JP6638772B2 - Imaging device, image recording method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique suitable for reproducing and displaying an image automatically captured by a function of a camera.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, wearable cameras equipped with a plurality of sensors have appeared, and techniques for automatically photographing according to measurement results of the sensors have been known.

  For example, as a technique on the photographing side, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-119624, in order to more appropriately photograph the scenery while traveling by bicycle, the acceleration, each speed, and the atmospheric pressure related to the bicycle driver are taken. A technique has been proposed in which physical quantities such as are measured, the state of the driver is evaluated based on the measured physical quantities, and automatic photographing is controlled in accordance with the evaluation result.

  Further, as a reproduction-side technique, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-259028, images automatically photographed by a drive recorder are arranged in a window for a plurality of frames, and a trigger for photographing is set as a frame image. Has been proposed. The trigger of the photographing indicates, for example, an image photographed when the acceleration sensor exceeds a predetermined threshold, and the mark “G” indicating the acceleration and the acceleration value are reproduced in association with the frame image. There are many shooting opportunities other than acceleration, such as when an instruction is received from an external device or when an emergency switch is pressed. The user can reproduce the thumbnail image by narrowing down these conditions. A mark “G” indicating a shooting trigger and an acceleration value are displayed on the plurality of reproduced frame images, so that it is possible to know in what state the shooting was performed.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-117998 proposes a technique for displaying a mark of a violation or a dangerous driving on a map in a drive recorder. That is, an image when a predetermined trigger condition is satisfied is recorded on a memory card from a moving image that is constantly being shot. The trigger condition is gravitational acceleration information detected from an acceleration sensor, speed information detected from a vehicle speed sensor, and the like, and a value corresponding to a traffic violation or dangerous driving is used as a trigger condition. Accordingly, the value is displayed together with the mark so that it is easy to understand where on the map the speed has been exceeded, whether the vehicle has suddenly accelerated, or the vehicle has suddenly decelerated.

JP-A-2006-119624 JP 2010-259028 A JP 2013-117998 A

Including the technology described in the above-mentioned patent document, by setting shutter triggers by various sensors and automating shooting, it is possible to acquire images at the timing intended by the user while reducing the burden on the user. It is possible.
In such automatic photographing, since a great number of photographings are performed, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to arrive at a useful image for oneself. This is not an image that was intentionally shot by the user operating the shutter button while visually recognizing it. A situation in which it is not possible to determine whether or not the image was captured as a trigger may sufficiently occur.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to easily understand what an image obtained by automatic photographing was photographed with a shutter trigger. It is an object of the present invention to provide an imaging device, an image recording method, and a program, which are capable of allowing a user to easily select a desired image.

One embodiment of the present invention provides
Multiple sensors,
Setting means for setting the operation and stop of the plurality of sensors;
A first imaging unit that automatically performs imaging when a predetermined imaging condition is satisfied from a sensing result of a sensor set to operate by the setting unit;
Recording means for recording the information of the automatically captured image , together with the established imaging condition or the sensor output value of the sensor used for the established imaging condition,
An imaging device provided with:

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily grasp what the image obtained by the automatic shooting is the one that was shot using the shutter trigger, and the user can easily select a desired image.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a functional circuit of a digital camera according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exemplary block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an exemplary view exemplifying a screen on a smartphone for performing automatic photographing setting of the digital camera according to the embodiment. 5 is a flowchart showing processing contents during an automatic shooting operation in the separation-type digital camera according to the embodiment. 4 is an exemplary flowchart showing processing contents of an image display application program of the smartphone according to the embodiment. 4 is an exemplary view showing a display example of a list image of an album top on the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing an example of image display on the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of each functional circuit of a sensor terminal and a digital camera according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart showing processing contents when capturing an image with the digital camera according to the embodiment. 4 is an exemplary flowchart showing contents at the time of display processing of an album top list image on the smartphone according to the embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.
In the present embodiment, shooting conditions are set in a smartphone in which an application program dedicated to a digital camera is installed in advance, and the set contents are transferred from the smartphone to the digital camera. The image data group obtained by the automatic photographing by the digital camera is transferred to the above-mentioned smartphone and recorded at any time. In the smartphone, as one function of the application program, the recorded image can be browsed and displayed as an album.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a functional circuit of the digital camera 10. The digital camera 10 is of a detachable type, and a camera unit 10A and a main body unit 10B are wirelessly connected to each other by Bluetooth (registered trademark) technology which is a short-range wireless communication standard.

  In the camera unit 10A, a photographing unit 11, a GPS (Global Positioning System: Global Positioning System) receiver 12, a geomagnetic sensor 13, a three-axis acceleration sensor 14, a gyro sensor 15, a photographing control unit 16, a short-range wireless communication unit 17, an atmospheric pressure The sensor 18 and the operation unit 19 are interconnected via a bus B1.

  The imaging unit 11 is configured to include a lens optical system, a solid-state imaging device using, for example, a CMOS image sensor, their respective driving circuits, and an A / D conversion unit. The data is transmitted to the photographing control unit 16 via the bus B1.

  The GPS receiver 12 receives arriving radio waves from a plurality of, not shown, at least four or more GPS satellites (not shown) via the GPS antenna 20, performs a predetermined calculation, and calculates the latitude, longitude and altitude of the current position and the current time. The information is calculated, and the calculation result is sent to the imaging control unit 16.

  The terrestrial magnetism sensor 13 detects the information of the direction in which the lens optical system of the imaging unit 11 faces the magnetic north direction at that point.

  The three-axis acceleration sensor 14 detects the acceleration in each of three orthogonal directions orthogonal to each other, and can detect the attitude of the camera unit 10A based on the direction of the gravitational acceleration.

  The gyro sensor 15 is composed of a vibration gyroscope, and is used in combination with the output of the three-axis acceleration sensor 14 to analyze the operation of the user wearing the camera unit 10A.

  The imaging control unit 16 includes a processor that controls and controls the operation of the camera unit 10A side, a program memory in which an operation program is recorded, a work memory for executing the program, and the like.

  The short-range wireless communication unit 17 performs wireless connection with the main unit 10B via the short-range communication antenna 21 using, for example, SMART or ANT + of Bluetooth (registered trademark), and also performs pairing processing in advance. For example, when photographing a cycling image using the digital camera 10, the heart rate data transmitted from the heart rate chest belt for heart rate detection worn by the user on the chest is received.

  The atmospheric pressure sensor 18 is, for example, a capacitance type or piezoresistive type atmospheric pressure sensor for detecting the atmospheric pressure, and it is also possible to estimate the altitude of the current position from the detection output.

  The operation unit 19 includes operation keys such as a power key and a shutter button, and a variable key of a focal length when the lens optical system of the photographing unit 11 has a variable focal length lens, and outputs a key operation signal corresponding to the key operation. The data is transmitted to the photographing control unit 16 via the bus B1.

