Electronic camera, imaging system and imaging method

1. An electronic camera comprising:

imaging means for imaging an image of an object;

first image creating means for creating a first image based on the image imaged by said imaging means;

operating means for setting information indicating a predetermined process;

first transmission means for transmitting the first image and the information indicating the predetermined process to a center via a communication line;

reception means for receiving an image transmitted from the center according to a processing result of the first image;

display means for displaying the image received by the reception means; and

second transmission means for transmitting to the center a second image having a larger number of pixels than an image corresponding to the first image.

2. The electronic camera according to claim 1 , wherein a processing set by said operating means is a synthesizing processing of an imaged image with a desired background image.

3. The electronic camera according to claim 1 , wherein a processing set by said operating means is a synthesizing processing of a panorama image.

4. The electronic camera according to claim 1 , further comprising background selection means for selecting a background image, wherein

said first transmission means transmits the first image created by said first image creating means and a data relating to a background image selected by said background image selection means to the center via the communication line,

said reception means receives a synthesized image by synthesizing the first image with the background image transmitted from the center, via the communication line, and

said second transmission means transmits to the center via the communication line the second image having a larger number of pixels than an image corresponding to the first image and the data relating to the background image selected by said background image selection means.

5. The electronic camera according to claim 4 , wherein said background image selection means selects an arbitrary background image among background images received by said reception means and stored in the center.

6. The electronic camera according to claim 4 , wherein the background image selected by said background image selection means is scrollable in at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.

7. The electronic camera according to claim 1 , wherein the first image is a reduced image of the image imaged by the imaging means, and the second image is an image before the reduction.

8. An electronic camera comprising:

imaging means for imaging an image of an object;

transmission means for transmitting to a center via a communication line a first image obtained by the imaging means; and

reception means for receiving via the communication line a predetermined data processed by the center based on the first image transmitted to the center,

wherein an imaging operation is performed by said imaging means based on the data received by said reception means,

wherein a second image obtained through the imaging is transmitted to the center via the communication line, and

wherein a size of the first image is smaller than that of the second image.

9. An imaging system comprising an electronic camera for imaging an object and a center for processing an image, said electronic camera and said center being connected with each other via a communication line, wherein

said center includes: center-side reception means for receiving an image and an information indicating a predetermined process to be performed to the image; processing means for performing a predetermined process to the received image based on the information received by the center-side reception means; and center-side transmission means for transmitting a result of the processing performed by said processing means, and

said electronic camera includes: imaging means for imaging an object; first image creating means for creating a first image based on an image imaged by said imaging means, operating means for setting information indicating a predetermined process, first camera-side transmission means for transmitting the first image and the information indicating the predetermined process to the center; camera-side reception means for receiving a result of the processing transmitted from the center; display means for displaying the processing result received by the camera-side reception means; and second camera-side transmission means for transmitting to the center a second image corresponding to the first image and having a larger number of pixels than the first image.

10. An imaging system comprising an electronic camera for imaging an object and a center for processing an image, said electronic camera and said center being connected via a communication line, wherein

said center includes: center-side reception means for receiving an image and a background image with respect to the image; processing means for synthesizing the image and the background image received by the center-side reception means; and center-side transmission means for transmitting a result of the processing performed by said processing means, and

said electronic camera includes: imaging means for imaging an object; background selection means for selecting a background image; first image creating means for generating a first image based on the image imaged by the imaging means; first camera-side transmission means for transmitting to the center the first image created by said first image creating means and a data relating to a background image selected by said background image selection means; camera-side reception means for receiving a result of the process transmitted from the center; display means for displaying a synthesized image received by said camera-side reception means; and second camera-side transmission means for transmitting to the center a second image corresponding to the first image and having a larger number of pixels than the first image together with the data relating to the selected background image.

11. An imaging method comprising:

imaging an object;

creating a first image based on the imaged image;

setting information indicating a predetermined image processing;

transmitting the first image and an information indicating a content of the predetermined image processing to a center via a communication line;

receiving a result of a processing transmitted from the center via the communication line, after a predetermined processing is preformed to the first image based on the information indicating the image processing in said center;

displaying the processing result received; and

transmitting to the center via the communication line a second image having a larger number of pixels than the image corresponding to the first image.

12. An imaging method comprising:

imaging an object;

selecting a background image;

generating a first image based on the imaged image;

transmitting the first image and a data about the selected background image to a center via a communication line;

receiving a synthesized image transmitted from the center via the communication line, after synthesizing the first image with the selected background image in the center;

displaying the synthesized image received; and

transmitting to the center via the communication line a second image corresponding to the first image and having a larger number of pixels than the first image together with the data relating to the selected background image.