There is provided an image selection apparatus, an image selection method
and a program. The image selection apparatus includes a selection number
designation portion to designate a selection number of images, an image
analysis portion 228 to analyze a plurality of images and extract a
feature amount of each image, a first selection portion to select at
least the selection number of images from the plurality of images based
on the feature amount of each image extracted by the image analysis
portion, a second selection portion to select images from the plurality
of images by a given method different from a method of the first
selection portion, and a selection control portion to cause the second
selection portion, rather than the first selection portion, to select
images if the selection number is larger than a first set number.