memory 30 for storing the photographic image in association with the photographic position data, a template storing part 41a for storing a template for image fitting managed for each region, a template selecting part 41 for selecting a template related with a plurality of photographic images photographed in a specific region and the specific region, an image synthesis part 44b for generating a composite image by fitting the photographic image selected by the selected template and an image outputting means for outputting the composite image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention includes a photographed image input unit for inputting photographed images and a memory for storing the photographed images in association with the photographed position data, and an electronic album or album print for grouping and displaying photographed images according to photographed positions. The present invention relates to an output image processing apparatus.

  Some of the image processing devices described above are integrated with a navigation device to acquire shooting position data from a navigation system. In such a device, guidance route data to a destination or actual traveled route (route) data is available. Is stored in association with image data, audio data, or the like as additional information, and when displaying guide route data or trajectory data on a display device, the associated image data, music data, or the like is output. . This navigation device displays the current position detected by the position detector on the map by map matching processing, and when a destination or waypoint is input, performs a route search operation to display the guidance route data on the map. When this guide route is registered, additional information such as arbitrary image data related to the guide route is stored in association with the guide route according to the user's operation, and the stored additional information is selected. It is configured to be able to call and display automatically (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  An apparatus for creating a photo album associated with a shooting location is also known. In this apparatus, a user accesses an album creation support server from a personal computer and requests creation of an album. When the information such as the final destination and the image data are transmitted to the album creation support server, the album creation server creates travel route information representing the travel route of the user based on the information, and the shooting date and time given to the image data Based on the information, the acquisition location of the image data on the moving route is estimated, the other person's image data related to the estimated acquisition location, the text data of the description of the acquisition location, etc. are read from the storage means, and these information and image Album data is created from the data (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Furthermore, a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information, a transmission / reception unit that transmits the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit to the image providing server, and a transmission / reception that receives a template image corresponding to the position information transmitted to the image providing server And a digital camera having an image composition unit for synthesizing the template image received by the transmission / reception unit and the subject video and displaying the image on a display, and recording for recording a template image corresponding to position information transmitted from the digital camera There is known an imaging assistance system that includes an image providing server having a section and transmits the template image to a digital camera (see, for example, Patent Document 3). On the digital camera side, a composite image can be taken while checking the subject in the template image.
JP 2002-81955 A (Claim 1, paragraph numbers [0011] to [0034], FIGS. 1 to 5) JP 2004-139576 A (Summary, paragraph numbers [0065] to [0068], FIG. 1 and FIG. 9) JP 2004-15187 A (Abstract, paragraph numbers [0021] to [0023], FIGS. 1 and 3)

With the widespread use of position data acquisition devices such as car navigation systems and pocket navigation devices, as described above, systems that attempt to process photographs by associating photographed images with photographing position data have started to appear. As shown in FIG. 1, image data is displayed on a map displayed on a display of a car navigation system, or as shown in Patent Document 2, a photographed image is displayed along a photographing route. As disclosed in Patent Document 3, a composite photo is obtained by superimposing a subject on a template relating to a photographing location received via communication. However, the user understands that it is preferable to put together an illustration or a photo that can be used to create an image of a photo taken by a user in a specific area such as a sightseeing spot. However, since such work is cumbersome, it has not been done in practice, and simply placing such material in a photo album can cause aesthetic negatives was there.
In view of the above situation, an object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus that associates a photographed image with a photographing position (photographing place) and outputs a memorable album in which the photographed image is inserted into a template image that can image the place. Is to provide.

  In order to solve the above problems, in an image processing apparatus according to the present invention, a photographic image input unit for inputting a photographic image, a memory for storing the photographic image in association with its photographic position data, and image fitting managed for each region A template storage unit for storing a template, a plurality of photographed images photographed in a specific region, a template selection unit for selecting a template related to the specific region, and the selected photographed image inserted in the selected template An image composition unit for generating a composite image and an image output means for outputting the composite image are provided.

  With this configuration, the input photographed image is associated with the photographing position data, and a template suitable for the region specified by the photographing position data is selected, and a composite image in which the photographed image corresponding to the template is inserted is generated. By doing so, it is possible to output an album sheet (including not only a conventional photo album sheet but also an electronic album sheet) in which photographed images in a specific area and various types of information related to the specific area are integrated.

