JP2011097194A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (12)

Selecting means for selecting shooting composition information indicating a composition when shooting a subject to be shot from an information storage means for storing the shooting composition information;
Recognition means for recognizing the subject and acquiring subject recognition information indicating a recognition result of the subject;
Comparison means for comparing the photographing composition information selected by the selection means with the subject recognition information acquired by the recognition means;
Judging means for judging whether or not the photographing composition information and the subject recognition information match based on a result of the comparison by the comparing means;
Presenting means for presenting the result of the comparison by the comparing means and the result of the judgment by the judging means;
Guidance means for guiding a photographer's operation to match the subject recognition information and the photographing composition information based on the comparison result presented by the presenting means and the judgment result;
An imaging apparatus comprising:   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the comparison unit obtains a similarity between the shooting composition information and the subject recognition information.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guidance unit performs the guidance when the similarity obtained by the comparison unit exceeds a preset first threshold value.   After the guidance by the guidance unit, when the similarity obtained by the comparison unit exceeds a preset second threshold, the determination unit determines that the photographing composition information matches the subject recognition information. The imaging apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a determination is made.   After the guidance by the guidance means, when the similarity obtained by the comparison means exceeds the preset first threshold but does not exceed the preset second threshold, the guidance means The imaging apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the guidance is continuously performed. After the guidance by the guidance unit, the imaging unit further includes a photographing unit that photographs the subject when the judgment unit determines that the photographing composition information and the subject recognition information match.
The image photographed by the photographing means includes a moving image, and the comparing means obtains the similarity between the photographing composition information and the subject recognition information for each predetermined time, and exceeds the second threshold value. The imaging apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the shooting unit continuously performs moving image shooting while the shooting unit ends the moving image shooting when the second threshold value is exceeded. After the guidance by the guidance unit, the imaging unit further includes a photographing unit that photographs the subject when the judgment unit determines that the photographing composition information and the subject recognition information match.
6. The image captured by the imaging unit includes a still image, and the imaging unit captures the still image when the similarity exceeds the second threshold. Imaging device. Recording means for recording the image photographed by the photographing means;
The imaging apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a creation unit that creates an album from the images recorded in the recording unit. The comparing means obtains a similarity between the photographing composition information and the subject recognition information;
The said selection means selects automatically the imaging composition information in which the said similarity exceeds the preset 1st threshold value from the said imaging composition information memorize | stored in the said information storage means. Imaging device. The guidance means performs the guidance when the similarity obtained by the comparison means exceeds the first threshold;
After the guidance by the guidance means, when the similarity exceeds a second threshold value that is preset and greater than the first threshold value, the determination means matches the photographing composition information with the subject recognition information. The imaging apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the imaging apparatus is determined to have performed. A selection step in which selection means selects shooting composition information indicating a composition when shooting a subject to be shot from an information storage means for storing the shooting composition information;
A recognition step of recognizing the subject and obtaining subject recognition information indicating a recognition result of the subject;
A comparison step for comparing the photographing composition information selected in the selection step with the subject recognition information acquired in the recognition step;
A determination step of determining whether or not the photographing composition information and the subject recognition information match based on a result of the comparison by the comparison step;
A presenting step in which the presenting means presents the result of the comparison in the comparison step and the result of the determination in the determination step;
A guiding step for guiding a photographer's operation to match the subject recognition information and the photographing composition information based on the result of the comparison presented by the presenting step and the result of the judgment; ,
A method for controlling an imaging apparatus, comprising: The program for making a computer perform each process of the control method of the imaging device of Claim 11.