JP6526270B2 - Image pickup apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly to a technique for displaying an object in focus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an imaging apparatus, in particular, an imaging apparatus having an automatic focusing (automatic focusing) function, there is one which performs display (focusing display) for showing a photographer a focused object.

  In Patent Document 1, it is detected whether or not the objects of a plurality of distance measurement frames are within the depth of field, and display is performed at a position corresponding to the distance measurement frame of the objects present within the depth of field. Is disclosed.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, in an imaging apparatus that displays a distance measurement frame determined to be within the depth of field, it is determined whether or not within the depth of field according to the focal length of the imaging optical system. It is disclosed to change the focus degree threshold value to

JP-A-4-9932 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-232371

  According to the prior art, although it becomes easy to check the subject within the depth of field, if the display showing the subject within the depth of field increases, the screen display may be complicated.

  For example, it is assumed that a plurality of subjects are present at substantially the same distance as the selected main subject at the time of shooting using an imaging device capable of selecting a main subject by the user. In this case, if a display indicating that all the subjects are within the depth of field is displayed, it is difficult to identify the main subject, and the convenience is lost.

  The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and specifically, it is an object of the present invention to realize convenient and convenient focusing display in an imaging apparatus capable of selecting a main subject. Do.

  The above-described objects are based on detection means for detecting an object from an image obtained through the lens unit, selection means for selecting a main subject from a plurality of subjects detected by the detection means, and a plurality of subjects detected by the detection means. A setting unit that sets a plurality of focus detection areas, a focus detection unit that performs focus detection in a plurality of focus detection areas set by the setting unit, and a user whose main subject selects the main subject when the main subject is in focus If it is selected by the selection means based on the instruction, the result of focus detection for the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, and objects other than the main subject within the predetermined depth of field of the lens unit Focusing display of the subject within the predetermined depth of field and focusing display of the main subject regardless of the difference in the result of focus detection for the focus detection area The display form is displayed differently from the display form of the in-focus display for subjects other than the main subject, and is predetermined if the main subject is not selected by the selection unit based on the user's instruction to select the main subject. The present invention is achieved by an image pickup apparatus characterized by further comprising: control means for controlling in-focus display of an object including a main object within the depth of field in the same display form.

  With such a configuration, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize convenient and convenient in-focus display in an imaging apparatus capable of selecting a main subject.

It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of digital camera 100 as an example of an imaging device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart explaining the whole operation | movement of the digital camera 100 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the still image recording mode process which the digital camera 100 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the face detection process which the digital camera 100 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a flow chart which shows an example of photography processing which digital camera 100 concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the main face selection process which the digital camera 100 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a flow chart which shows an example of focus detection processing which digital camera 100 concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the focusing display process which the digital camera 100 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a figure which shows the example of the focusing display which the digital camera 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. It is a figure which shows the example of the through display which the digital camera 100 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the focusing display process which the digital camera 100 which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention performs.

Hereinafter, preferred and exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First Embodiment
(Configuration of digital camera 100)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a digital camera 100 as an example of an imaging device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. However, the imaging device in the present embodiment is not limited to the digital camera, and may be a device operating as a digital camera. Examples of devices that operate as digital cameras include digital video cameras, cell phones with digital cameras, and personal computers with digital cameras.

  10 is a lens unit, 12 is a shutter having an aperture function, 14 is an image pickup device for converting an optical image into an electric signal, 16 is an A / D converter for digitizing an analog image signal from the image pickup device 14 and converting it into image data It is. A CCD image sensor, a CMOS image sensor, or the like can be used as the imaging device 14.

  The timing generation unit 18 supplies clock signals and control signals to the imaging device 14, the A / D converter 16, and the D / A converter 26, and is controlled by the memory control unit 22 and the system control unit 50.

  The image processing unit 20 performs predetermined pixel interpolation processing and color conversion processing on the image data from the A / D converter 16 or the image data from the memory control unit 22.

  Further, the image processing unit 20 performs predetermined arithmetic processing using the captured image data. Then, the system control unit 50 controls the exposure control unit 40 and the focusing control unit 42 based on the obtained calculation result, and TTL (through the lens) AF (auto focus), AE (automatic exposure) , EF (flash pre-emission) function is realized.

  Furthermore, in the image processing unit 20, predetermined arithmetic processing is performed using captured image data, and TTL AWB (Auto White Balance) processing is also performed based on the obtained arithmetic result.

  The memory control unit 22 controls the A / D converter 16, the timing generation unit 18, the image processing unit 20, the image display memory 24, the D / A converter 26, the memory 30, and the compression / decompression unit 32.

  The output data of the A / D converter 16 passes through the image processing unit 20, the memory control unit 22, or the output data of the A / D converter 16 passes directly through the memory control unit 22. Is written to

  The display image data written in the image display memory 24 is displayed by the image display unit 28 such as an LCD or an organic EL display via the D / A converter 26. If the captured image data is sequentially displayed on the image display unit 28, it is possible to realize an electronic view finder (EVF) function.

  Further, the image display unit 28 can arbitrarily turn on / off the display according to an instruction of the system control unit 50, and when the display is turned off, the power consumption of the digital camera 100 can be significantly reduced. it can.

The memory 30 is a storage device for storing captured still images and moving images, and has a storage capacity sufficient for storing a predetermined number of still images and a moving image for a predetermined time. Therefore, even in the case of continuous shooting or panoramic shooting in which a plurality of still images are continuously shot, a large amount of image writing can be performed to the memory 30 at high speed.
The memory 30 can also be used as a work area of the system control unit 50.

  The compression / decompression unit 32 reads the image data stored in the memory 30, compresses the image data according to a predetermined image compression method, and writes the compressed image data into the memory 30. The compression / decompression unit 32 can also read the compressed image data from the memory 30, decompress the image data, and write the decompressed image data into the memory 30. The predetermined image compression method may be an image compression method defined by JPEG, JPEG 2000 or the like, or an image compression method using adaptive discrete cosine transform (ADCT) or wavelet transform. it can.

  The decryption unit 34 encrypts the image data captured and stored in a predetermined area of the memory 30 as necessary. The decryption unit 34 performs a decryption process when reproducing and displaying the encrypted image data stored in a predetermined area of the memory 30.

The exposure control unit 40 controls the shutter 12 having an aperture function, and also has a flash light control function by cooperating with the flash 48.
The focusing control unit 42 controls focusing of the lens unit 10, and the zoom control unit 44 controls zooming of the lens unit 10. The barrier control unit 46 controls the operation of the barrier 102 for protecting the lens unit 10.

