JP2009089009A5

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Publication number: JP2009089009A5
Application number: JP2007256007A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2007-09-28
Publication date: 2010-11-11
Anticipated expiration: 2027-09-28

Claims

  An image pickup apparatus having an electronic finder function for sequentially displaying images obtained by photographing with an image sensor on a display means,
  Face detection means for performing face detection processing for detecting a region indicating a human face from image data of an image obtained by the imaging device;
  Display processing means for performing enlarged display processing for enlarging and displaying an image to be displayed on the display means;
  While the image is displayed using the electronic viewfinder function, when the face detection process is performed by the face detection unit, the enlargement display process by the display processing unit is prohibited, and the face detection process is performed. Control means for controlling so as not to prohibit the enlarged display processing when not carried out;
  An imaging device comprising:

  An image pickup apparatus having an electronic finder function for sequentially displaying images obtained by photographing with an image sensor on a display means,
  Face detection means for performing face detection processing for detecting a region indicating a human face from image data of an image obtained by the imaging device;
  Display processing means for performing enlarged display processing for enlarging and displaying an image to be displayed on the display means;
  While the image is displayed using the electronic viewfinder function, when the enlarged display process is performed by the display processing unit, the face detection process by the face detection unit is prohibited, and the enlarged display process is performed. Control means for controlling the face detection processing so as not to be prohibited when not performed;
  An imaging device comprising:

An image pickup apparatus having an electronic finder function for sequentially displaying images obtained by photographing with an image sensor on a display means,
Face detection means for performing face detection processing for detecting a region indicating a human face from image data of an image obtained by the imaging device;
Setting means for setting an enlargement magnification of an image displayed on the display means;
While the image is displayed using the electronic viewfinder function , the face detection process is prohibited and the enlargement is performed when the setting unit sets the enlargement magnification to a magnification larger than a predetermined threshold. An image pickup apparatus comprising: control means for controlling the face detection processing not to be prohibited when the magnification is not set to an enlargement magnification larger than a predetermined threshold value .

An image pickup apparatus having an electronic finder function for sequentially displaying images obtained by photographing with an image sensor on a display means,
Face detection means for performing face detection processing for detecting a region indicating a human face from image data of an image obtained by the imaging device;
Selection means for selecting whether or not to execute face detection processing by the face detection means;
Setting means for setting an enlargement magnification of an image displayed on the display means;
While displaying an image using the electronic viewfinder function, an enlargement magnification set by the setting unit is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold in response to execution of face detection processing being selected by the selection unit. imaging apparatus characterized by a control means for controlling to fit.

The threshold value, the imaging apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that a magnification capable of achieving detection accuracy of the face detection processing which is determined in advance.

  An image pickup apparatus control method having an electronic finder function for sequentially displaying images obtained by photographing with an image sensor on a display means,
  A face detection step in which a face detection unit performs a face detection process for detecting a region indicating a human face from image data of an image obtained by the imaging device;
  A display processing step in which the display processing means performs an enlarged display process for enlarging and displaying an image to be displayed on the display means;
  While the control means is displaying the image using the electronic viewfinder function, when the face detection process is being performed in the face detection process, the enlargement display process in the display process step is prohibited, A control process for controlling not to prohibit the enlarged display process when the face detection process is not performed;
  A control method characterized by comprising:

  An image pickup apparatus control method having an electronic finder function for sequentially displaying images obtained by photographing with an image sensor on a display means,
  A face detection step in which a face detection unit performs a face detection process for detecting a region indicating a human face from image data of an image obtained by the imaging device;
  A display processing step in which the display processing means performs an enlarged display process for enlarging and displaying an image to be displayed on the display means;
  The control means prohibits the face detection process in the face detection step when the enlarged display process is performed in the display processing step while displaying an image using the electronic viewfinder function, A control process for controlling the face detection process not to be prohibited when the enlarged display process is not performed;
  A control method characterized by comprising:

An image pickup apparatus control method having an electronic finder function for sequentially displaying images obtained by photographing with an image sensor on a display means,
A face detection step in which a face detection unit performs a face detection process for detecting a region indicating a human face from image data of an image obtained by the imaging device;
Setting means comprises a setting step of setting a magnification of an image to be displayed on said display means,
Determining means, a determination step of determining whether the enlargement magnification in the setting step is changed to a larger magnification than a predetermined threshold value,
While the control means is displaying an image using the electronic viewfinder function, when it is determined in the determination step that the enlargement magnification is set to an enlargement magnification larger than the threshold, the face detection process is performed. And a prohibiting step in which the face detection process is not prohibited when it is determined that the magnification is not set to a magnification larger than the threshold .

An image pickup apparatus control method having an electronic finder function for sequentially displaying images obtained by photographing with an image sensor on a display means,
A face detection step in which a face detection unit performs a face detection process for detecting a region indicating a human face from image data of an image obtained by the imaging device;
Setting means comprises a setting step of setting a magnification of an image to be displayed on said display means,
A selection step in which the selection means selects whether or not to perform face detection processing in the face detection step;
Control means, while displaying the image using the electronic viewfinder function, the in response to the execution of the selection process the face detection processing is selected, set magnification set in the setting step in advance And a control step of controlling so as to be within a predetermined threshold value.