JP2007189305A - Photographic apparatus, method of controlling photographic apparatus, control program and recording medium - Google Patents

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JP2007189305A
JP2007189305A JP2006003541A JP2006003541A JP2007189305A JP 2007189305 A JP2007189305 A JP 2007189305A JP 2006003541 A JP2006003541 A JP 2006003541A JP 2006003541 A JP2006003541 A JP 2006003541A JP 2007189305 A JP2007189305 A JP 2007189305A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photographic apparatus capable of photographing an image whose shaking amount is decreased by simply specifying a shaking tendency of a photographer, and to provide a method of controlling the photographic apparatus, and a recording medium. <P>SOLUTION: The control method of the photographic apparatus includes: steps S1 to S4 of acquiring an average shaking amount MA before half press a shutter button and an average shaking amount MB after halfway holding-down the shutter button; and steps S5 to S7 of judging whether a shaking tendency of photographers indicates the tendency of skilled photographers or that of unskilled photographers by comparing a threshold value L1 with a value of dividing the average shaking amount MB by the average shaking amount MA. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

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本発明は、ぶれの少ない撮影が可能な撮影装置、その制御方法、制御プログラム及び記録媒体に関する。   The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus capable of imaging with less blur, a control method thereof, a control program, and a recording medium.

従来より、ぶれ量検出機能を有するカメラが知られている。この種のカメラには、シャッターボタンの全押し操作後に検出されたぶれ量とぶれ許容値とを比較し、ぶれ量がぶれ許容値より大きい場合は通常の撮影モードから上記ぶれ許容値を低い値に変更するぶれ低減モードに移行し、ぶれ量がぶれ許容値を下回った際に撮影を行うものがある(例えば、特許文献1)。
また、この種のカメラには、シャッターボタンの全押し操作後のぶれ量の波形の極大値を検出したタイミングから予め定めた時間だけ遅延させたタイミングで撮影を行うものもある(例えば、特許文献2)。
特開平8−320511号公報 特開平5−107622号公報
Conventionally, a camera having a blur detection function is known. For this type of camera, the amount of blur detected after the shutter button is fully pressed and the shake tolerance are compared. If the amount of shake is greater than the shake tolerance, the above shake tolerance is reduced from the normal shooting mode. There is a camera that takes a picture when the camera shifts to the shake reduction mode to be changed to and the shake amount falls below the shake tolerance (for example, Patent Document 1).
In addition, some cameras of this type perform shooting at a timing delayed by a predetermined time from the timing at which the maximum value of the shake amount waveform after the shutter button is fully pressed is detected (for example, Patent Documents). 2).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-320511 JP-A-5-107622

しかしながら、上記特許文献1記載のものは、ぶれ量が収束するか否かに関係なく、予め定めたぶれ許容値を下回ったことを条件に撮影を行うので、ぶれ量が後に収束する場合であっても収束前に撮影を行う場合が生じ、ぶれの少ない画像を効率的に撮影することができない。また、ぶれが収束せずに定常的に発生している場合には、ぶれ低減モードに移行するまでは撮影を行わないので、撮影までのタイムラグが長くなってしまう問題が生じる。
一方、上記特許文献2記載のものについても、ぶれ量が収束するか否かに関係なく、ぶれ量の波形の極大値を検出したタイミングを基準に撮影を行うので、ぶれが収束したタイミングで撮影を行うことができない。
However, the one described in Patent Document 1 is a case where the amount of shake converges later because the image is taken on condition that the amount of shake is less than a predetermined shake tolerance regardless of whether or not the amount of shake converges. However, there is a case where shooting is performed before convergence, and an image with less blur cannot be efficiently shot. In addition, in the case where blurring does not converge but is steadily occurring, shooting is not performed until the shift to the blur reduction mode is performed, so that there is a problem that the time lag until shooting is increased.
On the other hand, since the shooting is performed based on the timing at which the maximum value of the blur amount waveform is detected regardless of whether or not the blur amount converges, the image is also taken at the timing when the blur has converged. Can not do.

本発明は、上述した事情に鑑みてなされたものであり、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を簡易に特定してぶれを低減した画像を撮影することができる撮影装置、その制御方法、制御プログラム及び記録媒体を提供することにある。   The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and is a photographing apparatus that can easily identify a camera shake tendency of a photographer and photograph a reduced shake, a control method thereof, a control program, and a recording medium. Is to provide.

上述課題を解決するため、本発明は、撮影装置において、シャッターボタンの半押し時にオートフォーカス調整を行い、シャッターボタンの全押し後に撮影を行う撮影手段と、この撮影手段のぶれ量を検出するぶれ量検出手段と、このぶれ量検出手段により前記シャッターボタンの半押し前後の少なくともいずれかのぶれ量を取得し、このぶれ量に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を特定し、シャッターボタンが全押しされた場合、前記特定した手ぶれ傾向に従った撮影処理を実行させる撮影制御手段とを備えることを特徴とする。
この発明によれば、シャッターボタンの半押し前後の少なくともいずれかのぶれ量を取得し、このぶれ量に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を特定し、シャッターボタンが全押しされた場合、前記特定した手ぶれ傾向に従った撮影処理を実行させるので、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を簡易に特定でき、かつ、特定した手ぶれ傾向に従った撮影処理を実行するので、ぶれを低減した画像を撮影することが可能になる。
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides an image capturing apparatus that performs autofocus adjustment when the shutter button is half-pressed and performs image capturing after the shutter button is fully pressed, and a shake that detects a blur amount of the image capturing means. The amount detection means and the amount of shake detection means obtain at least one amount of shake before and after the shutter button is half-pressed, identify the camera shake tendency of the photographer based on the amount of shake, and the shutter button is fully pressed. An imaging control means for executing an imaging process according to the identified camera shake tendency.
According to the present invention, at least one of the shake amounts before and after half-pressing of the shutter button is obtained, the camera shake tendency of the photographer is specified based on the shake amount, and the specified when the shutter button is fully pressed Because the shooting process is performed according to the camera shake tendency, the camera shake tendency of the photographer can be easily identified, and the shooting process according to the specified camera shake tendency is executed, so it is possible to shoot images with reduced blurring. become.

