JP4300043B2 - Imaging apparatus, imaging method, imaging program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an imaging device, and more particularly to a zoom method for a camera that captures and reproduces an electronic image.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, with the widespread use of electronic image pickup devices such as digital cameras, the number of opportunities to handle images has increased, as photographed images can be immediately confirmed on a liquid crystal monitor, reducing photography errors, and allowing users to easily process and print images. ing. However, when looking at an image displayed on a monitor or a printed image, it is difficult to easily estimate the length and size of an object captured there. In recent years, in particular, many have a high-power zoom function. For example, it may be difficult to determine whether a subject is a pebble or a huge rock. On the other hand, in Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-226154 by the same applicant, an image of a subject is synthesized by combining an illustration of a known size with an image from magnification data obtained from the zoom function and distance measurement data obtained from the distance measurement means. There has already been filed an invention that makes it possible to judge this.
[0003]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional general digital camera. This digital camera includes an optical lens 1 that collects image light of a subject, a mechanical shutter 2 that generates timing for irradiating the image sensor 3 with the collected image light, and an image that is configured by a CCD or the like and passes through the mechanical shutter 2. An image sensor 3 that converts light into an electrical signal, an S / H circuit 4 that samples and holds a signal from the image sensor 3, an A / D circuit 5 that converts an analog signal into a digital signal, and compressed image data DRAM 6 for storage, image display device 7 for displaying captured and captured images, an image data controller 8 for performing various image processing, and an image for compressing / decompressing image data in accordance with a format standard such as JPEG A compression circuit 9, an image recording medium 10 composed of smart media, compact flash (registered trademark), etc., for storing images, and imaging The timing generator 11 that controls the timing of the child 3, the S / H circuit 4, the A / D circuit 5, and the image data controller 8, the shutter drive circuit 12 that drives the mechanical shutter 2, and the optical lens 1 focus the subject. A lens driving circuit 13 for matching, a system controller 14 for reading out data from the EEPROM 15 in accordance with a signal obtained from the operation switch 16 and the like, controlling the system, an EEPROM 15 for storing a program for optimally operating the apparatus, a release switch, And an operation switch 16 including a power switch and a switch for switching a photographing / reproducing mode.
[0004]
Next, the operation of the digital camera will be described. The optical signal obtained from the subject is condensed on the image sensor 3 by changing the focal length of the optical lens 1 to enlarge, reduce, and adjust the subject, thereby forming an image. The focus adjustment of the digital camera is generally a CCD-AF method in which the contrast of an image formed on the image sensor 3 is detected and the optical lens 1 is moved to a position with the highest contrast. On the other hand, the number of models that perform focus adjustment using distance measuring devices that have been used since the days of silver halide cameras has been increasing. The advantage of focus adjustment using a distance measuring device is that the focus operation is speeded up. On the image sensor 3, photodiodes are regularly arranged in two dimensions, and there are a vertical CCD (Charge Coupled Device) and a horizontal CCD as charge transfer paths. The photoelectric conversion function of the photodiodes allows the charge corresponding to the amount of incident light to be charged. Accumulate and convert optical signals into electrical signals. The amount of light incident on the image sensor 3 can be adjusted by the mechanical shutter 2 in front of the image sensor and the electronic shutter inside the image sensor. One photodiode corresponds to one pixel, and in general, any one of R (Red), G (Green), and B (Blue) color filters and more light are captured on the photodiode. A microlens is attached for this purpose. The electric charge accumulated in the photodiode is read out to the vertical CCD according to the readout pulse, and is output from the output amplifier from the vertical CCD through the horizontal CCD line by line. A signal from the image sensor 3 is input to the S / H circuit 4 and sampled and held to extract data corresponding to each pixel. The A / D circuit 5 converts the analog signal from the S / H circuit 4 into a digital signal. A signal from the A / D circuit 5 is input to the image data controller 8 for image processing. A DRAM 6 is used as a temporary storage location for data during image processing. The processing contents in the image data controller 8 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
[0005]
The image display device 7 displays the image during imaging and after the signal conversion is performed for the display device. The image compression circuit 9 compresses / decompresses the image data in accordance with a format standard such as JPEG, and then stores it in the image recording medium 10 (smart media, compact flash (registered trademark), etc.). The EEPROM 15 (electrically erasable and programmable ROM) stores programs and data for optimal operation of the apparatus, and the system controller 14 reads data from the EEPROM in response to signals obtained from operation switches and the like. System control is performed. Here, the operation switch 16 includes a release switch, a power switch, a photographing / playback mode switch, and the like. The timing generator 11 controls the operation timing of the image sensor 3, the S / H circuit 4, the A / D circuit 5, and the image data controller 8.
