JP2009290842A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (27)

An image composition device that generates a composite image by compositing a composite character corresponding to a subject detected in a captured image on the captured image, and determines a composite state of the composite character according to the type of the subject, Alternatively, an image composition apparatus comprising image composition determining means for determining the type of composite character according to the state of the subject. 2. The image composition apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image composition determination means determines the type or composition state of the composite character according to a combination of the subject type and the state. The image composition apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image composition determination unit determines both the type and composition state of the composite character according to a combination of the type and state of the subject. The image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the detectable state of the subject includes at least one of a direction, a position, a size, a number, a distance, a movement, and an appearance frequency of the subject. . The image composition according to claim 4 , wherein the state of the detectable subject is a state indicated by a plurality of items of a direction, a position, a size, a number, a distance, a movement, and an appearance frequency of the subject. apparatus. 6. The image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the synthesized state of the synthesized character includes at least one of a direction, a position, a size, a number, and a motion of the synthesized character. The image composition apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the composition state of the composition character is a composition state indicated by a plurality of items of the direction, position, size, number, and movement of the composition character. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a sequential combining unit that sequentially generates a composite image by sequentially combining a composite character corresponding to a subject that is sequentially detected in captured images that are sequentially captured on the captured image. 8. The image synthesizing device according to any one of items 7 . 9. The image composition according to claim 1 , wherein the image composition determination unit sequentially changes the composition state of the composite character in accordance with a change in the type of the subject or a change in the state of the subject. apparatus. The image according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the image composition determination means sequentially changes the presence or absence of composition of the composite character in accordance with a change in the type of subject or a change in the state of the subject. Synthesizer. The image composition apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein the image composition determination means sequentially changes the type or composition state of the composition character in accordance with a change in the state of the subject. The image synthesizing apparatus according to any one of claims 8 to 11, further comprising display control means for sequentially displaying synthesized images generated sequentially on a monitor screen. The image synthesizing apparatus according to any one of claims 8 to 12, further comprising moving image recording control means for sequentially recording synthesized images generated sequentially as moving image data. Furthermore, it is characterized by comprising still image recording control means for recording a composite image at that time when a shooting instruction is given while sequentially displaying the composite image generated sequentially on the monitor screen. The image composition device according to any one of claims 8 to 13 . 15. The image according to claim 14 , further comprising first moving image recording control means for recording a moving image frame in which the composite character sequentially changes while an instruction for moving image shooting is continuously performed. Synthesizer. Further, for each combination of type and state of the subject, comprising a storage means for storing the type or composite state synthetic character,
The image synthesizing determination means by referring to the storage unit, to any one of claims 2 to 15, characterized in that determining the type or composite state synthetic character according to the combination of the type and condition of the subject The image composition apparatus described. The image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 16 , further comprising a setting unit that arbitrarily sets a type or a synthesis state of a composite character corresponding to a combination of a subject type and a state and stores the combination character in the storage unit. 18. The image synthesizing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the types of the detectable subject include at least a plurality of types of a person, an animal, a natural object, and an insect. The type of the detectable subject includes a person, and the state of the detectable subject includes a facial expression of the person,
The image synthesizing determining means, the image synthesizing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 18, characterized in that Modulate type or composite state synthetic character in accordance with the facial expression of the person. Wherein the state of the detectable object is included frequency in the past of the specific subject,
The image synthesizing determining means, the image synthesizing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 19, characterized in that synthesizing predetermined composite character if the appearance frequency of the specific subject becomes higher. Furthermore, synthesis conditions, the image synthesizing apparatus according to any one of claims claims 1 to 20, characterized in that it comprises a learning means for learning a synthetic contents or synthetic timing.   A composite character corresponding to a subject that is sequentially detected in captured images that are sequentially captured is sequentially combined on the captured image to generate a composite image, and the sequentially generated composite image is sequentially displayed on the monitor screen. An image synthesizing apparatus that records a composite image corresponding to the timing of the photographing instruction as still image data or moving image data when a photographing instruction is issued during the operation. 23. The image composition apparatus according to claim 22 , further comprising: determining a composition timing of the composition character during shooting and recording of moving image data in accordance with a change in the type or state of the subject. An image synthesis method for generating a composite image by combining a composite character corresponding to a subject detected in a captured image on the captured image, and determining a composite state of the composite character according to the type of the subject, Alternatively, an image composition method comprising an image composition determination step for determining the type of the composite character according to the state of the subject.   A composite character corresponding to a subject that is sequentially detected in captured images that are sequentially captured is sequentially combined on the captured image to generate a composite image, and the sequentially generated composite image is sequentially displayed on the monitor screen. An image composition method characterized by recording a composite image corresponding to the timing of the image capture instruction as still image data or moving image data when an image capture instruction is issued. Whether to determine the composite state of the composite character according to the type of the subject in the computer of the image composition device that generates a composite image by compositing the composite character corresponding to the subject detected in the captured image on the captured image Or the program which implement | achieves the function for determining the kind of synthetic | combination character according to a to-be-photographed object's state.   The computer of the image synthesizer sequentially generates a synthesized image by sequentially synthesizing a synthesized character corresponding to the subject that is sequentially detected in the captured image captured on the captured image. A program that realizes a function for recording a composite image corresponding to the timing of a shooting instruction as still image data or moving image data when there is a shooting instruction while sequentially displaying on the monitor screen.