An electronic device and a method of controlling the same are provided. When the electronic device captures a predetermined number of images through a camera in a predetermined location, the captured images are grouped into a group and a title for the group is recommended. Accordingly, a group title is recommended depending on photographing situation when a user continuously captures images, and thus captured images can be managed more efficiently.

A camera is configured with multiple microphones to reduce wind noise in audio data collected by the camera. The camera receives motion data, which may comprise data indicating acceleration of the camera, a plurality of video frames received by the camera, or a background level of noise associated with one or more microphones configured on the camera. The camera determines a motion vector from the motion data. The motion vector is parallel to the direction of motion of the camera. The camera selects a subset of one or more microphones in the direction of the motion vector. By recording audio data using the one or more selected microphones, the camera reduces wind noise in the audio data.

An image processing device includes an external memory interface to write image data to an image memory, and an inclination correction circuit. The inclination correction circuit generates coordinate information based on inclination information, detects, from the coordinate information, a minimum sub-scanning coordinate in each of divided areas of the image data, generates first read addresses for reading the divided areas of the image data from the image memory based on the minimum sub-scanning coordinate, reads the divided areas of the image data from the image memory based on the first read addresses, writes the divided areas of the image data to an internal memory, generates second read addresses for reading the divided areas of the image data from the internal memory based on the coordinate information, and reads the divided areas of the image data from the internal memory based on the second read addresses.

An MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) is a file name producing apparatus that produces a file name of an image. The MFP selects a candidate character string, which is a file name candidate and in which a head character is a space, from the character strings extracted from the image. The MFP deletes the space that is the head character of the candidate character string, or changes all the characters constituting the candidate character string to other characters. The MFP produces the character string, which is corrected by the deletion or the change, as the file name of the image. Therefore, the proper file name can be produced.

A camera is configured with multiple microphones to reduce wind noise in audio data collected by the camera. The camera receives motion data, which may comprise data indicating acceleration of the camera, a plurality of video frames received by the camera, or a background level of noise associated with one or more microphones configured on the camera. The camera determines a motion vector from the motion data. The motion vector is parallel to the direction of motion of the camera. The camera selects a subset of one or more microphones in the direction of the motion vector. By recording audio data using the one or more selected microphones, the camera reduces wind noise in the audio data.

Disclosed is a technique for allowing proper classification information to be provided to an edited image. When it is determined that the editing is cropping, a system controller cuts a decompressed image down to a desired size using an image processor and performs face detection on a crop image. The system controller generates a header for image data of an edited image. When the setting of automatically providing classification information is ON, classification information is automatically provided based on the detected face information.

A PC to which a print image generation device according to the invention is applied includes: an acquisition unit which acquires image data of a photographed image and image information recorded with the image data; a conversion unit which converts the acquired image information into text information; an input unit which inputs input information including a title of the photographed image; a print image generation unit which generates a print image for printing the converted text information and the inputted input information, on a print medium for label; and a print instruction unit which gives a print instruction on the print image.

An image pickup apparatus capable of associating a shooter with a shot image in consideration of shooter's intention. The image pickup apparatus has a first image pickup unit that shoots a subject to obtain a first image and a second image pickup unit that shoots a shooter to obtain a second image. An identification unit identifies a person existing in the first image to obtain first identification information and identifies a person existing in the second image to obtain second identification information. A recording unit records the second identification information as shooter information in metadata of the first image, together with the second image. If, after the person existing in the second image is identified, the same person as the person identified from the second image is identified from the first image, identification information about the same person is recorded as the shooter information in the metadata.

An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire restriction information about imaging functions from an imaging device connected to a network, a setting control unit configured to display a setting window in which after a parameter for one imaging function is selected, selectable parameters for other imaging functions are restricted in accordance with the selected parameter on the basis of the restriction information so that the imaging functions to be used are selected, and an information processing unit configured to acquire image information about an image captured using the selected imaging functions via the network.

An image processor includes a detector, a processor, and a generator. The detector is configured to detect whether a specific pattern is present at a first position in first image data. The processor is configured to generate data information, based on a detection result derived from the detector. The generator is configured to generate second image data by disposing the data information at a second position that corresponds to the first position.