JP2005107358A - Camera and camera system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a camera and a camera system capable of protecting subject's rights to portraiture. <P>SOLUTION: A tag 3 carried by the subject 2 has a memory for storing a subject ID or the like, a position detecting device for detecting the position of the subject 2 and a transmission/reception circuit for performing radio communication with the camera 1. The tag 3 transmits subject information (subject ID, positional information and information showing the propriety of photographing the subject) to the camera 1. The camera 1 includes a memory for storing a camera ID or the like, a position detecting device for detecting the position of the camera 1 and a transmission/reception circuit for performing radio communication with the tag 3. When the camera 1 receives information that photographing the subject 2 is permitted from the tag 3, it photographs the subject 2 and records an image as usual. When the camera 1 receives information that photographing the subject 2 is rejected from the tag 3, it performs at least one of processing to inhibit photographing the subject 2, processing to inform the user of the camera 1 that the subject 2 does not approve of being photographed, processing to prevent the subject 2 from being included in a photographic image and processing to make it impossible to specify the subject 2 on the photographic image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a camera and a camera system using the camera.

  A photographing device with a right protection function for use in live photographing is known (see Patent Document 1). In Patent Document 1, a signal carrying rights information is sent from the stage to be photographed to the audience seat, the stage is photographed by the photographing apparatus on the audience seat, and the rights information signal is received. A technique for embedding right information in data using a digital watermark technique is disclosed.

JP 2000-341634 A

  In the above-described technique, the subject person on the stage is photographed regardless of whether or not he / she wants to photograph, and the image data is recorded. Therefore, it is difficult to protect the right of portrait of the subject even though the right information can be left in the captured image data.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera according to a first aspect of the present invention, an image pickup means for picking up a subject image through a taking lens under a predetermined shooting condition, a position information generation means for detecting the position of the camera and generating position information, and at least a main subject. Receiving means for receiving subject information transmitted from the main subject side, including information indicating the position and information indicating whether or not the main subject can be photographed, the position of the camera by the position information generating means, and the main subject indicated by the received subject information And a determination unit that determines whether or not the main subject is included in the shooting range, and whether or not the received subject information indicates that the main subject is included in the shooting range and the determination result by the determination unit. And a control means for controlling the operation.
The control means instructs (1) subject information to indicate that photography is possible, or the judgment means determines that the main subject is not included in the photographing range, and instructs photographing according to the set photographing conditions. When the determination means determines that the main subject is included in the shooting range, the shooting prohibition, the display indicating that shooting is not possible, the flash emission prohibition, the recording prohibition, and the set shooting conditions are set. It can also be instructed to perform at least one of at least one of a change in zoom magnification, a change in aperture value, and a change in shutter speed.
When instructing either a change in zoom magnification or a change in shutter speed, the control means can also instruct each change amount so that camera shake occurs during hand-held shooting.
When instructing to change the aperture value, the control means can also instruct the amount of change so that the main subject is removed from the depth of field.
When the zoom magnification is changed by changing the optical zoom magnification, the control means instructs the change amount so that the main subject is removed from the shooting angle of view, and the zoom magnification is changed mainly by changing the electronic zoom magnification. The change amount can be instructed to reduce the resolution of the subject.
A camera system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention includes a subject information transmitting unit that transmits subject information including at least information indicating a position of a main subject and information indicating whether photographing is possible, and any one of claims 1 to 5. And a camera.
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera including an imaging unit that captures an image of a subject through a photographic lens, a recording unit that records data on a recording medium, and at least information indicating whether or not a main subject can be captured. A receiving unit that receives the transmitted subject information, a control unit that determines whether to perform shooting processing according to the received shooting availability information, and an instruction to the recording unit to record the received subject information on a recording medium Subject information recording instruction means.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera system comprising subject information transmitting means for transmitting subject information including at least information indicating whether or not photographing is possible, and the camera according to the seventh aspect.
9. The camera system according to claim 6, wherein the camera may further include a specific information transmitting unit that transmits information necessary for specifying the camera. In this case, the subject information transmitting unit includes the specific information. Subject information can be transmitted further including information necessary for identifying the main subject in accordance with the camera specifying information by the transmitting means.
Information indicating whether or not shooting is possible in the camera system may be set for each time, place, and camera specifying information.

