1. Color image processing apparatus comprising: color image signal generating means for generating a color image signal relating to an image comprising zones which may have different color image types; address signal generating means for generating an address signal representing a zone on the image; code signal generating means for generating a code signal representing a color image type for each zone of the image, having a different color image type, in accordance with the address signal; and color image signal processing means for processing the color image signal in a plurality of process modes, said processing means selecting one of said plurality of process modes in accordance with the code signal generated by said code signal generating means.