PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTROL METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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1. A photographic apparatus comprising:
- an imaging device that periodically drives an imaging element during a still image photographing mode to photograph a plurality of images and which performs actual photographing of a still image when a photographing instruction is input;
a subject detecting device that detects an arbitrary subject from an image photographed prior to the actual photographing;
a measuring device that measures a period of time over which the subject had been continuously detected by the subject detecting device; and
an output device that outputs the measured period of time.
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Abstract
A photographic apparatus comprising:
- an imaging device that periodically drives an imaging element during a still image photographing mode to photograph a plurality of images and which performs actual photographing of a still image when a photographing instruction is input;
- a subject detecting device that detects an arbitrary subject from an image photographed prior to the actual photographing;
- a measuring device that measures a period of time over which the subject had been continuously detected by the subject detecting device; and an output device that outputs the measured period of time.
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1. A photographic apparatus comprising:
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an imaging device that periodically drives an imaging element during a still image photographing mode to photograph a plurality of images and which performs actual photographing of a still image when a photographing instruction is input; a subject detecting device that detects an arbitrary subject from an image photographed prior to the actual photographing; a measuring device that measures a period of time over which the subject had been continuously detected by the subject detecting device; and an output device that outputs the measured period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 20, 21)
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12. A photographic system comprising:
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an imaging device that periodically drives an imaging element during a still image photographing mode to photograph a plurality of images and which performs actual photographing of a still image when a photographing instruction is input; a subject detecting device that detects an arbitrary subject from an image photographed prior to the actual photographing; a measuring device that measures a period of time over which the subject had been continuously detected by the subject detecting device; a recording control device which records a still image taken by actual photographing and the measured period of time with associating the still image with the measured period of time on a recording device; a device which reads a still image and the measured period of time recorded in association with the still image from the recording device; a device which determines a display size of the still image based on the read measured period of time; and a device which lists and displays a plurality of the acquired still images on a display device based on the determined display size.
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13. A photographic system comprising:
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an imaging device that periodically drives an imaging element during a still image photographing mode to photograph a plurality of images and which performs actual photographing of a still image when a photographing instruction is input; a subject detecting device that detects an arbitrary subject from an image photographed prior to the actual photographing; a measuring device that measures a period of time over which the subject had been continuously detected by the subject detecting device; a recording control device which records a still image taken by actual photographing and the measured period of time with associating the still image with the measured period of time on a recording device; a device which reads a still image and the measured period of time recorded in association with the still image from the recording device; a device which determines a display time of the still image based on the read measured period of time; and a device which sequentially displays a plurality of the read still images on a display device based on the determined display time.
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14. A photographic control method comprising the steps of:
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an imaging step for periodically driving an imaging element during a still image photographing mode to photograph a plurality of images, and performing actual photographing of a still image when a photographing instruction is input; a subject detecting step for detecting an arbitrary subject from an image photographed prior to the actual photographing; a measuring step for measuring a period of time over which the subject had been continuously detected in the subject detecting step; and an output step for outputting the measured period of time.
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17. A control method of a photographic system, comprising the steps of:
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an imaging step for periodically driving an imaging element during a still image photographing mode to photograph a plurality of images, and performing actual photographing of a still image when a photographing instruction is input; a subject detecting step for detecting an arbitrary subject from an image photographed prior to the actual photographing; a measuring step for measuring a period of time over which the subject had been continuously detected in the subject detecting step; a recording control step for recording a still image taken by actual photographing and the measured period of time with associating the still image and the measured period of time on a recording device; a step for reading a still image and the measured period of time recorded in association with the still image from the recording device; a step for determining a display size of the still image based on the read measured period of time; and a step for listing and displaying a plurality of the acquired still images on a display device based on the determined display size.
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18. A control method of a photographic system, comprising the steps of:
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an imaging step for periodically driving an imaging element during a still image photographing mode to photograph a plurality of images, and performing actual photographing of a still image when a photographing instruction is input; a subject detecting step for detecting an arbitrary subject from an image photographed prior to the actual photographing; a measuring step for measuring a period of time over which the subject had been continuously detected in the subject detecting step; a recording control step for recording a still image taken by actual photographing and the measured period of time with associating the still image and the measured period of time on a recording device; a step for reading a still image and the measured period of time recorded in association with the still image from the recording device; a step for determining a display time of the still image based on the read measured period of time; and a step for sequentially displaying a plurality of the read still images on a display device based on the determined display time.
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19. A programmable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform an image control method, said method comprising the steps of:
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an imaging step for periodically driving an imaging element during a still image photographing mode to photograph a plurality of images, and performing actual photographing of a still image when a photographing instruction is input; a subject detecting step for detecting an arbitrary subject from an image photographed prior to the actual photographing; a measuring step for measuring a period of time over which the subject had been continuously detected in the subject detecting step; and an output step for outputting the measured period of time.
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22. A programmable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform a control method of a photographic system, said method comprising the steps of:
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an imaging step for periodically driving an imaging element during a still image photographing mode to photograph a plurality of images, and performing actual photographing of a still image when a photographing instruction is input; a subject detecting step for detecting an arbitrary subject from an image photographed prior to the actual photographing; a measuring step for measuring a period of time over which the subject had been continuously detected in the subject detecting step; a recording control step for recording a still image taken by actual photographing and the measured period of time with associating the still image with the measured period of time on a recording device; a step for reading a still image and the measured period of time recorded in association with the still image from the recording device; a step for determining a display size of the still image based on the read measured period of time; and a step for listing and displaying a plurality of the acquired still images on a display device based on the determined display size.
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23. A programmable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform a control method of a photographic system, said method comprising the steps of:
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an imaging step for periodically driving an imaging element during a still image photographing mode to photograph a plurality of images, and performing actual photographing of a still image when a photographing instruction is input; a subject detecting step for detecting an arbitrary subject from an image photographed prior to the actual photographing; a measuring step for measuring a period of time over which the subject had been continuously detected in the subject detecting step; a recording control step for recording a still image taken by actual photographing and the measured period of time with associating the still image with the measured period of time on a recording device; a step for reading a still image and the measured period of time recorded in association with the still image from the recording device; a step for determining a display time of the still image based on the read measured period of time; and a step for sequentially displaying a plurality of the read still images on a display device based on the determined display time.
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