JP2008005401A - Device and method for automatic photo creation - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic photo creation device and method which provides great amusement and entertainment to fully satisfy a user. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic photo creation device includes a photographing means 6, a storage means 52 for storing an added image like a frame or a background and an editing means 54b for editing the image. This device also includes a registration means 54a for storing a preceding object picture image or its edited image in the storage means 52 as a new picture image to be added to a user's picture image which serves as a subsequent object. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic photo creation apparatus and an automatic photo shooting method for shooting a user with a camera and outputting the shot image as a printed photo.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic photo creation device for a game in which a subject including a user is photographed with a camera and the photographed image is output as a printed photograph is installed in a game center or other amusement facilities.
Such an automatic photo creation device is capable of setting shooting conditions prepared in advance according to the user's preference (for example, zoom selection for whole body, half-body or face-up shooting, selection of background image and foreground image, etc.) Or editing work to create a composite image by selecting drawings and characters (hereinafter referred to as “additional images”) to be combined with the captured image and combining them with the captured image (for example, touch pen or other pen-type input) Many are configured so that graffiti using a member can be performed.

In the above-mentioned automatic photo creation device for games, there is a problem that if the camera, the display and the printer are all mounted in one shooting booth, the waiting time for subsequent users becomes very long. For this reason, there is known an automatic photo creation apparatus in which shooting by a camera is performed in a shooting booth and editing operations such as input of additional images are performed in an editing booth arranged in parallel with the shooting booth (Patent Document 1). reference).
JP 2005-253113 A

In the above automatic photo creation device, the device manufacturer separately creates an image source as an additional image for creating a composite screen and stores it in the device in advance so that the user can use it for editing work. It has become. Therefore, the user can only use the additional image prepared in advance by the device manufacturer, and cannot obtain a sufficient satisfaction.
An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic photo creation apparatus and an automatic photo creation method capable of sufficiently giving a user a satisfactory feeling in view of the above-described conventional problems.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following technical means. That is, the present invention performs an editing operation including a photographing unit that can photograph a subject including a user, a storage unit that stores an additional image such as a frame or a background, and a task of adding the additional image to the subject image. Editing means for performing, display means for displaying the subject image and the edited image edited by the editing means, and the subject image of the preceding subject obtained by photographing by the photographing means or the editing including the image Registration means for storing the image in the storage means as a new additional image to be added to the subject image of the succeeding subject obtained by photographing with the photographing means.

  According to the present invention, the registration means for storing the subject image of the preceding subject or the edited image including this image in the storage means as a new additional image to be added to the subject image of the subsequent subject is provided. (Subsequent subject) can add not only an image source stored in advance in the apparatus but also a subject image of a preceding subject captured in the apparatus and an edited image including this image to an image captured by the user. That is, the automatic photo creation apparatus according to the present invention is provided with high playability and amusement that are different from conventional ones, and can give a sufficient satisfaction to the user.

  If the preceding subject in the present invention is a person or thing having added value that can be recognized as a publicity right or a commercialization right, the user can take a photograph alongside the talent, for example. No satisfaction is obtained.

  Further, the preceding subject in the present invention may be a general person or an object for which no publicity right or commercialization right is recognized. In this case, the user who is the preceding subject stores his / her own image as an additional image for the subsequent subject, and the next user who is the subsequent subject can use the additional image.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the editing means includes an operation screen capable of inputting a handwritten signature of the person who has become the preceding subject.
In this case, the user who is the subsequent subject can add the autograph sign of the talent as the preceding subject to the captured image.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the operation screen allows correction input for adjusting brightness, contrast, color, and the like for the subject image or the edited image of the preceding subject.
In this case, it is possible to correct the color tone of the preceding subject, and it is possible to provide an additional image with a higher degree of satisfaction to the user who becomes the subsequent subject.

  In the present invention described above, it is preferable that the operation screen can be amended to correct or delete an image or expression contrary to public order and morals included in the new additional image. In this case, only an image taken and edited by the preceding subject that does not violate public order and morals can be provided to the user who becomes the subsequent subject.