  Considering the case where the number of photographed images to be inserted into the template among the plurality of photographed images is less than the number of inserted images defined in the template, the template related to the specific area is added to the template. When a suitable insertion preliminary image is prepared in advance and the number of photographed images to be inserted into the template among the plurality of photographed photographed images is less than the number of inserted images defined in the template, the preliminary insertion image A configuration in which an image selected from the above is assigned to the template is also a preferable mode.

  As various kinds of information regarding a specific area, a map image is very useful because the shooting location can be easily confirmed. For this reason, in one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a map image storage unit is provided, and a partial map image belonging to the specific area is fitted into the template together with the captured image. In other words, the corresponding partial map image is cut out based on the shooting position data linked to the shot image and is inserted into the template, thereby creating an album sheet that can visually check the shot image and the shooting location at the same time. Is possible.

  In addition, since the area specified as the shooting location is often a tourist spot such as a theme park or a historic site, as one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a tourist spot image including illustrations and photographs is stored. When a sightseeing spot image storage unit is provided and the specific area is a sightseeing spot in which the sightseeing spot image is stored in the sightseeing spot image storage unit, the sightseeing spot image is fitted in the template together with the photographed image. If configured, it is convenient. As a result, it is possible to easily create a memorial album sheet in which the photographed image and the information on the sightseeing spot that is the photographing place are integrated.

In an image processing apparatus that employs a form in which an electronic album sheet is output from an image output unit, a composite image is displayed in accordance with a shooting route generation unit that generates shooting route information from the shooting position data and the shooting route. An electronic album generation unit for creating an electronic album is provided, and the image output unit includes a media recording unit for outputting a medium on which the electronic album is recorded. In the image processing apparatus that adopts the form of outputting the image, the image output means includes a print unit that outputs the composite image as a photographic print. Conveniently adopting the form.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments using the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an overall conceptual diagram of an album sheet creation system in which a photographed image is inserted into a template image that can image the photographing location, with a photograph processing device 1 as an example of an image processing device according to the present invention as a core. ing. Here, the position data acquisition means can be constructed by a handy GPS (Global Positioning System) unit or a car navigation system known per se, and the position data (latitude, longitude, altitude of the photographer or the photographing camera). Etc.). The captured image acquisition means acquires a captured image by a digital camera or a silver salt camera. In this system, since the captured image is handled as digital data, an additional film scanner is used when using a silver salt camera. Through digital imaging. The position data acquired by the position data acquisition unit and the captured image data acquired by the captured image acquisition unit (hereinafter simply referred to as a captured image) are associated in some form and are input to the photo processing apparatus 1 as a captured image file. However, since a digital camera with GPS (including a camera-equipped mobile phone) has a form in which position data acquisition means and photographed image acquisition means are integrated, the position data is already associated with the photographed image itself output therefrom. It has been. For example, Exif used as an image file format of most digital cameras can include position data as tag information. Of course, even if the position data acquisition unit and the captured image acquisition unit are separate, the captured image and the position data can be associated with each other based on the shooting time and the position data acquisition time and incorporated into the captured image file. In the present invention, the method for associating the photographed image with the position data is not limited, but it is important that the photographed image and the position data are input to the photo processing apparatus 1 so as to be associated in advance or later. It is.

  As will be described in detail later, the photo processing apparatus 1 develops an input captured image in a memory in association with position data indicating the shooting position, and further identifies the position data and an area specified by the position data. A template that includes illustrations, photos, messages, etc. of sightseeing spots related to the specified area and related sightseeing spot images and map images related to the specified area were selected, and related information that can image the shooting location was entered. The photographed image album sheet is output as a photographic print, an electronic file, or both. As schematically shown in FIG. 2, the input photographed images are grouped by region, and an album sheet is output by being inserted into a template having contents suitable for the region and synthesized. When a partial map image or a sightseeing spot image cut out so as to include a shooting point from a map image prepared in advance is inserted into the template together with the shot image, the image of the shooting location becomes clearer. Of course, there are templates in which typical map images and sightseeing spot images are incorporated in advance in the template itself.

