Apparatus and method for imaging, and computer program
First Claim
1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
- imaging means for imaging a subject to be imaged and taking in a moving image and a still image of the subject;
focusing means for adjusting a focal length and focusing on the subject which is included in a first predetermined region within an imaging range of the imaging means;
reception means for receiving a designation regarding a position in the first region within the imaging range, the designation being inputted by a user; and
position setting means for setting the first region at a position within the imaging range, based on the position designation received by the reception means.
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Abstract
In a still image shooting mode, when a user does not specify a position of an AF frame, an AF process is performed for an AF region of a comparatively large range whose center is in a center of a shooting frame. When the user taps on any position in an EVF area, a touch panel superimposed on a display detects its coordinates. An AF region smaller than the AF region when the user does not specify the position of the AF frame is arranged so that a center of the AF frame is on the coordinates. The AF process is carried out for the smaller AF region. When the user taps on the EVF area 221 twice at a short predetermined interval, a PDA returns the AF region to a state where the position of the AF frame 261 is not specified by the user.
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27 Claims
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1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
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imaging means for imaging a subject to be imaged and taking in a moving image and a still image of the subject;
focusing means for adjusting a focal length and focusing on the subject which is included in a first predetermined region within an imaging range of the imaging means;
reception means for receiving a designation regarding a position in the first region within the imaging range, the designation being inputted by a user; and
position setting means for setting the first region at a position within the imaging range, based on the position designation received by the reception means.
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2. An imaging method comprising:
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imaging a subject and taking in a moving image and a still image of the subject;
adjusting a focal length and focusing on the subject which is included in a first predetermined region within an imaging range of the imaging means;
receiving a designation regarding a position in the first region within the imaging range, the designation being inputted by a user; and
setting the first region at a position within the imaging range, based on the position designation received.
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3. A program for causing a computer to perform an imaging process, the imaging process comprising:
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a imaging step for imaging a subject to be imaged and taking in a moving image and a still image of the subject;
a focusing step for adjusting a focal length and focusing on the subject which is included in a first predetermined region within an imaging range of the imaging means;
a reception step for receiving a designation regarding a position in the first region within the imaging range, the designation being inputted by a user; and
a position setting step for setting the first region at a position within the imaging range, based on the position designation received by the reception means.
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4. An imaging apparatus comprising:
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imaging means for imaging a subject to be imaged and taking in a moving image and a still image of the subject;
focusing means for adjusting a focal length and focusing on the subject which is included in a first predetermined region within an imaging range of the imaging means;
reception means for receiving a designation regarding a position at the first region within the imaging range, the designation being inputted by a user;
position setting means for setting the first region at a position within the imaging range, based on the position designation received by the reception means; and
range setting means for setting up a range of the first region in accordance with the position set up by the position setting means. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An imaging apparatus comprising:
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imaging means for imaging a subject to be imaged and taking in a moving image and a still image of the subject;
focusing means for adjusting a focal length and focusing on the subject which is included in a first predetermined region within an imaging range of the imaging means;
reception means for receiving a designation regarding a position at the first region within the imaging range, the designation being inputted by a user;
position setting means for setting the first region at a position within the imaging range, based on the position designation received by the reception means;
range setting means for setting up a range of the first region in accordance with the position set up by the position setting means; and
prohibition means for prohibiting adjustment of the focal length by the focusing means, wherein the focusing means adjust the focal length and focus on the subject if the imaging means take in the still image and if the position setting means set up the position of the first region; and
the prohibition means prohibit the adjustment of the focusing means if the focusing means focus on the subject that is included in the first region and if the imaging means takes in the still image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An imaging apparatus comprising:
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an imaging section for imaging a subject to be imaged and taking in a moving image and a still image of the subject;
a focusing section for adjusting a focal length and focusing on the subject which is included in a first predetermined region within an imaging range of the imaging section;
a reception section for receiving a designation regarding a position in the first region within the imaging range, the designation being inputted by a user; and
a position setting section for setting the first region at a position within the imaging range, based on the position designation received by the reception section.
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