CN107277343A - Camera device and image capture method - Google Patents

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CN107277343A
CN107277343A CN201710191521.3A CN201710191521A CN107277343A CN 107277343 A CN107277343 A CN 107277343A CN 201710191521 A CN201710191521 A CN 201710191521A CN 107277343 A CN107277343 A CN 107277343A
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Offer can catch the camera device and image capture method of subject in the desired scope of user.Camera device (100) has:Image pickup part (102), it is imaged to image pickup scope and obtains image;Object test section (1144), it detects the object as shooting object from image;Image range determination unit (1146), the position of its determine object thing whether be image pickup scope periphery;Moving direction determination unit (1145), the moving direction of its determine object thing;And shoot assisted parts (1147), its according to the position of object whether be image pickup scope periphery result of determination and the moving direction of object, carry out the aid in treatment to user.

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Camera device and image capture method
Technical field
The present invention relates to camera device and image capture method.
Background technology
As the gimmick for catching movable body by shooting, it is known to the hand being continuously shot to subject Method.For example, in patent document 1, by being continuously shot to being shot as the subject of subject.In the shooting In, when the release operation that there is user, generate time point trigger.After shooting terminates, so as to be obtained by being continuously shot Multiple shot object images in, in the shot object image shot with the nearest time point of time point represented by time point trigger be located at display picture The most central mode in face, carries out the display of multiple shot object images.User selects from multiple shot object images comprising release timing Select desired shot object image.So, user can obtain desired shot object image from continuous shooting image and dynamic image.
Prior art literature
Patent document
Patent document 1:Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2007-49408 publications
The content of the invention
The invention problem to be solved
In when being continuously shot of object of motion, user is more flurried sometimes, does not confirm that image pickup scope just combines fortune Dynamic object carrys out Mobile photographic device.In this case, the image pickup scope of image may not be obtained from by being continuously shot The desired image pickup scope of user.
The present invention be in view of the situation and complete, its object is to there is provided can be caught in the desired scope of user Catch the camera device and image capture method of subject.
Means for solving the problems
In order to realize the purpose, the camera device of the 1st mode of the invention has:Image pickup part, it enters to image pickup scope Row images and obtains image;Object test section, it detects the object as shooting object from described image;Image range Determination unit, its judge the object position whether be the image pickup scope periphery;Moving direction determination unit, it judges The moving direction of the object;And assisted parts is shot, whether it is the image pickup scope according to the position of the object Periphery result of determination and the moving direction of the object, carry out to the aid in treatment of user.
In order to realize the purpose, the image capture method of the 2nd mode of the invention has steps of:By image pickup part to taking the photograph Image is obtained as scope is imaged;Detection is used as the object for imaging object from described image;Judge the object Position whether be the image pickup scope periphery;Judge the moving direction of the object;And according to the object Position whether be the image pickup scope periphery result of determination and the moving direction of the object, carry out to user's Aid in treatment.
Invention effect
In accordance with the invention it is possible to provide the camera device that subject can be caught in the desired scope of user and shooting side Method.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the structure of one of the camera device for showing an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the figure for illustrating to be continuously shot.
Fig. 3 is the figure cut out for declaratives image.
Fig. 4 is the figure for illustrating the change of image pickup scope.
Fig. 5 is the figure for illustrating to cut out rear invalid scope.
Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the main process task for the camera device for showing an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 7 (a) is to show to reproduce by fixed position and the figure of the example of the dynamic image of reproduction, and Fig. 7 (b) is to show to lead to Cross the figure for the example for crossing the dynamic image for reproducing and reproducing.
Fig. 8 is to show to catch the flow chart for shooting aid in treatment.
Fig. 9 is the flow chart for the detection process for showing object.
Figure 10 is the flow chart for showing location determination processing.
Figure 11 (a) is the figure for showing the example that NG is shown, Figure 11 (b) is the figure for showing the example that STOP is shown.
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Below, embodiments of the present invention are illustrated referring to the drawings.Fig. 1 is to show an embodiment of the invention Camera device the structure of one block diagram.Camera device 100 shown in Fig. 1 is, for example, digital camera, band camera work( Can mobile phone, various portable terminal devices as smart mobile phone.Camera device 100 shown in Fig. 1 has image pickup part 102nd, display part 104, blotter portion 106, record portion 108, operating portion 110, acceleration detecting section 112, control unit 114.
