In an imaging apparatus, a JPEG coding unit makes JPEG data by
respectively compressing plural images obtained from an imaging device. A
code retention unit retains each JPEG data. A thumbnail data creation
unit creates a thumbnail from each of the images. A thumbnail retention
unit retains the thumbnail. A feature point detection unit detects a
feature point from the thumbnail. A partial image decode unit
respectively decodes zones including the feature points from each JPEG
data. A displacement amount calculation unit obtains positional
information of feature points in the decoded individual zones and
calculates a displacement amount of each JPEG data based on the
positional information.