  On the other hand, a main unit 10B wirelessly connected to the camera unit 10A includes a recording control unit 31, a short-range wireless communication unit 32, a monitor display unit 33, a recording unit 34, and an operation unit 35 interconnected via a bus B2. Is done.

  The recording control unit 31 is configured to include a processor that controls and controls the operation of the main unit 10B side, a program memory in which an operation program is recorded, a work memory for executing the program, and the like.

  The short-range wireless communication unit 32 is wirelessly connected to the camera unit 10A via the short-range communication antenna 36 using, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) technology of class 2 (reach distance: about 10 [m]). By executing the pairing process, for example, a wireless connection is established with a smartphone in which an application program dedicated to the digital camera 10 is installed, and setting information of photographing conditions when performing automatic photographing on the camera unit 10A side is received. The image data transmitted from the unit 10A is transferred to the smartphone.

The monitor display unit 33 includes a color liquid crystal panel with a backlight and their respective driving circuits, and displays an image, setting contents, and the like as necessary.

  The recording unit 34 includes a non-removable non-volatile memory built in the main body 10B and a memory card that is removable from the outside, and records the image data sent from the camera unit 10A by photographing as needed. I do. Further, the recording unit 34 may be provided on the camera unit 10A side so that a large number of images can be recorded by the camera unit 10A and an image captured by the main unit 10B or the smartphone can be confirmed.

  The operation unit 35 has a power key, a reproduction key, a cursor key, and the like, and sends a key operation signal corresponding to the key operation to the recording control unit 31 via the bus B2.

  Next, a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of an electronic circuit in the smartphone 50 used in combination with the digital camera 10 will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 51 denotes a CPU that controls the overall operation of the smartphone 50. For the CPU 51, a work memory 52, a program memory 53, a photographing unit 55, a display unit 56, a touch input unit 57, a voice processing unit 58, a communication interface (I / F) 59, an NFC (Near) via a bus BL. A Field Communication unit 60 and an external device interface (I / F) 61 are connected.

  The work memory 52 is composed of, for example, a DRAM, and functions as a main memory of the CPU 51.

  The program memory 53 is composed of a nonvolatile memory, and stores an OS for the CPU 51 to operate, various application programs including an application program dedicated to the digital camera 10, fixed data, and the like.

  The photographing unit 55 includes a lens optical system and a solid-state image sensor such as a CMOS image sensor. The photographing unit 55 digitizes an image signal obtained by photographing, converts the image signal into a data file with data compression, and sends the image signal to the CPU 51.

  The display unit 56 is configured by a color liquid crystal panel with a backlight and their driving circuits. A touch input unit 57 using a transparent electrode film is integrally formed with the display unit 56. The touch input unit 57 digitizes a time-series coordinate signal corresponding to the user's touch operation and sends the digitized coordinate signal to the CPU 51 as a touch operation signal.

  The audio processing unit 58 includes a sound source circuit such as a PCM sound source, and generates an analog audio signal in accordance with the supplied audio data. The analog audio signal is output from the speaker 62 while the analog audio signal input from the microphone 63 is output. To create an audio data file.

  By using the speaker 62 as a receiver and the microphone 63 as a transmitter, a voice call becomes possible.

  The communication interface 59 uses the antennas 64, 65, and 66 to control the fourth generation mobile phone system, the wireless LAN of the IEEE802.11a / b / g / n standard, and the Bluetooth (registered trademark) of the IEEE802.15.1 standard. Wireless communication is performed with a network (not shown) based on each technology.

  The NFC unit 60 uses NFC technology to transmit and receive data when the NFC unit 60 is in contact with another NFC device in order to make the smartphone 50 function as a service card for electronic money and point services.

  The external device interface 61 can connect or attach a USB device such as a headphone or an earphone, an external hard disk device or a USB memory, and a memory card via a headphone jack 67, a micro USB terminal 68, and a memory card slot 69, respectively. And

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a view exemplifying one screen when an application program dedicated to the digital camera 10 installed in the smartphone 50 in advance is started. FIG. 1 shows a state in which a screen for setting photographing conditions for automatic photographing by the digital camera 10 is opened.

  Here, the photographing conditions are set when the user using the digital camera 10 for cycling wears the camera unit 10A on the upper body, for example, the cycle helmet, and specific items such as “riding posture”, “acceleration” Changes, "cadence," "heart rate," "climbing," "descending," "approaching others," and "cornerling."

  “Riding posture” indicates that the vehicle is in a dancing (standing) state, and the state is determined based on the detection outputs of the three-axis acceleration sensor 14 and the gyro sensor 15, and the state when the state is initially set is determined. Automatic shooting is performed at the timing.

  The “acceleration change” is for judging a sudden acceleration or a sudden deceleration from the detection output of the three-axis acceleration sensor 14. A threshold value of the acceleration is set, and the automatic photographing is performed at a timing exceeding the threshold value.

  "Cadence" indicates the number of revolutions per minute of the pedal crank of the bicycle, and is determined from the detection outputs of the three-axis acceleration sensor 14 and the gyro sensor 15, and at a timing exceeding the preset number of revolutions. Perform automatic shooting.

  The “heart rate” is a value that is received by the short-range wireless communication unit 17 via the short-range communication antenna 21 and counts the heart rate by receiving a signal from the electrocardiographic chest belt worn by the user. Automatic shooting is performed at a timing exceeding the threshold.

  “Up” and “down” are calculated from the degree of change in altitude information of the current position over time obtained by the GPS antenna 20 and the GPS receiver 12, respectively. Then, automatic photographing is performed at a timing when the inclination becomes higher.

  “Approaching to another person” is a process of recognizing a person on an image in the monitor state obtained by the photographing unit 55 and, when a person is included in the image, approaches from a focusing distance to a distance more than a preset distance. Automatic shooting is performed at the specified timing. The “approach to another person” can also be performed wirelessly. Specifically, by exchanging electric field intensity information without prior pairing using the LE technology of Bluetooth (registered trademark), it is possible to determine that the vehicle has approached if a certain value is exceeded.

  “Cornering” is determined from the detection output of the three-axis acceleration sensor 14, sets a threshold value of acceleration, and performs automatic photographing at a timing exceeding the threshold value in a direction other than the direction in which gravitational acceleration is obtained. “Cornering” can also be detected by using an angular velocity based on the output of the gyro sensor 15.

  FIG. 3 shows, as an example, a state in which “riding posture”, “heart rate”, and “down” are set to ON as conditions for automatic shooting.

  The user can arbitrarily select which condition is set to ON, that is, which sensor is activated.

  It is assumed that a threshold can be set as “heart rate”, for example, 110 [bpm] (110 beats per minute), and as a “down”, for example, a down slope 10 [%]. Regarding other conditions, it is assumed that not only the on / off setting is simply performed, but also the threshold value can be variably set.

  Further, ON / OFF of the automatic photographing condition does not simply correspond to ON / OFF of the sensor on a one-to-one basis. A plurality of pieces of sensing information can be extracted from one sensor, and one piece of imaging condition can be obtained by calculating sensing information of a plurality of sensors. For example, brightness measurement information or color measurement information can be extracted from the solid-state imaging device.