Image pickup part 102 has imaging optical system and photographing element.Imaging optical system has aperture and camera lens etc., makes to come Photographing element is incided from the light beam of subject (not shown).Imaging optical system can include focus lens, also, can also It is configured to zoom lens.Photographing element for example comprising cmos image sensor or ccd image sensor, is taken the photograph to subject Picture, obtains the view data of subject.
Display part 104 is, for example, liquid crystal display or organic el display, is shown based on the image obtained by image pickup part 102 The various images such as the image of data.
Blotter portion 106 is the volatile memory such as RAM, is the recording medium for the various data of blotter. Blotter has multiple images data obtained from the result for example acted as continuous shooting in blotter portion 106.
Record portion 108 is the nonvolatile memories such as flash memory, is the recording medium for recording various data.In record portion There is for example as image file obtained from the result of shooting action record in 108.Also, record and take the photograph in record portion 108 As device 100 control in the program that uses.
Operating portion 110 is the functional unit for carrying out the operation of camera device 100 for user.Operating portion 110 has electricity Source switch, release button etc. are used as functional unit.Power switch is the on/off for providing the power supply of camera device 100 Instruction functional unit.Release button is the functional unit that the instruction started is shot for providing.Also, operating portion 110 There can be other functional units such as touch panel.
Acceleration detecting section 112 is to detect the sensor of the acceleration produced in camera device 100.Acceleration detecting section The acceleration of vertical three axle defined in 112 detection camera devices 100.Camera device 100 is detected by acceleration detecting section 112 Movement.Alternatively, it is also possible to detect the movement of camera device 100 by the index beyond acceleration.Also, acceleration detection Portion 112 is final output for the portion of the moving direction judgement signal judged by aftermentioned moving direction determination unit 1145 Point.Therefore, acceleration detecting section 112 can also be device moving direction judge sensor portion, motion detection sensor portion or Pose discrimination sensor portion.That is, the module is used for the information how acquisition device changes shooting direction etc., it is possible to use orientation is passed Sensor, baroceptor, gyroscope, the elevation angle judge sensor etc. to replace, and these parts can also be used in the lump.Also, have When can be replaced using change of picture etc., still, in this case, as image change sensor portion.
Control unit 114 is the control circuit such as CPU and ASIC, and the action to camera device 100 carries out blanket control.Control unit 114 have as the function of imaging control part 1141, the function as display control unit 1142, are used as image processing part 1143 Function, the function as object test section 1144, the function as moving direction determination unit 1145, judge as image range The function in portion 1146, the function of being used as shooting assisted parts 1147.Here, each function of control unit 114 can be by single hard Part or software are realized, can also be realized by multiple hardware or software.Also, it can also be set independently of control unit 114 Put part of functions.
The shooting action of 1141 pairs of subjects based on image pickup part 102 of imaging control part and the picture number from photographing element According to reading operation be controlled.
Control when display control unit 1142 carries out showing various images in display part 104.
1143 pairs of view data read from photographing element of image processing part carry out various image procossings.The image procossing bag Containing white balance processing, gradation correction processing etc..Also, the image procossing includes the part figure that a part is cut out from view data Processing is cut out as data.
Object test section 1144 detects object from view data.Object be, for example, user to be shot it is shot Body.The comparison of characteristic quantity (such as brightness) between multiple images data obtained from by being acted as continuous shooting, is carried out The detection of object.The detection of object can not also be carried out by the comparison of the characteristic quantity between multiple view data.
Moving direction determination unit 1145 detects the moving direction of object.On the movement of object, such as basis The moving direction for the object in view data that motion vector is detected is detected with the output according to acceleration detecting section 112 To the contra of moving direction of camera device 100 always detected.As described above, acceleration detecting section 112 being capable of profit Replaced with other sensors.
Image range determination unit 1146 detection part view data cuts out scope.It is, for example, with by object to cut out scope Rectangular extent centered on the object that test section 1144 is detected.The size of the rectangular extent can be fixed value, can also It is the value of user's selection.
Shoot assisted parts 1147 to aid in user, to cause in cutting out for being detected by image range determination unit 1146 Inactive portion is not present in scope.Here, inactive portion refer to set cut out scope when as original view data Part outside scope.Also, auxiliary is, for example, the suggestion for the meaning for fixing camera device 100, or image pickup part 102 is regarded Change rink corner.It is described in detail later.