The flash 48 functions as an auxiliary light source at the time of shooting and also has a light control function. It also has a function of projecting AF auxiliary light.
The exposure control unit 40 and the focusing control unit 42 are controlled using the TTL method, and the system control unit 50 controls the exposure control unit 40 based on the calculation result obtained by the image processing unit 20 calculating captured image data. Control of the control unit 42 is performed.

  The system control unit 50 is, for example, a CPU, and controls the entire digital camera 100 by executing a program stored in the system memory 52. The system memory 52 stores constants, variables, programs and the like for the operation of the system control unit 50.

  The display unit 54 is formed of, for example, a combination of output devices such as an LCD, an LED, and a speaker, and outputs an operation state, a message, etc. using characters, images, sounds, etc. according to execution of a program by the system control unit 50. . One or a plurality of display units 54 are provided at positions easily visible in the vicinity of the operation unit 70 of the digital camera 100. Further, a part of the display unit 54 is installed in the optical finder 104.

  The display contents of the display unit 54 include, for example, the removal state of the memory card 200, the operation state of the communication I / F, the connection state with the external computer, and the like. A portion of this is displayed in the optical finder 104.

  Among the display contents of the display unit 54, for example, a self-timer notification lamp or the like is displayed as a lamp or the like. This self-timer notification lamp may be used in common with the AF auxiliary light.

  The non-volatile memory 56 is an electrically erasable / recordable memory, and for example, an EEPROM or the like is used. The non-volatile memory 56 stores various setting initial values and the like used by the digital camera 100.

  The mode dial 72, the first shutter switch (SW1) 62, the second shutter switch (SW2) 64, the power switch 60, and the operation unit 70 are operations for instructing the system control unit 50 to start and stop predetermined operations. It is a member. These operation members are configured by buttons, switches, dials, touch panels, eye gaze detectors, voice recognition devices, or a combination thereof.

Here, specific description of these operation members is given.
The mode dial 72 switches and sets each function mode such as, for example, still image recording mode (automatic photographing mode, program photographing mode, panoramic photographing mode), moving image recording mode, reproduction mode, multi-screen reproduction / erase mode, PC connection mode, etc. It is a switch for

  The first shutter switch (SW1) 62 is turned on by a first stroke (for example, half depression) of a shutter button (not shown) provided on the digital camera 100. When the first shutter switch (SW1) 62 is turned on, AF (auto focus) processing, AE (automatic exposure) processing, AWB (auto white balance) processing, EF processing, and the like are started.

The second shutter switch (SW2) 64 is turned on by the second stroke (for example, full press) of the shutter button provided on the digital camera 100, and instructs the start of a series of processing including exposure processing, development processing, and recording processing. . First, in the exposure processing, the image data is written to the memory 30 through the A / D converter 16 and the memory control unit 22 in the signal read from the imaging device 14, and further, the calculation in the image processing unit 20 and the memory control unit 22 Development processing is performed. Further, the image data is read from the memory 30, compressed by the compression / decompression unit 32, and recording processing for writing the image data to the memory card 200 is performed.
The power switch 60 is a switch for turning on and off the digital camera 100.

  The operation unit 70 is a user interface having operation members such as switches, buttons, rotary dial switches, and touch panels. A main face selection button and a main face selection release button described later are included in the operation unit 70. The image recording mode, compression rate, image quality and the like of the photographed image can be selected by the operation unit 70. There are JPEG mode and RAW mode as an image recording mode. The JPEG mode is an image recording mode in which a photographed image is compressed by the JPEG compression method and recorded in the memory card 200 or the like. The RAW mode is an image recording mode in which digital data obtained by digitizing a signal from the imaging device 14 is compressed without compression or compressed by a lossless compression method and recorded in the memory card 200 or the like. The compression rate and the image quality in the JPEG mode can be selected by the operation unit 70.

The vertical position detection sensor 75 is a sensor that detects whether the attitude of the digital camera 100 is the vertical position or the horizontal position.
The power supply control unit 80 includes a battery detection circuit, a DC-DC converter, a switch circuit for switching a block to be energized, and the like, and detects the presence or absence of a battery, the type of battery, and the battery remaining amount. Further, the power control unit 80 controls the DC-DC converter based on the detection result and the instruction of the system control unit 50, and supplies necessary voltage to each unit including the memory card 200 for a necessary period.

  A power source 86 is made of a primary battery such as an alkaline battery or a lithium battery, a secondary battery such as a NiCd battery, a NiMH battery or a Li battery, or an AC adapter, and is attached to the digital camera 100 by connectors 82 and 84.

  The memory card 200 is a removable storage medium. As the memory card 200, an SD memory card, Compact Flash (registered trademark), a removable HDD, or the like can be used. The memory card 200 has a memory 202, a camera interface 204, and a connector 206. The memory 202 is a randomly accessible nonvolatile memory. The camera interface 204 can communicate with the card interface 90 on the digital camera 100 side, and the connector 206 can connect to the connector 92 on the camera side. The mounting and removal of the memory card 200 is detected by a card detection unit (not shown) built in the digital camera 100.

  The barrier 102 covers the imaging unit including the lens unit 10 of the digital camera 100 to prevent the imaging unit from being dirty or damaged.

  The optical finder 104 is, for example, a TTL finder, and forms an image of a light flux passing through the lens unit 10 using a prism or a mirror. By using the optical finder 104, shooting can be performed without using the electronic finder function of the image display unit. In addition, as described above, in the optical finder 104, a part of the functions of the display unit 54, such as an in-focus display, a shake alert display, a flash charge display, a shutter speed display, an aperture value display, an exposure correction display, etc. Information is displayed.

  The wired communication unit 110 performs communication by RS232C, USB, IEEE1394, P1284, SCSI, modem, LAN or the like. The connector 112 is a connector for connecting a cable when the wired communication unit 110 communicates with the digital camera 100 and an external device.

  The wireless communication unit 114 performs wireless LAN communication such as IEEE 802.11a / b / g, and communication by Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA, and the like. The antenna 116 is used when the wireless communication unit 114 communicates with the digital camera 100 and an external device.

  The identification information storage unit 118 stores various identification information for performing authentication prior to communication when performing wireless communication with an external device (not shown) via the wireless communication unit 114 and the antenna 116. The identification information storage unit 118 includes, for example, a rewritable non-volatile memory.

(Overall operation)
FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the overall operation of the digital camera 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
When the power switch 60 is operated and the power is switched on, the system control unit 50 initializes a flag, a control variable, and the like in S201. During the initialization process, the main face selection flag is cleared. Subsequently, in S202, the system control unit 50 starts management processing relating to the file recorded in the memory card 200.