  In addition to the above items, automatic shooting is performed every time the altitude information (altitude) in the current position obtained by the GPS antenna 20 and the GPS receiver 12 becomes a preset well-defined unit, for example, 100 [m] unit. May be performed.

By transmitting the shooting conditions set by the smartphone 50 to the camera unit 10A via the main body unit 10B and setting the shooting conditions, the camera unit 10A automatically shoots when the set shooting conditions are satisfied. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the content of the automatic shooting process executed in the camera unit 10A of the digital camera 10 under the control of the shooting control unit 16.

  At the beginning, the photographing control unit 16 determines whether at least one of one or a plurality of photographing conditions set by the smartphone 50 is satisfied based on detection outputs of the various sensors that are set. (Step S101). When it is determined that the photographing condition is not satisfied (No in Step S101), the photographing control unit 16 returns to the process of Step S101 again. In this step S101, the shooting conditions for which the setting of OFF is made in FIG. 3 are not to be determined.

  By repeatedly executing the determination in step S101 in this manner, the imaging control unit 16 waits for the set imaging conditions to be satisfied.

  Next, when determining that the set imaging condition is satisfied (Yes in step S101), the imaging control unit 16 determines whether continuous and overlapping automatic imaging in the same state is not performed ( Step S102). That is, the imaging control unit 16 determines whether or not a predetermined period of time, for example, 30 [seconds] has elapsed since the previous automatic imaging when the same imaging condition was satisfied.

  The determination as to whether or not the predetermined time has elapsed may be made on the smartphone 50 side, and a shooting instruction may be sent to the shooting control unit 16.

  Here, after executing the automatic shooting under the same shooting conditions, if it is determined that the above-mentioned fixed time has not yet elapsed and continuous and overlapping automatic shooting in the same state is to be performed (No in step S102), the shooting control unit 16 returns to the processing from step S101 again without performing the photographing operation.

  If it is determined in step S102 that automatic shooting has been performed under the same shooting conditions and that the predetermined time has elapsed and that continuous and overlapping automatic shooting in the same state is not performed (Yes in step S102), The photographing control unit 16 causes the photographing unit 11 to execute the automatic photographing operation again (step S103).

  Further, the photographing control unit 16 performs the above-mentioned automatic photographing on the specified metadata based on the Exif (Exchangeable image file format) in the image data file in the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format obtained by the automatic photographing. The photographing conditions and the detection values (sensor output values) at the time of the execution are embedded together with the detection values of other various sensors obtained at that time (step S104). In addition, the detection values of other various sensors obtained at that time may be included together with the detection values.

  Here, when there are a plurality of photographing conditions at the time of performing the automatic photographing, each of the established photographing conditions and the detection values thereof are embedded together with the detection values of other various sensors.

  By the way, the metadata specified above include the shooting date and time, the name of the shooting device manufacturer, the name of the shooting device model, the resolution of the entire image (image size), the resolution per unit in the horizontal and vertical directions, the shooting direction (azimuth), and the shutter speed. , Aperture F value, ISO sensitivity, metering mode, presence or absence of flash, exposure correction step value, focal length, color space (color space), GPS information, and thumbnail image (160 × 120 pixels) (.bmp).

  As the photographing conditions and their detection values, for example, a heartbeat value of 110 [bpm] is obtained using 110 [bpm] as a threshold, and a cadence of 100 [rpm] is obtained using 115 [rpm] as a threshold. There can be.

  After embedding the photographing conditions in the image data file along with the metadata of Exif, the photographing control unit 16 transmits the image data file to the main unit 10B and causes the recording unit 34 of the main unit 10B to record the image data file ( Step S105).

  In this manner, the photographing control unit 16 completes a series of processing from the time when the preset photographing conditions are satisfied and the automatic photographing is performed to the time when recording is performed, in order to prepare for the next automatic photographing again, the processing from the step S101 is repeated. Return.

  Automatic photographing is performed by the photographing control unit 16 based on the processing in FIG. 4 described above, and an image data file obtained by photographing is accumulated and recorded in the recording unit 34 as needed.

  Further, when the user has the smartphone 50 in which the application program dedicated to the digital camera 10 is installed in close proximity to the main body 10B of the digital camera 10, the image data file recorded in the recording unit 34 is automatically updated. The data is transferred to a predetermined data folder on the smartphone 50 side, for example, an image data folder dedicated to the digital camera 10 of a memory card mounted on the memory card slot 69 and recorded. An application program dedicated to the digital camera 10 is installed in the smartphone 50. The image data file recorded in the recording unit 34 is automatically transferred to a predetermined data folder on the smartphone 50 side, for example, the image data folder of a memory card inserted in the memory card slot 69 and recorded.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a description will be given of the processing contents when the album image is reproduced by the smartphone 50 according to the application program dedicated to the digital camera 10.

  The application program is read out from the program memory 53 by the CPU 51, expanded on the work memory 52 and held, and then executed.

  At the start of the application program, the CPU 51 reads the image file data stored in the predetermined image data folder of the memory card inserted into the memory card slot 69 in order from the latest shooting date and time data, and The top list image is created and displayed on the display unit 56 (step S301).

  FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which the list image of the album top is displayed. Here, an example of a screen in a case where the setting to collectively display images by date is selected is shown. Each image is displayed as a list using the thumbnail images in the metadata of each recorded image. When each image is shot by automatic shooting, the shooting conditions are set at the lower end of the image. The factors are displayed together with specific numerical values.

  For example, the image in the upper left corner indicates that the heart rate has been exceeded by detecting that the heart rate has exceeded the threshold value, and that the image is automatically captured by a heart-shaped symbol and a heart rate value of “110 [bpm]”. .

  The image at the center of the upper end, located to the right of that, indicates that the cadence has exceeded the threshold and that the heart rate has also exceeded the threshold. , And a heart-shaped symbol symbol and a heartbeat value of “115 [bpm]”.

  As described above, if the shooting condition is “altitude information (elevation)”, the symbol symbol of the mountain and the altitude value ([m]) are used. [Km / h]) is added to the lower end of each corresponding image and displayed, so that the photographing conditions under which those images were automatically photographed and the value exceeding the photographing conditions at that time Can be displayed at a glance to understand how many were.

  From the state in which the list of images at the top of the album is displayed as a list, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the screen has been scrolled based on a detection signal from the touch input unit 57 (step S302).

  If it is determined that the screen has not been scrolled (No in step S302), the CPU 51 further determines whether a menu item for shifting to the map display mode in which the date and time range is specified has been specified (step S303).

  It is assumed that the map display mode for specifying the date and time range can be selected, for example, by touching a symbol “▽” for displaying various menus on the right side of “Album Top” at the upper end of FIG.

  If it is determined that the menu item for shifting to the map display mode for specifying the date and time range has not been made (No in step S303), the CPU 51 returns to the processing from step S302.