Then, the action to the camera device of present embodiment is illustrated.For example, as shown in Fig. 2 photographer will be while will The image pickup scope of camera device 100 is fixed on image pickup scope 302a, while being continuously shot in the way of crossing image pickup scope 302a Mobile bird 300.Here, it is the shooting for instigating the continuous action of image pickup part 102 " to be continuously shot ", can be that dynamic image is shot, Can also be that continuous shooting is shot.Also, in fig. 2 it is shown that multiple birds 300, still, this is that diagram bird 300 crosses image pickup scope 302a situation.
If being continuously shot shown in Fig. 2, then it can obtain crossing the time series of image pickup scope 302a bird 300 Image.Further, it is possible to only cut out the periphery of bird 300 from the image of time series.For example, cutting out model by cut out Fig. 2 304a is enclosed, the image shown in Fig. 3 (a) can be obtained.Also, scope 304b is cut out by cut out Fig. 2, Fig. 3 (b) can be obtained Shown parts of images.In recent years, the high pixelation development of photographing element.If the photographing element of high pixel, even if then cutting Go out a part for thus obtained image, can also obtain the parts of images of abundant resolution ratio.Therefore, it is possible to from dynamic image The still image of high image quality is cut out, and the still image of the high image quality at necessary position can be cut out from continuous shooting image.
But, in fact, not necessarily being shot in the case where being fixed on image pickup scope 302a.For example, it is contemplated that shooting Person moves the situation of camera device 100 in order to which bird 300 to be converged in the center of image pickup scope.In this case, such as Fig. 4 institutes Show, image pickup scope may become from image pickup scope 302a turns to image pickup scope 302b and 302c.Moving direction determination unit can be utilized The movement of 1145 detection means, still, as long as considering to change the direction that is imaged of device to be judged.It can enter Mobile opportunity process decision chart picture can be either ignored before row is mobile or judges at a high speed and can ignore.It is of course also possible to support The movement of device of disappearing judges the motion of the bird in picture, but it is also possible to the movement of coupling apparatus and the motion of bird are sentenced It is fixed.When cutting out when cutting out of scope identical with Fig. 3 (a) identical opportunity carry out, model has been cut out from image pickup scope 302b Enclose 306a parts of images.Also, when cutting out when cutting out of scope identical with Fig. 3 (b) identical opportunity carry out, from shooting model Enclose the parts of images that 302c has cut out scope 308a.
Here, in scope 306a is cut out, object is located at image pickup scope 302b periphery.Therefore, scope is cut out 306a periphery 306b is outside image pickup scope 302b scope.Periphery 306b on image as Fig. 5 (a) scope Invalid region shown in 402b is handled.Equally, in scope 308a is cut out, object is located at image pickup scope 302c periphery Portion.Therefore, scope 308a periphery 308b is cut out outside image pickup scope 302c scope.Periphery 308b makees on image Handled for the invalid region shown in Fig. 5 (b) scope 402c.These images are unsuitable to be used as still image.
In the present embodiment, shooting auxiliary is carried out to user, to cause in the range of cutting out comprising subject The parts of images cut out turns into appropriate image.For example it is handled as follows:It is recommended that to cause in the appropriate feelings of image pickup scope Image pickup scope is fixed under condition, or expands the angle of visual field to cause image pickup scope appropriate.Below, specific processing is illustrated.
Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the main process task for the camera device for showing present embodiment.Control unit 114 is entered as main body Row Fig. 6 processing.Also, in the following description, if there is camera device 100 continuous photographing mode and reproduction mode to be used as work Operation mode.Continuous photographing mode is to be used to record in record portion 108 by being continuously shot (dynamic image shooting, continuous shooting shooting Deng) obtained from image pattern.Reproduction mode is the pattern for reproducing the image recorded by continuous photographing mode.When So, camera device 100 can also have the pattern beyond continuous photographing mode and reproduction mode to be used as mode of operation.For example, taking the photograph As device 100 can also have the usual screening-mode for shooting a still image to be used as mode of operation.For example pass through user couple The operation of operating portion 110 is operated the setting of pattern.
