There is disclosed an image combining apparatus for generating a single image by combining a plurality of sensed images. When the panoramic image sensing mode is set, the image sensing angle is detected, and is stored together with a plurality of sensed image obtained in the panoramic image sensing mode....http://www.google.com/patents/US6788828?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6788828 - Adaptive image combination according to image sensing condition