In the present invention, the photographing means has a continuous shooting function of the subject, and the editing means is selected from a plurality of subject images of a preceding subject obtained by continuous shooting by the photographing means or from among them. A plurality of subject images may be combined to create the new additional image.
In this case, the user can obtain a photograph in which his / her own image is combined with an additional image of the preceding subject that has been continuously shot.

  The present invention also provides a shooting mode for shooting a camera in a shooting room, an editing mode for editing a shot still image including addition of a desired additional image such as a frame or a background, and edited editing. In an automatic photo creation method in which a user performs a series of operations within a predetermined play time as an output mode in which an image is printed or output by transferring data to the outside, the still image obtained by camera shooting or the image It is characterized in that it has a creation / registration mode for creating and registering the edited edited image as a new additional image.

  According to the present invention, it is provided with an additional image creation / registration mode in which a still image obtained by camera photographing or an edited image edited by the camera is created and registered as a new additional image. In addition to image sources stored in advance, still images and edited images obtained by camera shooting can be added to images shot by the user. In other words, the automatic photo creating apparatus according to the present invention has a high playability and amusement that are different from the conventional ones, and thus the user can obtain a sufficient satisfaction.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a user who is a subsequent subject can use not only the image source stored in advance in the apparatus but also the subject image of the preceding subject or an edited image including this image as an image captured by the user. Since it can be added, sufficient satisfaction can be given to the user.

A preferred embodiment showing an automatic photo creating apparatus and an automatic photo creating method of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[Device configuration]
FIG. 1 is a side view of an automatic photo creating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a main part of the automatic photo creating apparatus 1 when viewed from a user. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a system main part of the automatic photo creation apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic photo creation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has a housing 2 in which various devices are provided inside and a front surface facing the user U, and a plurality of users U can enter the room. A shooting play booth 4 having a box-shaped shooting room 3 is provided. Moreover, in the photography room 3, the both sides | surfaces side is open | released and the entrance / exit for the user U to go in and out in the booth 4 is formed. However, a curtain (not shown) is provided at the entrance and exit, so that the photographing room 3 is partitioned from the outside when the apparatus 1 is played.

  A computer device 5 that constitutes a control unit of the automatic photo creation device 1 is stored inside the housing 2 so that each part of the device 1 is driven and controlled in response to an input instruction from the user U. It has become. In other words, the computer device 5 drives the corresponding units in accordance with the input operation from the user U in each of the photographing operation, the editing operation, and the printing operation that are continuously performed in the automatic photo creation device 1. The apparatus 1 is adapted to create a photograph desired by the user U. The computer device 5 is provided with an editing function for editing an image. The device 5 has an operation screen and a touch pen, which will be described later, and a frame, a background, and the like for a captured image of a subject according to an input instruction of the user U. An editing means for performing a predetermined editing operation including the additional image combining process is configured.

  In addition, an output corner (not shown) is provided outside the booth 4, and a printer that prints an edited image obtained by editing work on a photographic paper or a sticker paper and outputs a photo at the output corner; A lamp for indicating that printing is in progress, a paper jam, an error lamp for indicating that the photographic paper is out, and the like are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a camera 6 serving as a photographing unit for photographing a subject including the user U is provided at a substantially central portion of the front surface of the housing 3. The camera 6 performs a photographing operation for the user U, and performs the photographing operation a predetermined number of times. In addition, a monitor 7 is provided on the front surface of the housing 3 as display means for displaying a subject image including the user U displayed on the camera 6 in real time. The monitor 7 is composed of a CRT device, a liquid crystal display device, and the like, and displays a through image captured by the camera 6 and a captured image in which the through image is fixed in an easy-to-see manner to perform a preview confirmation. In order to facilitate, it is arranged immediately below the camera 6. The monitor 7 also displays a composite image with an additional image such as a frame or a background that is added to the captured image of the user U including a through image during the photographing operation by the camera 6. Yes.