  In the camera and the camera system according to the present invention, the photographing operation is controlled in response to the photographing availability information from the main subject included in the photographing range, so that the portrait right of the subject is protected by performing operation control such as photographing prohibition, for example. can do.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a camera system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the camera system includes a camera 1 and a tag 3 carried by a main subject 2.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the main part of the camera 1. The subject light that has passed through the photographing zoom lens 11 forms an image on the imaging surface of the imaging element 12. The imaging element 12 sends an imaging signal corresponding to the pixel to the signal processing circuit 13. The signal processing circuit 13 converts the analog signal into digital data and then performs predetermined image processing such as white balance adjustment and image compression processing. The memory 14 is used as a temporary storage for image data, a work area for image processing, and a work area for the CPU 18 described later.

  The drive mechanism 15 drives a zoom lens (not shown) in the photographic zoom lens 11 to change the photographic magnification, and in the photographic zoom lens 11 to focus on the main subject 2 at the time of shooting. And a mechanism for driving a focus lens (not shown). The focal length information and the aperture value information set in the photographing zoom lens 11 are configured to be transmitted to the CPU 18.

  The camera 1 includes an aperture adjustment mechanism (not shown), a shutter speed adjustment mechanism, and a subject luminance detection mechanism. The CPU 18 instructs adjustment of at least one of the aperture and the shutter speed so as to obtain a proper exposure by performing a known exposure calculation using the detected subject luminance. When the flash device 16 that illuminates the main subject 2 is set to be able to emit light, the CPU 18 causes the flash device 16 to emit light during photographing. The camera 1 further includes a focus detection device (not shown). The CPU 18 instructs the drive mechanism 15 to drive the focus lens based on the defocus amount detected by the focus detection device.

  The transmission / reception circuit 17 transmits information of the camera 1 to the tag 3 and receives information transmitted from the tag 3. The CPU 18 includes a nonvolatile memory (not shown) that controls the operation of the camera 1 and records information indicating an ID unique to the camera, information indicating a contract condition, and the like. The contract condition is a condition to be presented from the camera 1 to the subject 2 in order to obtain photographing permission from the subject 2 for photographing the subject 2 with the camera 1. For example, the amount of money when money is exchanged, the range of use of captured images (data), and the like. Communication between the camera 1 and the tag 3 is performed by any one of wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA (infrared communication), and wireless LAN.

  The display device 19 includes a liquid crystal display panel, and is configured to be able to display a through image before release, a freeze image after release, and an image based on image data recorded on the recording medium 22.

  The position detection device 20 receives radio waves from a well-known GPS satellite and generates position information. The operation member 21 includes an operation switch for performing a shooting instruction, setting change of the camera 1, and various operations on the camera 1, such as a release switch and a zoom switch.

  The recording medium 22 is a non-volatile memory configured to be detachable from the camera 1. Recorded image data and the like are recorded on the recording medium 22.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the main part of the tag 3. The transmission / reception circuit 53 transmits information of the tag 3 to the camera 1 and receives information transmitted from the camera 1. The position detection device 54 receives radio waves from a well-known GPS satellite and generates position information, and also generates information indicating its direction. The nonvolatile memory 52 stores in advance ID information unique to the subject 2, information indicating whether permission for photographing the subject 2 is permitted, and the like. When the photographing permission is given with conditions, information indicating necessary conditions is stored in the memory 52. The CPU 51 controls the operation of each block in the tag 3.

  The present invention is characterized in that the shooting process when the camera 1 captures the subject 2 is controlled according to the information stored in the tag 3. In the first embodiment, when the camera 1 obtains the photographing permission from the tag 3, normal photographing processing is performed, and when the camera 1 does not obtain the photographing permission from the tag 3, processing different from the normal photographing is performed.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing performed by the camera 1. The program for performing the processing in FIG. 4 is repeatedly executed by the CPU 18 when a main switch (not shown) of the camera 1 is turned on. In step S11 of FIG. 4, the CPU 18 acquires the position information generated by the position detection device 20, and proceeds to step S12. This position information indicates the longitude and latitude (or orientation) of the camera 1.

