Image effect processing support apparatus, image effect processing support method, and medium for recording image effect processing support program

1. An image effect processing support apparatus comprising:

an image effect processing section that performs a specific image effect processing on an image;

a confirmation region determination section that determines an effect of the specific image effect processing for each part of the image, and based on a result of the determination, determines and sets a confirmation region for confirming the effect of the specific image effect processing; and

a display control section that displays an effect indication that shows the effect of the specific image effect processing in the confirmation region on a display section.

2. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the confirmation region determination section determines the confirmation region based on an image before the specific image effect processing, an image after the specific image effect processing, or the respective images before and after the specific image effect processing.

3. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region where an exposure level is within a predetermined range in the image.

4. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region where a contrast value is smaller than a predetermined threshold in the image before the specific image effect processing.

5. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region where a number of contrast peaks is larger than a predetermined threshold in the image after the specific image effect processing.

6. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region where a difference or a ratio of a number of contrast peaks is larger than a predetermined threshold in a same part in respective images before and after the specific image effect processing.

7. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region having an area larger than a predetermined area.

8. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region having an area larger than a predetermined area.

9. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region having an area larger than a predetermined area.

10. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region having an area larger than a predetermined area.

11. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region at a center of a screen, an auto focus point, or a region designated by an operation performed by a user.

12. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control section displays the effect indication using an image portion having a same image quality as an image quality in the confirmation region.

13. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control section displays an adjustment indication for changing a setting of the specific image effect processing.

14. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the display control section displays the adjustment indication including an indication showing an image quality of an image portion, which is obtained when the setting of the specific image effect processing is changed.

15. The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 13 , further comprising an operation portion for instructing the change in the setting of the specific image effect processing by displacing a displacing member,

wherein the display control section displays the adjustment indication in which indications, which respectively show image qualities of a plurality of images obtained when a plurality of settings of the specific image effect processing are changed, are arranged in accordance with a displacing direction of the displacing member of the operation portion.

16. An image effect processing support method comprising:

an image effect processing step in which a specific image effect processing is performed on an image;

a confirmation region determining step in which an effect of the specific image effect processing is determined for each part of the image, and based on a result of the determination, a confirmation region for confirming the effect of the specific image effect processing is determined and set; and

a displaying step in which an effect indication that shows the effect of the specific image effect processing in the confirmation region is displayed on a display section.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for recording an image effect processing support program for causing a computer to execute:

an image effect processing step in which a specific image effect processing is performed on an image;

a confirmation region determining step in which an effect of the specific image effect processing is determined for each part of the image, and based on a result of the determination, a confirmation region for confirming the effect of the specific image effect processing is determined and set; and

a displaying step in which an effect indication that shows the effect of the specific image effect processing in the confirmation region is displayed on a display section.