For example start Fig. 6 processing by connecting the power supply of camera device 100.In step sl, control unit 114 judges Whether the mode of operation of camera device 100 is continuous photographing mode.It is determined as the mode of operation of camera device 100 in step sl When being continuous photographing mode, processing is transferred to step S2.The mode of operation for being determined as camera device 100 in step sl is not to connect Continuous screening-mode, when being reproduction mode, processing is transferred to step S10.
In step s 2, the progress of control unit 114 live view picture is shown.In live view picture is shown, control unit 114 make image pickup part 102 that action is repeated.Then, 114 pairs of perseverations by image pickup part 102 of control unit and gradually obtain View data real-time image processing.Then, control unit 114 make display part 104 gradually show based on image procossing after image The live view picture of data.After this live view picture shows and started, processing is transferred to step S3.
In step s3, control unit 114 judges whether user indicates shooting and start.It is, for example, to release to shoot the instruction started Put the touch operation at the pressing operation of button or the defined position for touch panel.It is determined as that user does not refer in step s3 When showing that shooting starts, S1 the processing returns to step.When being determined as that user indicates shooting beginning in step s3, processing is transferred to step Rapid S4.
In step s 4, control unit 114, which is proceeded by, is continuously shot action.For example, when set be continuously shot action be dynamic When image taking is acted, control unit 114 turns into the setting of the aperture of imaging optical system and the time for exposure of photographing element etc. Dynamic image setting for shooting.Then, control unit 114 proceeds by each regulation dynamic image frame per second of image pickup part 102 Shooting is acted.Then, the blotter in blotter portion 106 of control unit 114 passes through image obtained from each shooting action Data.It is continuously shot this after action starts, processing is transferred to step S5.
In step s 5, control unit 114 judges whether user indicates shooting and terminate.It is, for example, to release to shoot the instruction terminated Put the pressing operation again of button or the touch operation at the defined position for touch panel.It is determined as user in step s 5 At the end of not indicating shooting, processing is transferred to step S6.At the end of being determined as that user indicates shooting in step s 5, processing turns Move on to step S9.
In step s 6, control unit 114 judges whether the setting of current continuous photographing mode turns into execution and catch shooting The setting of auxiliary.It is the shooting auxiliary for user to catch and shoot auxiliary, such as comprising following processing:User is advised with So that fixing image pickup scope in the case where image pickup scope is appropriate, or expand the angle of visual field to cause image pickup scope appropriate.In step When being determined as that the setting of current continuous photographing mode catches the setting for shooting auxiliary as execution in rapid S6, handle and be transferred to step Rapid S7.When being determined as that the setting of current continuous photographing mode does not turn into the setting for performing seizure shooting auxiliary in step s 6, It the processing returns to step S4.In this case, shooting aid in treatment without step S7 seizure, proceed to be continuously shot action.
In the step s 7, control unit 114, which catch, shoots aid in treatment.In shooting aid in treatment is caught, carry out such as Lower processing:Subject is detected from view data, is aided in so that cutting out scope in shooting comprising the object In the range of.Shooting aid in treatment is caught to be discussed in detail below.After shooting aid in treatment is caught, processing is transferred to step S8.
In step s 8, control unit 114 will catch the positional information for shooting the subject detected in aid in treatment Associated with the view data of blotter and blotter is in blotter portion 106.Then, it the processing returns to step S4. In this case, proceeding to be continuously shot action.
In step s 9, control unit 114 regard the multiple images data obtained by being continuously shot action as image file Record is in record portion 108.For example, when setting that to be continuously shot action be dynamic image shooting action, control unit 114 is according to multiple View data generates a dynamic image file.It is of course also possible to be individually created image file for multiple images data. After record processing, S1 the processing returns to step.
In step slo, control unit 114 judges whether the mode of operation of camera device 100 is reproduction mode.In step When the mode of operation for being determined as camera device 100 in S10 is reproduction mode, processing is transferred to step S11.Sentence in step slo When being set to the mode of operation of camera device 100 and being not reproduction mode, S1 the processing returns to step.
In step s 11, control unit 114 makes the guide look of the image file recorded in the display record portion 108 of display part 104.
In step s 12, control unit 114 judges whether user have selected the image file that display is had a guide look of in display part 104 In an image file.The selection of image file is for example carried out to the operation of touch panel by user.In step s 12 When being judged to having carried out the selection of image file, processing is transferred to step S13.It is judged to not carrying out image text in step s 12 During the selection of part, S10 the processing returns to step.
