JPH10243274A - Image-photographing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image-photographing device, with which photographing can be performed in desired composition, even in the case of unskilled photographing and especially photographing is enabled in desired composition, even when performing photographing with a self-timer function. SOLUTION: According to the selection of selection item such as photographic object or photographic conditions, auxiliary image information such as illustration is displayed on a display part 26 and referred to for determining the composition. Further, auxiliary character information is outputted from a voice output part 30. Further, this auxiliary information is compared with the image information of object and when they do not match or the like, prescribed advise information is displayed or outputted in voice.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an image photographing apparatus, and more particularly to an image photographing apparatus for photographing a still image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a still camera or the like as a device for photographing a still image. When photographing a subject with this still camera, the subject is projected through a viewfinder or the like to determine the composition. The composition is determined based on the sensitivity and subjectivity of the photographer. In addition, when taking a picture with the self-timer function, for example, when a person becomes a subject, the operator decides about the composition, and then presses the shutter in the self-timer mode, so that the photographer himself also sets the shooting range. It was going inside.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional photographing apparatus, the composition is determined based on the sensitivity and subjectivity of the photographer himself. Therefore, if the photographer's technique is not very skillful, an appropriate composition is set. And the desired photograph could not be taken. In addition, when photographing is performed using the self-timer function, the operator cannot determine a desired composition because the operator can determine only a desired composition. There was a problem that it was not possible to take a picture. Therefore, the present invention provides an image photographing apparatus capable of performing photographing with a desired composition even if the photographing technique is inexperienced, and in particular, performing photographing with a desired composition even when performing photographing by a self-timer function. It is intended to provide.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. First, there is provided an image photographing apparatus for photographing an image of a subject. A display unit for displaying information; and an auxiliary information display unit for displaying auxiliary information for determining the composition of the subject on the display unit. In the image photographing apparatus of the first configuration, the auxiliary information display means displays the auxiliary information on the display means for displaying the image information of the subject, so that the operator can refer to it when deciding the composition. .

[0005] Secondly, in the first configuration, the auxiliary information display means displays auxiliary image information which is image information indicating a composition. Therefore, the operator can refer to when determining the composition based on the auxiliary image information. Third, the first or the second
Wherein the auxiliary information display means displays auxiliary character information that is character information indicating a composition. Therefore, the operator can refer to when determining the composition based on the supplementary character information. Fourth, in any one of the first to third configurations, the auxiliary information display means displays predetermined auxiliary information based on an operator's selection of a plurality of selection items. . Therefore, since the auxiliary information is displayed according to the operator's selection, desired auxiliary information can be displayed.

Fifth, in any one of the first to fourth configurations, the image photographing device further displays predetermined advice information by comparing the image information of the subject with the auxiliary information. It is characterized by having advice information display means. Therefore, the predetermined advice information is displayed by comparing the image information of the subject with the auxiliary information, so that the photographing can be performed with an appropriate composition.

Sixth, in any of the first to fifth configurations, the image photographing apparatus further compares the image information of the subject with the auxiliary information, and performs the comparison based on the comparison result. The imaging function of the image capturing device is controlled. Therefore, since the photographing function of the image photographing apparatus is controlled according to the comparison result, the composition can be adjusted by automatically controlling the photographing function. Seventh, in the sixth configuration, as the photographing function, a photographing direction adjustment unit that adjusts a photographing direction and a zoom unit that enlarges or reduces a photographing range are provided. The image information of the subject and the auxiliary information are compared to control the photographing direction adjusting means and the zoom means. Therefore, the photographing direction adjusting unit and the zooming unit are controlled based on the comparison result, so that an appropriate composition can be automatically adjusted.

