JP2003052038A - Camera, and method of forming image - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera which allows the user to stably get a favorite image where the eye line of a person photographed faces straight ahead, and a method of manufacturing the image. SOLUTION: This camera has a photographing means which takes the photograph of a person to be shot, a display unit in an indication means which indicates the image shot by the photographing means on the eye line between the photographing means and the person to be shot, a selection means which selects an optional image from the above images indicated on that display, a storage means which stores the above image selected by that storage means, and an image output means which outputs the above image stored in that storage means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographing device for photographing a person and a face and a method for producing a photographed image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, on the streets and so on, it is popularly called "Purikura".
It is called a vending machine for portraits that sells the print images taken by yourself or as a group and a vending machine for certificates that sells the print images by shooting at the size for certificates. In each case, the person to be photographed can easily obtain a portrait image or a certificate photograph by waiting for a few minutes after photographing.

As means for photographing these face images for certification or for play, they are photographed using a digital video camera or digital camera and printed on a silver salt photosensitive material,
2. Description of the Related Art A face image forming apparatus that develops and outputs to a thermal printer, an inkjet printer or the like to provide a photographic image is generally used.

The conventional photographing apparatus can easily photograph one person, but since the photographing is automatically performed, for example, at the moment of photographing, for example, the eyes are not facing the front, blinking or moving. If you do not notice it, you may not be able to use it for a certificate until you look at the finished image, or you may find that the image does not suit you. In such a case, there has been a problem that the person to be photographed has to pay the fee again and take another picture.

Particularly, when the photographed face image is used for a certificate, it is important that the eyes are facing the front, and
It must be your favorite image.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-284356, a magic mirror is provided in front of a photographing device, and a photographed image displayed on a monitor is displayed on the magic mirror so that a desired image can be selected. A technique is disclosed in which a photographer's eyes are directed to a photographing device. In this case, the captured image is displayed on the side of the photographing device, but since the displayed image is not in the line-of-sight position between the photographing device and the person being photographed, when the person's line of sight is facing the displayed image. Is not looking at the camera. Therefore, since the line of sight of the person to be photographed is not stable, that is, when the line of sight is directed toward the image capturing device or the monitor, there is a problem in that it is difficult to obtain an image with the line of sight facing forward.

Under these circumstances, it has been desired to develop a photographing apparatus and an image producing method capable of stably obtaining a desired image of the person to be photographed while the eyes are facing the front.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to obtain a favorite image in which the photographer's eyes are facing the front and stably. An object of the present invention is to provide a photographing device and a method for producing an image.

[0009]

The above objects of the present invention have been achieved by the following constitutions.

1) A photographing means for photographing a person to be photographed, a display portion of a display means for displaying an image photographed by the photographer on the line of sight between the photographing means and the person to be photographed, and a display portion on the display portion. Selecting means for selecting an arbitrary image from the selected images, and storage means for storing the image selected by the selecting means,
An image pickup device, comprising: an image output unit that outputs the image stored in the storage unit.

2) The selecting means is operated by the person to be photographed,
The image capturing apparatus according to 1), wherein an arbitrary image is selected from the images displayed on the display unit.

3) The photographed person is photographed by the photographing means, and the image photographed by the photographing means is displayed on the display section of the display means provided on the line of sight between the photographing means and the photographed person.
It is characterized in that an arbitrary image is selected from the image displayed on the display unit by a selection unit, the selected image is stored in a storage unit, and the stored image is produced by an output unit. How to make an image.

4) The selecting means is operated by the person to be photographed,
The method for producing an image according to 3), wherein an arbitrary image is selected from the images displayed on the display unit.

5) If there is no image selected by the selecting means among the images displayed on the display section, the image pickup means performs image pickup again, and the image producing method according to 3). .

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A photographing apparatus and an image producing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The photographing apparatus of the present invention is designed so that the photographed images are sequentially photographed by the photographing means in order to keep the eyes of the photographer always facing the front during the photographing, including when checking the person's face. This refers to an imaging device that displays images on the line of sight between the photographed persons. In the present invention, the display means refers to a monitor that displays an image captured by the image capturing means and a display unit that allows the person to be photographed to see the monitor image.

The image to be displayed is substantially deleted from the photographed image by the photographing device, for example, a blurred image, an image with bad illumination, an image with poor color balance, etc., which is caused by a mechanical trouble of the photographing device. The images that can be used for various purposes may be sequentially displayed, or all the captured images may be sequentially displayed.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of a state in which a person to be photographed operates a photographing device to photograph.