上記発明において、前記撮影制御手段が、前記シャッターボタンの半押し操作前後のぶれ量を比較し、この比較結果に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向が収束する傾向か否かを判定することが好ましい。この構成によれば、手ぶれ傾向を予測する予測演算等する場合に比して撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を簡易に特定することができる。   In the above invention, it is preferable that the photographing control unit compares the amount of blurring before and after the half-pressing operation of the shutter button, and determines whether or not the camera shake tendency of the photographer tends to converge based on the comparison result. According to this configuration, it is possible to easily identify the camera shake tendency of the photographer as compared with the case of performing prediction calculation for predicting the camera shake tendency.

また、上記発明において、前記撮影制御手段は、前記シャッターボタンの半押し操作毎に、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を判定してその手ぶれ傾向を示す情報を蓄積し、蓄積した情報に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を特定することが好ましい。この構成によれば、一般にシャッターボタンの全押し操作よりも頻繁に行われる半押し操作毎に、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を示す情報を蓄積するので、サンプリング数を多くでき、多数サンプリングされた情報に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を特定するので、判定精度が向上する。   In the above invention, the photographing control means determines the camera shake tendency of the photographer every time the shutter button is half-pressed, accumulates information indicating the camera shake tendency, and based on the accumulated information, It is preferable to identify the tendency of camera shake. According to this configuration, the information indicating the camera shake tendency of the photographer is accumulated for each half-pressing operation that is generally performed more frequently than the full-pressing operation of the shutter button. Since the camera shake tendency of the photographer is specified based on this, the determination accuracy is improved.

また、本発明は、撮影装置の制御方法において、シャッターボタンの半押し前後の少なくともいずれかのぶれ量を取得し、このぶれ量に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を特定し、シャッターボタンが全押しされた場合、前記特定した手ぶれ傾向に従った撮影処理を実行することを特徴とする。この発明によれば、シャッターボタンの半押し前後の少なくともいずれかのぶれ量を取得し、このぶれ量に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を特定し、シャッターボタンが全押しされた場合、前記特定した手ぶれ傾向に従った撮影処理を実行するので、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を簡易に特定でき、かつ、特定した手ぶれ傾向に従った撮影処理を実行するので、ぶれを低減した画像を撮影することが可能になる。   In addition, according to the present invention, in the control method of the photographing apparatus, at least one amount of blurring before and after the shutter button is half-pressed is obtained, and the tendency of camera shake of the photographer is specified based on the amount of shaking, and the shutter button is fully pressed. If it is, the photographing process according to the specified camera shake tendency is executed. According to the present invention, at least one of the shake amounts before and after half-pressing of the shutter button is obtained, the camera shake tendency of the photographer is specified based on the shake amount, and the specified when the shutter button is fully pressed Since the shooting process according to the camera shake tendency is executed, the camera shake tendency of the photographer can be easily identified, and the shooting process according to the specified camera shake tendency is executed, so that an image with reduced blur can be taken. become.

また、本発明は、以上説明した撮影装置及びその制御方法に適用する他、この発明を実施するための制御プログラムを電気通信回線を介してダウンロード可能にしたり、そのようなプログラムを、磁気記録媒体、光記録媒体、半導体記録媒体といった、コンピュータに読み取り可能な記録媒体に記憶して配布する、といった態様でも実施され得る。   In addition to being applied to the above-described photographing apparatus and its control method, the present invention makes it possible to download a control program for carrying out the present invention via an electric communication line, or to store such a program on a magnetic recording medium. The present invention can also be implemented in such a manner that it is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as an optical recording medium or a semiconductor recording medium and distributed.

本発明に係る撮影装置、その制御方法、制御プログラム及び記録媒体によれば、シャッターボタンの半押し前後の少なくともいずれかのぶれ量を取得し、このぶれ量に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を特定し、シャッターボタンが全押しされた場合、前記特定した手ぶれ傾向に従った撮影処理を実行するので、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を簡易に特定でき、かつ、特定した手ぶれ傾向に従った撮影処理を実行するので、ぶれを低減した画像を撮影することが可能になる。   According to the imaging device, the control method, the control program, and the recording medium according to the present invention, at least one of the shake amounts before and after the shutter button is half-pressed is acquired, and the camera shake tendency of the photographer is specified based on the shake amount When the shutter button is pressed all the way down, the shooting process according to the specified camera shake tendency is executed. Therefore, the camera shake tendency of the photographer can be easily identified, and the shooting process according to the specified camera shake tendency is executed. Therefore, it is possible to take an image with reduced blur.

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図1は本発明の実施形態に係るデジタルカメラ(撮影装置)10の構成を示すブロック図である。このデジタルカメラ10は、撮影部20、表示部30、操作部40、角速度検出部50、制御部60、外部記録再生部70及び着脱自在なリムーバブルメモリ80を備えている。
撮影部20は、光学系21、イメージセンサ22、アナログフロントエンド(AFE)部23、画像処理部24及び圧縮・伸張部25を有している。光学系21は、複数のレンズ21a、絞り21b等で構成され、制御部60の制御の下、いずれかのレンズ21aと絞り21bが駆動されて、被写体をイメージセンサ22の受光面に結像させる。
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a digital camera (photographing apparatus) 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The digital camera 10 includes a photographing unit 20, a display unit 30, an operation unit 40, an angular velocity detection unit 50, a control unit 60, an external recording / playback unit 70, and a detachable removable memory 80.
The photographing unit 20 includes an optical system 21, an image sensor 22, an analog front end (AFE) unit 23, an image processing unit 24, and a compression / decompression unit 25. The optical system 21 includes a plurality of lenses 21a, a diaphragm 21b, and the like. Under the control of the control unit 60, one of the lenses 21a and the diaphragm 21b is driven to form an object on the light receiving surface of the image sensor 22. .