  In step S12, the CPU 18 determines whether or not the release switch has been pressed halfway. If the operation signal from the operation member 21 indicates a half-press operation, the CPU 18 makes a positive determination in step S12 and proceeds to step S13. If the operation signal is not half-pressed, the CPU 18 makes a negative determination in step S12 and repeats the determination process in step S12. .

  In step S <b> 13, the CPU 18 reads the camera ID from the internal memory, and transmits this ID information via the transmission / reception circuit 17. The directivity of the transmission / reception circuit 17 is configured to be communicable with the tag 3 which is located at least within the angle of view of the photographing zoom lens 11 and located within a distance of, for example, 10 m from the camera 1. In step S <b> 14, the CPU 18 determines whether there is an answer from the tag 3. The CPU 18 makes a positive determination in step S14 when the subject information transmitted from the tag 3 is received by the transmission / reception circuit 17, and proceeds to step S15. If the subject information from the tag 3 is not received, the CPU 18 makes a negative determination in step S14. Proceed to step S20. The process proceeds to step S20 when the subject 2 carrying the tag 3 does not exist.

  In step S15, the CPU 18 acquires the ID and position information of the subject 2 included in the subject information, and proceeds to step S16. When subject information is received from a plurality of tags 3, the respective IDs and position information are acquired. In step S16, the CPU 18 determines whether or not the subject 2 is located within the shooting range. The determination as to whether or not it is in the shooting range is made by the angle-of-view determination and the depth of field determination described below.

1. Determining the angle of view Generally, the ratio of the width w of the effective area where the subject image is formed on the photosensitive member (in this case, the image sensor 12) and the width W of the object field, the height h of the effective area. And the height H of the object field, and the ratio of the focal length f of the photographic lens 11 and the subject distance L have the relationship of the following equation (1).
w / W = h / H = f / L (1)

  The CPU 18 acquires information on the focal length f set in the photographing zoom lens 11 and uses the position information of the subject 2 acquired in step S11 and the position information of the subject 2 acquired in step S15 to determine the distance between the two. That is, the subject distance L is calculated. Since the width w and height h of the effective area of the photosensitive member are known, when the focal length f and the subject distance L are substituted into the above equation (1), the width W and the height H of the object field at the subject distance L are obtained. . When the subject 2 is positioned within the range indicated by the calculated width W and height H, the CPU 18 determines that the subject 2 exists in the object scene.

2. Depth of Field Determining the shortest subject distance that falls within the depth of field up to infinity, and the distance that is in focus from ½ of the subject distance to infinity is the hyperfocal distance, the forward depth of field is 2), the rear depth of field is expressed by the following equation (3).
Front depth of field = (hyperfocal length × L) / (hyperfocal length + L) (2)
Back depth of field = (hyperfocal length × L) / (hyperfocal length−L) (3)
However, the hyperfocal distance is expressed by the following equation (4).
Hyperfocal distance = f ² / (aperture value × allowable circle of confusion) (4)
The allowable circle of confusion is 0.033 when the photosensitive member is equivalent to a 35 mm film.

  The CPU 18 acquires information indicating the set aperture value from the photographic zoom lens 11 and calculates the hyperfocal distance by substituting it into the above equation (4) together with the focal length f. Substituting into 2) and (3), the depth of field is obtained.

  The CPU 18 shoots the subject 2 determined to be located within the depth of field before and after the subject distance L by the depth of field determination among the subjects 2 determined to be located within the field of view by the angle of view determination. It is determined that it is located within. When receiving a plurality of pieces of subject information, the CPU 18 determines whether each tag 3 (subject 2) is within the shooting range.

  The CPU 18 makes an affirmative decision in step S16 when at least one subject 2 determined to be located within the shooting range exists, and proceeds to step S17. If the subject 2 does not exist within the shooting range, the CPU 18 denies step S16. Determine and proceed to step S20.

  In step S <b> 17, the CPU 18 determines whether there is a request for a condition. If the subject information includes a condition presentation request, the CPU 18 makes a positive determination in step S17 and proceeds to step S18. If the subject information does not include a condition request, the CPU 18 makes a negative determination and proceeds to step S19. .

  In step S <b> 18, the CPU 18 reads the contract condition from the internal memory and transmits the condition via the transmission / reception circuit 17. The contract conditions are stored in advance by the user of the camera 1. Note that the transmission process is skipped when there is no intention of obtaining the imaging permission until the conditions are presented. In this case, shooting rejection information is transmitted from the tag 3. The contract condition and the setting of whether to skip or not are configured to be registered in advance in the memory in the CPU 18 for each subject ID. In step S19, the CPU 18 determines whether or not photographing is permitted. The CPU 18 makes an affirmative decision in step S19 when the information indicating the photographing permission is received by the transmission / reception circuit 17, and proceeds to step S20. If the information indicating the photographing refusal is received, the CPU 18 makes a negative decision in step S19 and proceeds to step S24. Proceed to

  In step S20, the CPU 18 determines whether or not the release switch has been fully pressed. The CPU 18 makes an affirmative decision in step S20 when the operation signal from the operation member 21 indicates a full push operation, proceeds to step S21, and makes a negative decision in step S20 if the full push operation has not been carried out, and performs the process of FIG. finish.

  In step S21, the CPU 18 determines whether shooting is prohibited. When execution of the photographing process is prohibited by the camera control process (step S24) described later, the CPU 18 makes a positive determination in step S21 and ends the process of FIG. The camera 1 in this case does not perform shooting processing. On the other hand, when the photographing process is not prohibited, the CPU 18 makes a negative determination in step S21 and proceeds to step S22.

  In step S22, the CPU 18 performs a shooting process and proceeds to step S23. In step S <b> 23, the CPU 18 performs a process of recording the captured image data on the recording medium 22, and ends the process of FIG. 4.

In step S24, which proceeds after making a negative determination in step S19 described above, the CPU 18 performs camera control processing. The camera control process performs at least one of the following processes.
1. Prohibit shooting.
2. It is displayed on the display device 19 that the information of photographing refusal has been received.
3. If the flash device 16 is set to emit light, no light emission instruction is sent to the flash device 16.
4). A command is output to the drive mechanism 15 to change the zoom magnification (focal length), and the main subject 2 is out of the shooting angle of view.
5). A command is output to an aperture adjustment mechanism (not shown) to change the aperture value, and the main subject 2 is moved out of the depth of field.
6). A command is output to a shutter time adjustment mechanism (not shown) to change the shutter time so that the main subject 2 is blurred.

  In the case of 1 above, since the process does not proceed to the shooting process after step S22, the subject 2 that is not permitted to be shot is not shot by the camera 1. In the case of 2 above, it is possible to notify the user of the camera 1 that the subject 2 is not permitted to shoot. In the above case 3, since the flash device 16 does not emit light, the subject 2 that is not permitted to shoot is underexposed, and the subject 2 cannot be specified in the captured image. In the case of 4 above, the subject 2 that is not permitted to shoot is not included in the captured image.

  In the case of 5, the subject 2 that is not permitted to shoot cannot be focused, and the subject 2 cannot be specified in the captured image. In the case 6 above, the subject 2 that is not permitted to shoot is blurred, so the subject 2 cannot be specified in the captured image.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing performed by the tag 3. The program for performing the processing in FIG. 5 is repeatedly executed by the CPU 51 when the main switch (not shown) of the tag 3 is turned on. In step S51 of FIG. 5, the CPU 51 acquires the position information generated by the position detection device 54, and proceeds to step S52. This position information indicates the longitude and latitude (or orientation) of the tag 3 (subject 2).

  In step S <b> 52, the CPU 51 determines whether a camera ID has been received from the camera 1. The CPU 51 makes a positive determination in step S52 when the transmission / reception circuit 53 receives the camera ID transmitted from the camera 1, and proceeds to step S53. If the CPU 51 does not receive the camera ID from the camera 1, the CPU 51 makes a negative determination in step S52. Return to step S51. When returning to step S51, it is a case where the camera 1 which is going to image | photograph the to-be-photographed object 2 carrying the tag 3 does not exist. In addition, when camera ID is received from the some camera 1, the tag 3 performs the subsequent process with respect to each ID.

  In step S <b> 53, the CPU 51 determines whether or not to reject shooting for the camera 1 corresponding to the ID. When the information indicating unconditional rejection is stored in the memory 52, the CPU 51 makes a positive determination in step S53, and proceeds to step S60. If the information indicating unconditional rejection is not stored in the memory 52, the CPU 51 makes a negative determination in step S53 and proceeds to step S54. Information on unconditional rejection is stored in advance in the memory 52 in the tag 3 by the subject person carrying the tag 3. The unconditional rejection information can be stored in association with a specific camera ID, or can be stored in correspondence with all camera IDs.

  In step S54, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the camera 1 corresponding to the ID is permitted to shoot depending on conditions. When the information indicating unconditional permission is stored in the memory 52, the CPU 51 makes a negative determination in step S54, and proceeds to step S59. When the information indicating the permission condition is stored in the memory 52 (permitted depending on the condition), the CPU 51 makes a positive determination in step S54 and proceeds to step S55. The unconditional permission information can be stored in association with a specific camera ID, or can be stored in correspondence with all camera IDs.

  In step S55, the CPU 51 transmits the subject ID stored in the memory 52, the position information acquired in step S51, and the condition presentation request from the transmission / reception circuit 53 as subject information, and the process proceeds to step S56. In step S <b> 56, the CPU 51 determines whether there is an answer from the camera 1. The CPU 51 makes an affirmative decision in step S56 when the information indicating the contract condition transmitted from the camera 1 is received by the transmission / reception circuit 53, proceeds to step S57, and proceeds to step S57 when the information of the contract condition from the camera 1 is not received. Is negatively determined, and the process proceeds to step S60. When the process proceeds to step S60, the photographing by the camera 1 is rejected.

  In step S57, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the camera 1 is permitted to shoot. If the contract information acquired in step S56 satisfies the permission conditions stored in the memory 52, the CPU 51 makes a positive determination in step S57 and proceeds to step S58. The permission condition is stored in advance in the memory 52 in the tag 3 by the subject person. The permission condition can be stored in correspondence with a specific camera ID, or can be stored in correspondence with all camera IDs. If the contract information acquired in step S56 does not satisfy the permission conditions stored in the memory 52, the CPU 51 makes a negative determination in step S57 and proceeds to step S60.

  In step S58, the CPU 51 transmits the subject ID and the photographing permission information from the transmission / reception circuit 53, and ends the processing in FIG. In step S59, the CPU 51 causes the subject ID, position information, and photographing permission information to be transmitted as subject information from the transmission / reception circuit 53, and the processing in FIG. 5 ends. In step S60, the CPU 51 causes the subject ID, the position information, and the shooting rejection information to be transmitted as subject information from the transmission / reception circuit 53, and the processing in FIG. 5 ends.

The first embodiment described above will be summarized.
(1) The tag 3 carried by the subject 2 includes a memory 52 that stores a subject ID and the like, a position detection device 54 that detects the position of the subject 2, and a transmission / reception circuit 53 that performs wireless communication with the camera 1. .

(2) In the tag 3, a. Permission to shoot subject 2 unconditionally, b. Unconditional rejection of subject 2 shooting, c. Information indicating whether the subject 2 is permitted to be photographed depending on conditions is stored in advance. If permission is granted depending on conditions, permission conditions are also stored. The tag 3 transmits subject information (subject ID, position information, information indicating whether photographing is possible) to the camera 1 in accordance with the camera ID transmitted from the camera 1.

(3) The camera 1 includes a memory (in the CPU 18) that stores a camera ID and the like, a position detection device 20 that detects the position of the camera 1, and a transmission / reception circuit 17 that wirelessly communicates with the tag 3. Based on the position of 1, the position of the subject 2, the angle of view set in the camera 1, and the depth of field, it is determined whether or not the subject 2 is located within the shooting range.

(4) When the camera 1 receives from the tag 3 information for permitting photographing of the subject 2, the camera 1 captures and records the subject 2 as usual. When the camera 1 receives information from the tag 3 refusing to shoot the subject 2, the camera 1 prohibits the shooting of the subject 2, and notifies the user of the camera 1 that the subject 2 does not permit the shooting. At least one of preventing the subject 2 from being photographed and preventing the subject 2 from being specified in the captured image. Thereby, when the subject 2 is not desired to be photographed, it is possible to prevent the subject 2 from being photographed without permission. Further, even when the camera 1 is photographed toward the subject 2, the subject 2 cannot be specified from the recorded image, so that the portrait right of the subject 2 can be protected even if the photographed image is disclosed.

(5) Since the subject information is automatically received from the tag 3 by using the half-press operation of the camera 1 as a trigger (Yes in step S12) and whether or not photographing is possible is determined (step S19), There is no need to ask the subject 2 for permission to shoot, and he can concentrate on the shooting operation. Furthermore, since the information indicating the portrait right is transmitted to the camera 1 before shooting (affirmative determination in step S20), the portrait right of the subject 2 can be reliably protected. The camera 1 and the tag 3 can tell in real time whether or not shooting is possible.

(6) Since the photographing permission information, the photographing refusal information, and the permission conditions are stored in association with the camera ID that identifies the camera 1, the portrait right of the subject 2 can be protected even if there are a plurality of cameras 1. Even if there are a plurality of subjects 2 for one camera 1, the portrait right of each subject 2 can be protected. Note that, when a plurality of subjects 2 are adjacent to each other and at least one subject refuses photographing, priority is given to photographing refusal. That is, a person who refuses to take a picture cannot be identified from the recorded image.

  In the process of determining whether or not the subject 2 is located within the shooting range (step S16), the orientation in which the camera 1 is located and the orientation in which the subject 2 is located may be collated. This matching process can increase the determination accuracy.

  The photographing permission information may correspond not only to the camera ID but also to the date, time, and photographing location. Thereby, it is possible to permit photographing at any time, permit it depending on the day of the week, or permit photographing only at a specific place.

  In the above description, the camera 1 obtains subject information by using the release half-press operation as a trigger. However, the subject information may be obtained immediately after the main switch is turned on.

  Further, the timing at which the camera 1 obtains subject information may be designated in the menu operation of the camera 1.

  Although the case where the camera 1 is an electronic camera has been described as an example, a silver salt camera or a video camera may be used.

  In addition to 1 to 6 described above as the camera control (step S24), the image recording process (step S23) may be skipped after the photographing process (step S22). Thereby, a captured image including the subject 2 does not remain.

  In addition, a command may be output to a shutter time adjustment mechanism (not shown) to change the shutter time so that the main subject 2 is underexposed or overexposed. As a result, the subject 2 cannot be specified in the captured image.

  Furthermore, the aperture value may be changed by outputting a command to an aperture adjustment mechanism (not shown) so that the main subject 2 is underexposed or overexposed. Also in this case, the subject 2 cannot be specified in the captured image.

  Before the image recording process (step S23), a step for performing a trimming process so that the subject 2 cannot be specified may be inserted. The photographer performs operations for the trimming process.

  In the camera control process 4 described above, the main subject 2 is not photographed by optically changing the zoom magnification. However, the main subject 2 may not be photographed by changing the electronic zoom magnification.

  When the electronic zoom magnification is changed, the subject 2 may not be specified in the captured image due to a change in resolution accompanying the change in the zoom magnification.

  Although the tag 3 when the subject 2 is a person has been described as an example, the subject 2 may be a thing. In this case, the tag 3 may be placed in the object, placed under the object, or placed on the object.

  The tag 3 is configured by, for example, an IC tag or a mobile phone with a position information detection function.

  Although an example in which the camera 1 and the tag 3 communicate directly has been described, communication may be performed via a network. In this case, the camera 1 and the tag 3 each access the nearest wireless access point, and communication between the wireless access points is performed via the network.

  When the camera 1 and the tag 3 communicate via a network, the license information stored in the memory 52 of the tag 3 may be stored in a server on the network. By simplifying the configuration of the tag 3, the tag 3 can be configured more compactly.

(Second embodiment)
In the second embodiment, the subject information received by the camera 1 from the tag 3 is recorded. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing performed by the camera 1 according to the second embodiment. The process according to FIG. 6 is performed instead of the process according to FIG. In FIG. 6, the same processes as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same step numbers as those in FIG.

  In FIG. 6, the process of acquiring position information (step S <b> 11 in FIG. 4) and the determination process (step S <b> 16 in FIG. 4) for determining whether the subject 2 is located within the shooting range are omitted. In step S15A, which proceeds after step S14, the CPU 18 acquires the ID of the subject 2 included in the subject information, and proceeds to step S17. When subject information is received from a plurality of tags 3, each ID is acquired.

  In step S19, which proceeds after the release switch full-press operation determination (step S20), the CPU 18 determines whether or not photographing is permitted. The CPU 18 makes an affirmative decision in step S19 when the information indicating the photographing permission is received by the transmission / reception circuit 17 and proceeds to step S22. If the information indicating the photographing refusal is received, the CPU 18 makes a negative decision in step S19. Proceed to S24. If shooting is rejected from the subject 2, the shooting process (step S22) and the image recording process (step S23) are skipped.

  In step S24, the CPU 18 performs processing for recording the subject information received in step S14 on the recording medium 22, and ends the processing in FIG. Note that photographing availability information is recorded together with subject information. When photographing processing (step S22) and image recording processing (step S23) are performed, recording is performed in association with image data.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing performed by the tag 3 according to the second embodiment. The process according to FIG. 7 is performed instead of the process according to FIG. In FIG. 7, the same processes as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same step numbers as those in FIG.

  In FIG. 7, the process of acquiring position information (step S51 in FIG. 5) is omitted. In step S55A, which proceeds from step S54, the CPU 51 causes the subject ID stored in the memory 52 and the request for condition presentation to be transmitted as subject information from the transmission / reception circuit 53, and then proceeds to step S56.

  In step S60A, the CPU 51 transmits the subject ID and the shooting rejection information from the transmission / reception circuit 53, and ends the process of FIG.

  According to the second embodiment described above, when the information that the camera 1 is allowed to shoot the subject 2 is received from the tag 3, the information that the photographic subject 2 is shot and recorded and the camera 1 refuses to shoot the subject 2 is received. When received from tag 3, the shooting / recording process is skipped. Thus, when it is not desired that the subject 2 is photographed, it is possible to prevent the subject 2 from being photographed by the camera 1, and thus the portrait right of the subject 2 can be protected.

  In addition, since the subject information is recorded on the recording medium 22, it is possible to leave a history of photographing permission and photographing refusal. Therefore, it becomes easy to manage the portrait right when using the photographed / recorded image. When the photographing / recording process is not performed, the subject ID that is rejected to be photographed can be identified by analyzing the recorded subject information and photographing availability information.

  In the image (through image) before the release operation displayed on the display device 19, a display indicating whether or not photographing is possible may be performed. FIG. 8 is an example of a through image displayed on the display device 19. In FIG. 8, subject A, subject B, and subject C are displayed. “A”, “B”, and “C” are symbols for convenience.

  The CPU 18 determines whether each subject permits or rejects shooting based on subject information transmitted from each tag carried by the subject A, subject B, and subject C, and superimposes the determination result on the through image. Display (on-screen display). In FIG. 8, “OK” display represents photographing permission, and “NG” represents photographing refusal. The “Conditional” display indicates that it depends on the condition. When the determination result is displayed on a vertical line passing through the subject, the relationship with the subject can be displayed in an easily understandable manner. Note that the positional relationship between the subject A, the subject B, and the subject C is obtained by calculation using position information from each tag and the position information of the camera 1 itself.

  In the case of a camera that does not include the display device 19, the determination result may be displayed in the viewfinder. In this case, the determination result is displayed on the screen in the same manner as in the case of FIG. 8 so as to be superimposed on the subject image observed in the viewfinder.

