JP2015231166A - Imaging device, server, and communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging device, a server, and a communication system that enable presentation to show a user what kind of movement and imaging action can produce a good photograph using past imaging information when imaging is performed.SOLUTION: An imaging device according to the present invention comprises: imaging means for imaging a subject; transmission means for transmitting imaging condition data when imaging is performed with the imaging means to a server; reception means for receiving a search result on the server; and imaging state guiding means for presenting a user with an imaging state under an imaging condition under which imaging is performed frequently in the past on the basis of the search result.

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus, and more particularly to a technique for allowing a user to easily take a good image during imaging.

  In recent years, with the development of network technology, an invention characterized by prompting a user to take a good picture at the time of taking a picture has been proposed. Among these, what has been proposed to provide support suitable for the shooting location in real time at the time of shooting based on positioning results such as GPS.

  In Patent Document 1, a position where a user and an imaging device exist is sent to a server, a template image captured in the past in the vicinity of the existing position is searched, and if a template exists, its own image is superimposed on the template image. The technique of performing is disclosed.

JP 2009-239397 A

  In the prior art disclosed in the above-mentioned patent document, it is mentioned how to use a template image when the template image exists. However, when there are a plurality of template images, it is not presented where the user should move.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to present what kind of movement and imaging action can be taken to a user using a past imaging information when taking an image, so that a good photograph can be taken. An imaging device, a server, and a communication system are provided.

In order to achieve the above object, an imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes imaging means for imaging a subject,
Transmission means for sending imaging condition data when imaging is performed by the imaging means to a server, receiving means for receiving search results on the server, and imaging in the past based on the search results. Imaging state guidance means for presenting the imaging state under the imaging conditions to the user.

  In addition, the server according to the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives imaging condition data from an external device, an image information access unit that accesses image information captured in the past, and images that were captured in the past based on the imaging condition data. An imaging frequency search unit that performs an imaging frequency search on image information, and a transmission unit that transmits a search result of the imaging frequency search to the external device are provided.

  A communication system according to the present invention includes the imaging apparatus and the server.

    According to the present invention, based on a search result using past imaging information, it is possible to present a place, direction, angle of view, in-focus distance, and the like where imaging was frequently performed in the past. With these presentations, it is possible to determine how a user can take a good picture by moving and imaging.

The conceptual diagram of the system by the imaging device and server in this invention. The block diagram which shows the internal structure of the imaging device in this invention, and a server. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of the imaging apparatus according to the present invention. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the server in this invention. The figure which shows the operation | movement of the user in this invention. Explanatory drawing of the search object area in this invention. An example of a UI screen in the position guidance mode according to the present invention. The example of UI screen in the direction guidance mode in this invention. An example of a UI screen in each guide mode in the present invention. An example of a UI screen in the focus guidance mode in the present invention. The example of UI screen at the time of combining the guidance mode in this invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Example 1]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an outline of an embodiment of the present invention. The server 200 and the imaging device 100 communicate with each other, and the imaging device 100 guides the user based on the search result from the server 200. The user 516 receives a guidance such as a geographical position for imaging, an imaging direction indicated by 517, an angle of view indicated by 518, and the like.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the imaging apparatus 100 and the server 200. First, the inside of the imaging apparatus 100 will be described.

  The optical system 101 includes a lens group for imaging and an actuator group that drives the lens. Appropriate zoom and focus operations can be performed in accordance with instructions from the CPU 107. The imaging unit 102 converts an image formed by the optical system 101 into an electrical signal, converts the imaging data into electronic data, and passes the converted data to the CPU 101. The positioning unit 103 can detect the geographical current position of the imaging apparatus. Specifically, it becomes a block by a technique such as GPS. The sensor unit 104 includes an electronic compass, an acceleration sensor, and the like. With this sensor unit 104, it is possible to detect which direction the optical axis of the imaging apparatus 101 is directed and how many times the elevation angle of the optical axis of the imaging apparatus is.

  The display unit 105 is used for giving an instruction to the user or confirming a photographed image. Specifically, it is realized by a display device such as an LCD. The communication device 106 is for performing wireless communication with the server 200. The CPU 107 is a central control unit that controls the entire processing, and basically operates based on program data stored in the ROM 109. The operation unit 108 is a block that receives a user operation, and specifically includes a button, a lever, an LCD touch panel, and the like that are provided on a portion that can be touched by the user of the imaging apparatus 100. The ROM 109 is preprogrammed with data such as programs and parameters for operating the imaging apparatus 100, and the CPU 107 basically operates according to the contents of the ROM 109.