Eighthly, in the above third or fifth configuration, the image photographing apparatus further comprises audio output means for outputting the auxiliary character information and / or the advice information as audio. And Therefore, the supplementary character information and the advice information can be output also by voice. In particular, when taking a picture with a self-timer, the display unit cannot be viewed. We can know information. Ninth, in any one of the first to eighth configurations, the image capturing apparatus may further increase or decrease or move auxiliary information displayed on the display unit and display the auxiliary information on the display unit. It is characterized by having information display control means. Therefore, it is possible to display auxiliary information for obtaining a desired composition of the operator. Tenth, the first
In any one of the configurations from ninth to ninth, the image photographing apparatus further comprises: a reading unit for reading the reproduced image information recorded on the recording medium; and a display unit for enlarging, reducing, or moving the read reproduced image information. And display control means for displaying the auxiliary image information for determining the composition of the subject in the reproduced image information. In the tenth image photographing apparatus, the read-out means reads out the reproduced image information recorded on the recording medium. Then, in accordance with the auxiliary image information displayed by the auxiliary information display means, the reproduced image display control means enlarges, reduces, or moves the reproduced image information. Therefore, the reproduced image recorded on the recording medium can be made into a desired composition.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the image photographing apparatus A according to the present invention includes a photographing unit 10, an extracting unit 12, an operating unit 14, a memory unit 16, a display control unit 22, a synthesizing unit 24, Unit 26 and read / write unit 2
8, an audio output unit 30, a camera control unit 32, and a main control unit 34.

Here, the photographing section 10 has a lens optical system and a photoelectric conversion section, and the photographing section 10 outputs image information of a subject. The extracting unit 12 extracts predetermined information from the image information and outputs extracted information. The operation unit 14 is used by an operator to perform a predetermined operation, and includes an input button, an input key, and the like.

The memory unit 16 stores the ROM 18 and the RA
M20, and the ROM 18 stores various programs for controlling the operation of the image capturing apparatus A.
A selection item display control program, auxiliary information display control program, advice display control program, camera operation control program, subject automatic recognition control program, and the like are stored. Here, the selection item display control program is a program for displaying the selection items on the display unit 26 when displaying the auxiliary information. The auxiliary information display control program is a program for displaying predetermined auxiliary information on the display unit 26 in accordance with the selected item. Further, the advice display control program is a program for comparing the displayed auxiliary information with the extracted information extracted from the extracting unit 12 and performing a predetermined advice. The camera operation control program is a program for comparing the displayed auxiliary information with the extracted information extracted from the extracting unit 12 and controlling the operation of a rotating mechanism and a zoom mechanism described later. Further, the subject automatic recognition control program is a program for automatically recognizing a shooting target or the like from the state of the subject.

The RAM 20 stores various kinds of information necessary for the operation of the image photographing apparatus A. As shown in FIG. 2, a selection item information storage unit 20a, an auxiliary information storage unit 20b, an advice information storage unit 20c, a camera Operation control information storage unit 2
0d, and a recognition image information storage unit 20e.

Here, the selection item information storage section 20a stores
Various selection item information for the operator to give an instruction is stored. For example, information on a photographing target, a photographing condition, a photographing purpose, and sensitivity is stored. A specific example of this selection item information will be described later. The auxiliary information storage unit 20b stores auxiliary information to be displayed on the display unit 26 by an operator's selection. This additional information includes
There are auxiliary image information such as illustrations and photographs, and auxiliary character information such as guide documents. The advice information storage unit 20
In c, various pieces of advice information for comparing the auxiliary information with the image information of the subject and giving a predetermined advice are stored. The camera operation control information storage unit 20d
Stores various kinds of camera operation control information which is information for controlling operations of a rotation mechanism and a zoom mechanism described later. In addition, the recognition image information storage unit 20e stores various types of image information for automatically recognizing the shooting target of the subject and the shooting conditions.

Next, the display control unit 22 includes a RAM 20
Controls the display of information to be displayed on the display unit 26 with the information stored in the display unit 26. For example, enlargement, reduction, or movement of the auxiliary information of the illustration, or the reproduction image read by the read / write unit 28 And control the expansion, reduction, and movement of information. In addition, a display method of the auxiliary information is selected. That is, it is determined whether or not to perform the fade display according to the type of the illustration. The combining unit 24 combines the image information of the subject sent from the photographing unit 10 and the image information from the display control unit 22. The display unit 26 as the display means displays an image of a subject and the like, and is specifically constituted by an LCD or the like.