In step s 13, control unit 114 judges whether the reproduction mode of image file is fixed position reproduction mode. In present embodiment, as the reproduction mode of image file, with fixed position reproduction mode, reproduction mode, generally again is crossed Existing pattern.Fixed position reproduction mode is following reproduction mode:Carried out after aligned in position is carried out to the multiframe of dynamic image Reproduce, to cause the position of object to turn into same position.It is following reproduction mode to cross reproduction mode:To dynamic image Multiframe carry out aligned in position after reproduced, to cause the movement of the object crossed in reproduced picture.Generally reproduce mould Formula is following reproduction mode:The dynamic image recorded in record portion 108 is reproduced without aligned in position.For example lead to User is crossed to the operation of operating portion 110 to carry out the setting of reproduction mode.It is determined as the reproduction mould of image file in step s 13 When formula is fixed position reproduction mode, processing is transferred to step S14.It is determined as the reproduction mode of image file in step s 13 When not being fixed position reproduction mode, processing is transferred to step S15.
In step S14, the fixed position for the image file that control unit 114 is selected reproduces.In fixed position again In existing, control unit 114 detects the position of the object in each frame according to the positional information of the object recorded in image file. Then, control unit 114 cuts out the part image data for cutting out scope for including the object detected from each frame.Then, successively Reproduce cut out each several part view data.Fig. 7 (a) shows the example for the dynamic image for reproducing and reproducing by this fixed position Son.As shown in Fig. 7 (a), in being reproduced in fixed position, for example, the Dynamic Graph for the bird that same position is spread the wings repeatedly can be reproduced in Picture.After being reproduced in this fixed position, processing is transferred to step S18.
In step S15, control unit 114 judges whether the reproduction mode of image file is to cross reproduction mode.In step The reproduction mode for being determined as image file in S15 is that when crossing reproduction mode, processing is transferred to step S16.Sentence in step S15 The reproduction mode for being set to image file is not that when crossing reproduction mode, processing is transferred to step S17.
In step s 16, control unit 114 is selected image file crosses reproduction.In reproduction is crossed, control Portion 114 position of the object in each frame is detected according to the positional information of the object recorded in image file.Then, control Estimate the motion track of object in portion 114.Particularly bird etc., by detecting head and tail, readily estimated moving direction.Also may be used To judge result obtained from repeatedly shooting according to time shaft, so as to judge moving direction.Also, it may not be absolute side To, and judged using the direction in picture.Can be determined that camera device stop state, according to now picture change come Estimate direction, the movement of camera device can also be judged, and consider that the movement carrys out the moving direction of determine object thing.Also, The movement of movement and the bird of camera device etc. can not also be separated, according to the how such viewpoint of the change in picture, is totally sentenced Determine the moving direction of the object in picture.After motion track is estimated, control unit 114 with estimation track on show object The mode of thing sets the scope that cuts out in each frame, and cuts out part image data from each frame.Then, in the view data of background Overlapping cut out each several part view data and reproduced successively in (view data in addition to object).Fig. 7 (b) shows Go out by this example for crossing the dynamic image for reproducing and reproducing., for example can be again in reproduction is crossed as shown in Fig. 7 (b) The dynamic image that now motion of the bird to being crossed in picture is reproduced.It is this cross reproduction after, processing be transferred to step S18。
In step S17, the usual reproduction for the image file that control unit 114 is selected.In usual reproduce, control Portion 114 reproduces each frame recorded in image file successively.After this usual reproduction, processing is transferred to step S18.
In step S18, control unit 114 determines whether to terminate the reproduction of image file.For example, by user to operation The operation in portion 110 and indicate image file reproduction terminate in the case of, be determined as terminate image file reproduction.In step At the end of the reproduction for being judged to indicating image file in S18, S1 the processing returns to step.It is judged to not indicating in step S18 At the end of the reproduction of image file, S13 the processing returns to step.
Then, illustrated to catching shooting aid in treatment.Fig. 8 is to show to catch the flow chart for shooting aid in treatment. In step S21, control unit 114 detects the object in the view data gradually obtained by being continuously shot.Below, to step S21 processing is described in detail.Fig. 9 is the flow chart for the detection process for showing object.In step S31, control unit 114 To the characteristic quantity (such as brightness) of multiple images data in view data obtained from by being continuously shot, close on the time It is compared.For example, control unit 114 is compared to the view data of the view data of present frame and its former frame.Compare The quantity of view data be not limited to 2.Also, the time interval for the view data to be compared is not limited to 1 frame.