  The RAM 110 is a place where the CPU 107 writes temporary data used for midway calculation. The storage medium 111 is a part that holds data such as photographic data, and specifically includes an SD card or the like.

  Next, the internal configuration of the server 200 will be described. The CPU 201 is a part that performs overall control of the operation of the entire server, and basically operates according to a program stored in the secondary storage device 203. The communication device 202 is a block for communicating with the imaging device 100. The secondary storage device 203 holds an operation program for the entire server and holds data to be held for a long time calculated by the server processing. In this embodiment, it is assumed that a large amount of photograph data captured by many users in the past is also stored in the binary storage device 203. The RAM 204 is a place where data to be temporarily stored during processing of the server is written.

  3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the flow of processing in this embodiment. FIG. 3 shows a process flow of the imaging apparatus 100, and FIG. 4 shows a process flow of the server 200. In the following, the processing flow of FIGS. 3 and 4 will be mainly described with reference to FIGS.

  The process starts from step S301 in FIG. In step S302, when the user operates the operation unit 108, the guidance mode is entered. In step S303, when the user operates the operation unit 105 to switch to the position guidance mode, the process proceeds to step S304. When the switching to the position guidance mode is not performed in step S303, the guidance operation in the position guidance mode is not performed, and the process proceeds to step S308.

  When the process proceeds to step S <b> 304, the geographical current position information of the imaging apparatus 100 is transmitted to the server 200. Since the information has been transmitted to the server 200, the processing of the server 200 will now be described.

  The processing of the server 200 is started from step S401 in FIG. The process moves to step S402, where it is confirmed whether or not there is information reception from the imaging apparatus 100. As long as there is no reception, no specific processing is performed, and the operation continues to wait for reception from the imaging apparatus 100. When the reception of information from the imaging apparatus 100 is detected in step S402, the type of information sent from the imaging apparatus 100 is confirmed (step S403). The processing performed in step S404 varies depending on the type of information. Specifically, the processes of (b), (c), (d), and (e) of FIG. 4 are performed in step S404 corresponding to the type of information sent from the imaging apparatus 100. Thereafter, processing result information is transmitted to the imaging apparatus 100 in accordance with the processing performed in step S404 (step S405).

  Here, GPS information indicating the position of the imaging device 100 is sent from the imaging device 100 to the server 200 in step S304. The server 200 detects reception of information (step S402), and since the transmitted information is only the position information of the imaging apparatus 100, it is determined that the processing to be performed is the position guidance shown in FIG. (Step S403). Next, since the process of FIG.4 (b) is performed, it moves to step S406 and then moves to step S407.

  Here, within the search range indicated by a circle in FIG. 6A, an image captured in the past held in the binary storage device 203 is searched (step S407). In FIG. 6, a circle with a constant radius centering on the user 601 is the search range. This search radius may be transmitted simultaneously from the imaging device 100 when GPS information is transmitted, or a method of using a default value set in the server 200 may be used. In this embodiment, the search range is a circle, but it may be a square, a rectangle, or another polygon. Next, the number of past captured images for each divided area set in advance in the search area is calculated (step S408).

  In FIG. 6, the position area is divided by a square having a certain size within the circle of the search range, and the number of images in each of the divided position areas 602 to 610 is calculated. The fineness of division of the position area may be transmitted from the imaging device 100 as in the search range, or the server 200 may have a default value. In addition, a division method other than a square may be used.

  Next, based on the result calculated in step S408, the position of the division position area where the maximum number of images has been taken in the past in the division position area within the search range. And the number of images captured in the past in the divided area where the imaging device 100 currently exists is set as information to be transmitted to the imaging device 100 (step S409). This completes the special processing related to position guidance (step S411), and the process proceeds to step S405. In step S405, the information set in step S409 is transmitted to the imaging apparatus 100.

  The processing description of the server 200 is once completed as described above, and the processing returns to the imaging device 100. In step S305, the imaging apparatus 100 receives the information transmitted from the server 200 in step S405. In subsequent step S306, guidance is provided to the user through the display unit 105 based on information from the server 200.

  FIG. 7 is a display example on the display unit 105 in step S306. Arrows 701 to 703 are displayed to guide the user to the division position area with the largest number of past captured images sent from the server 200. Since the sensor unit 104 knows the direction of the optical axis of the imaging apparatus 100 and the positioning unit 103 knows the current position, guidance to the target divided position area can be performed based on the two pieces of information. For example, an arrow 701 is displayed when prompting the user to turn left, an arrow 703 is displayed when prompting a right turn, and an arrow 702 is displayed when prompting forward. In the search range, when the number of past captured images in the currently existing division position area is the largest, no arrow is displayed. Simultaneously with the display of these arrows, the number of past captured images in the divided position area where the imaging device 100 currently exists is also displayed as 704.

