JP4512276B2 - Imaging device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus capable of handling a stereoscopic image, and more particularly to an imaging apparatus suitable for imaging a multi-view stereo image.
[0002]
[Prior art]
There are a wide variety of proposals for a method of photographing and recording an image including three-dimensional information and reproducing and observing the image. Among them, the so-called binocular stereo system that records two images with parallax corresponding to the viewpoints of the left and right eyes and presents them to the left and right eyes is the simplest and cheapest configuration. Since it is large, it has been used from the old days to today.
[0003]
There are also various presentation methods in this binocular stereo. For example, when performing simultaneous observation of a large number of people on a large screen, a polarization projection method using polarized glasses or a time-sharing presentation method using shutter glasses is used. However, since these are large and require expensive systems, they are rarely used except for special business purposes. Therefore, for so-called personal use, there is a restriction that only one person can observe at the same time, but the method using stereo pair images, which is the most basic and classic method, can observe clear images at a very low cost. As a method, it is still widely used today.
[0004]
To describe this stereo pair image in detail, an L image that is an image corresponding to the left eye viewpoint and an R image that is an image corresponding to the right eye viewpoint are usually arranged in parallel with a small gap between two images. It is composed. The LR image is actually one standard horizontal position image (horizontal 3: vertical) due to restrictions on the system of 35 mm single-lens reflex camera + stereo adapter, which is popular as the most convenient image capturing device of this kind. 2) is vertically divided into two, and therefore each image, that is, the stereoscopic image to be observed is generally in a vertical position (aspect ratio of about 3: 4).
[0005]
In the present specification, such an image in which two images of LR are spatially arranged on the image plane to form one image is referred to as a stereo pair image. The specific configuration (numerical values and the like) described above is merely an example, but for the sake of simplicity, the description will be made on the assumption that the specific example is taken as an example unless otherwise specified.
[0006]
This stereo pair image
(1) No special system is required for recording, printing, transmission, printing, etc.
(2) Direct observation can be performed if appropriate conditions are satisfied. That is, the left and right images can be fused without using any device.
It has an extremely excellent feature.
[0007]
Specifically, regarding (2), a state in which the LR image is correctly captured by the left and right eyes and is recognized as one stereoscopic image instead of two different images is referred to as fusion of the left and right images. Specifically, if it is of “parallel arrangement” (L is placed on the left and R is placed on the right) printed with a lateral width slightly smaller than twice the eye width = 10 to 13 cm, the line of sight is also observed during observation. Fusion can be achieved by using the so-called “parallel method” (although some practice may require some practice). In addition, the “crossing arrangement” in which the left and right images are interchanged is also used, and this is not limited by the print size and can be directly viewed stereoscopically by the “crossing method” that intersects the lines of sight. Since the unnaturalness (a miniature garden phenomenon) at the time of stereoscopic observation is somewhat large, the parallel arrangement is more popular.
[0008]
In any case, stereo pair images with two major features (1) regardless of system (2) direct observation are possible, especially if so-called media mixing is promoted, such as the spread of the Internet and digital cameras. It is expected that the enduring value will be reviewed and continue to be used.
[0009]
Therefore, the applicant first attaches a stereo adapter to a normal monocular imaging optical system, and generates SPM (Stereo Pear in Multimedia) that is an electronic stereo pair image based on a plurality of parallax images obtained thereby. An imaging device that records this as an electronic image file SGM (Stereo Gram in Multimedia) in a predetermined format has been proposed (Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-259489).
[0010]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, when an external stereo adapter is added to the image pickup system of a normal monocular camera, even if the optical system of the stereo adapter is ideally set, a malfunction such as overlap of LR images or vignetting is caused. Occurs. This phenomenon also depends on the aperture value on the camera side. For example, when the F value is small (open side) as shown in FIG. 7A, the overlap of LR images becomes large, and FIG. When the F value is large (on the narrowing side) as described above, a phenomenon occurs in which the dark vignetting region generated between the LR images becomes large. Here, the vignetting region is synonymous with vignetting in a general optical system, and here means a region where sufficient light does not reach by the stereo adapter. Overlap or vignetting is a phenomenon that occurs not only at the boundary portion of the LR image but also at the peripheral portion of the captured image frame depending on the characteristics of the optical system of the stereo adapter.