イメージセンサ22は、2次元空間に離散的に配置された光電変換素子とCCD(Charge Coupled Device)等の電荷転送素子とを備えた撮像素子であり、いわゆるCCDイメージセンサ、CMOSイメージセンサ等が適用されている。イメージセンサ22は、制御部60の制御の下、受光面に結像された被写体像を光電変換して得られる電荷を光電変換素子毎に一定時間蓄積し、光電変換素子毎の受光量に応じた電気信号を出力する。なお、イメージセンサ22の露光量は、絞り21bのF値や光学系21とイメージセンサ22との間に設けられる図示しないメカニカルシャッタの開放時間とで決定され、撮影時の露光量は、制御部60が設定したシャッター速度及び露出時間に基づいて決定される。また、イメージセンサ22の露光時間はイメージセンサ22の電荷蓄積時間自体を電気的に制御することによって調整してもよい。   The image sensor 22 is an image pickup device including photoelectric conversion elements discretely arranged in a two-dimensional space and charge transfer elements such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and so-called CCD image sensors, CMOS image sensors, and the like are applied. Has been. Under the control of the control unit 60, the image sensor 22 accumulates charges obtained by photoelectrically converting the subject image formed on the light receiving surface for each photoelectric conversion element for a certain period of time, and according to the amount of light received for each photoelectric conversion element. Output electrical signals. The exposure amount of the image sensor 22 is determined by the F value of the diaphragm 21b and the opening time of a mechanical shutter (not shown) provided between the optical system 21 and the image sensor 22, and the exposure amount at the time of shooting is determined by the control unit. 60 is determined based on the set shutter speed and exposure time. Further, the exposure time of the image sensor 22 may be adjusted by electrically controlling the charge accumulation time itself of the image sensor 22.

AFE部23は、イメージセンサ22から出力される電気信号をAD変換器でデジタル信号に量子化してRAWデータを出力し、画像処理部24は、RAWデータに対し、3原色(RGB)の濃淡レベルを持つカラー画像を形成する画像形成処理、ホワイトバランス補正、ガンマ補正等を施して画像データを出力する。
圧縮・伸張部25は、画像処理部24から出力された画像データを圧縮し、また、圧縮された画像データを伸張するものであり、圧縮した画像データは外部記録再生部70に出力し、外部記録再生部70は、制御部60の制御の下、画像データをリムーバブルメモリ80に記録する。また、外部記録再生部70は、制御部60の制御の下、リムーバブルメモリ80に記録された圧縮画像データを読み出して圧縮・伸張部25に出力する。なお、リムーバブルメモリ80は、半導体メモリ、光ディスク、磁気ディスク又はハードディスク等が適用される。
The AFE unit 23 quantizes the electrical signal output from the image sensor 22 into a digital signal by an AD converter and outputs RAW data, and the image processing unit 24 performs the three primary color (RGB) shading levels with respect to the RAW data. The image data is output after image forming processing for forming a color image having white balance, white balance correction, gamma correction, and the like.
The compression / decompression unit 25 compresses the image data output from the image processing unit 24, and decompresses the compressed image data. The compressed image data is output to the external recording / reproducing unit 70, The recording / reproducing unit 70 records the image data in the removable memory 80 under the control of the control unit 60. Further, the external recording / reproducing unit 70 reads the compressed image data recorded in the removable memory 80 and outputs the compressed image data to the compression / decompression unit 25 under the control of the control unit 60. As the removable memory 80, a semiconductor memory, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, a hard disk, or the like is applied.

表示部30は、液晶ディスプレイや液晶駆動部等を備え、制御部60の制御の下、操作メニューや撮影画像等の各種情報を表示する情報出力手段として機能する。このデジタルカメラ10は、動作モードとして、静止画を撮影する撮影モードと、撮影済みの静止画を再生する再生モードとを少なくとも備え、上記表示部30には、例えば撮影モードの場合には、撮影部20により撮影中の画像が表示され、再生モードの場合には、外部記録再生部70によってリムーバブルメモリ80から読み出され圧縮・伸張部25により伸張された画像データの画像が表示される。なお、本実施形態では、撮影モードとして複数の撮影モードを備えている。   The display unit 30 includes a liquid crystal display, a liquid crystal drive unit, and the like, and functions as an information output unit that displays various information such as an operation menu and a captured image under the control of the control unit 60. The digital camera 10 includes at least a shooting mode for shooting a still image and a playback mode for playing back a shot still image as operation modes. The display unit 30 has a shooting mode in the shooting mode, for example. The image being photographed is displayed by the unit 20, and in the playback mode, the image of the image data read from the removable memory 80 by the external recording / playback unit 70 and decompressed by the compression / decompression unit 25 is displayed. In the present embodiment, a plurality of shooting modes are provided as shooting modes.

この複数の撮影モードには、制御部60が露出時間(シャッター速度)と絞り値を算出して撮影する自動露出モード、露出時間をユーザ(撮影者)が入力し絞り値については制御部60が算出するシャッター優先モード、絞り値をユーザが入力し露出時間は制御部60が算出する露出優先モード、露出時間及び絞り値をユーザが入力するプログラムモード等があり、また、各モードは全てセルフタイマーを使用して撮影できるようになっている。   In the plurality of shooting modes, the control unit 60 calculates an exposure time (shutter speed) and an aperture value, and the user (photographer) inputs the exposure time. There are a shutter priority mode to be calculated, an exposure priority mode in which the user inputs the aperture value and the exposure time is calculated by the control unit 60, a program mode in which the user inputs the exposure time and the aperture value, etc. Can be used for shooting.

操作部40は、ユーザによって操作される複数の操作子を有し、この操作子には、撮影を指示する押下式のシャッターボタン(撮影指示用の操作子)41aや、動作モードの選択や撮影条件の設定等を行う操作キーがあり、シャッターボタン41aについては、最奧部まで押下された全押し状態と、いわゆる半押しで押下された状態とを検出可能に構成されている。   The operation unit 40 has a plurality of operating elements operated by a user, and these operating elements include a push-down shutter button (operating element for shooting instruction) 41a for instructing shooting, operation mode selection and shooting. There are operation keys for setting conditions and the like, and the shutter button 41a is configured to be able to detect a fully-pressed state where the shutter button 41a is pressed down to the lowest part and a state where the shutter button 41a is pressed half-pressed.

角速度検出部50は、デジタルカメラ10のぶれ量を検出するぶれ量検出手段として機能するものであり、図2に示すように、撮像対象のフレームFLの上下方向(以下、X軸と定義する)の角速度を検出するX軸ジャイロセンサ51と、左右方向(以下、Y軸と定義する)の角速度を検出するY軸ジャイロセンサ52とを有している。この角速度検出部50は、2つのジャイロセンサ51、52によりX軸及びY軸の各角速度に応じた電圧値の角速度検出信号を制御部60に出力する。   The angular velocity detection unit 50 functions as a shake amount detecting means for detecting the shake amount of the digital camera 10, and as shown in FIG. 2, the vertical direction of the frame FL to be imaged (hereinafter defined as the X axis). And an Y-axis gyro sensor 52 for detecting the angular velocity in the left-right direction (hereinafter referred to as the Y-axis). The angular velocity detection unit 50 outputs an angular velocity detection signal having a voltage value corresponding to each angular velocity of the X axis and the Y axis to the control unit 60 by the two gyro sensors 51 and 52.

