JP2005033654A - Digital camera - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a digital camera in which the convenience can be enhanced in printing by determining the intended composition with respect to a captured image. <P>SOLUTION: Frames 51, 52 surrounding the partial images 31_11, 31_12 composed of a part of a captured images 31_1 that is displayed on the display screen of a liquid crystal monitor 31 are displayed being superimposed on that captured image 31_1, and partial image specification information specifying partial image data corresponding to the partial images 31_11, 31_12 surrounded by those frames 51, 52 is stored in a memory. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a digital camera that captures image data representing a subject by a photographing operation.

  Conventionally, a digital camera that displays a subject image on a screen of a liquid crystal display device, displays an auxiliary frame superimposed on the subject image, determines a composition of the subject with reference to the auxiliary frame, and takes a picture. Has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). According to this digital camera, even a beginner unfamiliar with photographing can obtain a balanced photographed image.

  Also, a camera with ID photo size display function has been proposed in which a field of view showing the size range of ID photos used for driver's licenses, passports, etc. is attached to the viewfinder (or adapter attached to the viewfinder). (See Patent Document 2). According to this camera, it is possible to obtain an image for an ID photo having an appropriate size.

Furthermore, a digital camera having an image display / recording auxiliary function for registering image data of a comparison object that can be compared with the size of the subject and displaying / recording an image composed of the image data together with the subject image during photographing is proposed (See Patent Document 3). According to this digital camera, the user can shoot by grasping the approximate size of the subject sensuously.
JP 2000-270242 A No. 3004540 gazette Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-102007

  The techniques proposed in Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3 described above are techniques for determining an intended composition at the time of photographing and taking a photograph based on the composition, and are intended for a photographed image. There is no mention of a technique for determining the convenience of printing and providing convenience during printing.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a digital camera that can determine the intended composition for a photographed image and facilitate the printing.

The digital camera of the present invention that achieves the above object is a digital camera that captures image data representing a subject by a shooting operation.
An image storage unit for storing image data obtained by shooting;
An image display unit for displaying a photographed image based on image data obtained by photographing on a display screen;
In response to the operation, on the display screen, a frame display operation unit that displays a frame surrounding a partial image that is a part of the captured image superimposed on the captured image displayed on the display screen;
The image storage unit includes an image storage control unit that stores partial image specifying information for specifying partial image data corresponding to a partial image surrounded by a frame displayed on the display screen.

  The digital camera of the present invention displays a frame surrounding a partial image formed of a part of the captured image superimposed on the captured image displayed on the display screen, and a portion corresponding to the partial image surrounded by the frame Since partial image specifying information for specifying image data is stored, for example, a photographed image is processed into sizes for various ID photographs used for a driver's license, resume, passport, etc. The partial image information for specifying the partial image data is stored, and based on the partial image information, an ID photo having a desired size can be easily printed by the printer. Accordingly, it is possible to determine the intended composition for the photographed image and to facilitate the printing.

Here, the image display unit displays a through image before photographing on the display screen, and the frame display operation unit can operate even when the through image is displayed on the display screen. Accordingly, a frame surrounding a part of the through image is displayed by being superimposed on the through image displayed on the display screen,
The image storage control unit represents an entire image corresponding to the through image displayed at the time of shooting on the display screen in response to a shooting operation in a state where both the through image and the frame are displayed on the display screen. Image data is stored in the image storage unit, and partial image data corresponding to a partial image surrounded by a frame of a through image displayed on the display screen at the time of shooting is specified in the image storage unit. It is preferable to store partial image specifying information.

  In this way, it is possible to determine the intended composition even at the time of shooting and to facilitate the printing.

  The image storage control unit preferably stores the partial image specifying information in the form of a tag attached to the image data in the image storage unit.

  If the partial image specifying information is stored in the form of a tag attached to the image data, the storage capacity of the image storage unit can be reduced.

  Further, the image storage control unit causes the image storage unit to store the partial image specifying information by cutting out the partial image data from the image data and copying the partial image data to another file. It may be.

  In this way, management of partial image data is simplified.

  Further, the image storage control unit causes the image storage unit to store the image data according to a shooting operation in a state where both the through image and the frame are displayed on the display screen, and the image The partial image specifying information may be stored by storing the partial image data in a storage unit.

  In this way, the association between the image data representing the entire image and the partial image data is simplified.

  Furthermore, the image storage control unit may cause the image storage unit to store a plurality of partial image data representing the partial image and having different shooting conditions.