The read / write unit 28 writes image information on a recording medium such as a disk, and reads image information stored on the recording medium. Further, the audio output unit 30 is for outputting a predetermined audio,
It is composed of a speaker and the like. The camera control unit 32 controls the operation of a rotation mechanism and a zoom mechanism (not shown), and includes a CPU and the like. That is,
The image photographing apparatus is provided with a rotation mechanism as a photographing direction adjusting means for automatically rotating the image photographing apparatus right and left and up and down, and a zoom mechanism as a zoom means. Then, the camera control unit 32 outputs camera operation control information indicating the amount of rotation and zoom based on the camera operation control program, and controls the operation of the rotation mechanism and zoom mechanism. Note that the rotation mechanism may be a mechanism that rotates only the photographing unit 10.
The main control unit 34 controls the operation of each unit of the image photographing apparatus A, and is configured by a CPU or the like, and performs processing based on each of the programs.

The auxiliary information storage section 20b and the synthesizing section 24 in the memory section 16 function as auxiliary information display means, and the advice information storage section 20c and the synthesizing section 24 in the memory section 16 function as advice information display means. Function. The audio output unit 30 functions as an audio output unit, and the display control unit 22 functions as an auxiliary information display control unit. The read / write unit 28 functions as a reading unit, and the display control unit 29 functions as a reproduction display control unit.

The operation of the image capturing apparatus A having the above configuration will be described. Prior to photographing by the image photographing apparatus A, first, selection items are selected. That is, selection items are displayed on the display unit 26 by pressing a start button (not shown).
, The operator makes a selection using the operation unit 14. As the selection items, predetermined selection items are displayed from the selection item information storage unit 20a based on the above-mentioned selection item display control program. For example, first, a menu display for selecting a shooting target is displayed, and selection items such as "person" and "television" are displayed. Here, the operator selects a shooting target. After the selection of the shooting target is completed, a menu for selecting the shooting conditions is displayed.
The selection items such as "person" and "two people" are displayed.
Here, the operator selects shooting conditions. In the same manner, selection is made for the photographing purpose and sensibility. Various selection items are set as shown in FIG. The selected items are temporarily stored in the RAM 20.

Next, predetermined auxiliary information is selected in accordance with the selection items selected by the operator as described above, and is displayed on the display unit 26. That is, the main control unit 34 selects predetermined auxiliary information from the selected selection items based on the auxiliary information display control program. The predetermined auxiliary information is selected from the auxiliary information storage unit 20b. Here, the auxiliary information includes auxiliary image information and auxiliary character information, and the auxiliary image information may be an illustration M as shown in FIG. This illustration M is indicated by frame line information. It should be noted that the illustration may also show the state of the eyes and mouth. The auxiliary image information may be image information of a predetermined photograph.
The auxiliary character information includes a guide document and the like. For example, when “Passport” is selected for the purpose of photographing, a guide document such as “Please pull your chin” is displayed. This supplementary character information may be output by voice from the voice output unit 30.

When displaying the auxiliary information, a dissolve display (cross-fade display) may be performed so as not to affect the visibility of the subject displayed on the display unit 26. That is, the image is displayed such that the subject can be visually recognized by vacating from the image of the auxiliary image information. Also,
Display auxiliary information such as illustrations as they are, or dissolve display (cross-fade display) as described above
Is selected based on the type of illustration, image information of the subject, and the like. In displaying the auxiliary information, it is desirable to adjust the image effect based on the luminance and color difference information of the image information from the photographing unit 10. That is, the line width and brightness of auxiliary information such as illustrations, the mixing ratio with the image of the subject when performing the dissolve display, and the like are adjusted.
The adjustment of the image effect is performed by the display control unit 22 under the control of the main control unit 34.