制御部(撮影制御手段)60は、デジタルカメラ10の各部を制御するコンピュータとして機能するものであり、
図1に示すように、各種プログラムの実行や演算処理をするCPU61と、このCPU61が実行する制御プログラム100や各種データを格納する書換可能なフラッシュROM(以下、単に「ROM」という)62と、上記CPU61の演算結果や各種データを一時的に格納するためのワークエリアとして機能するRAM63とを備えている。
The control unit (photographing control means) 60 functions as a computer that controls each unit of the digital camera 10.
As shown in FIG. 1, a CPU 61 that executes various programs and performs arithmetic processing, a control program 100 that is executed by the CPU 61, and a rewritable flash ROM (hereinafter simply referred to as “ROM”) 62 that stores various data, A RAM 63 functioning as a work area for temporarily storing calculation results of the CPU 61 and various data is provided.

この制御プログラム100は、磁気記録媒体、光記録媒体又は半導体記録媒体等のコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体110に記録して配布したり、通信ネットワーク上の配信サーバからダウンロード可能にすることができる。さらに、パーソナルコンピュータと本デジタルカメラ10とを通信可能にケーブル等で接続し、パーソナルコンピュータで読み取られた記録媒体110の制御プログラム100をデジタルカメラ10に出力することで、ROM(記憶手段)62に制御プログラム100を格納することも可能である。
そして、制御部60は、上記制御プログラムを実行することにより、シャッターボタン41aが半押しされると、撮影部のレンズ21aを駆動して被写体に焦点を合わせるオートフォーカス調整(自動焦点調整)や自動露出(AE)演算等の処理を行い、シャッターボタン41aが全押し操作されると、自動露出演算の結果に基づき絞り21bを調整してイメージセンサ22により撮影画像の取得を行う。
The control program 100 can be recorded and distributed on a computer-readable recording medium 110 such as a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or a semiconductor recording medium, or can be downloaded from a distribution server on a communication network. Further, the personal computer and the digital camera 10 are communicably connected by a cable or the like, and the control program 100 of the recording medium 110 read by the personal computer is output to the digital camera 10, so that the ROM (storage means) 62 is provided. It is also possible to store the control program 100.
When the shutter button 41a is half-pressed by executing the above control program, the control unit 60 drives the lens 21a of the photographing unit to focus on the subject (auto focus adjustment) or automatic When processing such as exposure (AE) calculation is performed and the shutter button 41a is fully pressed, the aperture 21b is adjusted based on the result of the automatic exposure calculation, and a captured image is acquired by the image sensor 22.

ところで、発明者らが手ぶれ傾向を調査したところ、撮影に慣れていない人(以下、撮影未熟練者という。)の場合、図3に示すように、シャッターボタン41aを半押ししたタイミングT1及び全押ししたタイミングT2のいずれにおいてもその前後でぶれ量が殆ど変わらない手ぶれ傾向αとなり、撮影に慣れた人(以下、撮影熟練者という。)の場合、図4に示すように、シャッターボタン41aを半押ししたタイミングT1及び全押ししたタイミングT2の直後にぶれ量が増えるものの、それ以外の時間は撮影未熟練者よりもぶれ量が少ない手ぶれ傾向βとなることを見出した。すなわち、撮影未熟練者はシャッターボタン41aの操作前後でぶれ量があまり変化しないのに対し、撮影熟練者はシャッターボタン41aの操作前後でぶれ量が大きく変化し、シャッターボタン41aの全押し操作後にぶれが収束することを見出した。
そこで、本実施形態では、シャッターボタン41aの半押し操作前後のぶれ量に基づいて手ぶれ傾向が上記2つの手ぶれ傾向α、βのいずれに該当するかを判定し、撮影者が撮影熟練者か撮影未熟練者か否かを判別する撮影者判別処理を実行させる撮影者判別プログラムを制御プログラム100に含めている。
By the way, when the inventors investigated the tendency of camera shake, in the case of a person who is not accustomed to shooting (hereinafter referred to as an unskilled shooting person), as shown in FIG. In any of the timings T2 when the button is pressed, the camera shake tendency α is almost the same before and after that, and in the case of a person familiar with shooting (hereinafter referred to as a shooting expert), as shown in FIG. It was found that although the amount of blur increases immediately after the half-pressed timing T1 and the fully-pressed timing T2, the camera shake tendency β is smaller at the other times than the unskilled photographer. That is, the amount of blur does not change much before and after the operation of the shutter button 41a for unskilled photographers, whereas the amount of blur greatly changes before and after the operation of the shutter button 41a for the skilled photographers. I found that the blurring converged.
Therefore, in this embodiment, it is determined whether the camera shake tendency corresponds to the above-mentioned two camera shake tendencies α and β based on the amount of shake before and after the half-pressing operation of the shutter button 41a. The control program 100 includes a photographer discrimination program for executing a photographer discrimination process for discriminating whether or not the person is an unskilled person.

次に撮影者判別プログラム実行時の動作を説明する。図5は、この場合の動作を示すフローチャートである。この撮影プログラムは撮影モード時に実行され、まず、制御部60は、撮影モードに移行すると、ぶれ量取得処理を行う(ステップS1)。このぶれ量取得処理は、制御部60が角速度検出部50から角速度検出信号を取り込み、手ぶれに相当するぶれ量(以下、「手ぶれ量」という。)を算出し、この算出処理を複数回繰り返すことによって複数時点の手ぶれ量を取得してRAM63に格納する処理である。   Next, the operation when the photographer discrimination program is executed will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation in this case. This shooting program is executed in the shooting mode. First, when the control unit 60 shifts to the shooting mode, it performs a shake amount acquisition process (step S1). In this shake amount acquisition process, the control unit 60 takes in an angular velocity detection signal from the angular velocity detection unit 50, calculates a shake amount corresponding to camera shake (hereinafter referred to as “shake amount”), and repeats this calculation process a plurality of times. Thus, the amount of camera shake at a plurality of points in time is acquired and stored in the RAM 63.