  An example of this photographic processing apparatus 1 is shown in FIG. This photographic processing apparatus 1 takes in from a print station 1B as an image output means for performing exposure processing and development processing on the photographic paper P, and an image recording medium such as a developed photographic film 2a and a digital camera memory card 2b. The operation station 1A is configured to insert the photographed image into an appropriate template, combine it, and transfer it to the print station 1B.

  This photographic processing apparatus 1 is also called a digital minilab. As can be particularly understood from FIG. 4, the print station 1B pulls out the roll-shaped printing paper P stored in the two printing paper magazines 11 and supplies the sheet cutter 12. The back print unit 13 prints print processing information on the back surface of the photographic paper P and the print exposure unit 14 prints an image on the front surface of the photographic paper P. Exposure is performed, and the exposed photographic paper P is sent to a processing tank unit 15 having a plurality of development processing tanks for development processing. After drying, the photographic paper P, that is, photographic prints or album sheets, sent to the sorter 17 from the transverse feed conveyor 16 at the top of the apparatus is collected in a plurality of trays of the sorter 17 in a state of being sorted in order units (FIG. 3). reference).

  A photographic paper transport mechanism 18 is laid to transport the photographic paper P at a transport speed in accordance with various processes for the photographic paper P described above. The photographic paper transport mechanism 18 is composed of a plurality of nipping and transporting roller pairs including a chucker type photographic paper transport unit 18a disposed before and after the print exposure unit 14 in the photographic paper transport direction.

  The print exposure unit 14 applies R (red), G (green), and B (blue) to the printing paper P conveyed in the sub-scanning direction based on print data from the operation station 1A along the main scanning direction. A line exposure head for irradiating laser beams of the three primary colors (1) is provided. The processing tank unit 15 includes a color developing tank 15a for storing a color developing processing liquid, a bleach-fixing tank 15b for storing a bleach-fixing processing liquid, and a stabilizing tank 15c for storing a stable processing liquid.

  A film scanner 20 capable of acquiring photographed image data (hereinafter simply referred to as image data) from a photographed image frame of the photographic film 2a is disposed at the upper position of the desk-like console of the operation station 1A. A media reader 21 that acquires image data from various memory cards, CD-Rs, and the like used as a photographed image recording medium 2b attached to a camera or the like is incorporated in a general-purpose personal computer that functions as the controller 3 of the photographic processing apparatus 1. It is. The general-purpose personal computer further includes a media recording device 26 as an image output means, a monitor 23 for displaying various information, a keyboard 24 and a mouse as an operation input device used as an operation input unit used for various settings and adjustments. 25 is also connected, and although not shown, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or IEEE1394 connection port and its dedicated cable are also provided as an interface for directly transferring a captured image from a digital camera or the like.

  When the photographed image file input to the photograph processing apparatus 1 has a format capable of recording position data indicating the photographing location, such as Exif, or a special electronic album in which the photographer's movement route information and the photographed image are linked. In the case of the format, since the position data is input in association with the captured image at the time of shooting or after shooting, it is only necessary to maintain this relationship after the input. When it is necessary to associate the position data, an operation of separately assigning the position data to the captured image is performed by manual operation using the keyboard 24 or the like.

  The controller 3 of the photographic processing apparatus 1 uses a CPU as a core member, and constructs a functional unit for performing various operations of the photographic processing apparatus 1 by hardware and / or software. As shown in FIG. 6, the input / output interface system function unit particularly related to the present invention performs preprocessing necessary for the next processing on the photographed image read by the film scanner 20 or the media reader 21. A captured image input unit 31 that is applied to the memory 30; an operation input processing unit 32 that processes user operation inputs from the keyboard 24 and the mouse 25 and converts them into appropriate internal processing commands; A video control unit 33 that generates a video signal to be displayed on the monitor 23, and prints based on the processed image data that has been processed. Print data generation unit 34 that generates print data suitable for the print exposure unit 14 provided in the first embodiment 1B, and a raw photographed image, edited album sheet data, and the like are written on a CD or DVD according to customer requirements. A formatter unit 35 for formatting into a format for creating a graphic operation screen such as a pre-judge screen and a graphic user interface (hereinafter referred to as GUI) for managing internal processing commands converted from user operation input through such a graphic operation screen. Abbreviated GUI) and the like.