  Next, in steps S203, S205, and S207, the system control unit 50 determines the set position of the mode dial 72. If the still image recording mode has been set, the process advances from step S203 to step S204 to execute still image recording mode processing. Details of the still image recording mode process of S204 will be described later with reference to FIG. If the mode dial 72 is set to the moving image recording mode, the process proceeds to S206 through S203 and S205, and executes the moving image recording mode process. If the mode dial 72 is set to the reproduction mode, the process proceeds to S208 through S203, S205, and S207, and the reproduction mode process is executed.

  If the other mode is set, the process proceeds to S209, and the system control unit 50 executes the process according to the selected mode. Other modes include, for example, transmission mode processing for transmitting a file stored in the memory card 200, and reception mode processing for receiving a file from an external device and storing the file in the memory card 200.

  After the process corresponding to the mode set by the mode dial 72 among S204, S206, S208, and S209 is performed, the process proceeds to S210. In S210, the system control unit 50 determines the setting position of the power switch 60. If the power switch 60 is set to power on, the process returns to S203. On the other hand, if the power switch 60 is set to power off, the process proceeds from S210 to S211, and the system control unit 50 performs the end process.

  The end processing includes, for example, the following processing. That is, the display of the image display unit 28 is changed to the end state, the barrier 102 is closed to protect the lens unit 10, and parameters and setting values including setting flags and control variables are recorded in the non-volatile memory 56. Shut off the power to parts where power supply is unnecessary. When the termination process of S211 is completed, the system control unit 50 controls the power supply control unit 80 to shift the power supply to the OFF state.

(Still image recording mode)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the still image recording mode process in S204 of FIG.
The still image recording mode process shown in FIG. 3 is ended when the mode dial 72 switches to another mode or when the power switch 60 is set to OFF.

When the system control unit 50 starts the still image recording mode, the system control unit 50 determines a shooting mode in S301. Confirming the shooting mode is
(1) Acquire the shooting mode at the end of the previous still image recording mode from the non-volatile memory 56 and store it in the system memory 52, or
(2) When the user operates the operation unit 70 and the setting input of the shooting mode is made, the set shooting input is stored in the system memory 52,
It is done by

  Here, the shooting mode is a mode realized by combining a shutter speed and an aperture value suitable for a shooting scene, a flash state, a sensitivity setting, and the like. The digital camera 100 according to the present embodiment has, for example, the following shooting mode.

Auto mode: A mode in which various parameters of the camera are automatically determined by a program incorporated in the digital camera 100 based on the measured exposure value,
-Manual mode: A mode in which the user can freely change various camera parameters,
Scene mode: A combination of shutter speed and aperture value suitable for the shooting scene, flash light emission state, sensitivity setting, etc. is automatically set.

In addition, the scene mode includes the following modes.
・ Portrait mode: A mode specialized for person shooting, with a blurred background to make the person stand out,
・ Night scene mode: A mode specialized for night scene scenes, where strobe light is applied to a person and the background is recorded at a slow shutter speed,
・ Landscape mode: A mode that specializes in expansive landscape scenes,
・ Night & Snap mode: A mode suitable for taking pictures of night scenes and people without a tripod
・ Kids & Pet mode: A mode that enables shooting moving children and pets without missing a photo opportunity.
-Fresh green & autumn leaves mode: A mode suitable for photographing trees and leaves such as fresh green in a colorful manner,
-Party mode: A mode that shoots with the color faithful to the subject, suppressing camera shake under fluorescent lights and light bulbs,
・ Snow mode: A mode in which the person does not get dark even when the snow scene is back, and the blue color is not left,
-Beach mode: A mode in which people and others can shoot without getting dark, even on a sea surface or sand beach with strong sunlight reflections,
-Fireworks mode: A mode for shooting vivid fireworks with optimal exposure-Aquarium mode: A mode for setting the sensitivity, white balance, and color tone, which are suitable for shooting fish etc. in an indoor aquarium
-Underwater mode: A mode in which you can set the white balance to the best for underwater and shoot in bluish tints.

  In step S302, when the imaging mode is determined in step S301, the system control unit 50 subsequently starts through display in which the image display unit 28 sequentially displays the image data from the imaging device 14. Thus, the image display unit 28 functions as an EVF.

  Subsequently, in S303, the system control unit 50 determines whether there is a problem in the operation of the digital camera 100 with the remaining capacity constituted by a battery or the like using the power control unit 80, the presence or absence of the memory card 200, and the remaining capacity. Determine If there is a problem, the system control unit 50 causes the image display unit 28 to display a predetermined warning with an image or a sound in S304, and returns the process to S301.

  If there is no problem in the state of the memory card 200, the system control unit 50 sets an AF frame (focus detection area) as needed in S305. In the present embodiment, the AF frame is a menu screen (not shown) displayed on the image display unit 28 by pressing a menu button included in the operation unit 70, and an operation member for AF frame setting included in the operation unit 70. The user can arbitrarily set by operating.

In the digital camera 100 according to the present embodiment, the AF frame setting options are:
"Center", with one frame in the center as the AF area,
“Active” which allows the user to move the AF area to any position by the operation member included in the operation unit 70,
"Ai AF" to set 9 AF areas and perform focusing operation,
Set the AF area according to the detected face position "Face priority"
Shall be included.

  The system control unit 50 determines whether or not the AF frame setting is "face priority" (S320), and if it is not "face priority", the process proceeds to S307. If the AF frame setting is “face priority”, the process advances to step S306.

  In step S306, the system control unit 50 performs face detection processing to detect whether or not there is a human face (face area) as an example of the subject in the through-displayed image. The details of the face detection process as an example of the subject detection process will be described later with reference to FIG. When the face area is detected in the face detection process, the system control unit 50 uses the position information of the detected face area, the size (width, height), the number of detections, the reliability coefficient, etc. Remember. If no face area is detected in the face detection process, 0 is set to face information in the system memory 52. When the face detection process (S306) is completed, the process proceeds to S321.

  In step S321, the system control unit 50 refers to the face information as an example of the subject information stored in the system memory 52, and selects a main face area as an example of the main subject from the detected face areas. The main face selection process (S321) will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The main face selection in S321 may be performed by a user operation. In the present embodiment, when a main face is specified by a user operation, the system control unit 50 sets a main face selection flag.

An example of through display by the image display unit 28 is shown in FIG.
FIG. 10A shows a display example when the main face selection flag is not set, that is, when the imaging apparatus automatically determines the main face, and FIG. 10B shows the display example when the main face selection flag is set. The example of a case is shown, respectively.

