PHOTOGRAPHY LENS, PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND PERSONAL APPARATUS

• US 20120229661A1
• Filed: 05/25/2012
• Published: 09/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: SEKIGUCHI, Masakazu, MAEDA, Toshiaki, MORIKAWA, Toshikazu, SANO, Hisashi, KAWAMURA, Misa
• Application Number:
  US13/481,205
• Publication Number:
  US 20120229661A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/208.4
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02416 using photoplethysmograph signals, e.g. generated by infrared radiation A61B5/14552 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4266 sweat secretion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/00 Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/38 Releasing-devices separate from shutter integral with shutter G03B9/08
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/002 Details of arrangement of components in or on camera body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/634 Warning indications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/673 based on contrast or high frequency components of image signals, e.g. hill climbing method

Abstract

Conventional apparatuses did not pay enough attention to assisting operations when the user is in a state differing from the normal, state. Therefore, provided is a photography lens that comprises a first biometric detection apparatus that is capable of detecting change in biometric information of a photographer, or a photographing apparatus that captures an image and comprises a holding section, an operating section for performing an image capturing operation, and a second biometric detection apparatus that is capable of detecting change in biometric information of a photographer and that is disposed in at least one of the holding section and the operating section.

Claims

1. A photography lens comprising a first biometric detection apparatus that is capable of detecting change in biometric information of a photographer.

2. The photography lens according to claim 1, comprising an operating member that enables operation of at least one lens, wherein

the first biometric detection apparatus is disposed in the operating member or near the operating member.

3. The photography lens according to claim 1, wherein

the first biometric detection apparatus includes a plurality of electrode sections distanced from each other.

4. The photography lens according to claim 1, wherein

the first biometric detection apparatus includes a light emitting section that emits light toward a palm of the photographer and a light receiving section that is disposed adjacent to the light emitting section and receives light reflected by the palm.

5. The photography lens according to claim 1, wherein the first biometric detection apparatus includes:

a sweat sensor that detects sweat on a palm; and

a determining section that determines whether the sweat detected by the sweat sensor is caused by an emotional state.

6. A photographing apparatus that captures an image, comprising:

a holding section that holds the photographing apparatus;

an operating section to perform an image capturing operation; and

a second biometric detection apparatus that is capable of detecting change in biometric information of a photographer and that is disposed in at least one of the holding section and the operating section.

7. The photographing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

the second biometric detection apparatus includes a plurality of electrode sections distanced from each other.

8. The photographing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

the second biometric detection apparatus includes a light emitting section that emits light toward a palm of the photographer and a light receiving section that is disposed adjacent to the light emitting section and receives light reflected by the palm.

9. The photographing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second biometric detection apparatus includes;

a sweat sensor that detects sweat on a palm; and

a determining section that determines whether the sweat detected by the sweat sensor is caused by an emotional state.

10. A photographing system comprising:

a first biometric detection apparatus that is disposed in a photography lens and is capable of detecting change in biometric information of a photographer;

a second biometric detection apparatus that is disposed in a photographing apparatus body and capable of detecting change in the biometric information of the photographer; and

a detection apparatus that is disposed in the photographing apparatus body and detects change in the biometric information of the photographer based on the detection results of the first and second biometric detection apparatuses.

11. The photographing system according to claim 10, wherein

the first biometric detection apparatus includes a plurality of first electrode sections distanced From each other,

the second biometric detection apparatus includes a plurality of second electrode sections distanced from each other, and

the detection apparatus detects change in heart rate of the photographer based on outputs of the first and second electrode section.

12. The photographing system according to claim 10, wherein

the first biometric detection apparatus includes a first light emitting section that emits light toward a palm of the photographer and a first light receiving section that is disposed adjacent to the first light emitting section and receives light reflected by the palm.

the second biometric detection apparatus includes a second light emitting section that emits light toward the palm of the photographer and a second light receiving section that is disposed adjacent to the second light emitting section and receives light reflected by the palm, and

the detection apparatus detects change in blood pressure of the photographer based on outputs of the first and second light receiving sections.

13. The photographing system according to claim 10, wherein

the first biometric detection apparatus includes a First sweat sensor that detects sweat on a palm,

the second biometric detection apparatus includes a second sweat sensor that detects sweat on the palm, and

the detection apparatus determines whether the sweat detected by the first and second sweat sensors is caused by an emotional state.

14. The photographing system according to claim 10, comprising at least one of a position detector that detects position information and a date and time information detection apparatus that detects date and time information, wherein

the detection apparatus corrects the detection results of the first and second biometric information apparatuses based on output of the at least one of the position detector and the date and time information detection apparatus.

15. The photographing system according to claim 10, comprising a control section that begins image capturing preparation when the first and second biometric detection apparatuses detect change in the biometric information of the photographer.

16. The photographing system according to claim 10, comprising a plurality of the first biometric detection apparatuses provided according to orientation of the photographing apparatus body.

17. A photographing apparatus comprising:

a photographing section that captures an image using a photography lens;

a setting section that performs setting relating to the image capturing; and

a control section that changes at least a portion of a state of the photographing section and the setting of the setting section when the photographing section performs image capturing based on biometric information of a photographer.

18. The photographing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein

the setting section is capable of setting still image capturing and moving image capturing, and

even when the still image capturing is set by the setting section, the control section is capable of performing the moving image capturing when performing image capturing based on the biometric information of the photographer.

