JP2010087564A5

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Info

Publication number: JP2010087564A5
Application number: JP2008251124A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2008-09-29
Publication date: 2011-11-10
Anticipated expiration: 2028-09-29

Claims

Imaging means capable of changing the shooting angle of view ;
And operation means for changing a photographing field angle of the imaging means,
A collection unit that collects event information about a subject that is detected during a period from a composition adjustment involving a change in a field of view by the operation unit to the subject to an imaging instruction to the imaging unit;
Based on the event information on the subject collected by the collecting means, the imaging apparatus being characterized in that a field angle control means for controlling the changing speed of the imaging angle of the imaging device by the operation means.

Furthermore, a face detection means for detecting the face of the subject is provided,
The event information related to the subject is face detection information of the subject by the face detection means,
The angle of view control means includes:
It said face detecting means imaging device according to claim 1, wherein that you control the change speed of the imaging angle of view based on the face detection information by.

The face detection information is
The imaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information is information indicating whether or not a face of the subject is detected.

The face detection information is
4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising information on the size of the detected face and information on the number of detected faces when the face of the subject is detected.

The operation means includes
Generating an operation amount for changing a shooting angle of view of the imaging means;
The angle of view control means includes:
Based on the operation amount, a change speed of the photographing field angle of the photographing unit is set, and control for accelerating / decelerating the change speed is performed based on event information on the subject collected by the collecting means. The imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

A method for correcting a shooting angle of view of an imaging apparatus including an imaging unit capable of changing a shooting angle of view and an operation unit for changing the shooting angle of view,
A collection step of collecting event information relating to a subject detected during a period from composition adjustment accompanied by a change of a shooting angle of view by the operation unit with respect to the subject to an imaging instruction to the imaging unit;
An angle-of-view control step for controlling a change speed of an imaging angle of the imaging unit by the operation unit based on event information about the subject collected in the collecting step. Method.

A computer imaging apparatus comprising having an operating unit for changing the imaging unit can be changed in the imaging angle and the photographing field angle,
A collecting unit that collects event information related to a subject that is detected during a period from a composition adjustment involving a change of a shooting angle of view by the operation unit to the subject to an imaging instruction to the imaging unit;
Based on the event information on the subject collected by the collecting means, a program for causing to function as an angle control means for controlling the changing speed of the imaging angle of the imaging unit by the operation unit.