  In FIG. 10A, a gray face frame 121 is displayed in the face area of another subject (subject other than the main subject) together with the white face frame 120 indicating the face area of the main subject. In the present embodiment, the upper limit number of face frames to be displayed at the time of through display is three in view of the display processing load and the display rate. On the other hand, in FIG. 10B, the white face frame 120 is displayed only for the main subject selected by the user.

  Subsequently, in step S307, the system control unit 50 determines whether the first shutter switch SW1 62 is ON. If the first shutter switch SW1 62 is off, the process returns to S305, and the processes of S305 and S306 are repeated.

  On the other hand, when the first shutter switch SW1 62 is ON, the system control unit 50 controls the focusing control unit 42 to perform focus detection processing in S322, and brings the lens unit 10 into focus on the subject. move on. The focus detection process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S308, the system control unit 50 performs photometric processing to determine the aperture value and the shutter time (shutter speed). In the photometric processing, flash setting is also performed if necessary. At this time, if a face (face area) is detected in S306, it is also possible to perform photometry in the range of the detected face.

  Next, in step S323, the system control unit 50 causes the image display unit 28 to perform in-focus display indicating the focus detection result in step S322. The details of the in-focus display process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, in S309 and S310, the ON / OFF states of the first shutter switch SW1 62 and the second shutter switch SW2 64 are determined. If the second shutter switch SW2 64 is turned on while the first shutter switch SW1 62 is turned on, the process proceeds from step S309 to step S311. When the first shutter switch SW1 62 is turned off (when the first shutter switch SW1 62 is also released without turning on the second shutter switch SW2 64), the process returns from S310 to S305. Further, while the first shutter switch SW1 62 is ON and the second shutter switch SW2 64 is OFF, the processing of S309 and S310 is repeated.

  When the second shutter switch SW2 64 is turned on, in step S311, the system control unit 50 sets the display state of the image display unit 28 from the through display to the fixed color display state. Then, in step S312, the system control unit 50 controls each unit to execute an imaging process including an exposure process and a development process. In the exposure processing, the image data obtained through the A / D converter 16 or the A / D converter 16 is directly written to the memory 30. Further, in the development processing, the system control unit 50 controls the image processing unit 20, reads out the image data written in the memory 30 as necessary, and performs various processing. The details of this shooting process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, in step S313, the system control unit 50 performs quick review processing of the image data obtained by the photographing processing on the image display unit. The quick review process is a process of displaying image data on the image display unit 28 for a predetermined time (review time) before recording on the memory card 200 after shooting an object for confirmation of a photographed image. is there.

  After the quick review display, in step S314, the system control unit 50 executes a recording process of writing the image data obtained by the photographing process into the memory card 200 as an image file.

  When the recording process of S314 is completed, the system control unit 50 determines the ON / OFF state of the second shutter switch SW2 64 in S315. If the second shutter switch SW2 64 is ON, the determination in S315 is repeated to wait for the second shutter switch SW2 64 to be OFF. While the second shutter switch SW2 64 is ON, the display by the quick review process is continued. That is, when the recording process of S314 is completed, the quick review display on the image display unit 28 is continued until the second shutter switch SW2 64 is turned OFF. With this configuration, the user can carefully check the captured image data displayed in the quick review by continuing the full-press state of the shutter button.

  After the user takes a picture with the shutter button fully pressed, the second shutter switch SW2 64 is turned off when the fully pressed state is released by releasing the shutter button, etc., and the process proceeds from S315 to S316. move on. In S316, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not a predetermined minimum display time (minimum review time) of the quick review display has elapsed. If the minimum review time has elapsed, the system control unit 50 proceeds to S317. If the minimum review time has not elapsed, the system control unit 50 waits for the minimum review time to elapse.

  In S317, the system control unit 50 returns the display state of the image display unit 28 from the quick review display to the through display state. After the photographed image data is confirmed by the quick review display by this processing, the display state of the image display unit 28 is automatically switched to the through display state in which the image data from the imaging element 14 is sequentially displayed for the next photographing. become.

  Then, in S318, the system control unit 50 determines whether the first shutter switch SW1 62 is ON / OFF, and returns the process to S309 when the first shutter switch SW1 62 is ON, and returns the process to S305 when the first shutter switch SW1 62 is OFF. That is, when the half-pressed state of the shutter button continues (the first shutter switch SW1 62 is ON), the system control unit 50 prepares for the next photographing (S309). On the other hand, if the shutter button is released (the first shutter switch SW1 62 is OFF), the system control unit 50 ends the series of shooting operations and returns to the shooting standby state (S305).

(Face detection process)
Next, an example of the face detection process in S306 of FIG. 3 will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. As described above, the face detection process is an example of the subject detection process, and the subject detection may be performed by another method.

  In step S <b> 401, the system control unit 50 sends image data to be face detected from the memory 30 to the image processing unit 20. In step S402, the image processing unit 20 applies a horizontal band pass filter to the image data under the control of the system control unit 50. In addition, in step S403, under the control of the system control unit 50, the image processing unit 20 applies a vertical band pass filter to the image data processed in step S402. Edge components are detected from image data by band pass filtering in the horizontal and vertical directions.

  After that, in S404, the system control unit 50 performs pattern matching on the detected edge components, and extracts eye, nose, mouth, and ear candidate groups. Then, in S405, the system control unit 50 selects, from among the eye candidate groups extracted in S404, a pair of candidates satisfying a preset condition (for example, distance between two eyes, inclination, etc.) Perform eye detection processing to judge that Then, the system control unit 50 narrows down the eye candidate group by removing candidates that do not form eye pairs.

  Then, in S406, the system control unit 50 associates the eye candidate group narrowed down in S405 with the other parts (nose, mouth, ear) forming the face corresponding thereto, and also sets the non-face condition set in advance. A face (face area) is detected by passing the filter. In step S407, the system control unit 50 calculates face information (position coordinates of the face area, size (width, height), number of detections, reliability coefficient, etc.) as an example of the subject information for the face area detected in step S406. Stored in the system memory 52, and the process ends.

  As described above, it is possible to extract the feature amount of the image data and detect the subject information by using the image data which is through-displayed. In the present embodiment, face information is taken as an example of subject information, but subject information that can be acquired from through-displayed image data includes various other information such as red-eye information.

(Shooting process)
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the photographing process in S312 of FIG.
In S501, the system control unit 50 acquires the date and time at the start of shooting from, for example, an internal system timer (not shown) and stores the date and time in the system memory 52. Subsequently, in step S502, the shutter 12 having the aperture function is opened according to the aperture value in accordance with the photometric data stored in the system memory 52. Thus, exposure is started (S503).

