Image pick-up apparatus having a function of recognizing a face and method of controlling the apparatus
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1. An image pick-up apparatus having a function of recognizing an object, comprising:
- an image pick-up unit for shooting an object to obtain image data of the object;
a face recognizing mode setting unit having plural face recognizing modes, in which face recognizing processes of different contents are performed respectively to recognize a face of the object, and for setting one of the plural face recognizing modes; and
a face recognizing unit for, when a face recognizing mode is set by the face recognizing mode setting unit, performing a face recognizing process corresponding to the set face recognizing mode on the image data of the object obtained by the image pick-up unit, thereby recognizing a face in the image data of the object;
wherein the face recognizing process includes a two-dimensional face recognizing process for recognizing a two-dimensional face and a three-dimensional face recognizing process for recognizing a three-dimensional face.
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Abstract
It is judged whether or not a human face detecting mode is set (S31). When it is determined that the human face detecting mode is set, a two-dimensional face detecting process is performed to detect a human face (S32). When it is determined that a human face has not been detected in the two-dimensional face detecting process, a third-dimensional face detecting process is performed to detect a human face (S35, S36). Meanwhile, an animal face detecting mode is set, a three-dimensional face detecting process is performed to detect a face of an animal corresponding to the set detecting mode (S36). Accuracy of recognizing a face is enhanced.
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1. An image pick-up apparatus having a function of recognizing an object, comprising:
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an image pick-up unit for shooting an object to obtain image data of the object; a face recognizing mode setting unit having plural face recognizing modes, in which face recognizing processes of different contents are performed respectively to recognize a face of the object, and for setting one of the plural face recognizing modes; and a face recognizing unit for, when a face recognizing mode is set by the face recognizing mode setting unit, performing a face recognizing process corresponding to the set face recognizing mode on the image data of the object obtained by the image pick-up unit, thereby recognizing a face in the image data of the object; wherein the face recognizing process includes a two-dimensional face recognizing process for recognizing a two-dimensional face and a three-dimensional face recognizing process for recognizing a three-dimensional face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An image pick-up apparatus having a function of recognizing an object, comprising:
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an image pick-up unit for shooting an object to obtain image data of the object; a face recognizing mode setting unit having plural face recognizing modes, in which face recognizing processes of different contents are performed respectively to recognize a face of the object, and for setting one of the plural face recognizing modes; and a face recognizing unit for, when a face recognizing mode is set by the face recognizing mode setting unit, performing a face recognizing process corresponding to the set face recognizing mode on the image data of the object obtained by the image pick-up unit, thereby recognizing a face in the image data of the object; wherein the face recognizing unit specifically discriminates what is a face in the image data obtained by the image pick-up unit; and wherein the plural face recognizing modes include a first face recognizing mode in which a face recognizing process is switched and performed, and when the face recognizing mode setting unit sets the first face recognizing mode, the face recognizing unit performs the face recognizing process on the image data obtained by the image pick-up unit, and switches the face recognizing process to an object following process after the face has been recognized in the face recognizing process, thereby following the recognized face moving in the image data. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An image pick-up apparatus having a function of recognizing an object, comprising:
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an image pick-up unit for shooting an object to obtain image data of the object; a face recognizing mode setting unit having plural face recognizing modes, in which face recognizing processes of different contents are performed respectively to recognize a face of the object, and for setting one of the plural face recognizing modes; and a face recognizing unit for, when a face recognizing mode is set by the face recognizing mode setting unit, performing a face recognizing process corresponding to the set face recognizing mode on the image data of the object obtained by the image pick-up unit, thereby recognizing a face in the image data of the object; wherein the face recognizing process corresponding to the set face recognizing mode is switched and set to a different face recognition process when a human face is not recognized in the image data of the object in the face recognizing process. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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