IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

摘要

The content of a small image displayed in the back is made understandable. A layout managing section (14) outputs the display part of each small image displayed in a small image list and arrangement information on the arrangement of small images displayed in the small image list. An image zoom section (13) zooms the image in an essential area in an original image extracted from an essential portion detecting section depending on the area of the display part outputted from the layout managing section (14) to create a zoom image, enlarges or reduces the created zoom image, and creates a small image displayed in the small image list. An image layout section (16) arranges the created small images in predetermined places for the small image list according to the arrangement information outputted from the layout managing section (14), thereby making a small image list.