次に、制御部60は、シャッターボタン41aが半押しされたか否かを判定し(ステップS2)、半押しされない場合には(ステップS2:NO)、半押し操作されるまでRAM63に格納された手ぶれ量を最新の値に更新し、RAM63に予め定めた数サンプルの直前の手ぶれ量を格納しておく。
一方、シャッターボタン41aが半押し操作された場合には(ステップS2:YES)、制御部60は、RAM63に格納された半押し前の複数サンプルの手ぶれ量の平均値(平均手ぶれ量)MAを演算により求めると共に(ステップS3)、手ぶれ量取得処理を継続し、半押し後の複数時点(複数サンプル)の手ぶれ量を取得し、この半押し後の手ぶれ量の平均値(平均手ぶれ量)MBを演算により求める(ステップS4)。
Next, the control unit 60 determines whether or not the shutter button 41a is half-pressed (step S2). If the shutter button 41a is not half-pressed (step S2: NO), it is stored in the RAM 63 until it is half-pressed. The camera shake amount is updated to the latest value, and the camera shake amount immediately before a predetermined number of samples is stored in the RAM 63.
On the other hand, when the shutter button 41 a is half-pressed (step S <b> 2: YES), the control unit 60 calculates an average value (average camera shake amount) MA of a plurality of samples before half-press stored in the RAM 63. While obtaining by calculation (step S3), the camera shake amount acquisition process is continued, the camera shake amounts at a plurality of time points (multiple samples) after half-pressing are acquired, and the average value (average camera shake amount) MB after this half-pressing is obtained. Is obtained by calculation (step S4).

続いて、制御部60は、半押し後の平均手ぶれ量MBを半押し前の平均手ぶれ量MAで除算した値Xを求め、この除算値Xが、予め定めた閾値L1以上か否かを判定する(ステップS5)。ここで、この閾値L1は、シャッターボタン41aの半押し前後のぶれ量が撮影熟練者のものか撮影未熟練者のものかを判定する判定基準値であり、例えば、撮影熟練者は、半押し操作直後にぶれ量が多くなるため、上記除算値Xは1以上の値であり、撮影未熟練者は半押し操作前後でぶれ量が殆ど変わらないため上記除算値Xは略1前後の値と予想され、上記閾値L1には、例えば1.5以上の値が適用される。   Subsequently, the control unit 60 obtains a value X obtained by dividing the average camera shake amount MB after half-pressing by the average camera shake amount MA before half-pressing, and determines whether the divided value X is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold L1. (Step S5). Here, the threshold value L1 is a determination reference value for determining whether the amount of blurring before and after the shutter button 41a is half-pressed is that of an experienced photographer or an unexperienced photographer. Since the amount of blur increases immediately after the operation, the divided value X is a value of 1 or more, and the unexperienced photographer hardly changes the blur amount before and after the half-pressing operation. For example, a value of 1.5 or more is applied to the threshold value L1.

そして、上記平均手ぶれ量MBと平均手ぶれ量MAの除算値Xが閾値L1以上の場合(ステップS5:YES)、制御部60は、撮影者が撮影熟練者であると判断し、撮影者が撮影熟練者の手ぶれ傾向であることを示す手ぶれ傾向情報をRAM63又はROM62に格納し(ステップS6)、除算値Xが閾値L1未満の場合には(ステップS5:NO)、撮影者が撮影未熟練者であると判断し、撮影者が撮影未熟練者の手ぶれ傾向であることを示す手ぶれ傾向情報をRAM63又はROM62に格納する(ステップS7)。以上が撮影者判別処理の動作である。
この撮影者判別処理は、撮影モード時に繰り返し実行され、これにより、撮影者がシャッターボタン41aを半押し操作する毎に、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向情報がRAM63又はROM62に格納されて蓄積される。
When the divided value X of the average camera shake amount MB and the average camera shake amount MA is equal to or greater than the threshold value L1 (step S5: YES), the control unit 60 determines that the photographer is a photographer and the photographer takes a photograph. Camera shake tendency information indicating that the camera shake tendency of the skilled person is stored in the RAM 63 or the ROM 62 (step S6). When the division value X is less than the threshold value L1 (step S5: NO), the photographer is an unskilled photographer. The camera shake tendency information indicating that the photographer is the camera shake tendency of the unskilled photographer is stored in the RAM 63 or the ROM 62 (step S7). The above is the operation of the photographer discrimination process.
This photographer discrimination process is repeatedly executed in the photographing mode, whereby each time the photographer presses the shutter button 41a halfway, the camera shake tendency information of the photographer is stored and accumulated in the RAM 63 or the ROM 62.

続いて、シャッターボタン41aが全押しされた場合、制御部60は、蓄積された撮影者の手ぶれ傾向情報を参照し、これに基づき撮影者が撮影熟練者と判定される場合には、撮影熟練者の手ぶれ傾向βに従った第1撮影処理を実行し、撮影者が撮影未熟練者と判定される場合には、撮影未熟練者の手ぶれ傾向αに従った第2撮影処理を実行する。以下、第1撮影処理と第2撮影処理を詳述する。   Subsequently, when the shutter button 41a is fully pressed, the control unit 60 refers to the camera shake tendency information of the photographer, and when the photographer is determined to be a photographer based on this information, If the photographer is determined to be an unskilled photographer, the second photographing process is performed according to the camera shake tendency α of the unskilled photographer. Hereinafter, the first photographing process and the second photographing process will be described in detail.