In step s 32, control unit 114 judges to whether there is similar image section between the view data to be compared. Here, in the case that bird circled in the air in the air etc. is object, due to spreading the wings, the moment during shape of the object in view data Carve ground change.Image section of the similarity (difference of such as characteristic quantity) of characteristic quantity in permissible range to a certain degree is judged To be similar image section, to cause the time-varying object of this shape being considered as same target thing.In step When being judged to there is similar image section between the view data to be compared in S32, processing is transferred to step S33.In step When being determined as in S32 between the view data to be compared in the absence of similar image section, Fig. 9 processing terminates.In addition, also may be used To carry out the judgement of similar image section to view data more than 3 frames.In this case, can be deposited in all images data In similar image section, it is determined to have similar image section, can also be sentenced by the most decision of multiple interframe Surely it whether there is similar image section.
In step S33, control unit 114 is according to each view data using the positional information of similar image section as right As the positional information of thing is recorded in blotter portion 106.Then, Fig. 9 processing terminates.
Here, Fig. 8 explanation is again returned to.In step S22, control unit 114 is carried out at the judgement of the position of object Reason.Below, the processing to step S22 is described in detail.Figure 10 is the flow chart for showing location determination processing.In step S41 In, control unit 114 is according to the positional information of the object obtained in object detection process, in current frame, determine object Whether thing is located at the periphery of image pickup scope.When being determined as that object is not located at the periphery of image pickup scope in step S41, figure 10 processing terminates.In this case aid in treatment is shot without catching.It is determined as that object is located at shooting model in step S41 During the periphery enclosed, processing is transferred to step S42.
In step S42, the moving direction of the determine object thing of control unit 114.Then, control unit 114 determine object thing Whether moving direction is directed towards the direction outside image pickup scope.It is determined as that the moving direction of object is directed towards taking the photograph in step S42 During as direction outside scope, processing is transferred to S43.It is determined as that the moving direction of object is not directed towards shooting in step S42 During direction outside scope, processing is transferred to S44.
In step S43, control unit 114, which is considered as to determine, to be seen and loses judgement.Then, control unit 114 is for example in blotter Record represents to determine to see the information for losing judgement in portion 106.See that the state for losing judgement refers to be determined as user not in image pickup scope Inside capture the state of object.Also, for example managed by mark and represent to determine to see the information for losing judgement.In information After record, Figure 10 processing terminates.
In step S44, whether the moving direction of the determine object thing of control unit 114 is directed towards the central side of image pickup scope To.When being determined as that the moving direction of object is directed towards the central direction of image pickup scope in step S44, processing is transferred to S45.When being determined as that the moving direction of object is not directed towards the central direction of image pickup scope in step S44, Figure 10 place Reason terminates.
In such manner, it is possible to provide the camera device with following shooting assisted parts:Consider motion and the shooting dress of object The movement put, or to they carry out integrations come determine object thing position whether be image pickup scope periphery or whether From periphery towards center etc., the aid in treatment for making object depart from from picture is taken place without to the user.If not from picture Change in disengaging or picture is smooth, then can carry out various images and show, can be used in various appreciations and inspection etc..
In step S45, control unit 114, which is considered as, determines seizure judgement.Then, control unit 114 is for example in blotter Record represents that the information for catching and judging is determined in portion 106.The state judged is caught to refer to be determined as that user can be in shooting model The state of object is captured in enclosing.Also, for example managed by mark and represent that the information for catching and judging is determined.In information Record after, Figure 10 processing terminates.
Here, Fig. 8 explanation is again returned to.In step S23, control unit 114, which determines whether to determine, to be seen and loses judgement. It is judged to determining in step S23 and sees that processing is transferred to step S24 when losing judgement.It is judged to not determining to see in step S23 and loses During judgement, processing is transferred to step S25.