  In addition, an upper inclined surface that is inclined to the right in FIG. An upper flash 8 that irradiates the user U from above simultaneously with the photographing operation of the camera 6 is provided on the upper inclined surface. Further, a lower inclined surface that is inclined to the right side in FIG. An intermediate flash 9 that irradiates the central portion of the user U simultaneously with the photographing operation is provided on the lower inclined surface, and a lower flash 10 that irradiates the feet of the user U simultaneously with the photographing operation is provided on the lower vertical surface thereof. Is provided. Each of these flashes 8 to 10 is configured so that the brightness can be changed in accordance with an instruction signal from the computer device 5, and the illuminance at the user U in the shooting operation is changed so that the captured image is reflected. It can be changed as appropriate.

  An operation screen 11 operated by the user U is provided near the center of the intermediate flash 9 on the front side of the housing 2. This operation screen 11 is configured by a touch panel display such as a liquid crystal tablet, and has a function of inputting a user U's selection / instruction to the computer device 5. The operation screen 11 is also configured to function as a display unit provided separately from the monitor 7, and the user U including a through image from the camera 6 at the time of the photographing operation of the camera 6. The captured image and a composite image of the captured image and the additional image can be displayed in real time.

  A touch pen 12 for performing an input operation on the operation screen 11 is attached in the vicinity of the operation screen 11, and the surface of the touch pen 12 is touched by the user U according to an operation instruction displayed on the operation screen 11. Alternatively, various operation signals are sent to the computer device 5 by lightly touching with the fingertip of the user U, and operations corresponding to the signals are performed. In addition, the touch pen 12 can input a drawing such as a character or a figure by bringing the tip of the touch pen 12 into contact with the surface of the operation screen 11. The added image is combined with the captured image of the user U captured by the camera 6 and displayed on the operation screen 11. In addition, a coin insertion part 13 into which a coin as a play consideration is inserted is provided at the lower right of the touch pen 12. The coin insertion unit 13 outputs a coin detection signal to the computer device 5 when it is detected that a predetermined coin has been inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the computer device 5 includes a main control unit 51 configured by a CPU and the like, a storage unit 52 as a storage unit, and an I / O control unit 53 that performs data input / output control with each unit of the device. The image processing unit 54 includes a CPU or the like different from the main control unit 51. The storage unit 52 stores a memory (RAM and ROM) 5a, a frame buffer 5b that temporarily stores image data such as a photographed image, a program for controlling each unit of the automatic photo creation device 1, a frame, and a background image. And an auxiliary storage device 5c including a hard disk or the like in which predetermined image data such as an additional image is stored. The I / O control unit 53 is connected to a data line 20 such as a telephone line so that the automatic photo creating apparatus 1 can perform two-way data communication with a network such as the Internet.

  The main control unit 51 starts photographing and other control by receiving a coin detection signal from the coin insertion unit 13, and when a handwritten image or an operation signal is input with the touch pen 12, the data is stored in the frame buffer 5b. To do. Further, the main control unit 51 has a timer function for measuring the time that can be input by the touch pen 12. This time measurement is started almost at the same time as an instruction message for starting various operations such as setting of shooting conditions and image input is displayed on the operation screen 11, and this measurement time is set for each of the shooting work, editing work and printing work. When a predetermined input available time allocated in advance for the work is reached, the input acceptance is stopped and the next work is started.

  Further, the main control unit 51 takes in the camera 6 in a state where the illumination light from each of the flashes 8 to 10 is irradiated to the user U at a predetermined shutter timing by an input operation to the operation screen 11 by the user U. The video is stored in the frame buffer 5b as a still image, and the fixed captured image is displayed on the operation screen 11. Further, the main control unit 51 has a counter function for counting the number of times of photographing by the shutter operation with the camera 6, and photographing is repeated at a constant time interval until a predetermined number of possible photographing times is reached, A plurality of photographed images are obtained. The main control unit 51 may be provided with a timer function for measuring the shooting time so that the shooting is ended when a preset time has elapsed. Further, the photographing may not be automatically repeated every fixed time, but the photographing may not be started unless the user performs a photographing start operation. In this case, since shooting is performed after the user is ready, shooting errors can be reduced.