[0006]
FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the image data controller 8 of the digital camera of FIG. The same reference numerals are assigned to the same components, and duplicate descriptions are omitted. When digital data output from the A / D circuit 5 of FIG. 9 is input to the image data controller 8, RGB interpolation processing 8a is first performed. In general, since a single color filter is provided on a photodiode, only one color of R, G, and B is held for one pixel. For this reason, the remaining two colors are interpolated by calculation from information on surrounding pixels. Next, gamma correction 8b is performed to adjust the tone (gradation) of the image. Thereafter, the RGB signals are converted into luminance signals (Y) and color difference signals (U, V) by YUV conversion 8c for image display and image storage. In addition to this, there is also an edge enhancement that sharpens an image by processing an edge portion of the image.
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-226154
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since Patent Document 1 does not mention an image after shooting, there is a problem that the size of the subject cannot be known at the time of image reproduction.
Further, the conventional general digital camera has no means for knowing the size of the zoom image, and there is a problem that the length and size of the object imaged there cannot be easily estimated.
In view of such problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an imaging apparatus that can easily infer the size of a subject in an image during or after shooting.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides an image pickup means having an optical or digital zoom function, a distance measuring means for measuring a distance to a subject, and the zoom function. Magnification data and ranging data obtained from the ranging meansThere is an illustration storage unit that stores illustrations of the corresponding sizes, and based on the magnification data and the distance measurement data, illustrations of the corresponding sizes are sent from the illustration storage unit.The illustration adjustment means to select,AboveAn illustration combining means for combining the illustration selected by the illustration adjusting means with the image picked up by the image pickup means;AboveImage display means for displaying the image synthesized by the illustration synthesis means, and image recording means for recording the image synthesized by the illustration synthesis means;A mode setting means for setting an operation mode of the imaging apparatus, and an illustration capture mode for capturing an image taken by the user as an illustration is set by the mode setting means, and an illustration operation is received in response to an input operation from the user. When the capture size is determined, a frame of a size corresponding to the determined capture size or an illustration of the size is displayed on the image display means, and an image captured by the user is stored in the illustration storage unit. The saved image can be used by the illustration adjustment means.It is characterized by that.
  Compared to a configuration example of a general digital camera, a difference is that a distance measuring unit, an illustration adjusting unit, and an illustration compositing unit for image compositing are newly added. In general, there are an active method and a passive method as a distance measuring device. The active method irradiates a subject with sound waves or infrared rays, and measures the distance from the time and angle of the rebound. In contrast, the passive method receives light from a line sensor with a lens and measures the distance from the incident angle of the light. Either method can be used in the present invention. The illustration adjusting unit obtains an input signal from the system controller, and exchanges data with the illustration combining unit.
  According to this invention, since the illustration can be displayed on the photographed image, the size of the subject can be easily determined even after photographing.
The illustration adjusting means includes an illustration storage unit that stores a plurality of known illustrations, and an illustration selection unit that selects an illustration based on magnification data and distance measurement data. With this configuration, it is possible to select an optimal illustration by appropriately changing and correcting the illustration in the illustration storage unit.
According to this invention, since the illustration is stored in the illustration storage unit, the illustration can be appropriately changed and corrected, and variations of the illustration can be widened.
In addition, the present invention is characterized in that an image taken by a user can be used as an illustration. For example, in order to be able to set an image captured by the camera as an illustration, an illustration capture mode is prepared for the camera.
According to this invention, the illustration photographed by the user can be used, so that it is possible to increase amusement with a sense of familiarity with the photographing work.