  In this way, the CPU 51 repeats the processing of steps S302 and S303, and waits until the screen is scrolled or the map display mode for specifying the date and time range is specified.

  When it is determined in step S302 that the screen is scrolled (Yes in step S302), the CPU 51 determines the scroll amount based on a detection signal from the touch input unit 57, and displays a list image corresponding to the scroll amount. After moving the range (step S304), the process returns to step S302.

  In FIG. 6, a case has been described in which a list of thumbnail images of a plurality of captured images is displayed in a list on the display unit 56 of the smartphone 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the thumbnail images may be displayed one by one together with a symbol or the like that has been a shutter trigger for shooting, and the displayed images may be changed or updated sequentially by scrolling the screen.

  If it is determined in step S303 that the menu item for shifting to the map display mode for specifying the date and time range has been specified (Yes in step S303), the CPU 51 displays the start date and time and the end date and time of the range on the display unit 56. It is accepted by the display and touch operation on the touch input unit 57 (step S305).

  The CPU 51 reads out all the images corresponding to the shooting date and time within the range from the corresponding image folder in the memory card inserted in the memory card slot 69 in accordance with the received map range specification, and also reads out the Exif According to the required map range, specifically the latitude and longitude, and the difference between the minimum value and the maximum value, according to the GPS information included in the metadata of The range is calculated (step S306).

  Next, the CPU 51 acquires necessary map information from a server device registered in advance via the communication interface 59, develops and creates a map image, and displays the map image on the display unit 56 (step S307).

  Further, based on the GPS information and the shooting condition information in the Exif metadata added to the image data in step S306, the CPU 51 places each image at a corresponding position on the image displayed on the display unit 56. Is superimposed and displayed (step S308).

  Then, the CPU 51 determines whether or not an operation for canceling the map display mode has been performed (step S309). This is determined by, for example, displaying an arrow “←” in the left direction on the left side of the upper end of the screen and operating the arrow.

  Here, if it is determined that the operation of releasing the map display mode has not been performed (No in step S309), the CPU 51 further determines whether one of the symbol symbols of the arbitrary shooting conditions on the map image has been designated. (Step S310).

  Here, when it is determined that the symbol of the shooting condition on the map image has not been designated (No in step S310), the CPU 51 returns to the processing from step S309.

  In this way, the CPU 51 waits for an operation to release the map display mode or an operation to specify the symbol of the shooting condition on the map image while repeatedly executing the processing of steps S309 and S310.

  In step S310, when it is determined that one of the symbol symbols of the arbitrary imaging condition on the map image has been designated (Yes in step S310), the CPU 51 places the captured image corresponding to the symbol symbol immediately below the map image. (Step S311), and the process returns to step S309.

  FIG. 7 illustrates an example of an image displayed on the display unit 56 by the process of step S311. Here, an example is shown in which the designated image is arranged and displayed immediately below the map image MI. That is, the symbol symbol HC of “uphill” and the numerical value “(uphill gradient) 10.5 [%]” are attached to the image and displayed together with the detection values of other various sensors obtained at that time. It can be presented in a very easy-to-understand manner under what photographing conditions the image was automatically photographed and what other conditions were.

  If it is determined in step S309 that an operation to cancel the map display mode has been performed (Yes in step S309), the CPU 51 returns to the processing from step S301.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the user who uses the digital camera 10 for cycling has been described as an example. However, the usage of the digital camera 10 and the method of setting the condition to be a shutter trigger for shooting in automatic shooting are described below. It is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in diving, automatic photographing may be performed by detecting a change in water pressure, a sharp decrease in the amount of exposure, a stop of the posture of the camera housing, and the like.

  The number of conditions that trigger the shutter is not limited to one, and may be when all of the plurality of conditions are satisfied (AND) or when any of the plurality of conditions is satisfied (OR).

  Further, in the case of the camera 10 in which the camera section 10A and the main body section 10B are separated as shown in FIG. 1, the condition to be a shutter trigger may be set in the camera section 10A or may be set in the main body section 10B. It may be transmitted to the unit 10A.

  Further, the map image may be created each time the photographed image information is displayed, or a map image may be prepared in advance and information indicating the photographing position may be superimposed and displayed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the symbol of the condition that triggered the shutter trigger is simultaneously displayed along with the end of the image. However, the present invention is not limited to this display mode, and for example, the display mode is displayed. A symbol for the condition that caused the shutter trigger may be displayed at a distance by adding a leader line to the image, or a symbol for the condition that caused the shutter trigger may be displayed as in the index display for a plurality of images. They may be displayed collectively.

  In addition, at a glance, the shutter trigger is not displayed in a state where a symbol or the like of the condition that triggered the shutter trigger is displayed, and a click operation is performed on an arbitrary image, or when the cursor is moved on the image, the shutter trigger is generated. It is also conceivable to adopt a configuration in which a symbol or the like of the set condition appears and is displayed.

  The shutter trigger information associated with the image can be displayed in association with a plurality of conditions as long as the information satisfies the conditions within a certain period of time for shooting.

  When browsing the individual images selected by the images, it is possible to display other information in addition to the information of the first critical imaging condition that has led to the automatic imaging. In this case, it is preferable that the information on the critical shooting conditions can be distinguished from other symbol symbols or the like, for example, by exhibiting a highlight color in particular.

  Further, the acquired images can be sorted according to the type of the shooting condition that has become the shutter trigger, and by presenting the images together with the map information, more detailed sorting can be performed.

  As described in detail above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily grasp what the image obtained by the automatic shooting is the one that was shot with the shutter trigger, and the user can easily obtain the desired image. It becomes possible to sort.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the captured image is displayed with the symbol symbol corresponding to the condition for capturing the image corresponding to the captured image. Can be presented in an easy-to-understand form.

  In addition, in the above embodiment, the captured image also has information on the position, and when the captured image is specified, a map image is created based on the position information, and the captured image of each captured image is created on the created map image. By superimposing and displaying the symbol that is the shooting condition at the corresponding position, it is possible to easily understand what kind of process the automatic shooting was performed and the tendency of the process where the automatic shooting was performed. Can be presented.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the degree of actual shooting can be easily determined by displaying the symbol of the shooting condition displayed along with the image and the specific numerical value and unit of the state corresponding to the shooting condition. You can know.

[Second embodiment]
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

  In the present embodiment, shooting conditions are set in a smartphone in which an application program dedicated to a digital camera is installed in advance, and the set contents are transferred from the smartphone to the digital camera. The digital camera automatically shoots the wearer of the sensor terminal as a subject at the timing when the set conditions are satisfied in accordance with the detection outputs of various sensors sent from separate sensor terminals.

  The image data group obtained by the automatic photographing by the digital camera is transferred to the above-mentioned smartphone and recorded at any time. In the smartphone, as one function of the application program, the recorded image can be browsed and displayed as an album.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the functional circuits of the sensor terminal 70 and the digital camera 90. The sensor terminal 70 and the digital camera 90 are wirelessly connected by, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) technology that is a short-range wireless communication standard.