  The image processing unit 54 captures an image of a preceding subject obtained by photographing with the camera 6 or an edited image including this image (hereinafter referred to as a preceding image), and an image of the subsequent subject obtained by photographing with the camera 6. Predetermined editing including registration means 54a to be stored in the storage unit 52 as a new additional image to be added to (hereinafter referred to as a subsequent image), and a process of combining other images such as an additional image with respect to the captured image from the camera 6 The editing means 54b which performs processing is configured. Accordingly, the additional image in the present embodiment includes the preceding image and its edited image, in addition to the background image and the frame that are captured together with the user U on the back side and the front side of the user U, respectively. For example, the editing unit 54b performs image processing in accordance with the input operation of the user U to the operation screen 11, and when there is an image such as a handwritten image, a frame, a background, or the like input to the operation screen 11 during editing work, The main control unit 51 displays the synthesized image on the operation screen 11 by performing synthesis processing of this image and the fixed still image.

  Specifically, the image processing unit 54 includes an image of a talent (preceding subject) having an added value for which a publicity right can be recognized, or a character object (preceding subject) having an added value for which a commercialization right can be recognized, and this image. The edited image with the frame and background added thereto is stored in, for example, the auxiliary storage device 5c by the registration means 54a, and the edited image 54b is combined with the subsequent image of the general user U by the editing means 54b. Note that the preceding subject as an additional image to be added to the subsequent image may be an image of a general person who does not have a publicity right or an object which does not have a commercialization right. Further, a period in which the preceding image that is the image of the preceding subject can be used may be set. According to this, the preceding image is provided for a limited time, and a timely service can be performed in accordance with a period such as an event, a concert, a movie, or a theater.

  The operation screen 11 allows correction input for adjusting the brightness, contrast, color, etc. of the preceding image or its edited image, and is contrary to public order and morals included in the preceding image and edited image. The amendment input which corrects or deletes an image or expression to an appropriate one is possible. As a result, it is possible to correct the color tone of the preceding image and its edited image, and to provide a more satisfactory image to the user U as the subsequent subject. Only what does not contradict can be provided to the user U as a subsequent subject. Further, the camera 6 has a continuous shooting function, and the editing unit 54b combines the plurality of preceding images obtained by continuous shooting with the camera 6 or a plurality of preceding images selected from the images. In addition, it has a function of creating a new additional image, and can create an image according to various preferences of the user.

[Device operation]
Next, the operation of the automatic photo creation apparatus 1 will be specifically described. FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the apparatus 1. As shown in the figure, there are a maintenance mode operated by an operator and a game mode operated by a user U, and in this game mode, shooting, editing, and printing are performed by the user U as a subsequent subject. The maintenance mode is divided into a creation registration mode for creating a preceding image and its edited image, and a system operation check. The mode selection by the operator is performed on the operation screen 11, and various operation signals are sent to the computer device 5 by lightly touching the surface with the pen tip or fingertip of the touch pen 12 according to the operation instruction displayed on the screen 11. And an operation corresponding to the signal is performed. Note that the mode selection by the operator is performed by, for example, performing a mouse operation using a mouse installed in the vicinity of the operation screen 11 according to an operation instruction displayed on the screen 11, or operating buttons provided in the vicinity of the operation screen 11. It may be performed by pressing. Further, switching between the game mode and the maintenance mode may be performed by an operation switch installed at a place where the user U cannot operate.

  Among the maintenance modes, the above test mode is a mode for checking the operation of the machine for each unit. For example, an input / output test, a shooting test, a print test, an Internet connection test, a communication test between units, and a software update mode. (For installing new software), print image quality settings, game time settings, etc.

  The operation in the creation registration mode will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart in the creation / registration mode, and FIGS. 6 and 7 show operation instruction images on the operation screen in the mode. A description will be given of a case where a talent R capable of admitting publicity rights is used for the preceding subject. The image creation menu is divided into single shooting mode A for single shooting and mode B for continuous shooting. Each mode after mode selection (S1) is shooting (S2), image selection (S3), and editing (S4). ) And registration (S5). The operator selects mode A or mode B on the operation screen 11 (see FIG. 6A). In mode A, the talent R is shot a plurality of times in the booth 4, and in mode B, the talent is in the booth 4. R continuous shooting is performed a plurality of times (S2: see FIG. 6B). At this time, the captured image 17 is displayed side by side on the operation screen 11.