In step s 24, control unit 114, which see, loses aid in treatment.See that it is that possible can not be appropriate to lose aid in treatment The processing during parts of images of object is cut out in the range of cutting out.Aid in treatment is lost as seeing, such as Figure 11 (a), is examined Consider show NG show 314a, the NG show 314a represent for image pickup scope for, currently to cut out scope 306a inappropriate.Separately Outside, in Figure 11 (a) example, only there is NG and show, but it is also possible to which on the basis of NG is shown, being indicated in the lump can So that the display that camera device 100 is moved to which direction.Also, display is not only, sound or vibration can also be used in the lump The notice of other such means.If moreover, imaging optical system be zoom lens, can be by the angle of visual field from current shooting Scope change is the image pickup scope of more wide-angle, then conduct, which is seen, loses aid in treatment, can also carry out passing through imaging optical system The angle of visual field is changed to the processing of wide-angle by driving.Aid in treatment is lost as seeing, can also enter to exercise frame per second turns into the processing of high speed. These see that losing aid in treatment can individually be carried out, and can also use in the lump.After these are seen and lose aid in treatment, Fig. 8 processing knot Beam.
In step s 25, control unit 114 determines whether that seizure, which is determined, to be judged.It is judged to determining in step s 25 catching When catching judgement, processing is transferred to step S26.When being judged to not determining to catch judgement in step s 25, Fig. 8 processing terminates.
In step S26, control unit 114 judges that the moving direction side of the object in view data whether there is blank. Here, " blank " is merely set to the low contrast regions such as sky.Low contrast regions merely can be determined as blank, The low contrast regions of the such particular color of the blueness of sky can be determined as blank.And then, it is used as other of " blank " Thinking, it is also contemplated that being the state that barrier is not present on the moving direction of object.In this case, in the moving rail of bird In the case that contrasted zones are not present in (being equidistant i.e. with the distance of bird) on mark, it is determined to have blank.In step S26 When the moving direction side for the object being determined as in view data has blank, processing is transferred to step S27.In step S26 When blank is not present in the moving direction side for the object being determined as in view data, Fig. 8 processing terminates.
In step s 27, control unit 114 carries out seizure aid in treatment.It is that can be cut out in appropriate to catch aid in treatment In the range of processing when cutting out the parts of images comprising object.As aid in treatment is caught, such as Figure 11 (b), examine Consider and show that STOP shows that 314b, the STOP show that 314b is notified user with so that fixing current image pickup scope.Also, Display is not only, can also be in the lump using sound or the notice of other such means of vibration.For the object in view data The moving direction side of thing, in the state of it there is blank carrying out STOP shows, can obtain the object that crosses image pickup scope Consecutive image.Thus, camera device 100 is only fixed, it becomes possible to which obtaining can be carried out with crossing reproduction on an equal basis shown in Fig. 7 (b) Reproduction dynamic image.After these seizure aid in treatment, Fig. 8 processing terminates.
As described above, according to present embodiment, according to image pickup scope and the position relationship of object, to user Aided in, so as to the appropriate image pickup scope cut out in the range of appropriate comprising object cuts out.Closely Nian Lai, can carry out the shooting of the high image quality dynamic image such as 4K dynamic images.It can be cut out from this high image quality dynamic image High image quality still image.But, when there is invalid region in the range of cutting out, it cannot be said that the still image cut out is good Still image.In the present embodiment, user is aided in so that cut out in the range of appropriate cut out, so, User can easily cut out high-quality still image from dynamic image.
Here, in said embodiment, mainly in image (dynamic image or continuous shooting obtained from by being continuously shot Image) in cut out still image on the premise of be illustrated.On the other hand, scheming obtained from being shot by still image In the case of cutting out still image as in, the technology of present embodiment can be also applied.
The present invention is illustrated above according to embodiment, still, certainly can be the invention is not restricted to above-mentioned embodiment Various modifications and application are carried out in the range of the purport of the present invention.For example, in the present embodiment, being capable of one side following movement Object while carry out cut out the shooting of scope suitably, so, in safety applications, supervision camera, onboard camera etc. Can apply present embodiment technology, additionally it is possible to apply flexibly in the sample that motion is adjusted on objective table and observed it is micro- Mirror.In this case, the movement of the camera device illustrated before this can be rewritten as to the movement of observation platform.And then, present embodiment Technology can also be applied to the medical field such as endoscope apparatus.In this case, object is internal organs position or lesion etc., but It is that, in this case, object and the situation of shooting observation device movement are more, user's auxiliary of the application is certainly critically important.
Also, in the explanation of each action flow chart, used in order to easy " first ", " then " etc. to act into Row explanation, still, is not meant to sequentially implement action according to this.