[0011]
In the imaging device of the prior application, high-quality stereo image recording is realized by performing appropriate area trimming on the captured image signal for the problem of image vignetting and overlap. However, even in this way, there are still problems that are difficult in practice when capturing a stereo pair image. This is a composition problem with the viewfinder.
[0012]
That is, since the image observed from the finder is input from the photographing optical system, when the stereo adapter is used, the image actually observed from the finder is also an LR image, and both the L and R images are arranged. Will be observed. For this reason, it is difficult to grasp which of the observed images L and R should be framed, and this is particularly noticeable when the above-described vignetting or overlap occurs.
[0013]
Furthermore, when a technique for generating a stereo image for recording by trimming is used as in the imaging device of the previous application, the image actually taken out is a partial image cut out by area trimming. The trimming position, that is, the actual imaging angle of view cannot be confirmed. In particular, the imaging apparatus can generate not only the LR image in the vertical position obtained by dividing the standard horizontal position image into two vertically but also the LR image in the horizontal position by changing the trimming image frame setting. It is also difficult to check whether the image is captured as a stereo image.
[0014]
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to display an image suitable for capturing a stereo pair image and to realize stereoscopic shooting extremely easily. Is to provide.
[0015]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides an imaging optical system, an imaging device that photoelectrically converts a subject image input via the imaging optical system, and a subject image signal based on the output of the imaging device. An imaging apparatus comprising an imaging unit and an electronic finder unit for displaying the subject image signal, and having a stereo shooting mode capable of stereoscopic shooting and a normal shooting mode for performing normal monocular shooting In the normal shooting mode, the subject image signal is used for display on the electronic viewfinder means, and in the stereo shooting mode, a predetermined trimming is performed on the subject image signal so that one of the subject image signals is obtained. Multiple monocular images that are components of multi-view stereo imagesAnd a superimposed frame image in a state in which the extracted plurality of monocular images are overlapped so that the image frames of the extracted plurality of monocular images match each other.It is configured to display on the electronic finder means.
[0016]
  According to this imaging apparatus, the viewfinder display is switched between the normal shooting mode and the stereo shooting mode, and the subject image signal is used as it is for display on the electronic viewfinder as usual in the normal shooting mode. Sometimes extracted from subject image signal by trimmingA superimposed frame image in which a plurality of the extracted monocular images are superimposed so that the image frames of the plurality of monocular images match each other.Are used for display on the electronic finder means. Monocular image after extraction obtained by trimming in this wayOverlapped frame image with overlaidCan be used for viewfinder display to display images in the viewfinder without vignetting or overlap areas.In addition, it is possible to shoot while checking the fusion state of multiple monocular images,Stereo imaging can be realized very easily.
[0019]
  Also, a stereo imaging image frame setting means for setting a plurality of imaging image frames corresponding to a plurality of monocular images that are components of one multi-view stereo image in the imaging area of the imaging device, and the plurality of imaging Stereo image generation means for generating a structured stereo image according to a predetermined stereo image handling format using a plurality of monocular images obtained corresponding to the image frame, and in the stereo shooting mode, Set by the stereo image frame setting meanspluralCorresponds to the image framepluralMonocular imageOverlapping frame image withIt is desirable to configure to display on the electronic viewfinder means.
[0020]
As a result, it is possible to avoid the problem of image vignetting and overlap and generate a high-quality stereo image, and to match the image frame between the final stereo image and the image displayed on the viewfinder. Therefore, it is possible to perform stereoscopic shooting while confirming which part is actually shot as a stereo image.
[0021]
  The present invention also provides an imaging optical system, an imaging device that photoelectrically converts a subject image formed by the imaging optical system, an imaging unit that obtains a subject image signal based on an output of the imaging device, and the subject image By performing predetermined trimming on the subject image signal and display means for displaying a signal, a plurality of monocular images which are constituent elements of one multi-view stereo image are included in the imaging region of the imaging element. Structuring according to a predetermined stereo image handling format by using a stereo imaging image frame setting means for setting a plurality of corresponding shooting image frames and a plurality of monocular images obtained corresponding to the plurality of shooting image frames An imaging apparatus comprising a stereo image generating means for generating a stereo image,1)Single frame display mode in which 1 is selectively used from the plurality of photographed image frames and displayed on the display means.When,2)A structured stereo image display mode for displaying the plurality of photographed image frames on the display means in a state of being positioned in parallel.And 3)A state in which the plurality of shooting image frames are overlapped so that the plurality of shooting image frames match.The frame image ofOverlapping frame display mode displayed on the display meansSwitching a mode for displaying the subject image signal on the display meansIt is characterized by comprising.
