Printing apparatus and printing method

摘要

The present invention provides a printing apparatus and a method for a user to easily obtain an image print without accompanying information if the user needs no accompanying information even if the image is already embedded with various types of accompanying information such as date of taking the picture and the like. The printing apparatus comprises: a detecting section for detecting accompanying information accompanying an image; a trimming section for determining a trimming region which does not include the accompanying information and cutting an image included in the trimming region out from the region; and a printing section for printing the cut out image. The printing method comprises the steps of: detecting accompanying information which accompanies an image; determining a trimming region which does not include the accompanying information and cutting an image included in the trimming region out from the region; and printing the cut out image.