  In S504, the system control unit 50 waits for the elapse of the exposure time according to the photometric data. When the exposure end time is reached, the system control unit 50 closes the shutter 12 in S505. Then, in S506, the charge signal is read from the imaging device 14, and the image data is written to the memory 30 directly through the A / D converter 16 and the memory control unit 22 or from the A / D converter 16. S501 to S506 correspond to the exposure processing.

  Subsequently, in S507, the system control unit 50 performs image processing on the image data written in the memory 30, using the image processing unit 20 and the compression / decompression unit 32 as necessary. The image processing includes, for example, white balance processing by the image processing unit 20, compression processing using the compression / decompression unit 32, and the like. The image data subjected to the image processing is written to the memory 30.

  Then, in S508, the system control unit 50 reads the image data from the memory 30, decompresses this using the compression / decompression unit 32, and resizes it for display on the image display unit 28. Then, the resized image data is transferred to the D / A converter 26 to be displayed on the image display unit 28. When the series of processes are completed, the photographing process is ended.

(Major face selection process)
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the main face selection process in S321 of FIG. As described above, the main face selection process is an example of the main subject selection process, and the main subject may be selected by another method.

  The system control unit 50 determines whether a main face selection button (not shown) included in the operation unit 70 has been operated (ON or OFF) (S601). And if it is ON, the process proceeds to S602, and if it is OFF, the process proceeds to S608.

  In step S602, the system control unit 50 refers to the number of detected faces (subjects) among the face information stored in the system memory 52, and proceeds to step S608 if no face is detected. If a face has been detected, the process advances to step S603 to determine whether the number of detected faces is one. Then, the system control unit 50 advances the processing to step S604 if the number of detected faces is one, and to step S606 if the number of detected faces is two or more.

  In S604, the system control unit 50 sets the uniquely detected face as the main face (S604). Then, the system control unit 50 sets a main face selection flag stored in the system memory 52 or the like (S605), and returns the process to S601.

  If a plurality of faces (subjects) are detected, the system control unit 50 sets one of the plurality of faces as a main face (main subject) in S603. If there is a face that has already been selected as the main face, one (next one) other than the face currently selected as the main face is set as the main face (S606). Then, a main face selection flag stored in the system memory 52 or the like is set (S 607), and the process returns to S 601. That is, when a plurality of faces are detected, the plurality of faces are sequentially selected as the main face while the main face selection button is ON. Therefore, the user can select the desired face as the main face (main subject) by maintaining the main face selection button ON until the desired face is selected as the main face.

  If the main face selection button is off or if the number of face detections is 0 even if the main face selection button is on, the process proceeds to step S608. In step S608, the system control unit 50 determines whether a main face selection release button (not shown) included in the operation unit 70 has been operated (ON or OFF). If it is ON, the process proceeds to S609, and if it is OFF, the process proceeds to S610.

If the main face selection cancellation button is ON, the system control unit 50 cancels the main face selection flag stored in the system memory 52 or the like in S608 (S609), and advances the process to S610.
In S610, the system control unit 50 refers to the main face selection flag stored in the system memory 52 or the like, and ends the main face selection process of S321 if the flag is set.

  If the main face selection flag is not set (S610), the system control unit 50 determines the main face based on the face information stored in the system memory 52 (S611), and ends the main face selection process of S321. Do. In S611, for example, if the face detection number is 0, the main face selection is not performed. If the face detection number is 1, the detected face is automatically selected as the main face. Also, if the number of detected faces is more than one, that is, two or more, the priority is set higher as the position is closer to the center of the screen, and the size is larger. It can be selected as Of course, it goes without saying that the main face may be selected in consideration of other information such as the degree of reliability as well as the position and size.

(Focus detection process)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the focus detection process in S322 of FIG.
The system control unit 50 determines whether the current AF frame setting is “face priority” (S701). Then, if the AF frame setting is other than "face priority", focus detection processing according to the AF frame setting is performed (S702), and the focus detection processing S322 ends.

  On the other hand, when the AF frame setting is “face priority”, the system control unit 50 refers to face information as an example of the subject information stored in the system memory 52 in S703. Then, the detected face (face area) is associated (set) with the focus detection area including the center coordinates of each face area (S703). Among the focus detection areas to be set, one corresponding to the face area of the main face is called a main focus detection area.

  Here, if the face area is rectangular, the center coordinates may be, for example, the coordinates of the intersection of the diagonal lines. Alternatively, the coordinates of the center of gravity may be used as the center coordinates. Further, in the present specification, a rectangular frame indicating a face area is referred to as a face frame.

  In step S704, the system control unit 50 controls the focusing control unit 42 to perform focus detection in the focus detection area set in step S703. Thereby, focus detection processing in the focus detection area corresponding to each face area is performed. When the focus detection process ends, the system control unit 50 advances the process to step S705.

  In step S705, the system control unit 50 checks whether the main focus detection area, that is, the focus detection area corresponding to the main face is in focus. If it is determined to be in focus, the process proceeds to step S706. Proceed with the process.

  In step S706, the system control unit 50 processes the focus detection area included in the depth of field of the focus detection result for the main focus detection area as the in-focus frame in the focus detection areas associated with the face area in S703. Advance to S707. In step S707, the system control unit 50 sets the focus detection result of the main focus detection area as the in-focus position, drives the focus lens of the lens unit 10 to the in-focus position by the in-focus control unit 42, and ends the focus detection process.

  On the other hand, at S708, the system control unit 50 determines that there is no in-focus frame, and advances the process to S709. In step S709, the system control unit 50 drives the focus lens of the lens unit 10 to a predetermined fixed point by the focusing control unit 42, and ends the focus detection process.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 7, when the AF frame setting is “face priority”, the face detection number is described as one or more, but the face detection number is checked between S701 and S703, and the face detection number is 0. In this case, the process may be shifted to S 708 with no focusing frame.

(In-focus display)
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the focus display process in S323 of FIG. As described above, the in-focus display is a display indicating the focus detection result for each focus detection area, and indicates either “in-focus” or “out-of-focus”.

  First, in step S801, the system control unit 50 refers to the current AF frame setting, and advances the process to S802 if the AF frame setting is “AiAF” that sets an AF area of 9 frames and performs the focusing operation.

  In step S802, the system control unit 50 refers to the result of the focus detection process (step S322 in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7), and advances the process to step S803 if the result is in-focus, or to step S804 if the result is out-of-focus.