The display of the auxiliary information will be described in detail. When the subject to be photographed is selected, the photographing condition is set to "one person", the photographing purpose is selected to be "passport", and the sensitivity is set to "quietly". The illustration a is selected as shown in FIG. This a illustration is displayed, for example, as shown in FIG.
Since "quietly" is selected as the sensitivity, it is preferable to use an illustration with a quiet expression. Further, in the case of an illustration with a quiet expression, the character "SILENT" may be displayed together with the illustration, so that it can be understood that the illustration is a quiet expression. The illustration a is displayed on the display unit 26 via the display control unit 22 and the synthesizing unit 24. Actually, since the image information of the subject from the photographing unit 10 is also input to the synthesizing unit 24, the image is synthesized and displayed on the display unit 26. In addition, since the supplementary character information is for a passport, "Please pull your chin" is displayed or output as a voice as described above. Also,
If "quietly" is displayed, "do not laugh"
Etc. or output by voice.

Then, the operator displays auxiliary image information such as an illustration on the display unit 26. The operator adjusts the position of the image photographing apparatus A so as to match the image information with the actual subject, and uses the zoom function. May be adjusted. In addition, when the supplementary character information is displayed, the operator notifies the subject to that effect. Adjust facial expressions etc. When the user wants to enlarge, reduce, or move the illustration or the like displayed on the display unit 26, the operation of the operation unit 14 causes the display control unit 22 to enlarge the illustration.

Next, the main control section 34 determines whether or not the image information from the subject matches the auxiliary information based on the advice display control program, and stores the information in the advice information storage section 20c according to the determination. The stored predetermined advice information is output. That is, the image information from the subject is compared with the auxiliary image information to determine whether the composition indicated by the auxiliary image information matches the subject. Also,
The image information from the subject and the supplementary character information are compared to determine whether or not they match the contents of the supplementary character information. Image information from the subject is determined based on information from the extraction unit 12. Then, predetermined advice information is output according to the determination result. For example, when the illustration M and the subject T as auxiliary information have a relationship as shown in FIG. 5, it is determined that they do not match, and predetermined advice information is output. Then, a predetermined output is performed on the display unit 26 and the audio output unit 30 according to the advice information. Specifically, in the case shown in FIG. 5, “camera to the right” is displayed on the display unit 26, or is output from the audio output unit 30 by voice. In addition, even though the document information is output as "Please do not laugh", if "laughing" is detected by the lip extraction information, "Please do not laugh" is displayed as advice information. Output by voice. Note that advice may be provided by comparing the image information from the subject with the selected item. For example,
If it is recognized that the subject is not quiet even though “quietly” has been selected, a message such as “please quietly” is displayed or output as voice.

Thus, the operator operating the image capturing apparatus A can know that the composition is not appropriate, and can adjust the composition before performing the photographing operation. In particular, when shooting is performed by the self-timer function, if the advice is given by voice, the direction and the like of the image shooting apparatus A may be adjusted by a remote controller (not shown), and the shooting can be performed with an appropriate composition. When the photographing operation is performed, the image information of the subject is written in a read / write unit 28 on a recording medium or the like.

The operation of the rotation mechanism and the zoom mechanism may be controlled by camera operation control information output from the camera control section 32. That is, the camera control unit 32 determines whether or not the image information from the subject matches the auxiliary information based on the camera operation control program, and according to the determination, the camera operation control information storage unit 20
The predetermined camera operation control information stored in d is output.
That is, the image information from the subject is compared with the auxiliary image information to determine whether the composition indicated by the auxiliary image information matches the subject. Further, the image information from the subject and the supplementary character information are compared to determine whether or not they match the contents of the supplementary character information. Image information from the subject is determined based on information from the extraction unit 12. Then, predetermined camera operation control information is output according to the determination result. The operation of the rotation mechanism and the zoom mechanism is controlled by the camera operation control information. For example, when the illustration M and the subject T as auxiliary information have a relationship as shown in FIG. 5, it is determined that they do not match, and predetermined camera operation control information is output. In the case shown, the rotation mechanism is controlled to rotate the image capturing device A to the right. When the size of the subject is different, the zoom mechanism is controlled.