  As described above, the operations in steps S304 to S306 are repeated until the user finishes the position guidance mode in step S307. While changing the current position, the user looks at the information displayed on the display unit 105 and can easily find a popular imaging spot with a large number of past shots. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the user has moved from the position 501 in FIG.

  When the user ends the position guidance mode (step S307) and switches to the direction guidance mode in the subsequent step S308, the process proceeds to step S309. If switching to the direction guidance mode is not performed in step S308, the process proceeds to step S313.

  In step S <b> 309, the imaging apparatus 100 transmits the geographical position information obtained by the current positioning unit 103, the direction information of the optical axis obtained by the sensor unit 104, and the elevation angle information to the server 200.

  Here, the processing of the server 200 that has received the information will be described. The general flow of information transmission / reception in the server 200 is the same in steps S401 to S405, and has been described above, so the details are omitted. The individual processing in the direction guidance mode is a flow shown in FIG. The individual processing for direction guidance is started from step S412. In subsequent step S413, a past captured image in the divided position area to which the current imaging apparatus belongs is searched. In the present embodiment, a captured image captured in the past is searched within the size range of the divided position area in the position guidance mode described above to which the imaging position 502 belongs.

  Subsequently, it is searched in which direction area of each divided direction area all the images obtained as a result of the search in step S413, and the number of past captured images is calculated for each divided direction area. (Step S414). An outline of the division direction area is shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 6B, the user 618 is divided into 45-degree direction areas with 360 degrees divided into eight equal parts. The setting of the division angle may be sent simultaneously when the imaging apparatus 100 transmits information, or a predetermined value may be held on the server 200 side and used. Each division direction area is set to 619 to 626, and it is searched whether all past images in the position area to which the imaging apparatus currently belongs are photographed in the direction belonging to each direction area, and each of the division direction areas 619 to 626 is searched. The number of sheets is calculated.

  In FIG. 6, only the explanation of the direction division in the horizon direction is given for the sake of simplicity. However, the division direction area in the elevation direction is also defined, and the three-dimensional division direction area is divided together with the area in the horizon direction. Do. In subsequent S 415, the division direction area in which the past number of captured images is maximum and the past number of captured images in the currently belonging division direction area are set as transmission information to the imaging apparatus 100.

  Returning to the processing flow of the imaging apparatus 100. Information from the server is received (step S310), and then the imaging apparatus 100 guides the imaging direction to the user through the display unit 105.

  Here, in the position guidance mode, first, it is assumed that the optical axis of the imaging apparatus 100 is oriented in the direction indicated by the arrow 503 in FIG. The display on the display unit 105 at this time is shown in FIG. In FIG. 5B, the division direction area to which the direction indicated by the arrow 505 belongs is the division direction area with the largest number of past shots. In step S311, as shown in FIG. 8A, based on information from the server 200, the number of past shots in the division direction area to which the direction in which the optical axis of the imaging device 100 is facing belongs is displayed in 801. To do. In addition, in order to guide the user in the direction of the arrow 505, an arrow 802 is displayed to prompt the user to turn rightward.

  Here, it is assumed that the right turn has gone too far in the direction of the arrow 504 as indicated by the arrow 506. Also in this case, by repeating the processing of steps S309 to S311, the display shown in FIG. 8B is performed, and the past number of captured images in the division direction area to which the current optical axis direction belongs, and an arrow 804 that prompts a left turn. Is displayed. Thereafter, it is assumed that a left turn indicated by an arrow 507 is performed and the direction of the arrow 505 is turned. At this time, since the division direction area to which it belongs is the one with the largest number of past captured images in all the division direction areas, an arrow for turning is not displayed on the display unit 105 as shown in FIG. Only the number of past captured images is displayed.

  With the above processing, it is possible to easily know a popular imaging direction at a certain position. When the direction guidance is performed in the divided direction area considered up to the elevation angle, not only the horizontal direction arrows 806 and 807 but also the elevation direction guidance arrows 808 and 809 are used as shown in FIG.

  Now, steps S309 to S311 are repeated while changing the direction, and when the user is satisfied, the user performs an operation to end the direction guidance mode, and the process proceeds to step S313.