  In the mode 1), only one of L and R can be displayed when a stereo pair image is captured. Therefore, the composition setting by the finder can be performed in the same manner as in normal shooting, which is extremely effective. In the mode 2), it is possible to take an image while confirming an image similar to a stereo pair image that is actually generated with a viewfinder. Further, in the mode 3), it is possible to perform photographing while confirming the fusion state of the LR images.
[0022]
Even in this configuration, it is possible to generate a high-quality stereo image by avoiding the problem of image vignetting and overlap, and to adjust the image frame between the final stereo image and the display image. Stereoscopic shooting can be performed very easily while checking.
[0023]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of an electronic camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0024]
In the figure, 101 is an imaging lens system composed of various lenses, 102 is a lens driving mechanism for driving the lens system 101, 103 is an exposure control mechanism for controlling the aperture and shutter device of the lens system 101, and 104 is low-pass and red. An outer cut filter 105 is a CCD color image sensor for photoelectrically converting a subject image, 106 is a CCD driver for driving the image sensor 105, 107 is a preprocess circuit including an A / D converter, and 108 is A digital process circuit for performing color signal generation processing, matrix conversion processing, and other various digital processing, 109 is a card interface, 110 is a memory card, and 111 is an LCD image display system.
[0025]
Also, 112 in the figure is a system controller (CPU) 112 for overall control of each part, 113 is an operation switch system composed of various SWs, 114 is an operation display system for displaying operation states and mode states, 115 Is a lens driver for controlling the lens driving mechanism 102, 116 is a strobe as a light emitting means, 117 is an exposure control driver for controlling the exposure control mechanism 103 and the strobe 116, and 118 is for storing various setting information and the like. A non-volatile memory (EEPROM) is shown.
[0026]
In the electronic camera according to the present embodiment, the system controller 112 performs overall control, and controls exposure (charge accumulation) and signals by controlling the driving of the CCD image sensor 105 by the exposure control mechanism 103 and the CCD driver 106. Is read into the digital process circuit 108 via the pre-process circuit 107 and subjected to various signal processing, and then recorded on the memory card 110 via the card interface 109.
[0027]
The basic configuration so far is the same as that of a conventional general electronic camera, but in this embodiment, in addition to this, the operation switch system 113 has a stereo shooting mode capable of stereoscopic shooting and normal monocular shooting. A mode switch for switching the normal shooting mode for performing is provided. Further, the system controller 112 generates an image frame setting unit 112a for setting a trimming region of an imaging area, an SPM synthesis unit 112b for synthesizing an SPM image from a monocular image, and generates SGM image data from the SPM image. An SGM generation unit 112c is provided.
[0028]
Further, in this embodiment, the system controller 112 has an EVF display control unit 112d having a function of switching the image display on the LCD image display system 111 used as an electronic viewfinder (EVF) between the normal shooting mode and the stereo shooting mode. Is provided. The EVF display control unit 112d uses the subject image signal as it is for display on the LCD image display system 111 as usual in the normal shooting mode, but in the stereo shooting mode, the monocular image cut out from the trimming area is used as the LCD image display system 111. Used for display. The trimming process is executed by digital arithmetic processing by the digital process circuit 108, and a display image signal obtained by performing the trimming process on the captured image signal on the data buffer 108a is written in the display memory 108b. It is displayed on the LCD image display system 111.
[0029]
In the electronic camera of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a mirror type stereo adapter 200 can be attached to and detached from the lens barrel of the camera body 100. The adapter 200 is configured by disposing mirrors 201 and 202 at positions separated by a parallax, and further disposing mirrors 203 and 204 for guiding light reflected by the mirrors 201 and 202 to the camera side. The light incident on the left-eye viewing mirror 201 of the adapter 200 is imaged in the region L of the imaging element 105 via the mirror 203 and the photographing lens 101, and the light incident on the right-eye viewing mirror 202 is reflected on the mirror 204 and the photographing lens. An image is formed on a region R of the image sensor 105 via 101.
[0030]
Note that switching between the normal shooting mode and the stereo shooting mode is performed by the mode switch described above, but may be automatically switched according to whether or not the mirror type stereo adapter 200 is attached.