第1撮影処理の場合、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向はシャッターボタン41aの全押し操作後に手ぶれ量が収束する傾向(図4の手ぶれ傾向βに相当)になる可能性が高いため、ぶれ量が収束するのを待って撮影を行っている。
図6は第1撮影処理を示すフローチャートである。この図に示すように、制御部60は、まず、ぶれ量取得処理を開始してシャッターボタン操作後の手ぶれ量を順次取得し(ステップS10)、この手ぶれ量の平均値(以下、平均手ぶれ量M1)を演算により求め(ステップS11)、この平均手ぶれ量M1が、記憶済みのシャッターボタン操作前の平均手ぶれ量MA以下か否かを判定する(ステップS12)。
ここで、平均手ぶれ量M1が平均手ぶれ量MAより大きい場合には(ステップS12:NO)、制御部60は、ステップS10の処理に移行し、これにより、新たに平均手ぶれ量M1を求め、この平均手ぶれ量M1が平均手ぶれ量MA以下か否かを判定するステップS10〜S12の処理を繰り返す。
In the case of the first shooting process, the camera shake tendency of the photographer is likely to converge after the full pressing operation of the shutter button 41a (corresponding to the camera shake tendency β in FIG. 4). I'm shooting after waiting.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the first photographing process. As shown in this figure, the control unit 60 first starts the shake amount acquisition process to sequentially acquire the shake amount after the shutter button operation (step S10), and the average value of the shake amount (hereinafter referred to as the average shake amount). M1) is obtained by calculation (step S11), and it is determined whether or not the average camera shake amount M1 is equal to or less than the stored average camera shake amount MA before operating the shutter button (step S12).
Here, when the average camera shake amount M1 is larger than the average camera shake amount MA (step S12: NO), the control unit 60 proceeds to the process of step S10, thereby obtaining a new average camera shake amount M1. The processes in steps S10 to S12 for determining whether or not the average camera shake amount M1 is equal to or less than the average camera shake amount MA are repeated.

この場合、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向はシャッターボタン操作後に収束する傾向(撮影熟練者の手ぶれ傾向)となる可能性が高いため、平均手ぶれ量M1がシャッターボタン操作前の平均手ぶれ量MA以下の値に収束し(ステップS12:YES)、この場合、制御部60は、当該制御部60が自動設定或いはユーザが手動設定した撮影条件(露出時間、絞り値)で撮影を実行する(ステップS13)。これにより、ぶれ量が最も少なくなったタイミングで、最適な撮影条件で撮影を行うことができ、ぶれの少ない高品位な画像を撮影することができる。以上が第1撮影処理である。   In this case, since the camera shake tendency of the photographer is likely to converge after the shutter button operation (the camera shake tendency of the photographer), the average camera shake amount M1 is equal to or less than the average camera shake amount MA before the shutter button operation. In this case, the control unit 60 performs shooting under the shooting conditions (exposure time, aperture value) automatically set by the control unit 60 or manually set by the user (step S13). As a result, it is possible to shoot under optimum shooting conditions at the timing when the amount of blurring is minimized, and it is possible to shoot a high-quality image with little blurring. The above is the first photographing process.

次に第2撮影処理を説明する。第2撮影処理の場合、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向は収束しない傾向(図3の手ぶれ傾向αに相当)になる可能性が高いため、ぶれ量から求めたぶれの影響を低減可能な撮影条件を求め、この撮影条件と自動設定された撮影条件のうちいずれか厳しい方の条件で撮影を行うようにしている。
図7は第2撮影処理を示すフローチャートである。なお、本実施形態では撮影条件のうち露出時間を設定する場合を例示するが、露出時間に限らず、絞り値を設定してもよい。
図7に示すように、制御部60は、まず、撮影プログラムに予め記述された許容手ぶれ量設定値L2を取得し(ステップS20)、この許容手ぶれ量設定値L2から記憶済みの平均手ぶれ量MAを除算し、この除算値に基づいてぶれを回避可能なぶれ回避露出時間TAを設定する(ステップS21)。
Next, the second photographing process will be described. In the case of the second shooting process, the camera shake tendency of the photographer is likely not to converge (corresponding to the camera shake tendency α in FIG. 3), and thus a shooting condition that can reduce the influence of the shake determined from the amount of shake is obtained. The photographing is performed under the stricter one of the photographing conditions and the automatically set photographing conditions.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the second photographing process. In the present embodiment, the case of setting the exposure time among the shooting conditions is illustrated, but the aperture value may be set without being limited to the exposure time.
As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 60 first obtains an allowable camera shake amount setting value L2 described in advance in the photographing program (step S20), and stores the average camera shake amount MA stored from the allowable camera shake amount setting value L2. And a shake avoidance exposure time TA capable of avoiding shake is set based on the division value (step S21).

次に、制御部60は、自動露出した場合の露出時間(自動露出時間という。)TBを取得し(ステップS22)、この自動露出時間TBがぶれ回避露出時間TA以下か否かを判定する(ステップS23)。そして、制御部60は、自動露出時間TBがぶれ回避露出時間TA以下の場合は(ステップS23:YES)、実際に使用する露出時間を自動露出時間TBに設定する一方(ステップS24)、自動露出時間TAがぶれ回避露出時間TBを超える場合は(ステップS23:NO)、実際に使用する露出時間を自動露出時間TAに設定する。その後、制御部60は、上記設定した露出時間を含む撮影条件で撮影を実行する(ステップS25)。
このように、ぶれを回避可能なぶれ回避露出時間TA以下の露出時間で撮影を行うので、ぶれ量が比較的大きい状況下でも、ぶれの少ない画像を撮影することができ、しかも、シャッターボタン操作後にすぐに撮影を行うので、撮影タイミングの遅れ(タイムラグ)を確実に回避することができる。以上が第2撮影処理である。
Next, the control unit 60 obtains an exposure time (referred to as an automatic exposure time) TB in the case of automatic exposure (step S22), and determines whether or not the automatic exposure time TB is equal to or less than the shake avoidance exposure time TA ( Step S23). When the automatic exposure time TB is equal to or less than the shake avoidance exposure time TA (step S23: YES), the control unit 60 sets the exposure time actually used as the automatic exposure time TB (step S24), while the automatic exposure time TB When the time TA exceeds the shake avoidance exposure time TB (step S23: NO), the actual exposure time is set to the automatic exposure time TA. Thereafter, the control unit 60 performs shooting under shooting conditions including the set exposure time (step S25).
In this way, shooting is performed with an exposure time equal to or shorter than the blur avoidance exposure time TA that can avoid blurring, so that even when the amount of blurring is relatively large, it is possible to shoot images with little blurring and shutter button operation. Since shooting is performed immediately afterward, a delay in shooting timing (time lag) can be reliably avoided. The above is the second imaging process.