  In step S313, it is determined whether or not the user has instructed the transition to the view angle guidance mode by operating the operation unit 108. If there is an instruction, the process proceeds to step S314. If there is no instruction, the process proceeds to step S318.

  In step S <b> 314, the geographical position information obtained by the current positioning unit 103 by the imaging apparatus 100 with respect to the server 200, the direction information of the optical axis obtained by the sensor unit 104, the elevation angle information, and the zoom lens in the optical system 101. The angle of view information determined from the position is transmitted.

  Here, the processing of the server 200 that has received the information will be described. The general flow of information transmission / reception in the server 200 is the same in steps S401 to S405, and has been described above, so the details are omitted. The individual processing in the direction guidance mode is a flow shown in FIG. The individual processing for guiding the angle of view starts in step S417, and in the subsequent step S418, images are captured in the past in the division position area to which the current imaging apparatus 100 belongs, and in the division direction area to which the current imaging apparatus 100 belongs in the past. Search the captured image.

  In the present embodiment, among the images captured in the past within the size range of the division position area in the position guidance mode described above to which the imaging position 502 belongs, the division direction area to which the direction indicated by the arrow 505 belongs. The image picked up facing is searched. Next, it is searched in which angle of view area for each divided view angle area that all of the searched results are captured, and the number of past captured images is calculated for each divided view angle area. (Step S419). An outline of the divided field angle area is shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 6C, it is assumed that the user 627 points the imaging device upward in the drawing. In this embodiment, at this time, the angle of view is indicated by four angles 628 to 631, the angle of view from angles 628 to 629 is the angle of view area 632, the angle of view from angles 629 to 630 is the angle of view area 633, and the angle. An angle of view from 630 to 631 is an angle of view area 634, and an angle of view smaller than the angle 631 is an angle of view area 635. The setting of the divided field angle area may be sent simultaneously when the imaging apparatus 100 transmits information, or a predetermined value may be held on the server 200 side and used.

  In step S418, all past captured images have already been searched under the condition that the imaging apparatus is within the position area to which the imaging apparatus currently belongs and also within the direction area to which the imaging apparatus currently belongs. It is searched which divided view angle area each search result image belongs to, and the number of sheets in each of the divided view angle areas 632 to 635 is calculated. In subsequent S420, the divided field angle area in which the past number of captured images is the maximum and the past number of captured images in the currently belonging divided field angle area are set as transmission information to the image capturing apparatus 100.

  Returning to the processing flow of the imaging apparatus 100. The information from the server 200 is received (step S315), and then the imaging device 100 guides the imaging angle of view to the user through the display unit 105.

  Here, in the angle-of-view guidance mode, first, it is assumed that the imaging apparatus 100 is in the angle-of-view state indicated by the range 508 and the angle 511 after facing the direction of the arrow 505 in FIG. The display on the display unit 105 at this time is shown in FIG. In FIG. 5C, in terms of the angle of view in the range 509, the divided angle of view area to which the angle of view of the angle 512 belongs is the divided angle of view area having the largest number of past captured images. In step S316, as shown in FIG. 9A, based on the information from the server 200, the number of past shots in the divided field angle area to which the current field angle of the current imaging device 100 belongs is displayed in 902.

  In addition, in order to guide the user to the above-described divided field angle area having the largest number of captured images, an arrow 901 is displayed to prompt the user to operate the field angle in a zoom-in direction. Here, it is assumed that the zoom-in operation has gone too far up to the field angle of range 510 and angle 513. Also in this case, by repeating the processing of steps S314 to S316, the display shown in FIG. 9B is performed, and the past number of captured images display 904 indicating the number of past captured images in the divided field angle area to which the current field angle belongs is displayed. Then, an arrow 903 for encouraging zoom-out is displayed.

  Thereafter, it is assumed that the zoom-out operation indicated by the arrow 903 is performed and the field angle indicated by the range 509 and the angle 512 is obtained. At this time, the divided view angle area to which the user belongs is the one with the largest number of past captured images in all the divided view angle areas, and thus the arrow for prompting the zoom operation is not displayed on the display unit 105 as shown in FIG. Only the past image count display 905 is displayed. Through the above processing, it is possible to easily know a popular imaging angle of view at a certain position and a certain direction.

  When the user finishes the view angle guidance mode (step S317), the process proceeds to step S318. In step S318, it is determined whether or not the user has instructed a transition to the focus guidance mode by operating the operation unit 108. If there is an instruction, the process proceeds to step S319. If there is no instruction, the process proceeds to step S323.