  In this way, a desired image can be selected from images composed of a plurality of partial image data with different shooting conditions.

  The frame display operation unit may display a frame whose position and size can be changed according to the operation on the display screen.

  In this way, it is possible to display a photographic frame having a desired size.

Furthermore, the frame display operation unit specifies dimensions at the time of printing a partial image in the frame according to the operation,
The image storage control unit may cause the image storage unit to store print size information for specifying dimensions at the time of printing together with the partial image specifying information.

  In this way, when the partial image is printed by the printer, it is possible to automatically select a print paper having a size corresponding to the size at the time of printing the partial image.

  As described above, according to the digital camera of the present invention, it is possible to determine the intended composition for the photographed image and to facilitate the printing.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of a digital camera according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front.

  A digital camera 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a digital camera that captures image data representing a subject by a shooting operation. A shooting lens 11 that is an optical zoom lens and an upper right portion of the shooting lens 11 are disposed in front of the digital camera 1. An optical viewfinder objective window 12 is provided. A flash light emitting device 13 that emits flash light in synchronization with photographing is provided at the upper left of the front surface of the digital camera 1. Further, a shutter button 14 is provided on the upper surface of the digital camera 1.

  FIG. 2 is an external view of the digital camera shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the back.

  An optical viewfinder eyepiece window 21 is provided on the upper left rear side of the digital camera 1 shown in FIG. In addition, a mode switching dial 22 that switches a shooting mode, a playback mode, and the like is provided at the upper right portion of the back of the digital camera 1. The mode switching dial 22 is printed with patterns of various modes. An index 23 is provided on the left side of the mode switching dial 22. The user can set the desired mode by rotating the mode switching dial 22 and positioning the pattern of the desired mode on the index 23.

  Further, an up / down / left / right button 24 is provided inside the mode switching dial 22. On the up / down / left / right button 24, an up arrow, a down arrow, a left arrow, and a right arrow are printed. Each arrow portion of the up / down / left / right button 24 is formed to be freely pressed.

  A liquid crystal monitor 31 is provided below the back of the digital camera 1. The liquid crystal monitor 31 corresponds to an example of an image display unit according to the present invention, and displays a through image before photographing and a photographed image based on image data obtained by photographing on the display screen.

  Above the liquid crystal monitor 31, a shift button 32, a display button 33, a power switch 34, and an execution button 35 are provided.

  The shift button 32 is a button for moving a frame surrounding a partial image formed of a part of a captured image displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31 together with the above-described up / down / left / right button 24.

  The display button 33 plays a role corresponding to an example of the frame display operation unit referred to in the present invention together with the above-described up / down / left / right button 24. As will be described in detail later, the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31 is turned on, This is a button for displaying a frame surrounding a partial image consisting of a part of the photographed image on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31.

  The power switch 34 is a slide-type switch for turning on / off the power of the digital camera 1. When the power switch 34 is slid to the right, the power of the digital camera 1 is turned on, and when it is slid to the left, the power of the digital camera 1 is turned off. .

  The execution button 35 causes the image storage unit, which will be described later, to store partial image specifying information for specifying partial image data corresponding to a partial image surrounded by a frame displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31, or is selected. It is a button for determining the menu.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the digital camera shown in FIG.

  The digital camera 1 includes the above-described photographing lens 11 and an image sensor 41 that converts a subject image formed via the photographing lens 11 into an analog image signal.

  The digital camera 1 also includes an analog signal processing unit 42 that performs analog signal processing such as gamma correction and white balance adjustment on an analog image signal from the image sensor 41, and an analog signal processed by the analog signal processing unit 42. An A / D converter 43 that A / D converts the image signal into a digital image signal, a digital signal processing unit 44 that digitally processes the image signal from the A / D converter 43, and the digital signal processing unit 44 And a ROM 45 in which program data necessary for digital processing is stored. The image data digitally processed by the digital signal processing unit 44 is output toward the liquid crystal monitor 31.

  Further, the digital camera 1 is provided with a CPU 46 for exchanging with the digital signal processing unit 44 and for receiving operation information from the shutter button 14. The CPU 46 serves as an image storage control unit according to the present invention. Specifically, a partial image surrounded by a frame displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31 in the memory 49 described later. The partial image specifying information for specifying the partial image data corresponding to is stored via the digital signal processing unit 44. The partial image specifying information will be described later.