[0031]
In the stereo shooting mode, by performing a shutter trigger operation with the stereo adapter 200 attached, exposure and signal readout of the CCD image sensor 105 are performed in the same manner as in the normal shooting mode. As a result, an image signal is read from the entire imaging area of the CCD image sensor 105. In the stereo imaging mode, the following processing is performed on the image signal.
[0032]
First, a captured image frame is set by the image frame setting unit 112a included in the system controller 112, and a trimming process for cutting out a monocular image from the captured image frame is performed in the digital process circuit. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the screen is vertically divided into two, and the left half is assigned as an L image and the right half is assigned as an R image (100% trimming). Although it is possible to use 100% trimming, in this embodiment, the horizontal width is limited to 90% in order to prevent overlap and vignetting from appearing in the image, and further (although it is not essential) the vertical and horizontal balance is adjusted. For this purpose, the trimmed images with the same vertical width are assigned to the L and R images, respectively. Although the imaging angle of view itself is limited to be small by such an image frame setting, it is possible to extract and use a relatively good image located near the center with respect to the mirror of the adapter 200.
[0033]
For example, by setting the vertical width restriction ratio to be larger than the horizontal width, it is possible to set not only the vertical LR image as shown in FIG. 3 but also the image frame setting corresponding to the horizontal LR image.
[0034]
Next, an SPM image is generated in the digital process circuit 108 under the control of the SPM synthesis unit 112 b included in the system controller 112. That is, the L and R images obtained by the above trimming are combined as shown in FIG. 4 and become one image (SPM image) in which two images are arranged in parallel on the left and right without any gap. At this time, a border line having a width of 1 to several pixels (for example, black of R = G = B = 0) is arranged in the boundary region or around the SPM image, so that it is visually clear that the image is an SPM image. It is also a preferable modification example.
[0035]
Then, the SPM image is generated into SPEG (Stereo Gram in Multimedia) generation unit 112c included in system controller 112 as JPEG image data to which stereo data is added as a header portion. That is, it is preferable to compress the image information during recording and transmission, and any method can be used at that time, but the most standard known JPEG compression is used. At this time, stereo data is assigned to a predetermined tag in the user information area of the header portion, for example. The information to record is
a: Stereo or not (default: Y)
b: Number of images in stereo (default: 2)
c: Arrangement of each monocular image (existing area including the number of vertical and horizontal pixels)
Is basic information.
[0036]
If there is such information, the device itself or another device can read and separate the original monocular image and reproduce it (the image can be extracted according to the number and arrangement information after the image is expanded). ). Such an SGM is an example of a (stereoscopic) structured stereo image because all image data of one stereo image and necessary stereo data other than the image data are used as one file, that is, a handling unit. is there. Since it is an inseparable handling unit for general use, for example, on a general-purpose PC or for transmission on the Internet, there is no problem that only some of them are erroneously recorded, transmitted, or deleted.
[0037]
However, in the present invention, the structured stereo image is a broad definition. Therefore, in addition to the above example, the SGM may be configured such that the image data is divided into a plurality of files. That is, it is self-evident that effects such as reduction in size and weight and avoidance of problems when using an adapter can be obtained in the same manner regardless of the SGM format. Note that the above-described trimming (cutting out L and R images from one captured image frame) is indispensable in order to configure such an SGM having a plurality of file formats.
[0038]
The generated SGM is recorded on the memory card 110 via the card interface 109 by a recording means in the digital process circuit 108 that operates according to an instruction from the system controller 112.
[0039]
Note that the card on which the SGM is recorded is used by being replaced with a slot of a general-purpose PC, for example. The camera body also has an input / output port, and the generated SGM can be input / output by wired or wireless connection. It is also possible to input / output SGM via a card (card interface).
[0040]
Prior to the actual imaging operation, image signals are continuously read from the CCD imaging device 105 in order to obtain a moving image signal for EVF display. In the stereo shooting mode, the image signal is displayed on the LCD image display system 111 after the image signal is subjected to trimming processing similar to that described above and, if necessary, SPM synthesis processing under the control of the EVF display control unit 112d. Done. The trimming process and SPM composition process performed for EVF display are the same as the trimming process and SPM composition process performed at the time of actual imaging except for the difference in resolution of images to be handled, and the image frame setting unit 112a and the SPM composition process, respectively. This can be performed by the unit 112b.
[0041]
The EVF display has the following four display modes.
1) Non-stereo display mode that uses the image signal of the entire imaging area as it is
2) Single frame display mode in which only one of the trimmed L and R monocular images is displayed as one image.
