Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, image processing method, and computer program

摘要

Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus (100), including a representative face extraction unit (114) configured to detect face images in an image frame that forms part of video image data, and select, from the detected face images, a face image to be used as index information. The representative face extraction unit (114) is configured to calculate a score of each of the face images detected in the image frame based on characteristics of the face image, and select a detected face image whose score is high as an index-use face image.