[0009]
  Claim 2When displaying an illustration of a size corresponding to the determined capture size in the illustration capture mode, the illustration is displayed on the image display means with a display thinner than a normal display.It is characterized by that.
  According to a third aspect of the present invention, when an image is recorded in the image recording unit, it is possible to select whether or not to record the image combined with the image captured by the imaging unit.
  The present invention is characterized in that it is possible to select whether or not to record in a state where an illustration is combined with a photographed image at the time of image recording. After taking an image in the illustration display mode, the user can select whether to save the image in a state where the illustrations are combined or to save without an illustration. The timing of selection may be before shooting or may be selected after confirming the composition of the illustration after shooting. When saving is selected with the illustrations synthesized, the image is saved with the illustrations synthesized. When saving without an illustration is selected, the illustration is deleted and a normal photographed image is saved. Further, two images with and without illustration composition may be stored.
  According to this invention, it is possible to select whether or not to record an image in a state where an illustration is combined with a captured image at the time of image recording, so that an image that does not require an illustration and an image that requires an illustration can be arbitrarily selected.
[0010]
  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the illustration is based on magnification data and distance measurement data recorded together with the image on the image recording means.AdjustmentAn illustration is selected by means, and the illustration is combined with an image at the time of image reproduction.
  The present invention is characterized in that an illustration can be combined with an image at the time of image reproduction from magnification data and distance measurement data recorded together with the photographed image. Currently, various information is added and recorded in a captured image. For example, there are an image size, a shutter speed, an aperture value, an image quality mode, and the like. In the present invention, the magnification data and distance measurement data at the time of photographing are further added to the photographed image and stored. Then, at the time of image reproduction, an illustration is selected from these two data, and the illustration is combined with the photographed image.
  According to this invention, it is possible to select an illustration from these two data at the time of image reproduction and combine the illustration with the photographed image. Therefore, even if the photographed image is saved without the illustration at the time of photographing, The illustration can be reproduced. In addition, when playing back on a device other than the equipment used for shooting, such as a personal computer, the illustration can be reproduced using these two data..
[0011]
  Claim5Is based on an imaging step using an optical or digital zoom function, a distance measuring step for measuring a distance to a subject, magnification data obtained from the zoom function, and distance measurement data obtained from the distance measuring step. , A known illustration of sizeFrom saved illustration storageAn illustration adjustment step to select,AboveAn illustration combining step of combining the illustration selected by the illustration adjusting step with the image captured by the imaging step;AboveAn image display step for displaying the image synthesized by the illustration synthesis step, and an image recording step for recording the image synthesized by the illustration synthesis step;A mode setting step for setting an operation mode of the imaging apparatus, and an illustration capturing step for capturing an image captured by the user as an illustration into the illustration storage unit when the operation of the imaging apparatus is set to the illustration capturing mode by the mode setting step In the illustration capturing step, when an illustration capturing size is determined in response to an input operation from a user, a frame having a size corresponding to the determined capturing size or an illustration having a corresponding size is displayed. The image is displayed on the image display means, and the image taken by the user is stored in the illustration storage unit so that the stored image can be used in the illustration adjustment step.It is characterized by that.
  According to this invention, there exists an effect similar to Claim 1.
  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, when an illustration having a size corresponding to the determined capture size is displayed in the illustration capturing step, the illustration is displayed lighter than a normal display.
  Claim7Is characterized in that, when an image is recorded in the image recording step, it is possible to select whether or not to record in a state where the illustration is combined with the image captured in the imaging step.
  According to this invention, there exists an effect similar to Claim 3.
[0012]
  Claim8Is based on the magnification data and distance measurement data recorded together with the image in the image recording step.AdjustmentAn illustration is selected by steps, and the illustration is combined with an image at the time of image reproduction.
  According to this invention, there exists an effect similar to Claim 4..
ContractClaim9Claims5 to 8The imaging method according to any one of the above is programmed so as to be controllable by a computer.
  According to this invention, by programming the imaging method of the present invention according to an OS that can be controlled by a computer, any computer equipped with the OS can be controlled by the same processing method.
  Claim10Claims9A recording medium in which the imaging program described in 1 is recorded in a computer-readable format.