以上説明したように、本実施形態では、シャッターボタン41aの半押し操作前後のぶれ量に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向が撮影熟練者の傾向(収束する傾向)βか、撮影未熟練者の傾向(収束しない傾向)αかを特定するので、手ぶれ傾向を予測する予測演算等を行うことなく、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を簡易かつ迅速に特定することができる。
しかも、一般に、シャッターボタン41aの半押し操作は、シャッターボタン41aの全押し操作よりも頻繁に行われるため、全押し操作前後の手ぶれから撮影者の手ぶれ傾向情報を取得する場合に比して、手ぶれ傾向情報のサンプリング数を多くすることができる。従って、この多数サンプリングされた手ぶれ傾向情報に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向が撮影熟練者のものか撮影未熟練者のものかを判定することにより、判定精度が向上し、第1撮影処理と第2撮影処理のうち、撮影者がぶれのない画像を撮影するのに最適な撮影処理を選択することができる。
As described above, in this embodiment, the camera shake tendency of the photographer is the tendency (converging tendency) β of the photographer based on the blur amount before and after the half-press operation of the shutter button 41a, or the tendency of the unskilled photographer. (Trend that does not converge) Since α is specified, the camera shake tendency of the photographer can be specified easily and quickly without performing a prediction calculation or the like for predicting the camera shake tendency.
Moreover, in general, the half-pressing operation of the shutter button 41a is performed more frequently than the full-pressing operation of the shutter button 41a. Therefore, compared to the case where the camera shake tendency information of the photographer is acquired from the camera shake before and after the full-pressing operation, It is possible to increase the number of sampling of camera shake tendency information. Accordingly, the determination accuracy is improved by determining whether the camera shake tendency of the photographer is that of the photographed person or the unskilled person based on the large number of sampled camera shake tendency information, and the first photographing process and the first photographing process are performed. Among the two image capturing processes, it is possible to select an image capturing process that is optimal for the photographer to capture an image without blurring.

具体的には、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を判定する場合、多数サンプリングされた手ぶれ傾向情報のうち、単純に最も多い手ぶれ傾向情報を採用する方法、直近(直近の期間或いは直前の数サンプル)の手ぶれ傾向情報のうち最も多い手ぶれ傾向情報を採用する方法、直近のものほど重み付けをして最も比重が高い手ぶれ傾向情報を採用する方法等を適用すればよい。上記方法を採用することにより、例えば、撮影者が実際には撮影初心者(撮影未熟練者)であるにも関わらず、希に撮影熟練者と同じ手ぶれ傾向であった場合でも、撮影者を撮影熟練者と誤判定する場合を回避することが可能になる。   Specifically, when determining the camera shake tendency of a photographer, a method of simply adopting the most camera shake tendency information among a large number of sampled camera shake tendency information, the latest (the most recent period or the immediately preceding few samples) of camera shake What is necessary is just to apply the method which employ | adopts the camera shake tendency information with the largest number among tendency information, the method which weights the latest thing and employs the camera shake tendency information with the highest specific gravity, etc. By adopting the above method, for example, even if the photographer is actually a beginner (unexperienced photographer), the photographer is rarely photographed even when the camera shake tendency is the same as that of the photographer. It is possible to avoid the case of erroneous determination as an expert.

また、本実施形態では、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向が撮影熟練者の傾向βの場合には、手ぶれ傾向が収束したタイミングですぐに撮影を行うので、タイムラグを抑制しつつ、適切な撮影条件でぶれ量が少ない画像を撮影することが可能になる。また、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向が撮影未熟練者の傾向αの場合には、ぶれを回避可能な撮影条件ですぐに撮影を行うので、ぶれの少ない画像をタイムラグなく撮影することが可能になる。   Further, in this embodiment, when the camera shake tendency of the photographer is the tendency β of the photographer, since shooting is performed immediately when the camera shake tendency converges, the camera shakes under appropriate shooting conditions while suppressing the time lag. It is possible to take an image with a small amount. Further, when the camera shake tendency of the photographer is the tendency α of the unskilled photographer, since the shooting is performed immediately under shooting conditions that can avoid the shake, it is possible to shoot an image with less blur without time lag.

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上述の実施の形態では、シャッターボタン41aの半押し前後のぶれ量を取得し、前後のぶれ量の比率に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向が撮影未熟練者の手ぶれ傾向αか撮影熟練者の手ぶれ傾向βか否かを判定する場合についての述べたが、これに限らない。
例えば、シャッターボタン41aの半押し操作前の手ぶれ量が、撮影熟練者の方が撮影未熟練者に比して小さいことに着目し、シャッターボタン41aの半押し操作前の平均手ぶれ量MAのみに基づいて、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を判定してもよい。
また、これ以外に、撮影者熟練者が、シャッターボタン41aの半押し操作後に、半押し操作前に比して瞬時的に大きいぶれ量となることに着目し、シャッターボタン41aの半押し操作前の平均手ぶれ量MAと、半押し操作後の手ぶれ最大値Mmaxとを取得し、最大値Mmaxと平均手ぶれ量MAとの比に基づいて、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を判定してもよい。
さらに、シャッターボタン41aの半押し操作後の手ぶれ量が、撮影熟練者の方が撮影未熟練者に比してばらつくことに着目し、半押し操作後の手ぶれ量のばらつき(分散)を演算により求め、この値に基づいて、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を判定することも可能である。
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In the above-described embodiment, the amount of shake before and after the shutter button 41a is half-pressed is acquired, and the camera shake tendency of the photographer is the camera shake tendency α of the unskilled photographer or the camera shake of the photographed expert based on the ratio of the shake amount before and after. Although the case of determining whether or not the tendency is β has been described, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, paying attention to the fact that the amount of camera shake before the half-pressing operation of the shutter button 41a is smaller for those skilled in photography than the non-skilled image taking person, only the average amount of camera shake MA before the shutter button 41a is half-pressed. Based on this, the camera shake tendency of the photographer may be determined.
In addition to this, the photographer skilled in the art notices that the amount of blur is instantaneously larger after the half-pressing operation of the shutter button 41a than before the half-pressing operation, and before the half-pressing operation of the shutter button 41a. The average camera shake amount MA and the maximum camera shake value Mmax after a half-press operation may be acquired, and the camera shake tendency of the photographer may be determined based on the ratio between the maximum value Mmax and the average camera shake amount MA.
Furthermore, paying attention to the fact that the amount of camera shake after a half-press operation of the shutter button 41a varies compared with a person unskilled in shooting, the variation (dispersion) in the amount of camera shake after a half-press operation is calculated. It is also possible to determine the camera shake tendency of the photographer based on this value.