Also, each processing of above-mentioned embodiment can also be as can be performed by the control unit 114 as computer Program is stored.In addition, the record that can be stored in the external memories such as disk, CD, semiconductor memory is situated between Issued in matter.Moreover, control unit 114 reads in the program stored in the recording medium of the external memory, pass through the reading The program entered is controlled to action, thus, it is possible to perform above-mentioned processing.
And then, the invention in various stages is included in the above-described embodiment, passes through the suitable of disclosed multiple structure important documents Work as combination, various inventions can be extracted.Even if for example, deleting several knots from the entire infrastructure important document shown in embodiment In the case that structure important document also can solve the problem that above-mentioned problem and obtain the effect above, deleting the structure of the structure important document can also make Extracted to invent.
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100:Camera device;102:Image pickup part;104:Display part;106:Blotter portion;108:Record portion;110:Operation Portion;112:Acceleration detecting section;114:Control unit;1141:Imaging control part;1142:Display control unit;1143:Image procossing Portion;1144:Object test section;1145:Moving direction determination unit;1146:Image range determination unit;1147:Shoot assisted parts.

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1. a kind of camera device, it has:
Image pickup part, it is imaged to image pickup scope and obtains image;
Object test section, it detects the object as shooting object from described image;
Image range determination unit, its judge the object position whether be the image pickup scope periphery;
Moving direction determination unit, it judges the moving direction of the object;And
Shoot assisted parts, its according to the position of the object whether be the image pickup scope periphery result of determination and institute The moving direction of object is stated, the aid in treatment to user is carried out.
2. camera device according to claim 1, wherein,
The camera device also has image processing part, and the image processing part cuts out scope cut-out portion from comprising the object Partial image,
Described image scope determination unit is determined as when described at least a portion cut out in scope is in outside the image pickup scope The position of the object is the periphery of the image pickup scope.
3. camera device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein,
When the moving direction that the position of the object is the periphery of the image pickup scope and the object be directed towards it is described During direction outside image pickup scope, the shooting assisted parts notifies that the image pickup scope is inappropriate to the user.
4. the camera device described in any one in claims 1 to 3, wherein,
The image pickup part, which has, to be used to make the zoom lens of the image pickup scope change,
When the moving direction that the position of the object is the periphery of the image pickup scope and the object be directed towards it is described During direction outside image pickup scope, the shooting assisted parts is controlled to the image pickup part so that expand the image pickup scope.
5. the camera device described in any one in Claims 1 to 4, wherein,
When the moving direction that the position of the object is the periphery of the image pickup scope and the object be directed towards it is described During direction outside image pickup scope, the shooting assisted parts improves the frame per second of the image pickup part.
6. the camera device described in any one in Claims 1 to 5, wherein,
When the moving direction that the position of the object is the periphery of the image pickup scope and the object be directed towards it is described During the central direction of image pickup scope, the shooting assisted parts notifies the user to fix the image pickup scope.
7. the camera device described in any one in Claims 1 to 5, wherein,
When the moving direction that the position of the object is the periphery of the image pickup scope and the object be directed towards it is described The central direction of image pickup scope, and when there is blank in the side of the moving direction of the object in described image, The shooting assisted parts notifies the user to fix the image pickup scope.
8. camera device according to claim 1, wherein,
The image pickup part is continuously shot the image pickup scope and obtains multiple images,
The camera device also has:
Image processing part, it cuts out the parts of images for including the object respectively from multiple described images;And
Display control unit, it is by the aligned in position of multiple respective objects of parts of images, in display part successively Show multiple parts of images.
9. camera device according to claim 1, wherein,
The image pickup part is continuously shot the image pickup scope and obtains multiple images,
The camera device also has:
Image processing part, it cuts out the parts of images for including the object respectively from multiple described images;And display control Portion processed, multiple respective objects of parts of images are overlapped Background by it according to the moving direction of the object As upper, multiple parts of images are shown successively in display part.
10. a kind of image capture method, it has steps of:
Image pickup scope is imaged by image pickup part and image is obtained;
Detection is used as the object for imaging object from described image;
Judge the object position whether be the image pickup scope periphery;
Judge the moving direction of the object;And
According to the position of the object whether be the image pickup scope periphery result of determination and the shifting of the object Dynamic direction, carries out the aid in treatment to user.
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