  The sensor terminal 70 is, for example, a wristwatch-shaped wrist terminal worn by a person as a subject. In the sensor terminal 70, a GPS receiving unit 71, a three-axis acceleration sensor 72, a gyro sensor 73, a geomagnetic sensor 74, an atmospheric pressure sensor 75, a detection control unit 76, an operation unit 78, and a heart rate sensor 79 are connected via a bus B3. Interconnected.

  The GPS receiving unit 71 receives incoming radio waves from a plurality of, not shown, at least four or more GPS satellites (not shown) via a GPS antenna 80, performs predetermined calculations, and executes the latitude, longitude and altitude of the current position and the current time. Is calculated, and the calculation result is sent to the detection control unit 76.

  The three-axis acceleration sensor 72 detects the acceleration in each of three orthogonal directions orthogonal to each other, and can detect the attitude of the sensor terminal 70 based on the direction of the gravitational acceleration.

  The gyro sensor 73 is composed of a vibration type gyroscope, and is used for analyzing the operation of the wearer of the sensor terminal 70 in combination with the output of the three-axis acceleration sensor 72.

  The terrestrial magnetism sensor 74 detects information on the direction in which the wearer of the sensor terminal 70 is facing, based on the magnetic north direction at that point.

  The atmospheric pressure sensor 75 is, for example, a capacitance type or piezoresistive type sensor for detecting atmospheric pressure, and it is also possible to estimate the altitude of the current position from the detection output.

  The detection control unit 76 is configured to include a processor that controls and controls the operation of the sensor terminal 70, a program memory that stores an operation program for the processor, a work memory for executing the program, and the like.

  The short-range wireless communication unit 77 is wirelessly connected to the digital camera 90 via a short-range communication antenna 81 by Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  The operation unit 78 includes simple operation keys such as a power key, and sends a key operation signal corresponding to the key operation to the detection control unit 76 via the bus B3.

  The heart rate sensor 79 is an optical heart rate sensor that is provided on the back side of the wrist terminal and detects a heart rate based on the expansion and contraction of blood vessels in the wrist of the wearer.

  On the other hand, in the digital camera 90 that photographs the wearer of the sensor terminal 70 as a subject, the photographing unit 91, the short-range wireless communication unit 92, the monitor display unit 93, the photographing record control unit 94, the recording unit 95, and the operation unit 96 , Are interconnected via a bus B4.

  The imaging unit 91 includes a lens optical system, a solid-state imaging device using a CMOS image sensor or a CCD sensor, their respective driving circuits, and an A / D conversion unit. The digitized image data obtained by the photographing by the photographing unit 91 is transmitted to the photographing / recording control unit 94 via the bus B4.

  The short-range wireless communication unit 92 wirelessly connects to the sensor terminal 70 via a short-range communication antenna 97 using, for example, a Bluetooth (registered trademark) technology of class 2 (reach distance: about 10 [m]). By executing the ring process, the application program dedicated to the digital camera 90 is wirelessly connected to the smartphone, and the setting information of the shooting condition when performing the automatic shooting is received. Transfer to the server.

  The monitor display unit 93 includes a color liquid crystal panel with a backlight and their respective driving circuits, and displays an image, setting contents, and the like as necessary.

  The photographing record control unit 94 is configured to include a processor for controlling the operation of the digital camera 90, a program memory for recording an operation program for the processor, a work memory for executing the program, and the like.

  The recording unit 95 includes a non-removable nonvolatile memory built in the digital camera 90 and a removable memory card, and records image data obtained by photographing as needed.

  The operation unit 96 includes operation keys such as a power key and a shutter button, and a variable key of a focal length when the lens optical system of the photographing unit 91 has a variable focus lens, and outputs a key operation signal corresponding to the key operation. The data is transmitted to the photographing / recording control unit 94 via the bus B4.

  Note that the functional configuration of the electronic circuit of the smartphone used in combination with the digital camera 90 is the same as that of the smartphone 50 described in FIG. 2 of the first embodiment, and the same parts use the same reference numerals. The illustration and description thereof will be omitted.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

By transmitting the shooting conditions set by the smartphone 50 to the digital camera 90 and setting them, the digital camera 90 can automatically shoot when the set shooting conditions are satisfied. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing automatic shooting processing executed by the digital camera 90 under the control of the shooting record control unit 94. FIG.

  At the beginning, the photographing recording control section 94 executes photographing at a predetermined frame rate, for example, 30 [frames / second] by the photographing section 91 for monitor display (step S501). In this case, in order to maintain the frame rate, the shutter speed at the time of shooting is set to, for example, a speed faster than 1/60 [second], and an aperture value corresponding to the shutter speed is set by automatic exposure processing. Is executed.

  Along with the monitoring image capturing, the capturing / recording control unit 94 receives each sensor output from the sensor terminal 70 (step S502).

  The photographing record control unit 94 executes a subject extraction process from the image data acquired in the immediately preceding step S501 by image processing including a contour extraction process, a face recognition process, and a person extraction process (step S503).

  When a plurality of persons are extracted from the image, the shooting record control unit 94 refers to the temporal change of the person wearing the sensor terminal 70 based on the various sensor outputs acquired in step S502, A person wearing the terminal 70 is selected and recognized as a subject. Here, the change includes, for example, the magnitude of the amount of movement of the body, the direction of movement in the three-dimensional space, and the like.

  Further, the photographing record control unit 94 determines whether at least one of one or a plurality of photographing conditions set by the smartphone 50 is satisfied, based on the set various sensor outputs (step). S504). Note that it is also possible to determine whether the imaging condition is satisfied in the sensor terminal 70 or the smartphone 50 and send an automatic imaging instruction signal to the digital camera 90. In that case, it is determined as Yes in step S504.

  If it is determined that the shooting condition is not satisfied (No in step S504), the shooting and recording control unit 94 returns to the process from step S501 again. In this step S504, the photographing condition for which the setting of "OFF" has been made is not determined.

  By repeatedly executing the processing in steps S501 to S504 in this manner, the photographing / recording control unit 94 waits for the set photographing condition to be satisfied while tracking the subject in the monitor image.

  Then, when it is determined that the set photographing condition is satisfied (Yes in step S504), the photographing record control unit 94 sets a predetermined constant from the time when the same photographing condition is next satisfied and the previous automatic photographing was performed. It is determined whether or not continuous and overlapping automatic shooting in the same state has occurred based on whether or not a time, for example, 30 [seconds] has elapsed (step S505).

  The determination as to whether or not the predetermined time has elapsed may be made on the smartphone 50 side, and a shooting instruction may be sent to the shooting and recording control unit 94.

  Here, after executing the automatic shooting under the same shooting condition, if it is determined that the above-mentioned fixed time has not yet elapsed and continuous and overlapping automatic shooting in the same state is to be performed (No in step S504), shooting and recording control is performed. The unit 94 returns to the processing from step S501 again without performing the photographing operation.