  Next, the operator or the like selects an image for editing from the plurality of captured images 17 of the talent R displayed on the operation screen 11 (S3: see FIG. 6C). The selected image 171 is displayed on the next operation screen 11, and the selected image 17s is displayed on the same operation screen 11 (see FIG. 7A). The talent R can input the sign S with the touch pen 12 from the image 17s. At the same time, the pre-registered frame F, background H, stamp T, etc. can be selected on the operation screen 11, and the desired frame F, background H, stamp T, etc. can be selected on the image 17s in which the sign S is input. Furthermore, it can be synthesized. FIG. 7B shows an example in which the frame F is synthesized, and FIG. 7C shows an example in which the background H is synthesized. Furthermore, on the operation screen 11, the contrast, color, and the like can be adjusted by the operator or the talent R himself. These editing operations can be continued freely until an operation for ending this screen (touching the button E) is performed or until a predetermined time has passed.

  After the above editing is completed, the plurality of edited images 14 are displayed on the operation screen 11, and the operator or the like selects the edited image 14 to be registered (see FIG. 7C). The selected edited image 14 is registered by the image processing unit 54 (S5), and these become the additional image 15 (preceding image) used in the game mode.

Next, the operation in the game mode will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart in the game mode, and FIG. 9 shows an operation instruction image on the operation screen 11 in the game mode. The game mode proceeds in the order of game start selection (S10), additional image selection (S11), shooting (S12), shooting image selection (S13), editing (S14), and printing (S15).
When a coin for the specified value is inserted into the coin insertion unit 13 by the user U (subsequent subject), the main control unit 51 displays a predetermined initial screen stored in the auxiliary storage device 5c on the operation screen 11. Then, an initial operation is performed to inform the user U that the game is started and the device 1 is in a playable state. On the other hand, in a state where the user has not inserted coins, a demo image is displayed on the operation screen. When the user instructs to start the game on the operation screen 11, the game is started, and the operation screen 11 displays a plurality of edited images of the talent, which is the additional image 15 created in the creation registration mode. .

  The user U selects one of a plurality of additional images 15 in which the talent R is reflected and the sign S, the frame F, and the background H are combined with the image (S11: see FIG. 9A). . Next, while viewing the additional image 15 displayed on the operation screen 11 or the monitor 7, the user U aligns his / her position displayed through the camera 6 as a through image with the additional image 15, and multiple times until the time is full. (S12: refer to FIG. 9B), an image to be edited is selected from a plurality of photographed images 16 arranged on the operation screen 11 (S13). The user U performs editing operations such as adding graffiti to each selected image with the touch pen 12 and correcting the color (S14: see FIG. 9C). Finally, the user U performs a printing operation on the completed image and obtains a photograph (S15). Through the above steps, the user U can obtain a photograph that is accompanied by the talent R and has the sign S, the frame F, the background H, and the graffiti added.

  In the automatic photo creation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the talent image that is the preceding subject or an edited image thereof is stored as a new additional image to be added to the image of the user that is the subsequent subject. The user U includes not only the image source stored in the apparatus 1 in advance, but also the talent image captured in the booth 4 and the edited image thereof. Can be added to. In other words, the automatic photo creation apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with high playability and amusement that are different from conventional ones, and can give a sufficient satisfaction to the user.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the game mode according to the second embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is different from the above embodiment in that the user U who is proceeding with the game mode can register his / her photographed image in the automatic photo creation apparatus 1. That is, the operator does not register a photographed image of a talent or the like in the maintenance mode, but the user U who is proceeding with the game mode becomes a preceding subject for the subsequent subject who is the next user U, And the captured image is used as an additional image of the image captured by the next user U.