19. The photographing apparatus according to claim 17, comprising an optical member that is capable of moving to a first position at which the optical member guides light to the photographing section and a second position at which the optical member does not guide light to the photographing section, wherein

the control section moves the optical member to the first position to change the state of the photographing section, based on the biometric information of the photographer.

20. The photographing apparatus according to claim 17, comprising:

a first focal point detection apparatus that detects a focal point of the photography lens; and

a second focal point detection apparatus that is different from the first focal point detection apparatus, wherein

the control section changes the state of the photographing section by switching from the first focal point detection apparatus to the second focal point detection apparatus when performing image capturing based on the biometric information of the photographer.

21. The photographing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein

the control section performs one of moving image capturing and still image capturing, according to capacity of a storage medium that stores captured images,

22. The photographing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein

the control section performs intermittent image capturing when performing moving image capturing based on the biometric information of the photographer.

23. The photographing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein

the control section captures a plurality of still images when performing still image capturing based on the biometric information of the photographer.

24. The photographing apparatus according to claim 17, comprising a sound gathering apparatus that gathers sound, wherein

the control section captures images using the photographing section based on the biometric information of the photographer and on the sound gathered by the sound gathering apparatus.

25. The photographing apparatus according to claim 17 comprising a visual confirmation apparatus that allows the photographer to view a field being captured, wherein

the control section displays notification in the visual confirmation apparatus that image capturing is being performed, when performing image capturing based on the biometric information of the photographer.

26. The photographing apparatus according to claim 17, comprising a biosensor that detects the biometric information of the photographer.

27. The photographing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein

the control section begins image capturing preparation in response to output of biometric information from the biosensor,

28. The photographing apparatus according to claim 17, comprising a switch that instructs the photographing section to perform image capturing, wherein

prior to image capturing based on the instructions of the switch, the control section performs image capturing based on the biometric information of the photographer.

29. An image capturing apparatus, comprising:

an image capturing section that is capable of capturing a moving image and a still image; and

a control section that is connected to a detection apparatus detecting camera shake, performs a first camera shake control corresponding to the moving image, and performs a second camera shake control, which differs from the first camera shake control, corresponding to the still image, wherein

the control section changes between the first camera shake control and the second camera shake control according to change in biometric information of a photographer detected by a biosensor.

30. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 29, wherein

the control section changes detection sensitivity of the detection apparatus when the image capturing section captures the still image.

31. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 29, wherein

the control section changes an amplitude value of a camera shake correction when the image capturing section captures the moving image.

32. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 29, wherein

image capturing by the image capturing section is performed through an optical system, and

the control section performs camera shake control by using a first correcting section that corrects camera shake using a portion of the optical system together with a second correcting section that differs from the first correcting section.

33. An image capturing apparatus comprising:

an image capturing section that is capable of capturing a moving image and a still image using an optical system; and

a control section that is connected to a detection apparatus detecting camera shake, wherein

the control section performs camera shake control by using a first correcting section that corrects camera shake using a portion of the optical system together with a second correcting section that differs from the first correcting section, according to change in biometric information of a photographer detected by a biosensor.

34. An image capturing apparatus comprising:

an image capturing section that captures an image;

a changing section that is capable of changing a setting of a detection apparatus detecting camera shake; and

a control section that changes the setting of the detection apparatus by controlling the changing section, according to change in biometric information of a photographer detected by a biosensor.

35. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 34, wherein

the control section changes detection sensitivity of the detection apparatus.

36. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 34, wherein

the image capturing section includes a shutter that controls image capturing time, and

the changing section shortens the image capturing time by controlling the shutter, according to change in the biometric information of the photographer detected by the biosensor.

37. An image capturing apparatus comprising:

an image capturing section that captures an image; and

a control section that is connected to a detection apparatus detecting camera shake, wherein

the control section corrects camera shake detected by the detection apparatus to have an amplitude exceeding a prescribed value, according to change in biometric information of a photographer detected by a biosensor.

38. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 37, wherein

the control section increases a frame rate when the image capturing section captures a moving image, according to change in the biometric information of the photographer detected by the biosensor.

39. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 37, comprising a sound recording apparatus that records sound with a set gain, wherein

the control section changes the gain according to change in the biometric information of the photographer detected by the biosensor.

40. A personal device comprising:

an operating section that is operated by a user; and

a prohibiting section that prohibits execution of a portion of the operation performed on the operating section, when a change in biometric information of the user is detected by a biosensor.

41. The personal device according to claim 40, wherein

the operating section includes a power supply switch that is operated to turn a power supply ON and OFF, and

the prohibiting section prohibits the power supply switch from turning the power supply OFF when change is detected in the biometric information of the user by the biosensor.

42. The personal device according to claim 40, comprising an image capturing section that captures an image, wherein

the operating section includes a deleting section that is operated to delete the image captured by the image capturing section, and

the prohibiting section prohibits the image from being deleted when change is detected in the biometric information of the user by the biosensor.

43. The personal device according to claim 42, comprising an editing section that edits the image captured by the image capturing section, wherein

the operating section includes an editing section that is used to operate the editing section of the personal device, and

the prohibiting section prohibits the editing section from performing editing when change is detected in the biometric information of the user by the biosensor.

44. The personal device according to claim 40, wherein

the prohibiting section permits prohibited operations to be performed when the operating section is operated a plurality of times.

45. The personal apparatus according to claim 40, comprising:

a display section that performs display; and

a control section that provides a display indicating how level the personal device is within the display section when change in the biometric information of the user is detected.