  Also, in step S504, when it is determined that the fixed time has elapsed after the automatic shooting has been performed under the same shooting condition, and that the continuous shooting in the same state is not an overlapping automatic shooting (Yes in step S504), The shooting control unit 16 determines whether the subject is within the shooting angle of view, that is, whether the person wearing the sensor terminal 70 has been identified as the subject in the process of step S503 immediately before. A determination is made (step S506).

  Here, in the immediately preceding step S 503, if the subject is not within the shooting angle of view, such as when no person could be recognized at all, or when a person to be the subject could not be specified from among a plurality of people, When the determination is made (No in step S506), the shooting / recording control unit 94 returns to the processing from step S501 to avoid useless shooting operation.

  If it is determined in step S506 that the person serving as the subject has been specified (Yes in step S506), the photographing / recording control unit 94 appropriately performs a necessary zooming process (step S507).

  In this case, a zooming process according to a previous zoom setting is performed. For example, when the subject is located at the center of the photographing range and the photographing unit 91 has a zoom lens that can continuously change the focal length, the focal length is increased by the optical zoom function and the photographed image is enlarged. Set a larger subject inside.

  Conversely, when the subject is located at the end of the shooting range, the body or face is only partially captured, and the shooting unit 91 has a zoom lens that can continuously change the focal length. In (2), the focal length is reduced (the shooting angle of view is increased) by the optical zoom function so that the subject can be surely included in the shot image.

  Further, even when the photographing unit 91 is a single focus lens that cannot execute optical zoom, the image size of the photographed image set at that time is smaller than the configuration of the number of pixels of the solid-state image sensor included in the photographing unit 91. If it is sufficiently small, by executing a so-called digital zoom process in which the range of an image to be cut out from the image data obtained by the photographing unit 91 is changed, the same effect as that of the optical zoom can be achieved.

  Further, the optical zoom and the digital zoom may be executed in combination.

  Furthermore, in combination with a scene program function, such as setting a plurality of image compositions in advance, not only the object is daringly set at the center of the image, but also a zoom process considering the positional relationship with the background may be set. Good.

  In step S507, after appropriately executing the zooming process based on the preset contents, the photographing / recording control unit 94 causes the photographing unit 91 to execute the automatic photographing operation again (step S508).

  Further, the photographing record control unit 94 adds, to the image data file in, for example, a JPEG format, obtained by automatic photographing, along with the prescribed metadata based on the Exif standard, the photographing conditions and the detection of the above-mentioned automatic photographing. The value (sensor output value) is embedded (step S509). Along with the detected value, the detected value of other various sensors obtained at that time may be included.

  Here, when there are a plurality of photographing conditions at the time of performing the automatic photographing, each of the established photographing conditions and the detection values thereof are embedded together with the detection values of other various sensors.

  By the way, the metadata specified above include the shooting date and time, the name of the shooting device manufacturer, the name of the shooting device model, the resolution of the entire image (image size), the resolution per unit in the horizontal and vertical directions, the shooting direction (azimuth), and the shutter speed. , Aperture F value, ISO sensitivity, metering mode, presence or absence of flash, exposure correction step value, focal length, color space (color space), GPS information, and thumbnail image (160 × 120 pixels) (.bmp).

  The photographing and recording control unit 94 in which the photographing conditions are embedded in the image data file accompanying the metadata of the Exif transmits the image data file to the external smartphone 50 and also records the image data file in the recording unit 95 in the digital camera 90. (Step S510).

  In this way, after a series of processes from the time when the preset shooting conditions are satisfied and the automatic shooting is performed until the recording is completed, the shooting / recording control unit 94 returns to the process from step S501 to prepare for the next automatic shooting again. Return.

  In this way, the automatic photographing is executed based on the processing of FIG. 9 described above, and the image data file obtained by the photographing is transmitted to the smartphone 50 and is also accumulated and recorded in the recording unit 95 as needed.

  When the user of the digital camera 90 carries the smartphone 50 in which an application program dedicated to the digital camera 90 is installed in close proximity to the digital camera 90, the image data file transmitted from the digital camera 90 is stored in the smartphone 50. The image data is recorded in a predetermined data folder, for example, an image data folder dedicated to the digital camera 90 of a memory card mounted on the memory card slot 69.

  Next, referring to FIG. 10, when playing back an album image in accordance with the application program dedicated to digital camera 90 on smartphone 50, a process for creating a list image to be the top of the album at first and displaying it on display unit 56 Will be described.

  This application program is executed after being read from the program memory 53 by the CPU 51 and expanded and held in the work memory 52, and corresponds to a subroutine showing a more detailed separate process in step S301 in FIG. I do.

  At the start of the application program, the CPU 51 has not yet selected the shooting date and time data in the new order in the image file data stored in the predetermined image data folder of the memory card inserted in the memory card slot 69. One of them is selected (step S701).

  The CPU 51 determines whether or not all image data has been selected based on whether or not there is no unselected image data due to this selection (step S702).

  If there is image data to be selected (No in step S702), the CPU 51 determines whether or not the selected image data and other image data are present (step S703). The other image data is data that has already been displayed and set as part of the album top image under the same time zone, the same shooting conditions, and the same composition.

  Here, if it is determined that there is another image data already set to be displayed that matches the selected image data with the same time zone, shooting conditions, and the same composition (Yes in step S703), the album is being topped. A similar image already exists as an image to be displayed.

  For this purpose, the CPU 51 sets additional information such that a symbol mark indicating that there is a related image is displayed on the already-displayed image data so as to partially overlap with the image data, and the image data itself selected immediately before is set. On the other hand, the non-display setting is performed to prevent the display of duplicate images in the album top (step S704).

  If it is determined in step S703 that there is no other image data that has already been displayed and set, the selected image data matches the same time zone, shooting conditions, and the same composition (No in step S703). A similar image in the images in the album top has not yet been set to be displayed.

  Therefore, the CPU 51 sets the image data selected immediately before to be displayed (step S705).

  After the processing in step S704 or S705, the CPU 51 sets the selected image data, which has been set to be displayed / not displayed, and has already been selected (step S706). The process returns to step S701 to prepare.

  As described above, the CPU 51 repeatedly performs the processing of steps S701 to S706 to set display / non-display of all image data recorded on the memory card inserted into the memory card slot 69.

  The CPU 51 performs display / non-display setting and selection setting for the last image data with the oldest shooting date and time data, and after the processing in step S701, there is no image data to be selected in step S702. Is determined (Yes in step S702), a list image as the album top as shown in FIG. 6 is created and displayed on the display unit 56 (step S707). In this case, the CPU 51 creates a list image to be the top of the album by using the thumbnail image data of each of the image data selected to be displayed, and causes the display unit 56 to display the list image. As described above, the CPU 51 ends the processing of the subroutine shown in FIG. 10 and shifts to the processing of step S302 shown in FIG. 5 in order to accept an operation on the album top image.

  As described in detail above, in the present embodiment, a person wearing the sensor terminal 70 having a plurality of sensors is set as a subject, and the digital camera 90 reliably performs automatic shooting so that the subject enters a shooting angle of view. be able to.