  Referring to the flowchart of FIG. 10, the game mode proceeds in the order of game start selection (S20), shooting (S21), shooting image selection (S22), editing (S23), registration (S24), and printing (S25). To do. The user U takes a plurality of images of himself / herself while looking at the monitor 7 and the operation screen 11 (S21), and selects an image to be registered (S22). Next, the user U performs an editing operation such as adding a frame or background already stored in the selected image, and further adding his own signature or graffiti input with the touch pen, correcting the color (S23), The edited image is registered (S24). Finally, the completed image is printed (S25). Through the above steps, the user U as the preceding subject can leave the self image with his signature and graffiti added to the automatic photo creation device 1 for the next user as the subsequent subject, The next user U can edit and combine the captured image with the image left by the previous user U as an additional image. Thereby, it can respond to the user's U various taste, and the user U can obtain the satisfaction which was not in the past.

  In addition, all the said embodiment is illustrations and is not restrictive. The technical scope of the present invention is defined by the claims, and all modifications within the scope equivalent to the configurations described therein are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. For example, in the first embodiment, the user U may be able to obtain a photograph together with the character object as a character object having an added value that allows a merchandising right to be recognized. . In the second embodiment, the user may be photographed with a camera having a continuous shooting function, and if the additional image registered by the preceding user is an image or expression contrary to public order and morals, the operator An amendment input that corrects or deletes the image or expression to an appropriate one on the operation screen may be possible. In this case, only images that are taken and edited by the user who is the preceding subject and do not violate public order and morals can be provided to the user who becomes the subsequent subject. Further, in the second embodiment, after the user U who is proceeding with the game mode registers his / her photographed image in the automatic photo creating apparatus 1 to make it an additional image, the second game mode is again performed. Then, the user U may be able to synthesize a new self image captured the second time with the self image (additional image) captured previously.

1 is a side view of an automatic photo creation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the principal part of the automatic photo production apparatus when it sees from a user. It is a block diagram which shows the system principal part of an automatic photograph production apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows one operation | movement of an automatic photo production apparatus. It is a flowchart of creation registration mode. (A)-(c) are the operation instruction images on the operation screen in the corresponding modes. (A)-(c) are the operation instruction images on the operation screen in the corresponding modes. It is a flowchart of a game mode. (A)-(c) are the operation instruction images on the operation screen in the corresponding modes. It is a flowchart of the game mode which concerns on 2nd embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic photo production apparatus 4 Booth 5 Computer apparatus 6 Camera 11 Operation screen 14 Editing screen 15 Additional screen 54 Image processing part 54a Registration means 54b Editing means

Claims (8)

Photographing means capable of photographing a subject including a user;
Storage means for storing additional images such as frames and backgrounds;
Editing means for performing an editing operation including an operation of adding the additional image to the subject image;
Display means for displaying the subject image and the edited image edited by the editing means;
A new addition for adding the subject image of the preceding subject obtained by photographing with the photographing unit or the edited image including the image to the subject image of the subsequent subject obtained by photographing with the photographing unit. Registration means for storing in the storage means as an image;
An automatic photo creation device characterized by comprising:   The automatic photograph creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the preceding subject is a person or an object having an added value to which a publicity right or a commercialization right can be recognized.   The automatic photo creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the preceding subject is a general person or an object for which a publicity right or a commercialization right is not recognized.   The automatic photo creation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the editing unit includes an operation screen capable of inputting a handwritten signature of a person who has become the preceding subject.   5. The automatic photo creation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the operation screen is capable of performing correction input for adjusting brightness, contrast, color, and the like for the subject image or the edited image of the preceding subject.   6. The automatic photo creation according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the operation screen is capable of an amendment input for correcting or deleting an image or expression contrary to public order and morals included in the new additional image to an appropriate one. apparatus. The photographing means has a continuous shooting function of the subject, and
The editing unit has a function of creating a new additional image by combining a plurality of subject images of the preceding subject obtained by continuous shooting by the photographing unit or a plurality of subject images selected from the plurality of subject images. Item 7. The automatic photo creating apparatus according to any one of Items 1 to 6. A shooting mode in which a camera is shot in the shooting room, an editing mode in which editing is performed including adding a desired additional image such as a frame or a background to the shot still image, and the edited edited image is printed or externally printed. In an automatic photo creation method in which a user performs a series of operations within a predetermined play time with an output mode that is output by transferring data,
An automatic photo creation method, comprising: an additional image creation / registration mode for creating and registering the still image obtained by camera shooting or an edited image edited from the still image as a new additional image.

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