JP2013132005A5

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Info

Publication number: JP2013132005A5
Application number: JP2011281905A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2011-12-22
Publication date: 2015-02-05
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-22

Description

本発明の撮像装置は、被写体を撮像して画像データを生成する撮像手段と、前記撮像手段によって生成された画像データから前記被写体を検出する被写体検出手段と、前記被写体検出手段によって検出された被写体に対して、予め記憶された登録情報を参照して認証を行う認証手段と、前記被写体検出手段によって検出された被写体の動き量を検出する動き検出手段と、前記認証手段の認証結果と前記動き検出手段により検出された動き量とに基づいて、連続撮像の撮像間隔を変更する変更手段とを有することを特徴とする。 An imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes an imaging unit that images a subject to generate image data, a subject detection unit that detects the subject from image data generated by the imaging unit, and a subject detected by the subject detection unit On the other hand, an authentication unit that performs authentication with reference to pre-stored registration information, a motion detection unit that detects a motion amount of the subject detected by the subject detection unit, an authentication result of the authentication unit, and the motion based on the motion amount detected by the detection means, and having a changing means for changing the imaging interval of continuous imaging.

Claims

Imaging means for imaging a subject and generating image data;
Subject detection means for detecting the subject from image data generated by the imaging means;
Authentication means for authenticating the subject detected by the subject detection means with reference to pre-stored registration information;
Movement detection means for detecting the amount of movement of the subject detected by the subject detection means;
An imaging apparatus comprising : a changing unit that changes an imaging interval of continuous imaging based on an authentication result of the authentication unit and a motion amount detected by the motion detection unit.

The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the changing unit changes the imaging interval based on an age of a subject authenticated by the authentication unit.

The authentication unit compares the subject detected by the subject detection unit with the registration information, and authenticates the subject as a registered subject when the similarity exceeds a threshold value. 2. The imaging device according to 2.

The changing unit, when the subject based on the said authentication result is determined to be the predetermined object, as compared with the case of not determined that the a predetermined object, be adjusted to reduce the imaging interval The imaging apparatus according to claim 3 .

5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the changing unit narrows the imaging interval as the shift in the position or size of a subject in two consecutive images increases.

Said changing means, based on the motion amount before the continuous imaging by a user is instructed, the image pickup apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that to change the imaging interval.

The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit configured to control the shutter speed to be increased as the amount of motion detected by the motion detection unit increases.

Wherein in response to ambient light in accordance with image data generated by the imaging means, claim 1-7, characterized in that it further comprises a switching means for switching the imaging alone using a flash instead of the continuous imaging The imaging apparatus according to item 1.

The subject detection unit, an imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that detects a person's face.

An imaging method of an imaging apparatus including an imaging unit that images a subject and generates image data,
A subject detection step of detecting the subject from image data generated by the imaging means;
An authentication step of authenticating the subject detected in the subject detection step with reference to registration information stored in advance;
A motion detection step of detecting the amount of motion of the subject detected in the subject detection step;
An imaging method comprising : a changing step of changing an imaging interval of continuous imaging based on an authentication result in the authentication step and a motion amount detected in the motion detection step.

A program for controlling an image pickup apparatus including an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a subject and generates image data,
A subject detection step of detecting the subject from image data generated by the imaging means;
An authentication step of authenticating the subject detected in the subject detection step with reference to registration information stored in advance;
A motion detection step of detecting the amount of motion of the subject detected in the subject detection step;
On the basis of the detected amount of motion in the authentication result and the movement detection process in the authentication step, program characterized by executing the changing step for changing the imaging interval between successive imaging the computer.