In this way, when the image information from the subject and the auxiliary information do not match, the direction and zoom of the image photographing apparatus A can be automatically adjusted to match, so that each time the image information is manually adjusted. No need to adjust, especially
In the case of a self-timer, the composition can be automatically determined. Although the description has been given taking the rotation mechanism and the zoom mechanism as examples of the photographing function, other functions may be controlled by the camera operation control information.

The image information from the photographing section 10 may be connected to a monitor or a printer (not shown) and output. Further, image information in a state where the image information of the subject and the auxiliary information are combined may be recorded or output by a printer or the like.

In the above description, the object to be photographed and the photographing conditions have been described as being determined by the operation of the operator. However, the processing may be performed by automatically recognizing these. That is, the main control unit 34 compares the image information of the subject extracted from the extraction unit 12 with the recognition image stored in the recognition image information storage unit 20e based on the subject automatic recognition control program, Search for shooting targets and shooting conditions. In other words, since the recognition image information storage unit 20e stores various images such as an image in the case of one person and an image in the case of two people, the images are compared with the object to be imaged by comparing these. Detect conditions. When these are detected, the detected photographing target and photographing conditions are displayed on the display unit 26.
Then, the operator selects other selection items such as the operation purpose and sensibility, and displays and outputs predetermined auxiliary information.

It should be noted that auxiliary information may be output at the time when the object to be photographed and the photographing conditions are automatically recognized. For example, when it is recognized that there is only one person, a plurality of illustrations each having one person are sequentially displayed by button operation so that a desired illustration can be selected. Further, the recognition of the shooting target and the shooting conditions may be performed by a method other than the above.

Next, the operation for reproducing the image information stored in the recording medium, that is, the reproduced image information will be described. In other words, in the above example, the operation at the time of photographing the subject has been described, but the above operation can also be applied to reproduced image information.

That is, the image information read by the read / write unit 28 is sent to the synthesizing unit 24 via the display control unit 29 and displayed on the display unit 26. Here, as above,
Select your choice. For example, it is assumed that a person to be photographed, a photographing condition of one person, a photographing purpose of passport, and a feeling of quiet are selected. Then, predetermined auxiliary information is displayed. For example, an illustration M as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. Then, the reproduction image information is enlarged, reduced, and moved so as to match the illustration M. This processing is performed by the display control unit 29 based on the operation of the operation unit 14. By printing the adjusted reproduction image information in a printing unit (not shown), a photograph for a passport can be obtained. Therefore, for example, even for image information of a person photographed together with another person, image information for a passport can be easily obtained.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. Second
The image photographing apparatus B of this embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, but differs in that the display unit is constituted by an optical member.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the image photographing apparatus B includes a photographing unit 110, an extracting unit 112, an operation unit 114, a memory unit 116, a display control unit 122, a display unit 124, Read / write unit 128 and audio output unit 13
0, a camera control unit 132, and a main control unit 134.

Here, the photographing section 110 includes a lens 11
0a and the photoelectric conversion unit 110b, and an image entering through the lens 110a can be viewed from the display unit 124. Further, the photoelectric conversion unit 110b includes a lens 110a.
Is converted into an electric signal. Further, the extraction unit 112, the operation unit 114, and the memory unit 116
The display control unit 122 has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. The display control unit 122 controls not only display of information stored in the RAM 20 but also display of image information read by the read / write unit 128.

The display section 124 displays an image of a subject and the like, and has an LCD panel 126 for displaying image information and the like from the RAM 120 and the like. The LCD panel 126 is a translucent LCD panel, and the display section 124 has a structure in which a translucent LCD panel is provided in an optical finder. Thereby, the image of the subject and the image from the display control unit 122 can be visually recognized in an overlapping manner.