  In step S319, the geographical position information obtained by the current positioning unit 103 by the imaging apparatus 100 with respect to the server 200, the direction information of the optical axis obtained by the sensor unit 104, the elevation angle information, and the zoom lens position in the optical system 101 Angle-of-view information determined from the above and the in-focus distance information determined from the position of the focus lens in the optical system 101 are transmitted.

  Here, the processing of the server 200 that has received the information will be described. The general flow of information transmission / reception in the server 200 is the same in steps S401 to S405, and has been described above, so the details are omitted. The individual processing in the direction guidance mode is a flow shown in FIG. The individual processing for focusing guidance is started in step S422, and in the subsequent step S423, images are captured in the past in the division position area to which the current imaging apparatus 100 belongs, and in the division direction area to which the current imaging apparatus 100 belongs in the past. An image that has been imaged and has been imaged in the past within a divided angle of view to which the imaging apparatus 100 belongs is searched.

  In the present embodiment, among the images captured in the past within the size range of the division position area in the position guidance mode described above to which the imaging position 502 belongs, the division direction area to which the direction indicated by the arrow 505 belongs. And an image picked up in the divided view angle area to which the view angle state of the current image pickup apparatus 100 belongs is searched for. Next, it is searched in which in-focus area for each of the divided in-focus areas, and the number of past captured images is calculated for each fractional focus area. (Step S424). An outline of the fractional focus area is shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 6D, five areas of the fractional focus areas 637 to 641 are shown depending on the focus distance depending on the focus lens position of the imaging apparatus. A range 642 indicates the current angle of view of the imaging apparatus 100. This fractional focus area setting may be sent simultaneously when the imaging apparatus 100 transmits information, or a default value may be held on the server 200 side and used. All past captured images are already searched in step S423 under the condition that the image capturing apparatus 100 is currently in the position area to which the image capturing apparatus 100 belongs, is also in the direction area to which the image capturing apparatus 100 currently belongs, and is currently in the area but also in the corner area. It is searched which fraction focus area each search result image belongs to, and the number of sheets in each of the fraction focus areas 637 to 641 is calculated. In subsequent S425, the fractional focus area where the number of past captured images is the maximum and the past number of captured images in the current fractional focus area are set as transmission information to the imaging apparatus 100.

  Returning to the processing flow of the imaging apparatus 100. The information from the server 200 is received (step S320), and then the imaging apparatus 100 guides the imaging focus distance to the user through the display unit 105.

  In-focus distances 514 and 515 in FIG. 5D indicate how much the object distance focused by the imaging apparatus 100 is, respectively. Arrows 1001 and 1002 in FIG. 10 are arrows for prompting the user to guide the focusing distance. An arrow 1001 prompts the focus distance to approach, and an arrow 1002 prompts the focus distance to extend far. Reference numeral 1003 indicates the number of photographs taken in the past in the fractional focusing area to which the current focusing distance of the imaging apparatus 100 belongs. Even in the focus guidance mode, Steps S319 to S321 are repeated in the same manner as in the view angle guidance mode. By this operation, it is possible to easily know a popular imaging focus distance at a certain position, a certain direction, and a certain angle of view.

  When the user performs an operation for ending the focusing guidance mode in step S322, the process proceeds to step S323. When the user performs an imaging operation by operating the operation unit 108 in step S323, a photograph is taken, and the captured image information meets the CPU 107 and is stored in the storage medium 111, and the entire process ends (step S323). S324). When the imaging operation is not performed in step S323, the process returns to step S303, and the user performs an operation for obtaining a better composition and in-focus distance using a desired mode of each guidance mode.

  With the method described above, the user can easily capture an image with a better composition and focus distance based on the photograph data captured in the past while using the imaging apparatus 100.

  In this embodiment, the zoom and focus operations are manually operated by the user according to the guidance operation. However, from the search result of the server 200, the zoom position and the focus position with the largest number of past captured images are automatically set. It may be adjusted with.

  In this embodiment, the server 200 performs processing such as retrieval of the number of captured images for each divided area and transmits only the result to the imaging device 100. However, these processing are performed on the imaging device 100 side. Also good. Further, the processing performed on the imaging apparatus 100 side and the processing performed on the server 200 side illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 may be reassigned in consideration of the processing power of the entire system.

  In this embodiment, the determination is made based on the largest number of past captured images, but the determination may be made based on the number of photographers in the past image information. Further, the determination using weighting may be performed using the season and time zone imaged when the determination is performed, and other information at the time of imaging.