  Note that when the media reader 21 also reads position data (route information) indicating the shooting position of the shot image together with the shot image (Exif file or electronic album file managed as a special moving route), as described later, The position data is recorded in the controller 3 while maintaining the association with the corresponding captured image.

  Further, as a functional unit of the processing system, a suitable template is selected from templates managed and stored in the template storage unit 41a for each region, and the template image is developed in the memory 30, and attribute information (template Stored in the map image storage unit 42a and a template selection unit 41 that holds characters inserted later and properties (such as the number and position of frames (character frames and image frames) for captured images). A map image extraction unit 42A that extracts a partial map image of a specific area from a map image that is extracted and develops it in the memory 30, and a sightseeing spot image that is stored in the sightseeing spot image storage unit 42b is extracted and developed in the memory 30. A photographic image for managing the relationship between the map image extracting unit 42B and the photographic image and position data indicating the photographic position. / Position data management unit 43, and the like album sheet print managing unit 44 to create an album sheet image and the template and the captured image and the partial map image assigned thereto by image synthesis.

  The photographed image / position data management unit 43 generally captures a region by a region determination unit 43a for determining a specific region from map data generally represented by values such as latitude, longitude, and altitude, and by operator input. An area selection processing unit 43b that performs processing for associating a specific area with an image is included. The specific area here is generally expressed by a district name based on the address display, but if the district is a famous tourist spot or theme park, it is also expressed by a tourist spot name or theme park name.

  The GUI unit 36 displays a pre-judge screen generation unit 36a that generates a pre-judge screen 50 as illustrated in FIG. 7, and a print image of an album sheet that includes a template and a photographed image or a partial map image inserted in the template. For example, the print image display screen creation unit 36b for creating the print image display screen 60 (a kind of pre-judge screen) illustrated in FIG. 8 and various operations including the pre-judge screen 50 and the print image display screen 60. And a processing command management unit 36c for managing internal processing commands acquired through the screen.

  On a general pre-judge screen 50, the image frames for one film and one memory card are sequentially displayed in the captured image display frame 51 for image check. The photographed image display frame 51 is arranged for the number of display frames set in advance, but in FIG. A color density correction setting area 52 and a print number setting area 53 are arranged below each captured image display frame 51. The color density correction setting area 52 is provided with setting frames of “yellow”, “magenta”, “cyan”, and “density”, and the correction amount “N” represents neutral and means no correction. The print number setting area 53 is provided with an input frame for inputting the number of prints. If “PASS” is displayed in this input frame, it means that the photographed image is not to be printed. A print condition display field 54 is arranged below the pre-judge screen 50. The print channel name applied to the photo print output, the print size included in the print channel, the necessity of index print, The necessity of media output is shown. The print size indicates the size of the finished photo print (album sheet) P, and the print size is determined by the photographic paper width and feed length.

  Above each captured image display frame 51, a frame identification code display field 55 for displaying the frame number or captured image file name of the captured image displayed in the captured image display frame 51 is arranged. An area display field 56 is arranged on the right side of the code display field 55. The area display field 56 displays the area determined by the area determining unit 43a. In the case of an area having a special name such as a tourist destination name or theme park name other than the address display as the area name, the name is preferentially displayed. The When there is no position data associated with the photographed image and the region as the photographing position is unknown, “region selection” is displayed in the region display field 56 and the region display field 56 is configured as a pop-up menu. By clicking this, the nationwide regions are preferably displayed hierarchically, and the desired region can be selected. The area selected here is managed by the captured image / position data management unit 43.

  A print image display screen 60, which is a pre-judge screen 50 for an album sheet using a template, shown in FIG. 8 is used to fit the photographed image selected through the pre-judge screen 50 into a template suitable for the photographing region. When there are a plurality of matching templates that are used, a template selection column 61 displaying thumbnail images of those templates is attached to the lower side of the screen. By selecting and clicking a desired template from the thumbnail images of the template displayed in the template selection field 61, the selected template is displayed in the image display frame 62 at the center of the screen. When there is only one matching template, the template selection field 61 is omitted, and the template is directly displayed in the image display frame 62 at the center of the screen. A command button group for performing image processing such as color correction is arranged on the right side of the screen.

