To solve the problem wherein a user has a larger load and takes a considerable time for acquiring a desired image conventionally when the user intends to apply a predetermined image processing using one of a plurality of images arranged in a time series, in order to acquire an image having the higher effect of the image processing, since the user actually applies the image processing to each of the plurality of images and acquires the desired image in a try-and-error fashion.

The image processing apparatus comprises a recommendation degree calculator for calculating a weight suitable for a predetermined image processing for each image as a degree of recommendation, and a memory for associating the degree of recommendation calculated by the recommendation degree calculation portion with a temporal position of each image and storing respectively.