The read / write unit 128 writes image information on a recording medium such as a disk, and reads image information stored on the recording medium. Further, the audio output unit 130 outputs a predetermined audio. The camera control unit 132 controls the operation of a rotation mechanism and a zoom mechanism (not shown) as in the first embodiment. That is, the image photographing apparatus is provided with a rotation mechanism for automatically rotating the image photographing apparatus right and left and up and down, and is provided with a zoom mechanism. Then, the camera control unit 132 outputs camera operation control information to control the operation of the rotation mechanism and the zoom mechanism. The main control unit 134 controls the operation of each unit of the image photographing apparatus B, and is configured by a CPU and the like.

The auxiliary information storage section 20b and the LCD panel 126 in the memory section 116 function as auxiliary information display means, and the advice information storage section 20c and the LCD panel 126 in the memory section 116 function as advice information display means. Function. Also, the audio output unit 1
Reference numeral 30 functions as an audio output unit, and the display control unit 122 functions as an auxiliary information display control unit and a reproduction display control unit. The read / write unit 128 functions as a reading unit.

The operation of the image capturing apparatus B having the above configuration will be described. The operation of the image photographing apparatus B is substantially the same as that of the image photographing apparatus A. First, a selection item is selected.
When the selection of the selection items is completed, predetermined auxiliary information is selected according to the selection items selected by the operator, and the display unit 1 is selected.
24. This auxiliary information is stored in the LCD panel 12
6 will be displayed. The supplementary character information is output from the audio output unit 130. Then, the operator displays the auxiliary image information on the display unit 124. If the operator adjusts the position of the image capturing apparatus B so that the image information matches the actual subject, or adjusts the zoom function, Good. In addition, when the supplementary character information is displayed, the operator notifies the subject to that effect. Adjust facial expressions etc. When the user wants to enlarge, reduce, or move the illustration or the like displayed on the display unit 124, the operation of the operation unit 114 causes the display control unit 122 to enlarge the illustration or the like.
Then, similarly to the above, the main control unit 134 determines whether or not the image information from the subject matches the auxiliary information based on the advice display control program, and according to the determination, the predetermined advice information is Output. The camera control unit 132 outputs camera operation control information to automatically control the rotation mechanism and the zoom mechanism.

Thus, the operator holding the image capturing apparatus B can know that the composition is not appropriate, so that the composition can be manually adjusted before the photographing operation. In particular, when shooting is performed by the self-timer function, shooting can be performed with an appropriate composition. Further, the composition can be automatically adjusted by controlling the operations of the rotation mechanism and the zoom mechanism. When a shooting operation is performed, image information of a subject is written in a read / write unit 128 on a recording medium or the like.

Next, the operation of reproducing the image information stored in the recording medium, that is, the reproduced image information will be described. In other words, in the above example, the operation at the time of photographing the subject has been described, but the above operation can also be applied to reproduced image information.

That is, the image information read by the read / write unit 128 is transmitted to the LCD panel 1 via the display control unit 122.
26 is displayed. Here, selection items are selected in the same manner as described above. For example, a person to be photographed, one photographing condition,
It is assumed that the photographing purpose has been selected as passport and the sensitivity as quiet. Then, predetermined auxiliary information is displayed. For example, FIG.
Is displayed as shown in FIG. Then, the reproduction image information is enlarged, reduced, and moved so as to match the illustration M. This processing is performed by the display control unit 122 based on the operation of the operation unit 114. The reproduced image information adjusted in this manner is printed by a printing unit (not shown). Therefore, for example, even for image information of a person photographed together with another person, image information for a passport can be easily obtained. In addition, although the case shown in FIG. 3 was mentioned as a selection item, it is not limited to this.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the description has been made assuming that the subject is a still image. In this case, an operation content is designated as a selection item, and an animation or the like is displayed as auxiliary information corresponding to the operation. For example, when "person", "two people", "dance", "fun" and the like are selected, an animation in which two people are dancing is displayed as auxiliary image information, and auxiliary character information is displayed. For example, "Please dance happily" or the like is output or output in voice.