  Further, the digital camera 1 includes an AE / AF unit 47 that outputs AE data for automatic exposure adjustment and AF data for automatic focus adjustment to the CPU 46, the mode switching dial 22, the up / down / left / right button 24, and the shift described above. An operation unit 48 including a button 32, a display button 33, and an execution button 35 is provided.

  Further, the digital camera 1 stores the image data from the digital signal processing unit 44 and outputs the stored image data to the digital signal processing unit 44 (an example of the image storage unit according to the present invention). And a memory card 50 in which image data from the digital signal processing unit 44 is stored.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a captured image and a frame displayed superimposed on the captured image displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor.

  On the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31, a captured image 31_1 is displayed. Further, a driver's license frame 51 and a resume frame 52 are displayed so as to be superimposed on the captured image 31_1 and surround the partial images 31_11 and 31_12 of the captured image 31_1.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the memory shown in FIG.

  In an area 49_1 configuring the memory 49 illustrated in FIG. 4, image data representing the entire image that is the captured image 31_1 is stored. Also, partial image specifying information (information specifying the driver's license frame 51 and resume frame 52) for specifying the partial image data corresponding to the partial images 31_11 and 31_12 surrounded by the frames 51 and 52 is provided. The partial areas 49_1a and 49_1b are stored in the form of tags attached to the image data.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the partial image in the frame illustrated in FIG. 4 is printed by a printer.

  In FIG. 6A, partial images 31_11 and 31_12 surrounded by the frames 51 and 52 described above are printed on a single print sheet 61. These partial images 31_11 and 31_12 are printed based on the partial image specifying information stored in the partial areas 49_11a and 49_12a of the memory 49. In FIG. 6B, one partial image 31_12 is printed on one print sheet 62. In this way, based on the partial image specifying information stored in the partial areas 49_11a and 49_12a of the memory 49, a plurality of frames surrounded by a plurality of frames 51 and 52 on a single print sheet 61 by a printer (not shown). The partial images 31_11 and 31_12 can be printed, or only the partial image 31_11 surrounded by the frame 51 can be printed on one print sheet 62.

  The digital camera 1 according to the present embodiment displays frames 51 and 52 that surround the partial images 31_11 and 31_12 that are part of the captured image 31_1 and are superimposed on the captured image 31_1 displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31. Since partial image specifying information for specifying partial image data corresponding to the partial images 31_11 and 31_12 surrounded by the frames 51 and 52 is stored, a driver's license and history for the captured image 31_1 are stored. Stores partial image information for specifying partial image data processed into a size for an ID photo used in a certificate, and easily creates an ID photo of a desired size with a printer based on the partial image information Can be printed on. Accordingly, it is possible to determine the intended composition for the photographed image and to facilitate the printing. Further, since the partial image specifying information is stored in the form of a tag attached to the image data, the storage capacity of the memory 49 can be reduced.

  Furthermore, in the digital camera 1 of the present embodiment, even when a through image before photographing is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31, it is superimposed on the through image displayed on the display screen according to the operation. A frame surrounding a part of the through image can be displayed. Further, in response to a shooting operation in a state where both the through image and the frame are displayed on the display screen, the CPU 46 displays image data representing the entire image corresponding to the through image displayed at the time of shooting on the display screen. The partial image specifying information for specifying the partial image data corresponding to the partial image surrounded by the frame of the through image displayed on the display screen at the time of photographing is stored in the memory 49 and the image data. It is stored in the form of a tag attached to. For this reason, even at the time of shooting, it is possible to take a photo with awareness of a desired size of the ID photo.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of various ID photograph frames displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor.

  FIG. 7 shows a driving license frame 51, a resume frame 52, and a passport frame 53, each represented by a rectangular photo frame, in the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31. ing. These frames 51, 52, and 53 are displayed superimposed on the captured image 31_1, and partial image specifying information that specifies partial image data corresponding to the partial images surrounded by the frames 51, 52, and 53 is stored in the memory. By storing it in 49, it is possible to easily print an ID photo having a size determined by the frames 51, 52 and 53 during printing. Here, the sizes of the frames 51 and 52 are prepared in advance, and a desired frame can be selected by operating the up / down / left / right button 24 or the execution button 35. Also, the position of the frame can be freely moved by operating the shift button 32 or the up / down / left / right button 24. Furthermore, a plurality of frames can be displayed simultaneously. A mode for freely changing the size of the frame may be prepared.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a frame different from the frames for various ID photographs shown in FIG. 7 displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor.