  In step S803, the system control unit 50 uses the image display unit 28 to focus-display all AF frames (focus detection areas) within the depth of field. Focus display can be performed, for example, by superimposing a frame on an image being through-displayed by, for example, overwriting image data of a rectangular frame indicating an AF frame on image data stored in the image display memory 24. it can. A display example in S803 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 9A, three AF frames 122 within the depth are displayed in focus (green frame display).

  In the case of out of focus, the system control unit 50 does not display the in-focus frame display or the out-of-focus frame display on the image display unit 28 in S804. A display example in S804 is shown in FIG.

  If the AF frame setting is not “AiAF” in S801, the system control unit 50 determines in S805 whether the AF frame setting is “face priority”. Then, the system control unit 50 advances the processing to step S806 if the AF frame setting is "face priority", and to step S813 otherwise.

  In step S806, the system control unit 50 refers to, for example, the main face selection flag stored in the system memory 52 and advances the process to step S807 if the main face selection flag is not set, or to step S810 if it is set.

  In S807, the system control unit 50 refers to the result of the focus detection process (S322 in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7), and if the result is in focus (the main focus detection area is in focus), the process proceeds to S808. For example, the process advances to step S809.

In S808, the system control unit 50 uses the image display unit 28 to focus-display all face frames corresponding to the focus detection area within the depth of field. A display example is shown in FIG. 9 (c). FIG. 9C shows a display example when all AF frames corresponding to five subjects are included in the depth of field, and the face frames 123 of the five subjects are similarly displayed in focus ( Green frame is displayed.
In S809, as in S804, the system control unit 50 does not display the in-focus frame display or the out-of-focus frame display on the image display unit 28. Therefore, the display example is as shown in FIG.

  In S810, the system control unit 50 refers to the result of the focus detection process (S322 and FIG. 7 in FIG. 3), and if the result is in focus (the main focus detection area is in focus), the process proceeds to S811. The process advances to step S812.

  In S811, the system control unit 50 uses the image display unit 28 to focus-display only the face frame corresponding to the main focus detection area, that is, only the face area of the main face. A display example is shown in FIG. 9 (d). Here, regardless of the in-focus state of the focus detection areas other than the main focus detection area, the face frame 124 is displayed as an in-focus display only for the main face, and the in-focus display for the face areas other than the main face Do not display.

  As described above, when the main face selection flag is set, that is, when the user sets the main face (main subject) by itself, the in-focus display is performed only on the main face (main subject). It becomes possible to easily grasp the selected main face. The in-focus display in step S811 may be performed on face areas other than the main face, that is, subjects other than the main subject as long as the main face set by the user can be identified. For example, as shown in FIG. 9H, the face frame 128 of another face area within the depth of field may be displayed in a form visually different from the face frame 124 for the main face. In the example shown in FIG. 9H, the main face can be easily identified by making the face frame 124 for the main face different in color from the face frame 128 for the other faces. It goes without saying that various methods can be used other than changing the color, such as blinking the face frame 124 of the main face or changing the thickness of the face frame 124.

  In S812, the system control unit 50 uses the image display unit 28 to display the face frame of the main face out of focus. A display example is shown in FIG. 9 (e). Here, the display of the face frame 125 of a color different from the in-focus display (FIG. 9D) of the main face in S811 is displayed as the out-of-focus display (yellow frame display).

  If the AF frame setting is not “face priority” in S805, the process proceeds to S813, and the system control unit 50 refers to the result of the focus detection process (S322 in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7).

  If the result is in focus (S813), the system control unit 50 uses the image display unit 28 to perform in-focus display of the AF frame (S814). Here, it is assumed that the AF frame setting is “center” or “active” and the AF frame is one frame. A display example is shown in FIG. 9 (f). Here, the center AF frame 126 is displayed in focus (green frame display).

  If the result is out of focus (S813), the system control unit 50 performs out-of-focus display of the AF frame using the image display unit 28 (S815). Here, it is assumed that the AF frame setting is “center” or “active” and the AF frame is one frame. A display example is shown in FIG. The center AF frame 127 is displayed out of focus (yellow frame display).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the imaging apparatus capable of setting the main subject from the photographed image, the in-focus display regarding the main subject is performed on another subject included in the depth of field (other than the main subject And visually different from the focus display on the subject). Therefore, even if there are many subjects included in the depth of field, it is easy to determine the in-focus state of the main subject.
In particular, when the main subject is set by the user, such in-focus display makes it particularly easy to grasp the in-focus state of the main subject intended by the user, and the convenience is high.

Second Embodiment
Next, an imaging device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Note that the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment is different from the imaging apparatus described in the first embodiment only in the in-focus display process (FIG. 3, S323 and FIG. 7), and therefore the description other than the in-focus display process is omitted. . The present embodiment is characterized in that the user can perform setting relating to in-focus display, and performs in-focus display according to the setting (in-focus display setting). Focus display setting is performed by, for example, operating a menu screen (not shown) displayed on the image display unit 28 by pressing a menu button included in the operation unit 70 or an operation member for focus display setting included in the operation unit 70. By doing this, the user can arbitrarily set it. For example, similar to the AF frame setting, the setting can be made in S305 (FIG. 3). The focusing display setting is stored, for example, in the non-volatile memory 56, like the other setting values.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of focus display processing performed by the imaging device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
First, in step S1101, the system control unit 50 refers to the current AF frame setting, and proceeds to step S1103 if the AF frame setting is “AiAF” which sets the AF area of 9 frames and performs the focusing operation.

  If the AF frame setting is not "AiAF" in S1101, the system control unit 50 determines in S1102 whether the AF frame setting is "face priority". Then, the system control unit 50 advances the process to step S1103 if the AF frame setting is “face priority”, or to step S1110 otherwise.

  In step S1103, the system control unit 50 refers to, for example, the in-focus display setting stored in the non-volatile memory 56, and determines whether the in-focus display setting is “full display in depth”. If the in-focus display setting is “full display in depth”, the system control unit 50 proceeds to step S1104, otherwise proceeds to step S1107.

  In S1104, the system control unit 50 refers to the result of the focus detection process (S322 in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7), and if the result is in focus (any of nine AF frames or the main focus detection area is in focus) If it is not in focus, the process advances to step S1106.

In step S1105, the system control unit 50 uses the image display unit 28 to focus-display all AF frames or face frames included in the depth of field. That is, according to the AF frame setting, in-focus display as shown in FIG. 9A in the case of “AiAF” and in FIG. 9C in the case of “face priority” is performed.
In S1106, the system control unit 50 does not display the in-focus frame display or the out-of-focus frame display on the image display unit 28 (FIG. 9B).

