An image evaluation apparatus according to the present invention is an image evaluation apparatus that acquires a signal including an image of a subject image and performs in-focus evaluation and blur evaluation on the image, and performs in-focus evaluation and blur evaluation on the image. An area setting unit that sets an evaluation target area, a focus evaluation value calculation unit that calculates a focus evaluation value that represents the degree of focus of the evaluation target area set by the area setting unit, and an evaluation target area that is set by the area setting unit A blur evaluation value calculation unit that calculates a blur evaluation value that represents a blur amount of the subject image, a focus evaluation value that is calculated by the focus evaluation value calculation unit, and a blur evaluation value that is calculated by the blur evaluation value calculation unit. And a comprehensive evaluation value calculation unit for calculating a comprehensive evaluation value.本発明にかかる画像評価装置は、被写体像の画像を含む信号を取得して該画像の合焦評価およびぶれの評価を行う画像評価装置であって、画像における合焦評価およびぶれの評価を行う評価対象領域を設定する領域設定部と、領域設定部が設定した評価対象領域の合焦度を表す合焦評価値を算出する合焦評価値算出部と、領域設定部が設定した評価対象領域の被写体像のぶれ量を表すぶれ評価値を算出するぶれ評価値算出部と、合焦評価値算出部が算出した合焦評価値と、ぶれ評価値算出部が算出したぶれ評価値と、をもとに総合評価値を算出する総合評価値算出部と、を備えた。
