Digital camera

• US 20050046730A1
• Filed: 08/24/2004
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Li, Yuanzhong
• Granted Patent: US 7,453,506 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.120
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/632 for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators

Abstract

A digital camera has an image capturing unit, a display unit, a face portion detecting unit, face portion selecting device and a control unit. The image capturing unit photoelectrically captures an image of a subject including a face portion of the subject and obtains image data of the subject. The display unit displays an image of the subject based on the image data obtained by the image capturing unit. The face portion detecting unit detects face portion of the subject from the image data captured by the image capturing unit. The face portion selecting device selects a face portion detected by the face portion detecting unit as a main subject to which attention is to be paid. The control unit controls the display unit to display a face image of the face portion selected by the face portion selecting device, in enlargement.

Claims

1. A digital camera comprising:

an image capturing unit that photoelectrically captures an image of a subject including a face portion of the subject to obtain image data of the subject;

a display unit that displays an image of the subject based on the image data obtained by the image capturing unit;

a face portion detecting unit that detects face portion of the subject from the image data captured by the image capturing unit;

face portion selecting means that selects a face portion detected by the face portion detecting unit as a main subject to which attention is to be paid; and

a control unit that controls the display unit to display a face image of the face portion selected by the face portion selecting means, in enlargement.

2. The digital camera according to claim 1, further comprising a tracking processing unit that tracks the face portion, which is selected by the face portion selecting means, on the display unit.

3. The digital camera according to claim 2, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display the face image of the face portion of the subject, which is selected by the face portion selecting means and tracked by the tracking processing unit, in enlargement according to an instruction for enlarged display.

4. The digital camera according to claim 3, wherein in a condition that plural face portions are detected from the image data, plural face portions are selected by the face portion selecting means, and the enlarged display of the face images is instructed, the control unit divides a display screen of the display unit into plural areas and controls the display unit to display plural face images in enlargement in the plural areas, individually.

5. The digital camera according to claim 1, further comprising a recording unit that records, as information, one or both of an image size of the face portion selected by the face portion selecting means on one hand, and position information of the selected face portion with respect to the image of the subject on the other, as well as the image data.

6. A digital camera comprising:

an image capturing unit that photoelectrically captures an image of a subject to obtain image data of the subject;

a display unit that displays an image of the subject based on the image data obtained by the image capturing unit;

a specified portion detecting unit that detects a specified portion of the subject from the image data captured by the image capturing unit on a basis of image information concerning shape or color of the specified portion;

a specified portion selecting means that selects a specified portion detected by the specified portion detecting unit as a main subject to which attention is to be paid;

a tracking processing unit that tracks the specified portion, which is selected by the specified portion selecting means, on the display unit; and

a control unit that controls the display unit to display an image of the specified portion, which is tracked by the tracking processing unit, in enlargement.