3) SPM display mode for displaying the SPM obtained by combining the trimmed L and R monocular images side by side.
4) Overlapping frame mode in which trimmed L and R monocular images are superimposed and displayed
The “non-stereo display mode” is used in the normal shooting mode, and any of the “single frame display mode”, “SPM display mode”, and “overlapping frame mode” can be selectively used in the stereo shooting mode. Display images displayed in each of these display modes are shown in FIGS.
[0042]
FIG. 5 shows an example of a display image when the image frame setting corresponding to the LR image at the vertical position is performed, and FIG. 6 is a display image when the image frame setting corresponding to the LR image at the horizontal position is performed. An example is shown.
[0043]
FIGS. 5A and 6A show a case where the “non-stereo display mode” is used, and includes an image before trimming processing, that is, vignetting (or overlap area) obtained by the stereo adapter 200. FIG. The entire LR image is displayed as a viewfinder image.
[0044]
FIGS. 5B and 6B show a case where the “single frame display mode” is used, and only one monocular image (here, L image) cut out by trimming is displayed as a finder image, and the vignetting area is displayed. And the overlap area is not displayed. In this display mode, although the stereo imaging using the stereo adapter 200 is performed, an image similar to the normal monocular imaging can be displayed, so that the composition setting by the finder can be performed in the same manner as in the normal imaging mode. Moreover, what is displayed is an image after the vignetting area and the overlap area are excluded by trimming, and the observed angle of view becomes equal to each monocular image actually generated and recorded as SGM. The composition can be determined very easily while watching.
[0045]
Which image to display, L or R, can be switched by a switch operation or the like. In this case, as shown in the figure, it is desirable to display on the screen together identification information such as characters and marks indicating whether the currently displayed image is an L image or an R image. In EVF display, only one of L and R used for display needs to be trimmed.
[0046]
FIGS. 5C and 6C show the case where the “SPM display mode” is used, and the LR images arranged in parallel on the left and right sides with the SPM composition are displayed as a finder image. Also in this case, the vignetting area and the overlap area are not displayed. It is possible to perform stereoscopic imaging while confirming in advance the final SMP image obtained by the main imaging.
[0047]
FIGS. 5D and 6D show the case where the “overlapping frame display mode” is used, and the screen is displayed in a state where both images are superimposed so that the image frames of the LR images cut out by trimming match each other. Is displayed. This display image can be obtained, for example, by calculating an average value of the L image and the R image for each pixel. (Because the image obtained as the average value of the two images is equivalent to a double-exposure image taken with a single exposure amount ½ of the standard.)
The default EVF display mode in the stereo shooting mode is set to, for example, “single frame display mode”, and can be switched to “SPM display mode” or “overlapping frame display mode” as required by switch operation or the like. Therefore, the framing can be adjusted from various angles depending on the situation.
[0048]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, a plurality of monocular image frames are set on the imaging area of one image sensor 105, and a stereo image is obtained from a plurality of monocular images obtained from the frames. It is possible to avoid problems such as overlap and vignetting. In particular, since trimming using a monocular frame is also used for EVF display, it is possible to set the composition without overlapping or vignetting, and the trimming position of the finally generated SPM image Can be confirmed.
[0049]
In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above. In the above-described embodiment, SPM, SGM, and the like are exemplified as still images. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as is clear from the description of signal processing in EVF display, the same applies to SPM and SGM based on moving images. It is applicable to. That is, since the SPM composition method and the stereo data added at the time of SGM generation include only elements that are not different from still image moving images, the conventional moving image imaging technology is used as it is, for example, a typical moving image compression format. By using MPEG, which is one of the above, instead of the above-mentioned JPEG, the same effect can be obtained by carrying out in exactly the same way.
[0050]
In addition, the stereo adapter used in the present embodiment is a mirror type adapter combined with a plane mirror. However, instead of this, any type of adapter can be used, for example, a wedge shape that deflects the viewing direction (line of sight) of the camera. The use of a prismatic stereo adapter in which the prisms are arranged on the left and right sides is also a suitable example.
[0051]
In this embodiment, two image frames are set in the imaging area. For example, a general multi-view stereoscopic image used in a known lenticular method (such as a multi-projection method using a lenticular sheet print or a lenticular screen) is used. As much as possible, a stereo adapter of three or more eyes and three or more image frame settings corresponding thereto may be used. Furthermore, not only when displaying a finder image, but also by setting a monocular image frame for a normal LR image recorded on a memory card, for example, the above-mentioned “single frame display mode”, “SPM display mode”, It is also possible to reproduce and display on the LCD image display system 111 in any of the “overlapping frame mode”.
