Photographing device including face recognition, distance calculation, and distance comparison units and method of controlling the same
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1. A photographing device photographing a subject, the photographing device configured to be operable in a specific mode and comprising:
- a face recognition unit recognizing a face included in an image of the subject;
a distance calculation unit calculating a distance between each of a plurality of faces when the plurality of faces are recognized by the face recognition unit; and
a distance comparison unit comparing the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit with a pre-set reference distance,wherein the distance calculation unit comprises a planar distance calculation unit calculating a planar distance between each of the plurality of faces when the specific mode is set as a couple mode.
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Abstract
A photographing device for photographing a subject is provided. The photographing device includes a face recognition unit recognizing a face included in an image of the subject; a distance calculation unit calculating a distance between each of a plurality of faces when the plurality of faces are recognized by the face recognition unit; and a distance comparison unit comparing the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit with a pre-set reference distance. A of controlling the photographing device is also provided.
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14 Claims
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1. A photographing device photographing a subject, the photographing device configured to be operable in a specific mode and comprising:
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a face recognition unit recognizing a face included in an image of the subject; a distance calculation unit calculating a distance between each of a plurality of faces when the plurality of faces are recognized by the face recognition unit; and a distance comparison unit comparing the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit with a pre-set reference distance, wherein the distance calculation unit comprises a planar distance calculation unit calculating a planar distance between each of the plurality of faces when the specific mode is set as a couple mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A photographing device photographing a subject, the photographing device configured to be operable in a specific mode and comprising:
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a face recognition unit recognizing a face included in an image of the subject; a distance calculation unit calculating a distance between each of a plurality of faces when the plurality of faces are recognized by the face recognition unit; and a distance comparison unit comparing the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit with a pre-set reference distance, wherein the distance calculation unit comprises a front and rear distance calculation unit calculating a front and rear distance between each of the plurality of faces when the specific mode is set as a photo frame mode. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling a photographing device photographing a subject, the method comprising:
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(a) entering a specific mode; (b) photographing a target subject and recognizing a face included in an image of the subject; (c) calculating a distance between each of a plurality of faces when the plurality of faces are recognized from the image; and (d) comparing the calculated distance with a pre-set reference distance, wherein the specific mode is one of a couple mode and a photo frame mode, and wherein (c) comprises calculating a planar distance between each of the plurality of faces when the specific mode is set as the couple mode. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method of controlling a photographing device photographing a subject, the method comprising:
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(a) entering a specific mode; (b) photographing a target subject and recognizing a face included in an image of the subject; (c) calculating a distance between each of a plurality of faces when the plurality of faces are recognized from the image; and (d) comparing the calculated distance with a pre-set reference distance, wherein the specific mode is one of a couple mode and a photo frame mode, and wherein (c) comprises calculating a planar distance between each of the plurality of faces, and a front and rear distance between each of the plurality of faces when the specific mode is set as the photo frame mode. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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