  In FIG. 8, a driving license frame 71, a resume frame 72, and a passport frame 73, each of which is a photo frame represented by only a corner portion, are displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31. It is shown. Such a frame may be prepared.

  Further, in the digital camera 1 of the present embodiment, the CPU 46 stores the partial image specifying information in the memory 49 by cutting out the partial image data from the image data and copying the partial image data to another file. It can also be.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a folder composed of a plurality of files.

  The folder 80 shown in FIG. 9 includes a plurality of files 81, 82, 83,... In which a plurality of partial images 1, 2, 3,. In each file 81, 82, 83,..., Partial image specifying information for specifying each partial image 1, 2, 3,... Is stored, and based on the partial image specifying information, each file 81, 82 is stored. , 83,... Are registered in the frames 81a, 82a, 83a,. When such a folder 80 is prepared, the management of the partial images 1, 2, 3,... Can be simplified, and a photograph composed of these partial images 1, 2, 3,. Can do.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing one file in which one partial image is copied.

  One partial image 91 is copied in the file 90 shown in FIG. The file 90 stores partial image specifying information for specifying the partial image 91, and a frame 91 a based on the partial image specifying information is registered on the file 90.

  The CPU 46 stores image data representing the entire image in the memory 49 in accordance with the photographing operation in a state where both the through image and the frame are displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 49, and the memory 49 The partial image specifying information may be stored by storing the partial image data. This increases the capacity of the image data stored in the memory 49, but simplifies the association between the image data representing the entire image and the partial image data.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a frame and dimensions displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor.

  In the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31, three frames 101, 102, and 103 surrounding the partial image are displayed. Here, on behalf of the three frames 101, 102, and 103, characters of dimensions 4 cm and 3 cm indicating the size range of the frame 101 are displayed on the left side and the lower side of the frame 101. In this way, the user can easily know the actual size of the image at the time of printing.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another example of the frame and dimensions displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor.

  Three frames 101, 102, and 103 are displayed in the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31. Characters of dimension 40 and dimension 30 are displayed on the left and upper sides of the frames 101, 102, and 103, respectively. In this way, the user can immediately know the actual dimensions of a plurality of images at the time of printing.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an example of setting the dimensions of the frame displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor.

  In order to set the size (print size) of the frame 104 displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31, first, the mode switching dial 22 shown in FIG. Next, the shift button 32 and the up / down / left / right buttons 24 are operated to input the numerical value 40 of the width dimension of the frame 104 and the execution button 35 is pressed to decide. Similarly, the numerical value 50 of the vertical width dimension of the frame 104 is input, and the execution button 35 is pressed to determine. In this way, the dimension (print size) of the frame 104 is set.

  Information representing the set dimensions is stored in the memory 49 by the CPU 46 (see FIG. 3). In this way, since print information for specifying dimensions at the time of printing is stored in the memory 49, when printing a partial image by the printer, a print paper having a size corresponding to the size at the time of printing the partial image is automatically selected. It is also possible.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a frame displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor, and FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating another example of the frame displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor.

  In the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31 shown in FIG. 14, a frame 105 indicated by only the corner portion is displayed. In this case, the entire image and the partial image surrounded by the frame 105 are displayed. Further, in the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31 shown in FIG. 15, a frame 106 formed by displaying the peripheral portion 31b excluding the central portion 31a on a white background is displayed. In this case, only the partial image surrounded by the frame 106 is displayed. A desired image may be displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31 by selecting such a frame.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a plurality of partial images represented by a plurality of partial image data having different shooting conditions.

  With the digital camera 1 of the present embodiment, exposure, white balance, and contrast are changed to take a plurality of photos, or a plurality of photos are taken in the continuous shooting mode, and stored in the memory 49. A plurality of partial images A, B, C, and D represented by a plurality of partial image data having different shooting conditions stored in this way are displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31, and the plurality of partial images A, By selecting a desired partial image from B, C, and D, an appropriate photograph can be printed.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing three captured images displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor and three frames displayed superimposed on these three images.

  On the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31, images 111, 112, and 113 for three photographed persons are displayed. Proof so as to surround the face portions of the images 111, 112, and 113 for these three persons. Photo frames 121, 122, and 123 are displayed in a superimposed manner. By doing so, ID photographs for three people can be printed at a time by a printer.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram showing images of six photographed people displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor and six frames displayed superimposed on the images of the six people.

  On the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 31, images 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136 for six photographed persons are displayed, and the images 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 for these six persons are displayed. , 136 are displayed so as to overlap the ID photo frames 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146. By doing so, ID photos for six people can be printed at a time by a printer.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart of an operation routine for operating the frame displayed on the liquid crystal monitor.

  First, in step S1, it is determined whether or not the display button 33 shown in FIG. 2 is turned on (first time). If it is determined that the display button 33 is not turned on, this step S1 is repeatedly executed until the display button 33 is turned on. If it is determined that the display button 33 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S2.

  In step S2, the liquid crystal monitor 31 is turned on. Thereby, the display screen of the liquid crystal display monitor 31 is turned on. Further, the process proceeds to step S3.

  In step S3, it is determined whether or not the display button 33 is turned on (second time). If it is determined that the display button 33 is not turned on, this step S3 is repeatedly executed until the display button 33 is turned on. If it is determined that the display button 33 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S4.

  In step S4, a printing frame is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display monitor 31, and the process proceeds to step S5.

  In step S5, it is determined whether the left button or the right button (left arrow or right arrow of the up / down / left / right button 24) is turned on. If it is determined that the left button is turned on, the process proceeds to step S9 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined that the right button is turned on, the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S6, a frame is superimposed and displayed on the reproduced image and the subject.

  Next, in step S7, it is determined whether or not the shift button 32 and any one of the up / down / left / right buttons 24 (up / down / left / right arrows) are pressed simultaneously. If it is determined that they are not simultaneously pressed, this routine is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the buttons are simultaneously pressed, the process proceeds to step S8.

  In step S8, the printing frame is moved in the direction corresponding to the pressed button of the up / down / left / right button 24, and this routine is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S5 that the left button has been turned on and the process proceeds to step S9, the type of printing frame (for driver's license, resume, or passport) is selected in step S9. Then, the process proceeds to step S10.

  In step S10, it is determined whether or not the execution button 35 has been turned on. When it is determined that the execution button 35 is not turned on, this step S10 is repeatedly executed until the execution button 35 is turned on. If it is determined that the execution button 35 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S11.

  In step S11, the print size is selected and the process proceeds to step S12.

  In step S12, it is determined whether or not the execution button 35 has been turned on. When it is determined that the execution button 35 is not turned on, this step S12 is repeatedly executed until the execution button 35 is turned on. If it is determined that the execution button 35 is turned on, this routine is terminated.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a first print sample example when an image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor is printed by a printer.

  On the print sheet 150 shown in FIG. 20, an entire image 151 printed on the entire print sheet 150 and a dotted frame 152 surrounding the partial image 151 of the entire image 151 are printed. The user can easily obtain an ID photo or the like of a desired size by cutting the partial image 151 using the dotted frame 152 as a guide. Here, the example of the dotted frame 152 has been described as a guide for cutting the partial image 151, but a thin line or the like may be used instead of the dotted frame.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a second print sample example when an image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor is printed by a printer.

  The print sheet 150 shown in FIG. 21 includes a partial image 151 of the entire image 151 (not shown), a dotted frame 152 surrounding the partial image 151, and a dimension indicating the size of the partial image 151 outside the dotted frame 151 ( 30 and 40) are printed. Thus, since the dimension which shows the magnitude | size of the partial image 151 is printed, the user can know the magnitude | size of the partial image correctly.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a third print sample example when the image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor is printed by the printer.

  Only the partial image 151 is printed on the print paper 150 shown in FIG. In this way, by printing only the partial image 151 on the print paper 150 and setting the remaining portion as the margin 153, the ink (or toner) of the printer can be saved.

It is the external view which looked at the digital camera of one Embodiment of this invention from the front. It is the external view which looked at the digital camera shown in FIG. 1 from the back. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the digital camera shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the frame displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor, and the frame displayed superimposed on the captured image. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a structure of a memory shown in FIG. 3. It is a figure which shows an example which printed the partial image in the frame shown in FIG. 4 with the printer. It is a figure which shows an example of the frame for various ID photographs displayed on the display screen of a liquid crystal monitor. It is a figure which shows the frame different from the frame for various ID photographs shown in FIG. 7 displayed on the display screen of a liquid crystal monitor. It is a figure which shows the folder which consists of a some file. It is a figure which shows the folder which consists of a some file. It is a figure which shows an example of the frame and dimension which are displayed on the display screen of a liquid crystal monitor. It is a figure which shows the other example of the frame and dimension which are displayed on the display screen of a liquid crystal monitor. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a dimension setting of the frame displayed on the display screen of a liquid crystal monitor. It is a figure which shows an example of the frame displayed on the display screen of a liquid crystal monitor. It is a figure which shows the other example of the frame displayed on the display screen of a liquid crystal monitor. It is a figure which shows the some partial image which the some partial image data from which imaging conditions differ represents. It is a figure which shows on the display screen of a liquid crystal monitor the image for three persons who image | photographed, and the three frames displayed by superimposing on the image for those three persons. It is a figure which shows the six frames displayed on the display screen of a liquid crystal monitor, and the six frames displayed superimposed on the image for six people which were image | photographed. It is a flowchart of the operation routine for operating the frame displayed on the liquid crystal monitor. It is a figure which shows the 1st print sample example at the time of printing the image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor with a printer. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of a print sample at the time of printing the image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor with a printer. It is a figure which shows the 3rd print sample example at the time of printing the image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor with a printer.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Digital camera 11 Shooting lens 12 Optical viewfinder objective window 13 Flash light emitting device 14 Shutter button 21 Optical viewfinder eyepiece window 22 Mode switching dial 23 Index 24 Up / down / left / right button 31 Liquid crystal monitor 31_1 Captured image 31_11, 31_12, 91, 151 part Image 31a Central part 31b Peripheral part 32 Shift button 33 Display button 34 Power switch 35 Execution button 41 Image sensor 42 Analog signal processing part 43 A / D converter 44 Digital signal processing part 45 ROM
46 CPU
47 AE / AF section 48 operation section 49 memory 49_1 area 49_1a, 49_1b partial area 50 memory card 51, 52, 53, 71, 72, 73, 81a, 82a, 83a, 91a, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 121, 122, 123, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 Frame 61, 62, 150 Print paper 80 Folder 81, 82, 83, 90 File 111, 112, 113, 131, 132, 133, 134 , 135, 136 Image 151 Overall image 152 Dotted frame 153 Margin

Claims (8)

In a digital camera that captures image data representing a subject by shooting operation,
An image storage unit for storing image data obtained by shooting;
An image display unit for displaying a photographed image based on image data obtained by photographing on a display screen;
In response to an operation, on the display screen, a frame display operation unit that displays a frame surrounding a partial image including a part of the captured image superimposed on the captured image displayed on the display screen;
An image storage control unit for storing partial image specifying information for specifying partial image data corresponding to a partial image surrounded by a frame displayed on the display screen in the image storage unit. camera. The image display unit also displays a through image before shooting on the display screen, and the frame display operation unit is configured to display a through image on the display screen according to an operation. Displaying a frame surrounding a part of the through image superimposed on the through image displayed on the display screen,
The image storage control unit represents an entire image corresponding to the through image displayed at the time of shooting on the display screen according to a shooting operation in a state where both the through image and the frame are displayed on the display screen. Image data is stored in the image storage unit, and in the image storage unit, partial image data corresponding to a partial image surrounded by a frame of a through image displayed at the time of shooting on the display screen is specified. 2. The digital camera according to claim 1, wherein partial image specifying information is stored. 3. The digital camera according to claim 1, wherein the image storage control unit stores the partial image specifying information in the form of a tag attached to the image data in the image storage unit. . The image storage control unit causes the image storage unit to store the partial image specifying information by cutting out the partial image data from the image data and copying the partial image data to another file. The digital camera according to claim 1. The image storage control unit causes the image storage unit to store the image data according to a shooting operation in a state where both the through image and the frame are displayed on the display screen, and the image storage unit 3. The digital camera according to claim 2, wherein the partial image data is stored to store the partial image specifying information. 6. The digital camera according to claim 5, wherein the image storage control unit stores a plurality of partial image data representing the partial image and having different photographing conditions in the image storage unit. The digital camera according to claim 1, wherein the frame display operation unit displays a frame whose position and size can be changed according to an operation on the display screen. The frame display operation unit is for specifying dimensions at the time of printing a partial image in the frame according to an operation,
3. The digital camera according to claim 1, wherein the image storage control unit stores print size information for specifying dimensions at the time of printing together with the partial image specifying information in the image storage unit. .

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