[0052]
Further, the above embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, even if some constituent requirements are deleted from all the constituent requirements shown in the embodiment, the problem described in the column of the problem to be solved by the invention can be solved, and the effect described in the column of the effect of the invention If at least one of the following is obtained, a configuration in which this configuration requirement is deleted can be extracted as an invention.
[0053]
【The invention's effect】
  As explained above, according to the present invention,It is possible to shoot while confirming the fusion state of multiple monocular images, and realize stereoscopic shooting very easily.It becomes possible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing a configuration of a mirror type stereo adapter attached to the electronic camera of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a view showing an image frame set in the imaging area in the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which LPM images are combined to generate an SPM image, and further an SGM is generated in the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a view for explaining an EVF display mode in the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining an EVF display mode in the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing overlap and vignetting peculiar to an adapter method, which is a conventional problem.
[Explanation of symbols]
100 ... Camera body
101 ... Lens system
102: Lens drive mechanism
103. Exposure control mechanism
104: Filter system
105 ... CCD color image sensor
106 ... CCD driver
107: Pre-processing section
108 ... Digital Process Department
109 ... Card interface
110: Memory card
111 ... LCD image display system
112 ... System controller (CPU)
112a: Image frame setting section
112b ... SPM synthesis unit
112c ... SGM generation part
112d ... EVF display control unit
200 ... Mirror type stereo adapter
201-204 ... Mirror

Claims (4)

An imaging optical system, an imaging device that photoelectrically converts a subject image input through the imaging optical system, an imaging unit that obtains a subject image signal based on an output of the imaging device, and for displaying the subject image signal An image pickup apparatus comprising the electronic viewfinder means,
A stereo shooting mode capable of stereoscopic shooting and a normal shooting mode for performing normal monocular shooting, and in the normal shooting mode, the subject image signal is used for display on the electronic viewfinder means, and the stereo shooting mode Sometimes, by subjecting the subject image signal to predetermined trimming, a plurality of monocular images that are constituent elements of one multi-view stereo image are extracted from the subject image signal, and the plurality of monocular images after the extraction are extracted. An image pickup apparatus configured to display, on the electronic viewfinder means, a superimposed frame image in a state in which a plurality of extracted monocular images are superimposed so that the respective image frames coincide with each other . Stereo imaging image frame setting means for setting a plurality of imaging image frames corresponding to a plurality of monocular images that are constituent elements of one multi-view stereo image in the imaging area of the imaging element; and the plurality of imaging images Stereo image generation means for generating a structured stereo image in accordance with a predetermined stereo image handling format using a plurality of monocular images obtained corresponding to the frame;
Wherein the stereoscopic photography mode, is configured as a plurality of overlapping frame images monocular a laminated state image corresponding to the stereoscopic imaging image frame multiple imaging image frame that has been set by the setting means is displayed on the electronic viewfinder means The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein : An imaging optical system, an imaging device that photoelectrically converts a subject image formed by the imaging optical system, an imaging unit that obtains a subject image signal based on an output of the imaging device, and a display unit that displays the subject image signal And by performing predetermined trimming on the subject image signal, a plurality of captured images corresponding to a plurality of monocular images which are constituent elements of one multi-view stereo image are formed in the imaging region of the imaging element. Stereo that generates a structured stereo image according to a predetermined stereo image handling format using a stereo imaging image frame setting means for setting a frame and a plurality of monocular images obtained corresponding to the plurality of captured image frames An imaging device comprising an image generating means,
A single-frame display mode in which one is selectively used from the plurality of shooting image frames and displayed on the display means, and a structured stereo image display in which the plurality of shooting image frames are displayed on the display means in a parallel position mode and, between the overlapping frame display mode lap frame image in a state where the plurality of photographing frame is repeated said plurality of photographing frame to match displayed on the display means, the said subject image signal An image pickup apparatus comprising means for switching a mode for display on a display means . The plurality of monocular images are L and R images that are components of a binocular stereo image, and the structured stereo image generated by the stereo image generating means is a stereo pair image in which the L and R images are arranged on the left and right The imaging apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the imaging apparatus corresponds to the above.

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