The photographing apparatus 1 includes a photographing means 101, a lighting means 102, a monitor 103 for displaying a photographed image,
It has a display unit 104 for displaying the image displayed on the monitor 103 so that the person to be photographed can see it, and an image output unit 105. Reference numeral 101a denotes a lens of the image pickup means 101.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a person to be photographed, 3 denotes a chair on which the person to be photographed 2 is seated, 106 denotes a selection unit for selecting an arbitrary image from among the images displayed on the display unit 104, and 107 denotes a photographer. The operating means of the device 1 is shown. The selecting means 106 and the operating means 107 may be integrated.

Usually, the photographing apparatus 1 is installed in a narrow place (not shown) for 1 to 5 persons, which is light-shielded around the photographing means 101 and the face of the person to be photographed 2 so as not to be directly exposed to outside light. Has been done.

Photographing can be performed by the person to be photographed 2 sitting on a chair 3 placed in front of the photographing apparatus 1, directing his or her line of sight to the lens 101a of the photographing means 101 and operating the operating means 107 at hand. it can. The photographed person 2 operates the operation means 107 every time one photographing is completed, so that the monitor 1
In 03, the photographed images are sequentially displayed, and the person to be photographed 2 can see these images via the display unit 104.

The number of times of photographing may be set in advance, and if the desired image cannot be obtained within the set number of times of photographing, the photographing may be performed again. You may be able to shoot as many times as you like until you get the image you like.

The person to be photographed 2 operates the selection means 106 to select a desired image from the images sequentially displayed on the monitor 103 via the display section 104, and the image output means 1
The image is prepared and obtained by 05.
The number of images to be selected may be one or plural, and can be determined as needed.

A digital video camera, a digital still camera or the like is used as the photographing means 101, a strobe, a halogen lamp, a fluorescent lamp or the like is used as the illumination means 102, and a liquid crystal monitor or a CRT monitor is used as the monitor 103. To be done.

The display unit 104 is arranged at 45 degrees on the line of sight between the photographing means 101 and the person to be photographed 2.
A half mirror is used for 4. The image displayed in the center of the monitor 103 for each shooting is displayed in the center of the display unit 104.

When an image is displayed around the display unit 104 each time a picture is taken, the line of sight of the person to be photographed is directed to the displayed image, and the line of sight of the person to be photographed is easily removed from the photographing means. At the time of shooting, shooting is performed in a state in which the subject's eyes are not facing the front, and there is a risk that the image will not be one's favorite, and reshooting may be performed. By displaying an image in the center of the display unit 104 as in the present invention, the line of sight of the person to be photographed is always kept in the lens 10 of the photographing means 101.
1a so that the line of sight of the person to be photographed is the photographing means 1
I was able to prevent it from coming off from 01.

Besides this, instead of the display means of the present invention,
It is also possible to use a liquid crystal that is transparent during shooting and opaque during monitoring. Further, the monitor 103 may be arranged so as not to be on the line of sight between the photographing means 101 and the person to be photographed 2 at the time of photographing without using the half mirror of the display unit 104.

As the selection means 106, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pen, etc. are used. The photographed person is displayed on the display unit 1.
The image displayed on 04 can be selected by operating the selection means 106, and the selected image is temporarily stored in the photographing apparatus 1 (see FIG. 2 for details).

The image output means 105 is not particularly limited as long as it can output digital image information of a photographed image, and examples thereof include an ink jet printer, a thermal transfer type printer and a sublimation type printer. From the image output means 105, the size of the image can be changed according to the request of the person to be photographed 2.

Images taken by the present invention and produced by the image output means 105 include cash cards, employee ID cards, employee ID cards, membership cards, student ID cards, ID cards, in addition to commemorative photographs.
Of course, it is also used for passports, alien registration cards and driver's licenses. In particular, the image obtained by the present invention has a line of sight facing the front, and is therefore optimal for certificates.

Although the image output means 105 is incorporated in the image pickup apparatus 1 in this figure, it may be installed separately.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display unit 104. The reference numerals have the same meaning as in FIG. The image of the person to be photographed is displayed so that the position of the lens 101a of the photographing means and the center of the face of the person to be photographed match each time photographing is performed.
Since the image displayed on the display unit 104 during shooting is only the image for each shooting, it is possible to concentrate on shooting without the eyes of the person being photographed, and the eyes of the person being photographed are always the lens of the photographing means. Since it is directed to the position of 101a, it prevents the line of sight from deviating during shooting.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the relation of each member constituting the photographing apparatus 1 as the embodiment according to the present invention.

A chair 3 is placed in front of the photographing means 101,
The person to be photographed 2 is seated and a picture is taken.
The photographing by the photographing means 101 is an intermittent photographing, and the photographed person 2 is photographed by operating the photographing device 1 in a seated state.

The photographing means 101 is connected to the control means 108 having a memory and a central processing unit (CPU).
The control unit 108 includes a storage unit 109 and an illumination unit 10.
2, monitor 103, selecting means 106, operating means 107,
The image output means 105 is connected. In the case of this figure, the person to be photographed 2 operates the selection means 106 and the operation means 107.