  The image data obtained by photographing with the digital camera 90 and the sensor output data and other sensor output data that are the photographing conditions are all transferred to the smartphone 50, and the smartphone 50 performs post-processing such as image reproduction. Numeral 90 can reduce the processing load by focusing only on the photographing operation.

  Although not shown in the above embodiment, the digital camera 90 transfers the captured image data and various sensor output data including the imaging conditions to the external smartphone 50 without intentionally converting the data into a data file, and receives the data. The processing load on the digital camera 90 can be further reduced by executing a process of creating a data file such as creation of Exif data on the smartphone 50 side.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, at the time of automatic photographing, the person wearing the sensor terminal 70 is used as a subject, and image photographing is performed with zooming processing according to the position of the subject. Performs automatic shooting according to the preset intention, such as setting to position the camera, and setting to capture the subject in small size with the intention to correspond to one of several pre-selected compositions. It is possible to do.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the sensor terminal 70 is provided with the GPS receiving unit 71 and the GPS antenna 80 has been described. Therefore, as one of the photographing conditions, the point at which the automatic photographing is performed is set as a pinpoint or a range. Can be.

  For this reason, by setting in advance accurate position information of a point where photographing is desired, automatic photographing can be reliably performed.

  In addition, the number of times of automatic shooting is limited to one so that automatic shooting when the subject is within a predetermined range from the position information and other shooting conditions are satisfied does not overlap. It is possible to avoid a situation in which a similar image is automatically and wasted automatically in the area of.

  Although the above embodiment has been described assuming that the smartphone 50 arbitrarily sets various shooting conditions based on an application installed in advance, a similar application program may be used to set the type of subject (person / person) to be shot. A plurality of programs are prepared according to the shooting environment and application (for example, mountain climbing, trekking, cycling, fishing, diving, golfing, etc.), and one of the plurality of application programs is selected. It is also conceivable to set the photographing conditions corresponding to a certain fixed value.

  This makes it possible to efficiently set the conditions for automatic shooting without the need for labor, as in the case of selecting shooting by a scene program.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified in an implementation stage without departing from the gist thereof. In addition, the embodiments may be appropriately combined and implemented, and in that case, the combined effects can be obtained. Further, the above-described embodiment includes various inventions, and various inventions can be extracted by combinations selected from a plurality of disclosed constituent features. For example, even if some components are deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment, if the problem can be solved and an effect can be obtained, a configuration from which the components are deleted can be extracted as an invention.

Hereinafter, the inventions described in the claims of the present application will be additionally described.
[Claim 1]
In response to a plurality of sensing functions that can be set to start and stop, based on the sensing result of the sensing function for which the operation was set, the captured image information that was automatically shot when a predetermined shooting condition was satisfied was established. Acquisition means for acquiring along with trigger information indicating the sensing function used for the imaging condition or the established imaging condition,
Display means for displaying an image;
Display control means for causing the display information to be displayed on the display means, in association with the photographed image information, trigger information indicating the imaging conditions acquired by the acquisition means,
An image reproducing device comprising:
[Claim 2]
The acquiring means acquires photographing position information,
The display means displays a map,
The display control means causes the trigger information acquired by the acquisition means to be displayed on the display means in association with a corresponding position in the map.
The image reproducing device according to claim 1.
[Claim 3]
2. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the trigger information indicating the shooting condition is a symbol indicating a sensing function used for the established shooting condition or a numerical value indicating the satisfied shooting condition.
[Claim 4]
2. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means causes the display means to display a symbol indicating a sensing function used for the established shooting condition, a numerical value indicating the established shooting condition, and a unit thereof.
[Claim 5]
2. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit wirelessly acquires the captured image information and the trigger information from an imaging apparatus separate from the image reproducing apparatus.
[Claim 6]
The image reproducing device according to claim 2, wherein the acquisition unit wirelessly acquires position information of the image capturing device from an image capturing device separate from the image reproducing device.
[Claim 7]
Further comprising instruction means for instructing a change of an image displayed on the display means,
The display control means causes the display means to display an image based on the captured image information in response to a change instruction by the instruction means,
The image reproducing device according to claim 1.
[Claim 8]
The image reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined photographing condition is determined by selecting or combining from a plurality of sensing functions, and can be transmitted to a separate imaging device.
[Claim 9]
When a plurality of the predetermined photographing conditions are satisfied within a predetermined time, the acquiring unit acquires at least one photographed image information as a representative, and the display control unit associates the information with the at least one representative photographed image. 2. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of pieces of trigger information are displayed.
[Claim 10]
Multiple sensors,
Setting means for setting the operation and stop of the plurality of sensors;
An imaging unit that automatically performs imaging when a predetermined imaging condition is satisfied from a sensing result of a sensor set to operate by the setting unit;
Recording means for recording the automatically captured image information together with the established imaging conditions or trigger information indicating a sensor used for the established imaging conditions,
An imaging device comprising:
[Claim 11]
The plurality of sensors and the setting unit are included in a sensor terminal outside the imaging device,
From the sensor terminal, including a communication device that receives a sensing result of a sensor set to operate,
The imaging device according to claim 10.
[Claim 12]
Further comprising a photographing control means for determining that the subject wearing the sensor terminal is within the photographing angle of view,
The communication device indicates that a predetermined imaging condition has been satisfied from the measurement value of the sensor set to operate, or receives trigger information indicating a sensor used for the established imaging condition,
The imaging control means, when it is determined that the subject is within the imaging angle of view, causes the imaging means to execute automatic imaging,
The imaging device according to claim 11.
[Claim 13]
The imaging device according to claim 11, wherein the communication device transmits the captured image information acquired by performing the automatic imaging process by the imaging device and the trigger information to an external image reproducing device.
[Claim 14]
13. The imaging apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the imaging control unit executes an automatic imaging process of at least one captured image as a representative when a plurality of the predetermined imaging conditions are satisfied within a predetermined time.
[Claim 15]
Further comprising a detecting means for detecting approach to the sensor terminal,
The photographing control unit detects the approach of the subject by the detecting unit, and executes an automatic photographing process when it is determined that a predetermined photographing condition is satisfied from at least one measurement value of the sensor.
The imaging device according to claim 12.
[Claim 16]
13. The imaging apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the imaging unit performs an automatic imaging process with a zoom process according to a size of the subject within an imaging angle of view.
[Claim 17]
From the sensor terminal, further comprising a position information receiving means for receiving position information measured the current position,
The photographing control means automatically determines whether the subject is within a predetermined position range based on the received position information and that a predetermined photographing condition is satisfied from at least one measurement value of the sensor. Execute the shooting process,
The imaging device according to claim 12.
[Claim 18]
When the position information receiving unit determines that the subject is within a predetermined position range and that at least one of the measurement values of the sensor has satisfied a predetermined shooting condition, the shooting control unit may represent the subject as a representative. The imaging apparatus according to claim 17, wherein an automatic photographing process of at least one photographed image is performed.
[Claim 19]
Built-in multiple application programs, the multiple sensors required for each application program are different,
In accordance with the selected application program, the setting means sets operation and stop for the measurement values of the plurality of sensors,
The imaging device according to claim 11.
[Claim 20]
Receiving sensing results of a plurality of sensors from a sensor terminal external to the imaging device;
Determining that the subject holding the sensor terminal is within the shooting angle of view,
When the received sensing result indicates that a predetermined shooting condition is satisfied, and when it is determined that the subject is within the shooting angle of view, automatic shooting is performed;
Recording the automatically captured image information together with the established imaging conditions or trigger information indicating the sensor used for the established imaging conditions,
Perform image playback method.
[Claim 21]
A program executed by a computer incorporated in a device including a display unit, wherein the computer is
In response to a plurality of sensing functions that can be set to start and stop, based on the sensing result of the sensing function for which the operation was set, the captured image information that was automatically shot when a predetermined shooting condition was satisfied was established. Acquisition means for acquiring together with trigger information indicating the sensing function used for the imaging condition or the imaging condition that has been satisfied, and
A program functioning as display control means for causing the display unit to display trigger information indicating the shooting conditions acquired by the acquisition means in association with the shot image information.
[Claim 22]
A program to be executed by a computer built in an apparatus including a plurality of sensors, the computer comprising:
Setting means for setting the operation and stop of the plurality of sensors,
An imaging unit that automatically performs imaging when a predetermined imaging condition is satisfied from the sensing result of the sensor set to operate by the setting unit; and
Recording means for recording the automatically captured image information together with the established imaging conditions or trigger information indicating a sensor used for the established imaging conditions,
Program to function as.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... (separation type) digital camera 10A ... Camera part 10B ... Body part 11 ... Imaging part 12 ... GPS receiver 13 ... Geomagnetic sensor 14 ... Three-axis acceleration sensor 15 ... Gyro sensor 16 ... Imaging control part 17 ... Short-range wireless communication part 18 ... barometric pressure sensor 19 ... operation unit 20 ... GPS antenna 21 ... short-range communication antenna 31 ... recording control unit 32 ... short-range wireless communication unit 33 ... monitor display unit 34 ... recording unit 35 ... operation unit 36 ... short-range communication antenna 50 ... Smartphone 51 ... CPU
52 Work memory 53 Program memory 55 Imaging unit 56 Display unit 57 Touch input unit 58 Audio processing unit 59 Communication interface (I / F)
60: NFC section 61: External device interface (I / F)
62 speaker 63 microphones 64 to 66 antenna 67 headphone jack 68 micro USB terminal 69 memory card slot 70 sensor terminal 71 GPS receiver 72 three-axis acceleration sensor 73 gyro sensor 74 geomagnetic sensor 75 Atmospheric pressure sensor 76 Detection control unit 77 Short-range wireless communication unit 78 Operation unit 79 Heart rate sensor 80 GPS antenna 81 Short-range communication antenna 90 Digital camera 91 Photographing unit 92 Short-range wireless communication unit 93 Monitor Display section 94 ... Recording / recording control section 95 ... Recording section 96 ... Operation section 97 ... Short-range communication antennas B1 to B4, BL ... Bus HC ... "Uphill" symbol symbol MI ... Map image