  In this embodiment, the user is prompted to determine the imaging state using the number of people display as a guide. However, the imaging apparatus 100 may vibrate, and the user may be prompted to determine the imaging state based on the magnitude of the vibration. .

  In this embodiment, the user is guided by an arrow, but a map as shown in FIG. 5 may appear on the display unit 105 and be guided specifically on the map.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range of the summary.

100 imaging device, 101 optical system, 102 imaging device, 103 positioning unit,
104 sensor unit, 105 display unit, 106 communication device, 107 CPU,
108 operation unit, 109 ROM, 110 RAM, 111 storage medium,
200 server, 201 CPU, 202 communication device, 203 secondary storage device,
204 RAM

Claims (19)

Imaging means for imaging a subject;
Transmission means for sending imaging condition data to the server when imaging by the imaging means is performed;
Receiving means for receiving search results on the server;
Imaging state guidance means for presenting the user with an imaging state under an imaging condition in which imaging was performed frequently in the past based on the search result;
An imaging apparatus comprising:   Imaging position detection means for detecting the position of the imaging device, and the imaging position of the imaging device is transmitted to the server as the imaging condition data, and imaging is frequently performed in the past from the search result received from the server. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the imaging position information acquired in the past near the current position is acquired as the broken imaging condition.   Imaging position detection means for detecting the position of the imaging device, and the imaging position of the imaging device is transmitted to the server as the imaging condition data, and imaging is frequently performed in the past from the search result received from the server. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein imaging direction information in which imaging has been performed in the past near the current position is acquired as the determined imaging condition.   Imaging position detection means for detecting the position of the imaging device, and the imaging position of the imaging device is transmitted to the server as the imaging condition data, and imaging is frequently performed in the past from the search result received from the server. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein imaging field-of-view information obtained in the past in the vicinity of the current position is acquired as the detected imaging condition.   Imaging position detection means for detecting the position of the imaging device, and the imaging position of the imaging device is transmitted to the server as the imaging condition data, and imaging is frequently performed in the past from the search result received from the server. 5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein imaging focus distance information obtained in the past in the vicinity of the current position is acquired as a broken imaging condition.   6. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit configured to display an image, wherein the imaging state guide unit displays an imaging frequency based on the search result on the display unit and indicates the image to a user. The imaging device according to item.   Display means for displaying an image, the imaging state guiding means displays an arrow on the display means, and an operation for performing imaging under an imaging condition performed frequently in the past is associated with the arrow; The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user is prompted to perform an operation.   8. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a vibration unit that notifies the user by vibration from the imaging device, wherein the imaging state guiding unit issues an instruction to the user by notification from the vibration unit. The imaging device according to claim 1.   9. The imaging state guiding unit determines a vibration amount of the vibration unit on the display unit according to an imaging frequency based on the search result, and issues an instruction to the user based on the vibration amount. Imaging device.   2. An instruction to calculate based on the number of images in the image group on the server is issued to the server when calculating imaging conditions in which imaging was performed frequently in the past. The imaging device according to claim 9.   2. When calculating imaging conditions in which imaging was frequently performed in the past, an instruction to calculate based on the number of photographers in the image group on the server is issued to the server. The imaging device according to claim 10. Receiving means for receiving imaging condition data from an external device;
Image information access means for accessing image information captured in the past;
Imaging frequency search means for performing an imaging frequency search on image information captured in the past based on the imaging condition data;
A transmission means for sending a search result of the imaging frequency search to the external device;
A server with   An imaging position is received from the external device as the imaging condition data, and an imaging position where imaging has been performed in the past in the vicinity of the imaging position is searched based on the imaging position through the image information access unit. The server according to claim 12.   An imaging position is received from the external device as the imaging condition data, and an imaging direction in which imaging was performed in the past near the imaging position is searched based on the imaging position through the image information access unit. The server according to claim 12 or 13.   Receiving an imaging position from the external device as the imaging condition data, and searching for an imaging angle of view in the past near the imaging position through the image information access unit based on the imaging position. The server according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that:   Receiving an imaging position from the external device as the imaging condition data, and searching for an imaging focus distance where imaging was performed in the past in the vicinity of the imaging position through the image information access unit based on the imaging position. The server according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein:   The server according to any one of claims 12 to 16, wherein the imaging frequency search unit calculates the number of images in an image group accessible by the image information access unit.   The server according to any one of claims 12 to 16, wherein the imaging frequency search means calculates based on the number of photographers in an image group accessible by the image information access means.   An imaging support system comprising the imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 18 and the server.