When the person to be photographed 2 operates the operating means 107, the image taking means 101 takes an image. Lighting means 1
Reference numeral 02 is adapted to operate in conjunction with the photographing by the photographing means 101. The photographed image is controlled by the control means 108 for each photographing.
Is temporarily stored in the storage means 109 via the monitor 10.
It is displayed in 3. The image displayed on the monitor 103 can be viewed by the person to be photographed 2 by the display unit. The person to be photographed 2 can arbitrarily select by viewing the image displayed on the display unit and operating the selection means 106. The selected image is stored in the storage unit 109 via the control unit 108 when the person to be photographed 2 operates the operation unit 107,
The image information not selected is deleted from the storage unit 109, and only the selected image information is stored in the storage unit 109. It is also possible to display a plurality of images selected by the person to be shot 2 on the display unit after the shooting is completed, and further select from among them.

When the person to be photographed 2 operates the operation means 107, the selected image can be produced by the image output means 105.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example from photographing to producing an image. Subject 2 sits on chair 3,
Aiming at the photographing means 101, photographing starts.

In step A1, the person to be photographed 2 operates the operating means 1
By operating 07, the image of the person to be photographed 2 is photographed by the photographing means 101. The number of times of photographing can be set by the person to be photographed 2 or can be set in advance by the photographing device 1. Shooting is performed by intermittent shooting because the person to be shot 2 determines the image displayed on the display unit 104 for each shooting.

In step A2, the person to be photographed 2 selects an image to be displayed on the display section. The plurality of selected images are controlled by the photographed person 2 by operating the operating means 107.
It is stored in the storage unit 109 via 08.

In step A3, the photographing is ended when the desired image is obtained or when the set number of times of photographing is completed.

At step A4, the person to be photographed 2 operates the operating means 1
By operating 07, a plurality of selected images stored in the storage unit 109 are displayed on the display unit 104, and final confirmation is performed. If there is no favorite image in the final confirmation, the process starts from step A1.

In step A5, the image selected by the photographed person 2 and stored in the storage means 109 is the photographed person 2
The image output means 105 by operating the operation means 107.
Made from. When creating an image, it is also possible to set it to a desired size and create it.

In step A6, the person to be photographed obtains the produced image of himself and the photographing work is completed.

Although FIGS. 1, 3 and 4 of the present invention show the case where there is no operator of the photographing apparatus 1, it goes without saying that there is an operator and operates the operating means 107 to perform photographing to image output. But it doesn't matter. However, even in this case, the person to be photographed 2 selects the displayed image.

According to the present invention, an image is displayed at the center of the display unit 104 for each photographing on the line of sight between the photographing means and the person to be photographed.
This is a system in which the person to be photographed can select a favorite image for each displayed image. For this reason, since the line of sight of the person being photographed is always directed toward the photographing means, it is possible to eliminate photographing that is off the line of sight and obtain a desired image, eliminating re-taking and eliminating the need for photographing. This eliminates the unnecessary time and reimbursement cost for re-imaging for the person.

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EFFECT OF THE INVENTION It is possible to provide a photographing device and a method for producing an image, which can stably obtain a desired image with the eyes of the person to be photographed facing forward, and eliminate unnecessary time for re-taking. , The cost that was incurred with re-shooting was eliminated and the burden on the person being photographed was reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a state in which a person to be photographed operates a photographing device to photograph.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an image displayed on a display unit.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the relation of each member constituting the image capturing apparatus 1 as the embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example from photographing to producing an image.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Imaging device 101 means of photography 101a lens 102 lighting means 103 monitor 104 display 105 image output means 106 selection means 107 means of operation 108 control means 109 storage means 2 Subject 3 chairs

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A display unit for displaying an image of a person to be photographed, a display unit for displaying an image photographed by the image capturing unit on a line of sight between the image capturing unit and the person to be photographed, and the display unit. A selection unit that selects an arbitrary image from the stored images, a storage unit that stores the image selected by the selection unit, and an image output unit that outputs the image stored in the storage unit. Imaging device characterized by. 2. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit is operated by a person to be photographed and selects an arbitrary image from the images displayed on the display unit. 3. A photographed person is photographed by a photographing means, and an image photographed by the photographing means is displayed on a display section of a display means provided on a line of sight between the photographing means and the photographed person. An image characterized by selecting an arbitrary image from the image displayed on the display unit by selecting means, storing the selected image in storage means, and producing the stored image by output means Of manufacturing. 4. The method of producing an image according to claim 3, wherein the selection unit is operated by a person to be photographed and selects an arbitrary image from the images displayed on the display unit. . 5. The image production according to claim 3, wherein when the image displayed on the display unit does not include an image to be selected by the selecting unit, the image is captured again by the image capturing unit. Method.