Claims (11)

Multiple sensors,
Setting means for setting the operation and stop of the plurality of sensors;
A first imaging unit that automatically performs imaging when a predetermined imaging condition is satisfied from a sensing result of a sensor set to operate by the setting unit;
Recording means for recording the information of the automatically captured image , together with the established imaging condition or the sensor output value of the sensor used for the established imaging condition,
An imaging device comprising: Communication means for communicating with an external sensor terminal;
Setting means for setting the operation and stop of the external sensor terminal;
A second imaging unit that automatically shoots when a predetermined shooting condition is satisfied from a sensing result received via the communication unit from the external sensor terminal whose operation is set by the setting unit;
Recording means for recording information of the automatically captured image, together with a sensor output value of the external sensor terminal when the predetermined imaging condition or the predetermined imaging condition is satisfied,
An imaging device comprising: A determining unit that determines that the subject wearing the external sensor terminal is within the shooting angle of view;
The second imaging means further above the judging means makes automatic shooting when judged that the subject is within the photographing view angle, the imaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein. It said communication means, said the information and the sensor output value of the automatic images picked by the second imaging means, and transmits to the external image reproducing apparatus, an imaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein. The determination means further determines that a plurality of the predetermined imaging conditions are satisfied within a predetermined time, and the second imaging means determines that the determination means determines that the predetermined imaging condition is satisfied within the predetermined time. The imaging apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein when it is determined that a plurality of images are established, the image capturing apparatus automatically captures information of at least one captured image as a representative. Further comprising a detecting means for detecting the approach between the external sensor terminal and the imaging device ,
The second imaging means establishes the predetermined imaging condition from the sensing result of the sensor set to be activated by the setting means, and further allows the detection means to approach the external sensor terminal and the imaging device. The imaging device according to claim 2 , wherein when the detection is performed, an image is automatically captured. It said second image pickup means automatic shooting by executing the zoom processing in accordance with the size in the shooting field angle of the subject, the imaging apparatus according to claim 3, wherein. The external sensor terminal further measures a current position to acquire position information,
The communication means receives the obtained position information,
The apparatus further includes a determination unit configured to determine whether the external sensor terminal is within a predetermined position range based on the received position information ,
The second imaging means determines that the predetermined photographing condition has been satisfied from the sensing result of the external sensor terminal set to operate by the setting means, and the external sensor terminal is determined by the determination means. The imaging device according to claim 2 , wherein when it is determined that the image is within the range of the predetermined position, the image is automatically captured . The second imaging means determines that the predetermined photographing condition has been satisfied from the sensing result of the external sensor terminal set to operate by the setting means, and the external sensor terminal is determined by the determination means. The imaging apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein when it is determined that the information is within the predetermined position, at least one piece of captured image information is automatically captured . Receiving a sensing result from a sensor terminal external to the imaging device;
Judging that the subject holding the external sensor terminal is within the shooting angle of view,
When the received sensing result indicates that a predetermined shooting condition is satisfied, and when it is determined that the subject is within the shooting angle of view, automatic shooting is performed;
Recording the information of the automatically captured image together with the sensor output value of the external sensor terminal when the predetermined imaging condition or the predetermined imaging condition is satisfied,
To perform the image recording method. A program to be executed by a computer built in an apparatus including a plurality of sensors, the computer comprising:
Setting means for setting the operation and stop of the plurality of sensors,
Imaging control means for automatically imaging the imaging unit when predetermined imaging conditions are satisfied from the sensing result of the sensor set to operate by the setting means; and
Recording means for recording information of a captured image obtained by the automatic capturing together with a sensor output value of the sensor when the predetermined shooting condition or the predetermined shooting condition is satisfied,
A program to function as