  In addition, when the template selection is complicated, an image to be handled in the theme park is prepared in advance as an insertion preliminary image, and a plurality of images can be expressed with one template by appropriately selecting the image. . Further, when the number of photographed images to be inserted does not reach the number of possible insertion images defined in one template, it is also possible to use the preliminary insertion images as much as there are not enough. For the allocation of the insertion preliminary image, a format that is arbitrarily selected may be employed, or a format that is automatically selected according to a preset priority may be employed.

  FIG. 9 shows an example in which an album sheet image is displayed in the image display frame 62 by clicking the thumbnail image of the matching template in the template selection field 61. Here, an inset image display window 63 that displays a list of thumbnail images of captured images that have been associated with a common area and have not been “PASS” is displayed in a floating manner at the bottom of the screen. In 63, a partial map image of a region common to the displayed photographed image and a thumbnail image of a sightseeing spot image are also displayed.

  The operator can create a desired album sheet by dragging the thumbnail image displayed in the inset image display window 63 to the image frame of the template displayed in the image display frame 62. Of course, this operation can be omitted if the setting is made so that the photographed images are automatically and sequentially inserted into the selected template.

  The album sheet print management unit 44 also functions as an image processing unit, and in addition to a well-known image processing filter, a simulated image that is an expected finished print image as a captured image displayed in the captured image display frame 51 described above. A simulated image generating unit 45a for generating the image, an image combining unit 44b for combining a template (image) and a photographed image fitted in the template, including a partial map image in some cases, are mounted.

A processing procedure for outputting an album sheet in which a photographed image is inserted into a template that can image a photographing place using the above-described photo processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, a photographed image file, specifically, digital image data of a photographed image is captured from the film scanner 20 or the media reader 21 via the photographed image input unit 31 and developed in the memory 30 (# 01). At this time, if position data is attached to the input photographed image, the position data is recorded in the photographed image / position data management unit 43 to maintain the association with the corresponding photographed image (# 02). Further, when the area determination unit 43a determines the position data and the area defined by the position data (# 03), the template, the partial map image, and the sightseeing spot image suitable for the area are converted into the template selection unit 41 and the map image, respectively. The data is read out by the extraction unit 42A and the sightseeing spot image extraction unit 42B and developed in the memory 30 (# 04). The link state of the photographed image, the position data, the region, the partial map image, the sightseeing spot image, and the conforming template managed by the photographed image / position data management unit 43 is schematically shown in FIG. Subsequently, when a pre-judge operation using the pre-judge screen 50 is requested, pre-judge screen data is generated by the pre-judge screen creation unit 36a, and the pre-judge screen 50 is displayed on the monitor 23 (# 05). At that time, as the captured image displayed in the captured image display frame 51, an image that is sequentially designated in the frame number order and is faithful to the final print image that is simulated by the simulated image generation unit 44b is used. .

  Through the pre-judge screen 50 displayed on the monitor 23, the operator can check the captured image and perform various operation inputs (# 06). For example, when a defective image that fails to be photographed is found, “PASS” is selected in the print number setting area 53, and the photographed image is excluded from the print target. Further, when a malfunctioning image with poor hue is found, it is possible to instruct color correction by operating various color correction buttons arranged in the color density correction setting area 52. Further, when the area name displayed in the area display field 56 is changed or when a new area name is input, the area display field 56 is clicked to set the correct shooting area. Each shooting set here The area assigned to the image is managed by the captured image / position data management unit 43.

  The pre-judge screen 50 is updated while updating the pre-judge screen 50 with respect to all the photographed images to which pre-judge work such as checking of photographed images and area setting through the pre-judge screen 50 is input (# 07). When the pre-judgment work is completed, a thumbnail image of a template suitable for fitting the photographed image to be processed is displayed in the template selection field 61 (# 08). When a desired template is selected (# 09), a print image display screen 60 as shown in FIG. 9 in which a print image related to the selected template is arranged in the image display frame 62 is displayed, and further on the lower side of the screen. By dragging the thumbnail image in the selected photographed image display window 63 displayed in a floating manner, not only the photographed image but also a partial map image or a sightseeing spot image is inserted into the template, and if necessary, a color correction instruction or a trimming instruction Is also possible (# 10).

  The work of fitting the photographed image, the partial map image, and the sightseeing spot image into the selected template (# 08 to # 10), that is, the album sheet image creation work is repeatedly executed for all input photographed images (#). 11). When the album sheet image creation work is completed (# 11 Yes branch), the image data of the template is combined with the high resolution data of the photographed image, the partial map image, and the sightseeing spot image linked to it, and the album sheet image data is generated. (# 12). When the output form is a photo print, the generated album sheet image data is converted into print data (# 14), and is transferred to the print station 1B (print exposure unit 14) to be output as a photo print P.

  In the description of the embodiment described above, a photo printing apparatus called a mini-lab installed in the DP shop is handled as the photo processing apparatus 1, but the self-service installed in the store of a convenience store or DP shop. In this case, the user directly inputs the photographed image and position data, selects a favorite template displayed according to the photographing region, and prints out a desired album sheet. Or output in the form of an electronic album.

  In the above-described embodiment, the print station 1B as the image output means exposes the photographic image to the photographic paper P by the print exposure unit 14 equipped with the laser-type exposure engine, and uses the photographic paper P after the exposure. A so-called silver salt photographic printing method for performing a plurality of development processes has been adopted. Of course, the printing station 1B according to the present invention is not limited to such a method. For example, ink is ejected onto film or paper. Various photographic printing methods such as an inkjet printing method for forming an image and a thermal transfer method using a thermal transfer sheet can be employed.

FIG. 1 is an overall conceptual diagram of an album sheet creation system that employs an image processing apparatus according to the present invention and has a photographed image embedded in a template that can image a photographing location. Explanatory drawing explaining a template that can image the shooting location and an album sheet with the shot image inserted therein FIG. 1 is an external view showing an example of a photographic processing apparatus constituting the system in FIG. Explanatory drawing of the print station which comprises the photo processing apparatus 1 by FIG. Functional block diagram showing the functions of the controller of the photo processing apparatus 1 according to FIG. Block diagram showing the functional diagram of the image processing system of the controller Screen diagram showing an example of the pre-judge screen Screen diagram showing an example of the print image display screen Screen diagram showing an example of the print image display screen The flowchart figure which shows the output process of the album sheet | seat which inserted the picked-up image in the template which can image a shooting location

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1: Photo processing device (image processing device)
1A: Operation station 1B: Print station (image output means)
4: Controller 23: Monitor 26: Media recording device (image output means)
30: Memory 31: Captured image input unit 34: Print data generation unit 36: GUI unit 36a: Pre-judge screen creation unit 36b: Print image display screen creation unit 41: Template selection unit 41a: Template storage unit 42A: Map image extraction unit 42a: map image storage unit 42B: sightseeing spot image extraction unit 42b: sightseeing spot image storage unit 43: photographed image / position data management unit 43a: region determination unit 43b: region selection processing unit 44: album sheet print management unit 44b: image Composite part

Claims (6)

  A photographed image input unit for inputting a photographed image, a memory for storing the photographed image in association with the photographing position data, a template storage unit for storing a template for image fitting managed by region, and a photograph taken in a specific region A template selection unit that selects a plurality of captured images and a template related to the specific area, an image composition unit that generates a composite image in which the selected captured image is inserted into the selected template, and the composite image An image processing apparatus comprising: an image output means for outputting.   An insert preliminary image suitable for the template is prepared in advance for the template related to the specific area, and the number of photographed images to be inserted into the template is defined in the template among the photographed plural photographed images. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the insertion preliminary image is allocated when the number of inserted images is less than a predetermined number.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a map image storage unit, wherein a partial map image belonging to the specific area is fitted into the template together with the captured image.   When a sightseeing spot image storage unit storing a sightseeing spot image including an illustration or a photograph is provided, and the specific area is a sightseeing spot in which the sightseeing spot image is stored in the sightseeing spot image storage unit, the sightseeing spot image The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is fitted into the template together with the photographed image.   A shooting route generation unit that generates shooting route information from the shooting position data; and an electronic album generation unit that generates an electronic album on which the composite image is displayed in accordance with the shooting route. 5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a media recording unit that outputs media on which the electronic album is recorded.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image output unit includes a print unit that outputs the composite image as a photographic print.

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