  According to this invention, by recording the imaging program on a recording medium in a computer-readable format, the program can be operated anywhere by carrying the recording medium.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. However, the components, types, combinations, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like described in this embodiment are merely illustrative examples and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only unless otherwise specified. .
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a digital camera according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 differs from FIG. 9 in that a distance measuring device 17, an illustration adjusting circuit 19 and an image composition DRAM 18 are newly added, and the configuration of an image data controller (described later) is different. In general, the distance measuring device 17 includes an active method and a passive method. The active method irradiates a subject with sound waves and infrared rays and measures the distance from the time and angle of the rebound, and the passive method is a line sensor with a lens. Measure the distance from the incident angle of light. Either method can be used in the present invention. The illustration adjustment circuit 19 obtains an input signal from the system controller 14 and exchanges data with the image synthesis DRAM 18. The image composition DRAM 18 may be included in the DRAM 6. Hereinafter, specific examples will be described.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a series of processes including an illustration display process for determining the size of the subject of the present invention. The user selects a mode as to whether or not to display an illustration (S1). Here, the mode selection means may be a hardware dedicated operation switch, or may be a form in which a setting menu is displayed on the LCD and selected. When the user selects the illustration display mode in step S1 (YES route in S1), the camera measures the distance from the current subject to the camera with the distance measuring device 17, and the system controller uses the distance measurement result as distance measurement data. 14 to the illustration adjustment circuit 19. Further, the zoom magnification of the current camera is also acquired from the system controller 14 as magnification data and is input to the illustration adjustment circuit 19 (S2). The illustration adjusting circuit 19 selects a corresponding illustration based on these data (S3), combines the photographed image and the illustration with the image combining DRAM (S4), and displays the combined image on the image display device 7. (S5). Then, while observing the illustration, the zoom magnification is determined and an image is taken (S6), the image and the illustration are combined (S7), and the combined image is compressed by the image compression circuit 9 and recorded on the image recording medium 10 (S7). S8).
[0014]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the illustration adjusting circuit of the present invention and its peripheral portion. The same reference numerals are assigned to the same components, and duplicate descriptions are omitted. The illustration adjustment circuit 19 includes an illustration storage memory 19b and an illustration selection unit 19a. The illustration storage memory 19b can be replaced by the EEPROM 15. The illustration storage memory 19b holds in advance a plurality of known illustrations (for example, cigarette boxes) corresponding to the distance from the subject to the camera and the zoom magnification. Then, the corresponding illustration is selected based on the distance measurement data and the magnification data acquired from the system controller 14.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an illustration corresponding to the distance from the subject to the camera (ranging data: horizontal axis) and the zoom magnification (magnification data: vertical axis). For example, when the distance between the current subject and the camera (ranging data) is 1.6 m and the zoom magnification (magnifying data) is 2.3 times, ranging data: the horizontal axis is selected from 1 to 2 m, and the magnification data : Select 2 to 3 on the vertical axis, and the illustration of the “cigarette box” 40 at the intersection is selected by the illustration selection unit 19a and called to the image composition DRAM 18. The monitoring image generation flow is such that an image is formed by the image pickup device 3 shown in FIG. 1, sample hold is performed by the S / H circuit 4, an analog signal is converted into a digital signal by the A / D circuit 5, and an image is generated. The data controller 20 processes the image and displays it on the image display device 7.
[0015]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the image data controller 20. As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 5, the image processing content in the image data controller 20 is such that the DRAM 6 is used as a temporary storage location, line thinning processing 20a, RGB interpolation 20b, gamma correction 20c, and YUV conversion 20d for monitoring images. The monitoring image is recorded in the image composition DRAM 18. The monitoring image 41 in the image synthesizing DRAM 18 and the selected illustration image 42 are displayed on the image display device 7 as a monitoring image 43 synthesized by superimposing the images as shown in FIG.
After that, when the user performs a shooting operation, the imaging apparatus performs RGB interpolation 20b, gamma correction 20c, and YUV conversion 20d on the shot image, and then compresses the image in a state where the illustration image is synthesized, and the image recording medium as shown in FIG. Save to 10.