[0042]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary information display means displays the auxiliary information on the display means for displaying the image information of the subject. Can be used as a reference when deciding, and the photographing can be performed with a desired composition even if the photographing technique is not mature. According to the image photographing device of the second aspect,
The operator can use this auxiliary image information as a reference when determining the composition. Further, according to the image photographing device of the third aspect, the operator can refer to the composition of the composition based on the supplementary character information. Further, according to the image photographing apparatus of the fourth aspect, the auxiliary information is displayed according to the selection contents of the operator, so that the desired auxiliary information can be displayed. According to the image photographing apparatus of the present invention, the predetermined advice information is displayed by comparing the image information of the subject with the auxiliary information, so that the photographing can be performed with an appropriate composition.

According to the image photographing apparatus of the present invention, since the photographing function of the image photographing apparatus is controlled according to the comparison result, the composition is adjusted by automatically controlling the photographing function. In particular, when taking a picture with a self-timer, there is no need to make individual adjustments. Also,
According to the image photographing apparatus of the present invention, since the photographing direction adjusting means and the zoom means are controlled based on the comparison result, the composition can be automatically adjusted to an appropriate composition. According to the image photographing apparatus of the eighth aspect, the supplementary character information and the advice information can be output also by voice. In particular, when photographing with a self-timer, the user can look at the display unit. Therefore, the supplementary character information and the advice information can be known by voice. According to the image photographing apparatus of the ninth aspect, it is possible to display auxiliary information for obtaining a desired composition of the operator. Further, according to the image photographing apparatus of the tenth aspect, the reproduced image recorded on the recording medium can have a desired composition.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image photographing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a RAM in the image photographing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of the image photographing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of the image photographing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of the image photographing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of another image photographing apparatus based on the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A, B image photographing device 10, 110 photographing unit 12, 112 extracting unit 14, 114 operating unit 16, 116 memory unit 18, 118 ROM 20, 120 RAM 20a selection item information storing unit 20b auxiliary information storing unit 20c advice information storing unit 20d Camera operation control information storage unit 20e Recognition image information storage unit 22, 29, 122 Display control unit 24 Synthesis unit 26, 124 Display unit 28, 128 Read / write unit 30, 130 Audio output unit 32, 132 Camera control unit 34, 134 Main control unit 126 LCD panel

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An image photographing apparatus for photographing an image of a subject, comprising: display means for displaying image information of the subject; and auxiliary information for displaying auxiliary information for determining a composition of the subject on the display unit. An image capturing apparatus, comprising: a display unit. 2. The image photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said auxiliary information display means displays auxiliary image information which is image information indicating a composition. 3. The image photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said auxiliary information display means displays auxiliary character information that is character information indicating a composition. 4. The image photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary information display means displays predetermined auxiliary information based on an operator's selection of a plurality of selection items. 5. An image photographing apparatus further comprising: advice information display means for comparing image information of a subject with auxiliary information and displaying predetermined advice information. 5. The image capturing device according to 4. 6. The image photographing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising comparing the image information of the subject with the auxiliary information, and controlling a photographing function of the image photographing apparatus based on the comparison result. Or the image capturing device according to 2 or 3 or 4 or 5; 7. As the photographing function, there are provided a photographing direction adjusting means for adjusting a photographing direction, and a zoom means for enlarging or reducing a photographing range. 7. The image photographing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the photographing direction adjusting unit and the zoom unit are controlled in comparison. 8. The image photographing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image photographing apparatus further comprises a voice output unit that outputs the auxiliary character information and / or the advice information by voice. 9. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising auxiliary information display control means for enlarging, reducing, or moving auxiliary information displayed on the display unit and displaying the auxiliary information on the display unit. Or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8
The image photographing apparatus according to claim 1. 10. An image photographing apparatus further comprising: reading means for reading reproduced image information recorded on a recording medium; and reproduction display control for enlarging, reducing, or moving the read reproduced image information to display it on a display unit. And the auxiliary information display means displays auxiliary image information for determining the composition of the subject in the reproduced image information. 10. The image photographing device according to 7 or 8 or 9.