  Correspondence between each component in the claims and each component in the best mode for carrying out the invention will be described. The imaging means is constituted by, for example, the imaging device 12 and the signal processing circuit 13. The position information generating means is configured by the position detection device 20, for example. The receiving means and the specific information transmitting means are constituted by, for example, a transmission / reception circuit 17. The determination means, control means, recording means, and subject information recording instruction means are constituted by the CPU 18, for example. The subject information transmission means is constituted by a tag 3, for example. The camera identification information corresponds to the camera ID, and the subject identification information corresponds to the subject ID. In addition, unless the characteristic function of this invention is impaired, each component is not limited to the said structure.

It is a figure which shows the camera system by 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram explaining the principal part structure of a camera. It is a block diagram explaining the principal part structure of a tag. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the process performed with a camera. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the process performed by a tag. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the process performed with the camera by 2nd implementation portable. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the process performed by the tag by 2nd implementation. It is a figure which shows the example of the through image displayed on a display apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Camera 2 ... Subject 3 ... Tag 11 ... Shooting zoom lens 12 ... Imaging element 15 ... Drive mechanism 16 ... Flash device 17, 53 ... Transmission / reception circuit 18, 51 ... CPU
19: Display device 20, 54: Position detection device

Claims (10)

An image pickup means for picking up a subject image under a predetermined shooting condition through a shooting lens;
Position information generating means for detecting the position of the camera and generating position information;
Receiving means for receiving subject information transmitted from the main subject side, including at least information indicating the position of the main subject, and information indicating whether or not the main subject can be photographed;
Determination means for determining whether or not the main subject is included in the shooting range by using the position of the camera by the position information generating means, the position of the main subject indicated by the received subject information, and the set shooting conditions. When,
A camera comprising: control means for controlling a photographing operation according to whether or not photographing is indicated by the received subject information and a determination result by the determination means. The camera of claim 1,
The control means, (1) when the subject information indicates that photographing is possible, or when the determination means determines that the main subject is not included in the photographing range, instructs the photographing under the set photographing condition, (2 ) When the subject information indicates that shooting is not possible and the determination means determines that the main subject is included in the shooting range, shooting prohibition, display indicating that shooting is not possible, flash emission prohibition, and recording prohibition A camera instructing to perform at least one of at least one of a change in zoom magnification, a change in aperture value, and a change in shutter speed among the set photographing conditions. The camera according to claim 2,
The camera is characterized in that, when instructing either the change of the zoom magnification or the change of the shutter speed, the control means instructs each change amount so that camera shake occurs during hand-held shooting. The camera according to claim 2 or 3,
The camera, when instructing to change the aperture value, instructs a change amount so as to remove the main subject outside the depth of field. The camera according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
When the zoom magnification is changed by changing the optical zoom magnification, the control means instructs the amount of change so that the main subject is removed from the shooting angle of view, and the change of the zoom magnification is changed by changing the electronic zoom magnification. A camera characterized by instructing the amount of change so as to reduce the resolution of the main subject when performing. Subject information transmitting means for transmitting subject information including at least information indicating the position of the main subject and information indicating whether or not photographing is possible;
A camera system comprising the camera according to claim 1. An imaging means for imaging a subject image through a taking lens;
Recording means for recording data on a recording medium;
Receiving means for receiving subject information transmitted from the main subject side, including at least information indicating whether or not the main subject can be photographed;
Control means for determining execution / non-execution of shooting processing according to the received shooting availability information;
A camera comprising: subject information recording instruction means for instructing the recording means to record the received subject information on the recording medium. Subject information transmitting means for transmitting subject information including at least information indicating whether photographing is possible;
A camera system comprising: the camera according to claim 7. The camera system according to claim 6 or 8,
The camera further includes specific information transmitting means for transmitting information necessary for specifying the camera,
The subject information transmitting unit transmits the subject information further including information necessary for specifying the main subject in accordance with the camera specifying information by the specifying information transmitting unit. The camera system according to claim 9, wherein
The information indicating whether or not photographing is possible is set for each time, place, and camera specifying information.

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