An image processing apparatus for processing visible image information and
invisible image information obtained from visible light and invisible
light directed onto an original and from the original onto an image
pick-up element via a focusing optical system. The image processing
apparatus includes an infrared light source, a visible light source, a
focus correction unit that corrects the focus of the images when the
images are formed on the image pick-up element and acquired, and a signal
processor that corrects a partial magnification difference between the
visible image and the infrared image.