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IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS

  • US 20110199502A1
  • Filed: 02/09/2011
  • Published: 08/18/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

  • a face area detecting unit configured to detect face areas of persons in a picked-up image;

    a face information obtaining unit configured to obtain face information including at least information corresponding to object distances and information corresponding to object sizes;

    a face area selecting unit configured to select fewer face areas than the detected face areas on the basis of the face information in a case where an assist function is set in manual focusing; and

    a display unit configured to effect enlarging display of the selected face areas, whereinthe face area selecting unit selects at least a face area situated at a first object distance and a face area situated at a second object distance, and selects a face area occupying the smallest area in the picked-up image among two or more face areas in a case where the two or more face areas are situated at the first object distance or at the second object distance.

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