また、上述の実施形態では、デジタルカメラに本発明を適用した場合を例示したが、これに限らず、要は、ぶれ量が問題となる機器に広く適用が可能である。例えば、デジタルカメラ以外の撮影装置に広く適用することが可能であり、具体的には、カメラ付き携帯電話機、銀塩カメラ、及び、カメラ付き或いはカメラを外付け可能なPDAやノート型パソコン等に適用可能である。   In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a digital camera has been illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in short, the present invention can be widely applied to devices in which the amount of shake is a problem. For example, it can be widely applied to photographing devices other than digital cameras. Specifically, it can be applied to mobile phones with cameras, silver salt cameras, PDAs with a camera or externally attached cameras, and notebook computers. Applicable.

本発明の実施形態に係るデジタルカメラの構成を示すブロック図である。It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the digital camera which concerns on embodiment of this invention. フレームとぶれの軸との関係を説明するための図である。It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between a flame | frame and the axis | shaft of blurring. 撮影未熟練者の手ぶれ傾向を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the camera shake tendency of a photography unskilled person. 撮影熟練者の手ぶれ傾向を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the camera shake tendency of a photography expert. 撮影者判別プログラム実行時の動作を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement at the time of a photographer discrimination | determination program execution. 第1撮影処理を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows a 1st imaging | photography process. 第2撮影処理を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows a 2nd imaging | photography process.

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10…デジタルカメラ(撮影装置)、20…撮影部、30…表示部、40…操作部、41a…シャッターボタン(撮影指示用の操作子)、50…角速度検出部(ぶれ量検出手段)、60…制御部(撮影制御手段)、70…外部記録再生部、80…リムーバブルメモリ、100…制御プログラム、110…記録媒体。

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Digital camera (shooting device), 20 ... Shooting unit, 30 ... Display unit, 40 ... Operation unit, 41a ... Shutter button (operator for shooting instruction), 50 ... Angular velocity detection unit (blur amount detection means), 60 ... Control unit (shooting control means), 70 ... external recording / reproducing unit, 80 ... removable memory, 100 ... control program, 110 ... recording medium.

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シャッターボタンの半押し時にオートフォーカス調整を行い、シャッターボタンの全押し後に撮影を行う撮影手段と、
この撮影手段のぶれ量を検出するぶれ量検出手段と、
このぶれ量検出手段により前記シャッターボタンの半押し前後の少なくともいずれかのぶれ量を取得し、このぶれ量に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を特定し、シャッターボタンが全押しされた場合、前記特定した手ぶれ傾向に従った撮影処理を実行させる撮影制御手段と
を備えることを特徴とする撮影装置。
Shooting means that adjusts the autofocus when the shutter button is half-pressed and shoots after the shutter button is fully pressed,
A blur amount detecting means for detecting the blur amount of the photographing means;
The blur amount detection means acquires at least one of the blur amounts before and after the shutter button is half-pressed, identifies the camera shake tendency of the photographer based on the blur amount, and if the shutter button is fully pressed, the identification An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging control unit that executes an imaging process in accordance with a tendency of camera shake.
前記撮影制御手段は、前記シャッターボタンの半押し操作前後のぶれ量を比較し、この比較結果に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向が収束する傾向か否かを判定することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の撮影装置。   2. The photographing control unit compares a blur amount before and after a half-pressing operation of the shutter button, and determines whether or not a camera shake tendency of a photographer tends to converge based on the comparison result. The imaging device described in 1. 前記撮影制御手段は、前記シャッターボタンの半押し操作毎に、撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を判定してその手ぶれ傾向を示す情報を蓄積し、蓄積した情報に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を特定することを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の撮影装置。   The shooting control means determines the camera shake tendency of the photographer every time the shutter button is half-pressed, accumulates information indicating the camera shake tendency, and identifies the camera shake tendency of the photographer based on the accumulated information. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein: シャッターボタンの半押し前後の少なくともいずれかのぶれ量を取得し、このぶれ量に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を特定し、シャッターボタンが全押しされた場合、前記特定した手ぶれ傾向に従った撮影処理を実行することを特徴とする撮影装置の制御方法。   Acquire at least one of the camera shake amounts before and after half-pressing the shutter button, specify the camera shake tendency of the photographer based on this camera shake amount, and when the shutter button is fully pressed, take pictures according to the specified camera shake tendency A method for controlling an imaging apparatus, characterized by executing processing. シャッターボタンの半押し時にオートフォーカス調整を行い、シャッターボタンの全押し後に撮影を行う撮影部を有するコンピュータを、
前記撮影部のぶれ量を検出するぶれ量検出手段と、
このぶれ量検出手段により前記シャッターボタンの半押し前後の少なくともいずれかのぶれ量を取得し、このぶれ量に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を特定し、シャッターボタンが全押しされた場合、前記特定した手ぶれ傾向に従った撮影処理を実行させる撮影制御手段として機能させるための制御プログラム。
A computer with a shooting unit that performs autofocus adjustment when the shutter button is half-pressed and takes a picture after the shutter button is fully pressed,
A blur amount detecting means for detecting a blur amount of the photographing unit;
The blur amount detection means acquires at least one of the blur amounts before and after the shutter button is half-pressed, identifies the camera shake tendency of the photographer based on the blur amount, and if the shutter button is fully pressed, the identification A control program for functioning as a photographing control means for performing photographing processing according to the tendency of camera shake.
シャッターボタンの半押し時にオートフォーカス調整を行い、シャッターボタンの全押し後に撮影を行う撮影部を有するコンピュータを、
前記撮影部のぶれ量を検出するぶれ量検出手段と、
このぶれ量検出手段により前記シャッターボタンの半押し前後の少なくともいずれかのぶれ量を取得し、このぶれ量に基づいて撮影者の手ぶれ傾向を特定し、シャッターボタンが全押しされた場合、前記特定した手ぶれ傾向に従った撮影処理を実行させる撮影制御手段として機能させるための制御プログラムが記録されたコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体。

A computer with a shooting unit that performs autofocus adjustment when the shutter button is half-pressed and takes a picture after the shutter button is fully pressed,
A blur amount detecting means for detecting a blur amount of the photographing unit;
The blur amount detection means acquires at least one of the blur amounts before and after the shutter button is half-pressed, identifies the camera shake tendency of the photographer based on the blur amount, and if the shutter button is fully pressed, the identification A computer-readable recording medium on which a control program for functioning as a photographing control means for executing a photographing process according to the tendency of camera shake is recorded.

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