JP4872785B2 - Imaging apparatus, subject selection method, and subject selection program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus that photographs a subject, and more particularly to a photographing apparatus that automatically selects a subject related to a photographer, a subject selection method, and a subject selection program.

  An imaging device, which is a camera device that captures a subject, has various functions that support shooting in response to a photographer's request to reliably capture a desired subject. As a function for supporting such shooting, a method has been devised in which a photographer specifies a subject to be shot as desired and automatically tracks and shoots with a focus and exposure (for example, Patent Documents). 1, see Patent Document 2.).

JP-A-6-160944 JP 2006-101186 A

  However, in the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, the subject present in the center of the screen is set as a subject to be photographed by image processing by extracting feature points, and therefore the subject intended by the photographer is necessarily specified. There is a problem that can not be. In addition, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a problem in that a very troublesome operation is required because it is necessary to manually specify a subject to be photographed by a photographer.

  Therefore, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and an imaging apparatus, an object selection method, and an object selection capable of reliably selecting and shooting an object desired by a photographer without performing a cumbersome operation The purpose is to provide a program.

The photographing apparatus of the present invention includes a first photographing unit that photographs an arbitrary photographing region, a related person image storage unit that stores image information of a related person related to the photographer in association with the information of the photographer, Photographer specifying means for specifying a photographer to be photographed by the first photographing means, and a related person stored in the related person image storage means in association with the information of the photographer specified by the photographer specifying means A reading means for reading out the image information of the camera, and determining whether or not the related person exists in a shooting area shot by the first shooting means based on the image information of the related person read by the reading means. When the determining means and the determining means determine that the related person exists within the shooting area shot by the first shooting means, And selecting means for selecting as a subject to be subjected to adjustment process on imaging in location.

  In addition, the imaging apparatus of the present invention provides a focus adjustment unit that adjusts the focus of a subject, a shooting condition adjustment unit that adjusts a shooting condition of a subject according to a shooting environment, and the subject selected by the selection unit. Control means for controlling to perform at least one of focus adjustment by the focus adjustment means or imaging condition adjustment by the imaging condition adjustment means.

  In addition, the photographing apparatus of the present invention includes a second photographing unit that photographs a direction different from the photographing direction of the first photographing unit, and the photographer specifying unit photographs the subject photographed by the second photographing unit. Identified as a person.

The imaging apparatus of the present invention, the information of the photographer includes image information of the photographer, the photographer specifying means, and the second taken by the imaging means images, before Symbol shooting of Kagesha Ru JP Teisu the photographer by comparing the image information.

  In the photographing apparatus of the present invention, the related person image information stored in the related person image storage means has a priority given by the photographer, and the control means is determined as the subject. Control is performed so that at least one of the focus adjustment by the focus adjustment unit and the shooting condition adjustment by the shooting condition adjustment unit is performed on the related person having the highest priority among the related persons.

The subject selection method of the present invention is a subject selection method of a photographing apparatus for photographing a subject, in which a first photographing step for photographing an arbitrary photographing region and image information of related persons related to the photographer are used as the photographer's information. The related person image storage step stored in association with each other, the photographer specifying step for specifying the photographer who performs shooting in the first shooting step, and the information on the photographer specified in the photographer specifying step are associated with each other. A reading step for reading out image information of the related person stored in the related person image storage step, and a shooting region shot by the first shooting step based on the image information of the related person read out in the reading step a determination step of determining whether the associated person is present within, by the determination step, the function to the photographing region which is photographed by the first photographing step If the person is determined to exist, and a selection step of selecting the related person as an object to be subjected to adjustment process on imaging in the imaging device.

The subject selection program according to the present invention is a subject selection program applied to a computer provided in a photographing apparatus for photographing a subject, and includes a first photographing step for photographing an arbitrary photographing region and images of related persons related to the photographer. a related personal image storing step of storing information in association with information of the photographer, the photographer specifying step of specifying a photographer to perform photographing by the first imaging step, the specified by the photographer specifying step A read step for reading the related person image information stored in the related person image storage step in association with the photographer information, and the first information based on the image information of the related person read by the read step . determination stearyl to determine whether the associated person photographing region which is photographed by the photographing step is present When the determination step determines that the related person is present in the shooting area shot by the first shooting step, the related person is subject to adjustment processing related to shooting in the shooting apparatus. And a selection step to select as.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably select and shoot a desired subject by a photographer without performing troublesome operations.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a digital still camera 1 which is a photographing apparatus shown as an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the digital still camera 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a digital still camera 1 includes a subject lens unit 11 used when photographing a subject, and a photographer lens used when photographing a photographer. Unit 13 is provided. The subject lens unit 11 and the photographer lens unit 13 are opposite to each other in the photographing direction on the front surface 2A and the rear surface 2B, which are opposite surfaces of the housing 2, so that the direction in which the photographing target exists can be photographed. It is provided to face. Thus, the photographer can photograph the subject by directing the subject lens unit 11 provided on the surface 2A toward the subject while visually recognizing the display unit 26 and the like from the back surface 2B side. The photographer himself / herself can be photographed by the lens unit 13.

  In other words, the shooting direction taken through the photographer lens unit 13 is different from the shooting direction taken through the subject lens unit 11.

  Next, the functional configuration of the digital still camera 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the digital still camera 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the digital still camera 1 includes a subject lens unit 11, an image sensor 12, a photographer lens unit 13, an image sensor 14, an image circuit 15, a focus adjustment unit 16, and a photographing unit. Condition adjusting unit 17, color process circuit 18, DMA (Direct Memory Access) controller 19, DRAM interface (I / F) 20, DRAM 21, control unit 22, VRAM controller 23, VRAM 24, and digital video Encoder 25, display unit 26, image processing unit 27, memory 28A, photographer information registration memory 28B, related person information registration memory 28C, key input unit 29, audio processing unit 30, and microphone Part (MIC) 32 and speaker part (SP) 33 are provided.

  The subject lens unit 11 is an optical system that includes a plurality of lens groups and forms an image of an arbitrary photographing region on the image sensor 12. The subject lens unit 11 includes a shutter unit and an aperture unit (not shown).

  The photographer lens unit 13 includes a plurality of lens groups or a single lens, and is an optical system for forming an image of the photographer on the image sensor 14. The photographer lens unit 13 includes a shutter unit and an aperture unit (not shown). The photographer lens unit 13 is used in a subject automatic selection shooting mode to be described later.

  The imaging elements 12 and 14 form, for example, RGB primary color filters, and are driven to scan by a timing generator and a vertical driver (not shown). The photoelectric elements corresponding to the optical image formed at regular intervals. Output the converted output for one screen.

  The imaging circuit 15 includes a sample hold circuit, an A / D converter, and the like (not shown), and performs desired processing on the photoelectric conversion output output from the imaging elements 12 and 14. Specifically, the imaging circuit 15 appropriately adjusts the gain for each primary color component of RGB in the state of an analog signal with respect to the photoelectric conversion output, and then performs sample holding by a sample hold circuit (not shown), and A / It is converted into digital data by a D converter and output to the color process circuit 18.

  The focus adjustment unit 16 adjusts the focus to a desired subject by moving the positions of the plurality of lens groups of the subject lens unit 11 in the optical axis direction under the control of the control unit 22. In addition, when the photographer lens unit 13 includes a plurality of lens groups, the focus adjustment unit 16 moves the positions of the plurality of lens groups in the optical axis direction according to the control of the control unit 22. Adjust to focus on.

  The shooting condition adjustment unit 17 adjusts the shooting condition of the subject according to various shooting environments. Specifically, the photographing condition adjustment unit 17 includes an exposure adjustment unit 17A that adjusts the exposure of the subject, and a white balance adjustment unit 17B that adjusts the white balance of the subject.

  The exposure adjustment unit 17A controls the shutter unit and the aperture unit (not shown) of the subject lens unit 11 according to the control of the control unit 22 and adjusts the shutter speed and the aperture, thereby adjusting the exposure of the subject. Adjust the exposure. The exposure adjustment unit 17A controls a shutter unit and an aperture unit (not shown) of the photographer lens unit 13 according to the control of the control unit 22 to adjust the shutter speed and the aperture, thereby adjusting the photographer's Adjust the exposure to the desired exposure.

  Under the control of the control unit 22, the white balance adjustment unit 17B adjusts the white balance of the subject imaged on the image sensor 12 via the subject lens unit 11 so as to be appropriate according to the color temperature of the light source. To do. Further, the white balance adjustment unit 17B appropriately controls the photographer's white balance imaged on the image sensor 14 via the photographer lens unit 13 according to the control of the control unit 22 according to the color temperature of the light source. Adjust so that

  The color process circuit 18 performs color process processing including pixel interpolation processing, γ correction processing, and matrix calculation, generates a luminance signal Y and color difference signals Cb, Cr as digital values, and outputs them to the DMA controller 19.

  The DMA controller 19 once uses the luminance signal Y and the color difference signals Cb and Cr output from the color process circuit 18 by using the composite synchronization signal, the memory write enable signal, and the clock signal from the color process circuit 18 once. And the DMA transfer to the DRAM 21 used as a buffer memory via the DRAM interface 20.

  The control unit 22 includes a CPU, a ROM in which operation programs executed by the CPU are fixedly stored, a RAM used as a work memory, and the like, and controls the digital still camera 1 in an integrated manner.

  After the DMA transfer of the luminance signal Y and the color difference signals Cb and Cr to the DRAM 21 is completed, the control unit 22 reads the luminance signal Y and the color difference signals Cb and Cr from the DRAM 21 via the DRAM interface 20 and via the VRAM controller 23. Write to VRAM 24.

  The digital video encoder 25 periodically reads the luminance signal Y and the color difference signals Cb and Cr from the VRAM 24 via the VRAM controller 23, generates a video signal based on these data, and outputs the video signal to the display unit 26.

  The control unit 22 controls a normal photographing mode for photographing a desired subject facing the subject lens unit 11 and a subject automatic selection photographing mode as photographing modes for photographing the subject.

  In the subject automatic selection shooting mode, related persons related to a photographer photographed via the photographer lens unit 13 and the image sensor 14 from subjects existing in the photographing region facing the subject lens unit 11 are displayed. The digital still camera 1 that is a photographing apparatus is automatically selected as a subject to be subjected to adjustment processing related to photographing, and is automatically adjusted so as to be in an optimum state by performing focus adjustment and photographing condition adjustment. This is a shooting mode. The subject automatic selection shooting mode will be described in detail later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display unit 26 is provided on the back surface 2B of the housing 2 of the digital still camera 1 and functions as a monitor display unit (electronic finder) in the shooting mode. By performing display based on the video signal, an image based on image information captured from the VRAM controller 23 at that time is displayed in real time.

  As described above, one of the key input units 29 is displayed at a timing at which a still image is to be captured in a so-called through image display state in which an image at that time is displayed in real time on the display unit 26 as a monitor image. When one shutter key is operated, a trigger signal is generated.

  In response to the trigger signal, the control unit 22 sends the luminance signal Y and the color difference signals Cb and Cr for one screen captured from the image sensor 12 or the image sensor 14 at that time via the DRAM interface 20 to the luminance signal Y, For example, each component of the color difference signal Cb and the color difference signal Cr is read and written in the image processing unit 27 in a unit called a basic block of 8 vertical pixels × 8 horizontal pixels.

  Under the control of the control unit 22, the image processing unit 27 performs ADCT (Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform) and entropy coding on the written image in accordance with the JPEG (Joint Photograph Coding Experts Group) standard. Data compression is performed by a process such as Huffman encoding which is a method.

  The memory 28 </ b> A is a fixed recording medium such as a permanent recording medium or a recording medium such as a memory card that is detachable from the digital still camera 1. Under the control of the control unit 22, the code data obtained by the processing of the image processing unit 27 is read and written into the memory 28A as a data file of one image.

  In response to the completion of the above-described compression processing of the luminance signal Y and the color difference signals Cb and Cr of one frame sentence and the writing processing of all the compressed data to the memory 28A, the control unit 22 The path from 14 to the DRAM 21 is activated again.

  The photographer information registration memory 28 </ b> B is a storage unit for storing and registering image information of a photographer who will be photographed using the digital still camera 1 in advance. The photographer information registration memory 28B stores image information (face image information) of the photographer photographed through the photographer lens unit 13 and the image sensor 14.

  The photographer's image information stored in the photographer information registration memory 28B is managed by a photographer identification ID that uniquely identifies the image information as shown in FIG. The image information of the photographer is associated with a related person identification ID that uniquely identifies related person information that is information related to the photographer stored in the related person information registration memory 28C.

  The related person information registration memory 28C stores and registers in advance image information of related persons such as relatives and friends of the photographer, which are related to the photographer who is going to photograph the digital still camera 1. It is a storage part. The related person information registration memory 28C stores image information (face image information) of related persons photographed through the subject lens unit 11 and the image sensor 12.

  The related person image information stored in the related person information registration memory 28C is managed by a related person identification ID that uniquely identifies the image information as shown in FIG. The related person image information is given a priority order indicating how important the related person is for the photographer whose image information is stored in the photographer information registration memory 28B. This priority order is given by the photographer at the time of setting registration in advance.

  In FIG. 5, as an example, “husband image information” of the photographer identification ID “00” stored in the photographer information registration memory 28 </ b> B includes related person identification IDs “00”, “02”, “03”. The state of the image information memorize | stored in the memory 28C for the related person information registration matched by is shown. As shown in FIG. 5, when the photographer is a husband, the related persons are a child, a wife, and a friend, and the priority is given by the husband in the order of the child, the wife, and the friend.

  Further, the photographer information registration memory 28B and the related person information registration memory 28C may store the image information of the photographer and the image information of the related person, all in one memory.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the image information of the photographer and the image information of the related person are stored in the person information registration memory 28D as the person image information without being distinguished, and managed by the person identification ID. do. The person image information stored in the person information registration memory 28D can be image information of a photographer or image information of a related person. As shown in FIG. 6, the image information that can be the image information of the photographer is associated with a person identification ID that uniquely specifies the image information of the related person.

  In addition, the person identification ID that uniquely identifies the image information of the related person associated with the image information that can be used as the image information of the photographer indicates how important the related person is for the photographer. The priority shown is given. In FIG. 6, the priorities are shown in the order of arrangement. For example, the “husband image information” of the person identification ID “01” has a lower priority in the order of the person identification IDs “00”, “01”, and “03”. This priority order is given by the photographer at the time of setting registration in advance.

  In FIG. 7, as an example, “husband image information” of the person identification ID “01” stored in the person information registration memory 28D is associated with the person identification IDs “00”, “02”, and “03”. The state of the image information stored in the stored personal information registration memory 28D is shown. As shown in FIG. 7, when the photographer is a husband, the related person is a child, wife, and friend, and the priority is assigned to the husband, wife, and friend in order of decreasing priority.

  The key input unit 29 is a key group for inputting user operations collectively including a power key, a shutter key, a mode switching key, a menu key, a cross key, a set key, and the like. The key input unit 29 is connected to the control unit 22, and an operation command signal indicating that the key input unit 29 has been operated in response to the operation of each key is output to the control unit 22.

  The audio processing unit 30 includes a sound source circuit such as a PCM sound source, and digitizes the audio signal input from the microphone unit 32 at the time of audio recording, and uses a predetermined data file format, for example, MP3 (MPEG-1 audio layer 3) standard. Therefore, the data is compressed and an audio data file is generated and sent to the memory 28A. Further, the audio processing unit 30 decompresses and converts the compression of the audio data file sent from the memory 28A into an analog signal when reproducing the audio, and as shown in FIG. A loud sound is emitted through the speaker unit 33 provided on the back surface 2B of the body 2.

  The strobe drive unit 31 charges a strobe large-capacity capacitor (not shown) at the time of still image shooting, and then drives the strobe light emission unit 34 in accordance with the control from the control unit 22.

  When shooting a moving image instead of a still image, the still image data file compressed by the image processing unit 27 is recorded in the memory 28A when the first shutter key is operated. To start. Thereafter, this processing is continuously executed at a predetermined frame rate, for example, 30 (frames / second), and when the shutter key is operated for the second time or when a predetermined time limit, for example, 30 seconds elapses. These series of still image data files are collectively set as a motion JPEG data file (AVI file).

  Further, in the playback mode, the control unit 22 selectively reads out the image data recorded in the memory 28A, and the image data is compressed by a procedure completely opposite to the procedure in which the image processing unit 27 compresses the data in the shooting mode. The decompressed image data is held in the DRAM 21 via the DRAM interface 20, the contents held in the DRAM 21 are stored in the VRAM 24 via the VRAM controller 23, and the image data is periodically read out from the VRAM 24. The video signal is generated and displayed on the display unit 26.

  If the selected image data is not a still image but a moving image, playback of individual still image data constituting the selected moving image file is executed continuously in time, and all the still image data is played back. At the time of completion, playback and display are performed using only the still image data positioned at the head until the next playback instruction is given.

  Next, the processing operation in the subject automatic selection photographing mode by the control unit 22 will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. In the description using the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, the digital still camera 1 is configured to include the photographer information registration memory 28B and the related person information registration memory 28C as shown in FIG. Even if the configuration includes a person information registration memory 28D in place of the person information registration memory 28B and the related person information registration memory 28C, the memory to be referred to becomes the person information registration memory 28D, and the person identification ID is set. Since the processing operation is the same as the key, the description is omitted.

  In step S <b> 1, in response to the subject automatic selection shooting mode being turned on by the user operating the key input unit 29, the control unit 22 starts processing in the subject automatic selection shooting mode.

  In step S <b> 2, the control unit 22 photographs a photographer who is about to photograph using the digital still camera 1 via the photographer lens unit 13 and the image sensor 14.

  In step S3, the control unit 22 refers to the image information stored in the photographer information registration memory 28B, and determines whether there is image information that matches the image of the photographer photographed in step S2. Thus, the control unit 22 determines whether or not the photographer who is currently shooting with the digital still camera 1 is a photographer registered in the photographer information registration memory 28B. When there is image information that matches the image of the photographer, the control unit 22 proceeds to step S4. On the other hand, when there is no image information that matches, the control unit 22 ends the subject automatic selection shooting mode and proceeds to step S13. Proceed with the process.

  In step S4, the control unit 22 stores the photographer information registration memory 28B in association with the image information of the photographer in response to being a photographer registered in the photographer information registration memory 28B. The related person identification ID that uniquely identifies the related person is acquired.

  In step S5, the control unit 22 refers to the related person information registration memory 28C using the acquired related person identification ID, and reads the image information of the related person.

  In step S <b> 6, the control unit 22 extracts all face images of a person present in the through image currently captured by the image sensor 12 via the subject lens unit 11 and displayed on the display unit 26.

  In step S <b> 7, the control unit 22 determines whether there is a face image that has not been compared with the image information of the related person among the face images of the person existing in the through image extracted in step S <b> 6. To do. When there is a face image for which comparison processing has not been performed, the control unit 22 proceeds to step S8, whereas when all comparison processing has been performed, the control unit 22 proceeds to step S11.

  In step S <b> 8, the control unit 22 designates one face image that has not been compared with the related person image information from the face images of the person existing in the through image extracted in step S <b> 6.

  In step S9, the control unit 22 compares the face image designated in step S8 with the related person image information read in step S5, and compares them to see if they match. In this comparison processing, for example, feature points of images are extracted and compared by image processing. If the designated face image matches the read related person image information, the control unit 22 proceeds to step S10. If not, the control unit 22 returns the process to step S7.

  In step S10, the control unit 22 selects the face image specified in step S8 as an image related to the photographer, and selects it as a subject desired by the photographer. At this time, the priority assigned to the image information of the related person that has been matched is also carried over to the face image designated in step S8, which has been selected as the subject desired by the photographer. When the process of step S10 ends, the control unit 22 returns the process to step S7.

  In step S11, the control unit 22 refers to the priority order inherited by the face image selected as the subject desired by the photographer in step S10, and selects only one face image with the highest priority order. Then, the control unit 22 performs control so that at least one of the focus adjustment by the focus adjustment unit 16 or the imaging condition adjustment by the imaging condition adjustment unit 17 is performed on a subject that is a related person corresponding to the selected face image. .

  At this time, the control unit 22 performs various adjustment processes relating to shooting in the digital still camera 1 that is a shooting apparatus, such as zoom adjustment and noise reduction adjustment, in addition to focus adjustment and shooting condition adjustment, on the selected subject. It may be.

  In step S <b> 12, the control unit 22 executes a shooting process for the selected subject.

  In this way, in the digital still camera 1 shown as the embodiment of the present invention, the related person related to the specified photographer is imaged by the imaging device 12 via the subject lens unit 11 by the control unit 22. When it is determined that the person is present in the through image displayed on the display unit 26, the related person is automatically selected as a subject to be subjected to adjustment processing related to photographing in the digital still camera 1 as the photographing device. Therefore, it is possible to surely select and shoot a subject desired by the photographer automatically without a troublesome operation.

  Further, the focus adjustment unit 16 and the imaging condition adjustment unit 17 automatically perform the focus adjustment and the imaging condition adjustment under the control of the control unit 22, so that the photographer can select a desired subject without any troublesome operations. It can shoot well.

  In addition, the digital still camera 1 includes the lens unit 13 for the photographer and the image sensor 14 so that the photographer can be specified by a very simple method.

  The digital still camera 1 includes a photographer information registration memory 28B and a related person information registration memory 28C. The control unit 22 identifies a photographer from image information registered in advance, and associates the photographer with the photographer information registration memory 28B. Since the presence of the related person is determined using the image information of the related person, the photographer can automatically and reliably select the desired subject without any troublesome operation.

  The digital still camera 1 also includes a personal information registration memory 28D. The control unit 22 identifies a photographer from image information registered in advance, and uses the image information of the related person associated with the photographer. Compared with the case where the photographer information registration memory 28B and the related person information registration memory 28C are provided in order to determine the presence of the related person, the number of parts is reduced and the amount of information to be stored is reduced. It is possible to reliably select the subject desired by the photographer automatically without performing any of the above.

  Further, the control unit 22 controls the focus adjustment unit 16 for the related person with the highest priority given by the photographer to the related person whose image information is stored in the related person information registration memory 28C. The focus adjustment and the shooting condition adjustment by the shooting condition adjusting unit 17 are automatically performed, so that a subject particularly desired by the photographer can be shot well without any troublesome operation.

  Further, under the control of the control unit 22, the focus adjustment unit 16, shoots the related person with the highest priority given to the related person whose image information is stored in the person information registration memory 28 </ b> D by the photographer. Since the focus adjustment and the shooting condition adjustment by the condition adjusting unit 17 are automatically performed, it is possible to satisfactorily photograph a subject that the photographer particularly desires without any troublesome operation.

  In the above description, the digital still camera 1 identifies the photographer by image authentication using an image captured by the image sensor 14 via the photographer lens unit 13. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the photographer may be specified by various biometric authentications such as voice authentication, fingerprint authentication, iris authentication, and the like.

  Although the present embodiment has been described using the digital still camera 1, the present invention is not limited to this, and a mobile phone with a photographing function, a PDA (Personal Data Assistance), and a video for photographing a moving image. The present invention can also be applied to a camera device.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made depending on the design and the like as long as the technical idea according to the present invention is not deviated from this embodiment. Of course, it is possible to change.

It is a figure for demonstrating the external appearance structure of the digital still camera shown as embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the function structure of the said digital still camera. It is a figure showing an example of information memorized by photographer information registration memory. It is the figure which showed an example of the information memorize | stored in the related person information registration memory. It is the figure which showed an example of the correspondence of the information memorize | stored in the memory | photographer information registration memory, and the information memorize | stored in the related person information registration memory. It is the figure which showed an example of the information memorize | stored in the memory for person information registration. It is the figure which showed an example of the correspondence of the image information used as a photographer, and the image information used as a related person. It is a flow chart for explaining processing operation at the time of performing subject automatic selection photography mode.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Digital still camera 11 Subject lens unit 12 Image pick-up element 13 Photographer lens unit 14 Image pick-up element 16 Focus adjustment part 17 Imaging condition adjustment part 22 Control part 26 Display part 27 Image processing part 28A Memory 28B Photographer information registration memory 28C Related person information registration memory 28D Person information registration memory

Claims (7)

First imaging means for imaging an arbitrary imaging area;
Related person image storage means for storing image information of related persons related to the photographer in association with the information of the photographer;
A photographer specifying means for specifying a photographer who takes pictures by the first photographing means;
Reading means for reading out the related person image information stored in the related person image storage means in association with the information of the photographer specified by the photographer specifying means;
Determining means for determining whether or not the related person exists in a shooting area shot by the first shooting means based on the image information of the related person read by the reading means ;
When the determination unit determines that the related person is present in the shooting area shot by the first shooting unit, the related person is selected as a subject to be subjected to adjustment processing related to shooting in the shooting apparatus. And a selecting means. Focus adjusting means for adjusting the focus of the subject;
Shooting condition adjusting means for adjusting shooting conditions of a subject according to the shooting environment;
Control means for controlling the subject selected by the selection means to perform at least one of focus adjustment by the focus adjustment means or imaging condition adjustment by the imaging condition adjustment means. The imaging device according to claim 1. A second photographing means for photographing a direction different from the photographing direction of the first photographing means;
The photographing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the photographer specifying means specifies that the subject photographed by the second photographing means is the photographer. The photographer information includes image information of the photographer,
The photographer specifying means, the image taken by the second imaging means, the photographer to claim 3, characterized in JP Teisu Rukoto by comparing the image information before Symbol shooting person Shooting device. The related person image information stored in the related person image storage means has a priority given by the photographer,
The control means performs at least one of the focus adjustment by the focus adjustment means or the shooting condition adjustment by the shooting condition adjustment means for the related person having the highest priority among the related persons determined as the subject. The photographing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the photographing apparatus is controlled to perform. In the subject selection method of the photographing apparatus for photographing the subject,
A first photographing step of photographing an arbitrary photographing region;
A related person image storage step of storing image information of related persons related to the photographer in association with the information of the photographer;
A photographer identifying step for identifying a photographer who performs photographing in the first photographing step;
A step of reading out the related person image information stored in the related person image storage step in association with the information of the photographer specified in the photographer specifying step;
A determination step of determining whether or not the related person exists in a shooting area shot by the first shooting step based on the image information of the related person read out by the reading step ;
When it is determined by the determination step that the related person is present in the shooting area shot by the first shooting step, the related person is selected as a subject to be subjected to adjustment processing related to shooting in the shooting device. And a selection process. A subject selection program applied to a computer provided in a photographing device for photographing a subject,
A first photographing step for photographing an arbitrary photographing region;
A related person image storing step of storing image information of related persons related to the photographer in association with the information of the photographer;
A photographer specifying step for specifying a photographer who performs shooting in the first shooting step;
A step of reading out the related person image information stored in the related person image storing step in association with the information of the photographer specified in the photographer specifying step;
A determination step of determining whether or not the related person exists in a shooting region shot by the first shooting step based on the image information of the related person read by the reading step ;
When it is determined by the determination step that the related person is present in the shooting area shot by the first shooting step, the related person is selected as a subject to be subjected to adjustment processing related to shooting in the shooting apparatus. An object selection program characterized by causing a selection step to be executed.

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