  If the in-focus display setting is not "full display in depth", the system control unit 50 refers to the result of the focus detection process (S322 in Fig. 3 and Fig. 7) in S1107, and if the result is in-focus, the process proceeds to S1108. If not out of focus, the process advances to step S1109.

  In step S1108, the system control unit 50 uses the image display unit 28 to focus-display the main focus detection area (AF frame) or the face frame corresponding thereto, that is, the face area of the main face. That is, according to the AF frame setting, in-focus display as shown in FIG. 9F in the case of “AiAF” and in FIG. 9D in the case of “face priority” is performed.

  In step S1109, the system control unit 50 causes the image display unit 28 to display the main focus detection area (AF frame) or the face frame corresponding to it, that is, the face area of the main face out of focus. That is, according to the AF frame setting, in-focus display as shown in FIG. 9G in the case of “AiAF” and in FIG. 9E in the case of “face priority” is performed. As described above, the in-focus indication and the out-of-focus indication may differ only in the color of the AF frame or the face frame. In the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the in-focus indication is green (or white) and the out-of-focus indication is yellow.

  If the AF frame setting is not “face priority” in S1102, the system control unit 50 refers to the result of the focus detection process (S322 and FIG. 7 in FIG. 3) in S1110. If in focus, the process advances to step S1112.

  In step S1111, the system control unit 50 performs in-focus display of the AF frame using the image display unit 28. Here, it is assumed that the AF frame setting is “center” or “active” and the AF frame is one frame. A display example is shown in FIG. 9 (f). Here, the center AF frame is displayed in focus (green frame display).

  In step S1112, the system control unit 50 uses the image display unit 28 to perform out-of-focus display of the AF frame. Here, it is assumed that the AF frame setting is “center” or “active” and the AF frame is one frame. A display example is shown in FIG. The center AF frame is displayed out of focus (yellow frame).

  In the first embodiment, a method of focusing display of the focus detection area corresponding to the main face is performed according to whether or not the user has made the main face setting (whether or not the main face selection flag is set). It was a choice. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the method of focusing display of the focus detection area corresponding to the main face is selected depending on whether or not the focusing display setting is full display in depth.

  In the above-described embodiment, the focus detection area corresponding to the detected face position in the imaging screen is set, and the in-focus display of the focus detection area corresponding to the face is performed when focusing is performed. A specific subject may be detected by other image detection. For example, it is also conceivable to cut out and detect a subject image from the background. In addition, the position in the imaging screen may be determined by inputting the position in the imaging screen from the external input means or detecting the line of sight of the photographer looking at the finder.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the main face selection button and the main face selection release button are dedicated buttons. However, for the main face selection / cancellation operation, a dedicated button may not be provided, and for example, a long press on a button used when setting an AF frame or an up and down button may be used. In addition, a main face selection button may be provided, and the main face selection release operation may be realized by long-pressing the main face selection button.

  Also in the present embodiment, it is possible to easily display the in-focus state of the main subject according to the user's intention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Lens part 14 Image sensor 20 Image processing part 22 Memory control part 24 Image display memory 40 Exposure control part 42 Focusing control part 44 Zoom control part 50 System Control unit, 52: System memory, 54: Display unit, 100: Digital camera

Claims (15)

