JP2009089220A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (4)

An image sensor that captures a subject at predetermined intervals and outputs data of each image;
A memory for temporarily storing the image data;
A moving image data generating unit that generates moving image data from the plurality of images;
A recording interface for recording the moving image data in a storage medium;
An input unit for receiving still image recording instruction input;
A subject recognition unit for detecting a subject to be recognized from the image;
The instruction trimmed partial region including the subject of the recognition target from the captured the image when the input, with the object of the recognition target generates data arranged trimming image in a predetermined composition, of the image A trimming processing unit that switches between a first process for trimming the image vertically and a second process for trimming the image horizontally based on a margin amount from an end to the subject to be recognized ;
An imaging apparatus comprising: The imaging device according to claim 1,
An image pickup apparatus, wherein the resolution of the image is set to be higher than the resolution of one frame of the moving image data. In the imaging device according to claim 1 or 2,
The imaging apparatus, wherein the trimming processing unit determines the trimming position so that the subject to be recognized is positioned on an intersection of vertical and horizontal lines dividing the trimmed image with a golden ratio. In the imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The imaging apparatus, wherein the trimming processing unit determines the trimming range based on a size of a subject to be recognized in the image .