Another embodiment is characterized in that it is possible to select whether or not to record in a state where an illustration is combined with a photographed image at the time of image recording. After taking an image in the illustration display mode, the user selects whether to save the image with the illustration combined or to save without an illustration. The timing of selection may be before shooting or may be selected after confirming the composition of the illustration after shooting. When saving is selected with the illustrations synthesized, the image is saved with the illustrations synthesized. When saving without an illustration is selected, the illustration is deleted and only a normal photographed image is saved. Also, two images with and without illustration composition may be stored.
Another embodiment is characterized in that an illustration can be combined with an image during image reproduction from magnification data and distance measurement data recorded together with the photographed image. Currently, various information is added and recorded in a captured image. For example, there are an image size, a shutter speed, an aperture value, an image quality mode, and the like. In the present embodiment, information of magnification data and distance measurement data at the time of photographing is further added to the photographed image and stored. Then, at the time of image reproduction, an illustration is selected from these two data, and the illustration is combined with the photographed image. The image composition method is the same as that of the embodiment of FIG. As a result, even if the photographed image is saved without the illustration at the time of photographing, the illustration can be reproduced at the time of reproduction later. Also, when the reproduction is performed by a device other than the device used for photographing such as a personal computer, the illustration can be reproduced by using these two data.
[0016]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the illustration capturing mode of the present invention. It is characterized in that images taken or created by the user can be used as illustrations. As an embodiment, an illustration capture mode is prepared in the camera so that an image taken with a camera or an image created with a personal computer or the like can be set as an illustration. In the illustration capture mode, first, the size of the illustration to be set is determined (S10). This determines the size of the illustration, and an existing illustration such as that shown in FIG. 4 may be selected to capture an image of the same size. For example, the user may be able to specify the size such as 30 cm × 40 cm. Next, it is determined whether or not to capture the illustration (S11), and when shooting with the camera (YES mode in S11), monitoring is started (S12). At this time, a square frame 44 may be provided so that the size of the illustration can be easily understood as shown in FIG. 8A, and an existing illustration is displayed as a ghost display 45 (normal display as shown in FIG. 8B). Display lighter than the display). The user performs photographing by monitoring the subject so that it fills the square frame 44 (or the same size as the ghost display illustration 45) (S13). The image is confirmed (S14), and the captured image is stored in a built-in memory such as an EEPROM (S15) and used in the same manner as an existing illustration. Also, when the image created on the personal computer in step S11 is captured (NO mode in S11), an illustration size that can be captured is set in advance, and the user creates an illustration with that size and saves it on the image recording medium. Then, the camera captures an illustration from the image recording medium (S16), and the captured image is stored in a built-in memory such as an EEPROM (S15) and used in the same manner as an existing illustration.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
  As described aboveThe present inventionAccordingly, since the illustration can be displayed on the photographed image, the size of the subject can be easily determined even after photographing.
  MaTheSince the illustration is stored in the illustration storage unit, the illustration can be changed and corrected as appropriate, and the variations of the illustration can be widened.
  MaTheSince it is possible to select whether or not to record an image combined with a photographed image when recording an image, it is possible to arbitrarily select an image that does not require an illustration and an image that requires an illustration.
  MaTheSince illustrations can be selected from these two data and combined with the shot image when the image is played back, even if the shot image is saved without the illustration when shooting, the illustration can be reproduced later during playback. it can. Also, when the reproduction is performed by a device other than the device used for photographing such as a personal computer, the illustration can be reproduced by using these two data.
  MaTheThe ability to use illustrations taken or created by the user makes it possible to have a sense of familiarity with the shooting work and increase entertainment.
  MaTheBy programming the imaging method of the present invention in accordance with an OS that can be controlled by a computer, any computer equipped with the OS can be controlled by the same processing method.
  MaTheBy recording the imaging program on a recording medium in a computer-readable format, the program can be operated anywhere by carrying the recording medium.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a digital camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a series of processes including an illustration display process for determining the size of a subject of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an illustration adjusting circuit of the present invention and its peripheral part.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an illustration corresponding to a distance from a subject to a camera (ranging data: horizontal axis) and zoom magnification (magnification data: vertical axis) according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an image data controller 20 of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for synthesizing the selected illustration image with the monitoring image of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an illustration capturing mode of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a monitoring image of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a conventional general digital camera.
10 is a block diagram of an image data controller 8 of the digital camera in FIG. 9. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Optical lens 1, 2 Mechanical shutter, 3 Image pick-up element, 4 S / H circuit, 5 A / D circuit, 6 DRAM, 7 Image display apparatus, 8 Image data controller, 9 Image compression circuit, 10 Image recording media, 11 Timing generation , 12 shutter drive circuit, 13 lens drive circuit, 14 system controller, 15 EEPROM, 16 operation switch, 17 distance measuring device, 18 image composition DRAM, 19 illustration adjustment circuit

Claims (10)

An imaging means including optical, or digital zoom function, in correspondence with the distance data obtained from the distance measurement means and the magnification data and the distance measuring means is obtained from the zoom function of measuring the distance to the object have illustrations storage unit that stores the size illustrations of the magnification data and on the basis of the distance measurement data, Illustration adjusting means for selecting the illustration of the corresponding magnitude from the illustration storage unit, the illustration adjusting means the illustrations selected by, Illustration synthesizing means for synthesizing the image captured by the imaging means, image display means for displaying the image synthesized by the illustration synthesizing means, the image synthesized by the illustration synthesizing means Image recording means for recording, and mode setting means for setting the operation mode of the imaging device,
When an illustration capture mode for capturing an image captured by the user as an illustration is set by the mode setting means and the capture size of the illustration is determined in response to an input operation from the user, the size corresponding to the determined capture size A frame of a size or an illustration of a corresponding size is displayed on the image display means, and an image photographed by a user is stored in the illustration storage unit so that the stored image can be used by the illustration adjustment means. An imaging device that is characterized. 2. When displaying an illustration having a size corresponding to the determined capture size in the illustration capture mode, the illustration is displayed on the image display means with a display thinner than a normal display. The imaging device described. 3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when recording an image on the image recording unit, it is possible to select whether or not to record the image combined with the image captured by the imaging unit. Imaging device. Based on the recorded magnification data and distance measurement data together with the image on the image recording means, said select illustration by illustration adjusting means, according to claim 1, characterized in that synthesizing the illustration with the image at the time of image playback or 2. The imaging device according to 2 . Based on an optical or digital zoom function imaging step, a distance measurement step for measuring the distance to the subject, magnification data obtained from the zoom function, and distance measurement data obtained from the distance measurement step. Illustration adjustment selecting from the illustration storage unit which saves the known illustrations of the, illustrations selected by the illustration adjusting step, Illustration synthesis step of synthesizing the image captured by the imaging step, the illustration synthetic steps An image display step for displaying the image synthesized by the above-described method, an image recording step for recording the image synthesized by the illustration synthesis step, a mode setting step for setting the operation mode of the imaging device, and the imaging device by the mode setting step Is set to illustration capture mode. Illustration capture step the user takes in the illustration storage unit images captured as illustrations if provided with,
In the illustration capturing step, when an illustration capture size is determined in response to an input operation from the user, a frame having a size corresponding to the determined capture size or an illustration having a corresponding size is displayed on the image display means. And an image capturing method characterized in that an image taken by a user is stored in the illustration storage unit, and the stored image can be used in the illustration adjustment step . 6. The imaging method according to claim 5 , wherein when the illustration having a size corresponding to the determined capture size is displayed in the illustration capturing step, the illustration is displayed lighter than a normal display . The image recording step according to claim 5 or 6, wherein when the image is recorded in the image recording step, it is possible to select whether or not to record in a state where the illustration is combined with the image captured in the imaging step. Imaging method. Based on the recorded magnification data and distance measurement data together with the image in the image recording step, the select illustration by illustration adjustment step, according to claim 5 or, characterized in that the synthesis with the image during the image reproducing the illustrations 6. The imaging method according to 6. 9. An imaging program, wherein the imaging method according to claim 5 is programmed so that a computer can control the imaging method. A recording medium in which the imaging program according to claim 9 is recorded in a computer-readable format.

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