Detection means for detecting an object from an image obtained through the lens unit;
Selection means for selecting a main subject from a plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Setting means for setting a plurality of focus detection areas according to the plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Focus detection means for performing focus detection in a plurality of focus detection areas set by the setting means;
When the main subject is in focus,
If the main subject is selected by the selection unit based on a user instruction to select the main subject, the result of the focus detection for the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, and the predetermined setting of the lens unit Focusing on the subject within the predetermined depth of field regardless of the difference in the result of the focus detection for the focus detection area corresponding to the subject other than the main subject within the determined depth of field The display mode is such that the display mode of the in-focus display for the main subject is different from the display mode of the in-focus display for subjects other than the main subject,
If the main subject is not selected by the selection unit based on a user instruction to select the main subject, the in-focus display of the subject including the main subject within the predetermined depth of field is provided. Control means for controlling to display in the same display form;
An imaging apparatus characterized by having: The main subject is selected based on a user instruction to select the main subject, or based on subject information obtained by the control unit for each of a plurality of detected subjects.
If the main subject is selected based on a user's instruction to select the main subject, the control means, as the in-focus display, a frame image representing a focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, and the predetermined Control to display a frame image representing a focus detection area corresponding to a subject other than the main subject within the specified depth of field differently for at least one of color, thickness, and blink rate,
If the main subject is selected based on the subject information, the control means, as the in-focus display, a frame image representing a focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, and the predetermined field of view A frame image representing a focus detection area corresponding to a subject other than the main subject within the depth is controlled to be displayed in the same display form.
The imaging device according to claim 1,   The imaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein each of the frame images represents a corresponding focus detection area or an area of the subject.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit detects a face of a person as the subject. Detection means for detecting an object from an image obtained through the lens unit;
Selection means for selecting a main subject from a plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Setting means for setting a plurality of focus detection areas according to the plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Focus detection means for performing focus detection in a plurality of focus detection areas set by the setting means;
An imaging device having control means,
The control means is configured to: (i) a result of the focus detection for a focus detection area corresponding to the main subject; and (ii) the subject corresponding to a subject other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit. Controlling the display of an indicator representing the result of the focus detection on the focus detection area;
When the main subject is selected based on a user's instruction to select the main subject, the control means displays an index indicating the result of the focus detection for the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, An index representing the result of the focus detection for the focus detection area corresponding to a subject other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit is not displayed.
When the main subject is selected based on the subject information acquired by the control means, the control means (i) the result of the focus detection for the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, (ii An indicator indicating one or more results of the focus detection for a focus detection area corresponding to a subject other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit;
An imaging device characterized by   The control means may determine based on setting whether or not to display the result of the focus detection on the focus detection area corresponding to a subject other than the main subject within the depth of field. The imaging device according to claim 5.   6. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the detection means detects a face of a person as the subject. It is a control method of an imaging device, and
A detection step of detecting an object from an image obtained through the lens unit;
A selection step of selecting a main subject from a plurality of subjects detected in the detection step;
A setting step of setting a plurality of focus detection areas corresponding to a plurality of subjects detected in the detection step;
A focus detection step of performing focus detection in a plurality of focus detection areas set in the setting step;
When the main subject is in focus,
If the main subject is selected based on a user instruction to select the main subject, a result of the focus detection for a focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, and a predetermined subject of the lens unit The in-focus display for the subject within the predetermined depth of field is performed regardless of the difference in the result of the focus detection for the focus detection area corresponding to the subject other than the main subject within the depth of field, The display form of the in-focus display on the main subject is displayed differently from the display form of the in-focus display on subjects other than the main subject,
If the main subject is not selected based on a user's instruction to select the main subject, the in-focus display of the subject including the main subject within the predetermined depth of field is the same display form. A display process to be displayed,
And a control method of an imaging apparatus. It is a control method of an imaging device, and
A detection step of detecting an object from an image obtained through the lens unit;
A selection step of selecting a main subject from a plurality of subjects detected in the detection step;
A setting step of setting a plurality of focus detection areas corresponding to a plurality of subjects detected in the detection step;
A focus detection step of performing focus detection in a plurality of focus detection areas set in the setting step;
(I) the result of the focus detection for the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, and (ii) the focus detection area for the subject other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit Displaying an index representing the result of the focus detection;
When the main subject is selected based on the user's instruction to select the main subject in the selection step, the display step is an index that represents the result of the focus detection for the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject. An indicator representing the result of the focus detection for the focus detection area corresponding to a subject other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit is displayed and not displayed.
When the main subject is selected based on subject information acquired by the control unit of the imaging device, in the display step, (i) a result of the focus detection on a focus detection area corresponding to the main subject; (Ii) displaying an indicator indicating one or more results of the focus detection for a focus detection area corresponding to a subject other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit;
And controlling the imaging device. Detection means for detecting an object from an image obtained through the lens unit;
Selection means for selecting a main subject from a plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Setting means for setting a plurality of focus detection areas according to the plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Focus detection means for performing focus detection in a plurality of focus detection areas set by the setting means;
When the main subject is in focus, if the main subject is selected by the selection unit based on a user instruction to select the main subject, the focus detection area for the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject is Regardless of the difference between the result and the result of the focus detection for a focus detection area corresponding to a subject other than the main subject within the predetermined depth of field of the lens unit, the predetermined subject Control means for displaying the in-focus display of the subject within the depth of field so that the display form of the in-focus display of the main subject is different from the display form of the in-focus display of the subjects other than the main subject; ,
An imaging apparatus characterized by having: Detection means for detecting an object from an image obtained through the lens unit;
Selection means for selecting a main subject from a plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Setting means for setting a plurality of focus detection areas according to the plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Focus detection means for performing focus detection in a plurality of focus detection areas set by the setting means;
Control means for controlling the display of the result of the focus detection;
The control means is a result of the focus detection for the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, and one or more corresponding to one or more subjects other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit. Control to display the result of the focus detection for the focus detection area of
The control means is configured to obtain a result of the focus detection on the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject and a focus detection area corresponding to a subject other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit. Regardless of the difference from the focus detection result, the focus detection result for the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, and one or more other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit Control to display in a different display form from the one or more results of the focus detection for the one or more focus detection areas corresponding to the subject of
An imaging device characterized by Detection means for detecting an object from an image obtained through the lens unit;
Selection means for selecting a main subject from a plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Setting means for setting a plurality of focus detection areas according to the plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Focus detection means for performing focus detection in a plurality of focus detection areas set by the setting means;
Control means for controlling the display of the result of the focus detection;
The main subject is selected based on a user instruction to select the main subject, or based on subject information obtained by the control means for each of the detected subjects.
The control means includes a result of the focus detection for the main subject selected based on a user instruction to select the main subject, and a result of the focus detection for the main subject selected based on the subject information. Control to display in different display modes,
The control means is configured to: (i) a result of the focus detection for a focus detection area corresponding to the main subject; and (ii) one or more subjects other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit. Control to display both the one or more focus detection results for the corresponding one or more focus detection areas,
The control means is configured to obtain a result of the focus detection on the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject and a focus detection area corresponding to a subject other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit. Regardless of the difference from the focus detection result, (i) the focus detection result for the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, and (ii) other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit Controlling one or more focus detection areas corresponding to one or more subjects corresponding to one or more subjects to be displayed in different display forms,
An imaging device characterized by Detection means for detecting an object from an image obtained through the lens unit;
Selection means for selecting a main subject from a plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Setting means for setting a plurality of focus detection areas according to the plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Focus detection means for performing focus detection in a plurality of focus detection areas set by the setting means;
Control means for controlling the display of the result of the focus detection;
The main subject is selected based on a user instruction to select the main subject, or based on subject information obtained by the control means for each of the detected subjects.
The control means includes a result of the focus detection for the main subject selected based on a user instruction to select the main subject, and a result of the focus detection for the main subject selected based on the subject information. Control to display in different display modes,
The control means (i) displays the result of the focus detection for a focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, and (ii) one or more of the main subjects other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit. Controlling not to display one or more focus detection results for one or more focus detection areas corresponding to an object;
An imaging device characterized by Detection means for detecting an object from an image obtained through the lens unit;
Selection means for selecting a main subject from a plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Setting means for setting a plurality of focus detection areas according to the plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Focus detection means for performing focus detection in a plurality of focus detection areas set by the setting means;
Control means for controlling the display of the result of the focus detection;
The main subject is selected based on a user instruction to select the main subject, or based on subject information obtained by the control means for each of the detected subjects.
The control means includes a result of the focus detection for the main subject selected based on a user instruction to select the main subject, and a result of the focus detection for the main subject selected based on the subject information. Control to display in different display modes,
When the main subject is selected based on a user's instruction to select the main subject, the control means displays (i) the result of the focus detection for the focus detection area corresponding to the main subject, ii) controlling not to display one or more focus detection results for one or more focus detection areas corresponding to one or more subjects other than the main subject within the depth of field of the lens unit ,
An imaging device characterized by Detection means for detecting an object from an image obtained through the lens unit;
Selection means for selecting a main subject from a plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Setting means for setting a plurality of focus detection areas according to the plurality of subjects detected by the detection means;
Focus detection means for performing focus detection in a plurality of focus detection areas set by the setting means;
If the main subject is in focus, and the result of the focus detection for a focus detection area corresponding to the previous SL main object, the predetermined object scene in depth of the lens unit, the object other than the main subject Regardless of the difference between the result of the focus detection for the corresponding focus detection area, and the display form of the focus display for the main subject, the in-focus display for the subject in the predetermined depth of field Control means for performing control so as to be displayed differently from the display form of the in-focus display for subjects other than the main subject;
An imaging apparatus characterized by having: