Photographing condition setting apparatus, photographing condition setting method, and photographing condition setting program

• US 8,773,566 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2010
• Issued: 07/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Wang, QiHong, Terayama, Akiko, Kasahara, Shunichi
• Primary Examiner(s): VILLECCO, JOHN M
• Application Number:
  US12/817,679
• Publication Number:
  US 20110050915A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,482 Days
• Field of Search: 348/239, 348/333.02, 348/333.03, 348/333.04, 348/333.12
• US Class Current: 348/333.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3252 Image capture parameters, e.g. resolution, illumination conditions, orientation of the image capture device H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3273 Display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image

Abstract

Provided is a photographing condition setting apparatus including: a display unit; an image capturing unit which generates image data by capturing a photographing object; a photographing situation determination unit which determines based on the image data generated by the image capturing unit which type of the photographing object is photographed in a photographing situation; and a display controller which displays on the display unit one or a plurality of photographing condition icons indicating the photographing condition settable to the determined photographing situation if the photographing situation is determined by the photographing situation determination unit.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an image capturing unit which generates image data by capturing a photographing object;

a display configured to display the image data generated by the image capturing unit;

circuitry configured to

detect a face of a person based on the image data generated by the image capturing unit;

determine that a photographing situation is a situation where the person is photographed as the photographing object when the face of the person is detected; and

control the display to display a plurality of person photographing condition icons indicating a photographing condition settable for photographing the person when the determined photographing situation is the situation where the person is photographed; and

a user interface configured to receive an input indicating a change of a display form of the displayed plurality of person photographing condition icons, wherein

the circuitry is configured to control the display to display a person image when the situation is the photographing situation where the person is photographed and, if a change of the display form is received via the user interface in a state where the plurality of the person photographing condition icons are displayed in a row overlappedly on the person image, control the display to display the plurality of the person photographing condition icons in the vicinity of the face of the person to whom the photographing condition indicated by each of the person photographing condition icons is applied.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to:

determine that the photographing situation is a situation where a non-human object other than the person is photographed as a photographing object if the face of the person is not detected; and

control the display to display a non-human object photographing condition icon indicating a photographing condition for photographing the non-human object when it is determined that the situation is the photographing situation where the non-human object is photographed.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the circuitry is configured to:

control the display to display the person image, on which the face of the person is shown as the image based on the image data and display the person photographing condition icons indicating the photographing conditions which may be individually applied to the person when it is determined that the situation is the photographing situation where the person is photographed; and

control the display to display a non-human object image, on which the non-human object is shown as the image based on the image data and display the non-human object photographing condition icon when it is determined that the situation is the photographing situation where the non-human object is photographed.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the circuitry is configured to:

control the display to display the person image on the display and display the plurality of person photographing condition icons in a row overlappedly on the person image when it is determined that the situation is the photographing situation where the person is photographed; and

control the display to display the non-human object image and a plurality of the non-human object photographing condition icons in a row overlappedly on the non-human object image when it is determined that the situation is the photographing situation where the non-human object is photographed.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the circuitry is configured to:

detect the face of the person together with a type of the person based on the image data generated by the image capturing unit; and

control the display to display the person image and the plurality of person photographing condition icons indicating photographing conditions which may be individually applied to the person in a row overlappedly on the person image according to the type of the person when it is determined that the situation is the photographing situation where the person is photographed.

6. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an image capturing unit which generates image data by capturing a photographing object,

a display configured to display the image data generated by the image capturing unit;

circuitry configured to

detect a face of a person based on the image data generated by the image capturing unit;

determine that a photographing situation is a situation where the person is photographed as the photographing object when the face of the person is detected; and

control the display to display a plurality of person photographing condition icons indicating a photographing condition settable for photographing the person when the determined photographing situation is the situation where the person is photographed;

receive an input selecting at least one of the displayed plurality of person photographing condition icons; and

set a photographing condition corresponding to the selected at least one of the plurality ofperson photographing condition icons, wherein

in the case where the circuitry allows a person image to the displayed on the display and allows the plurality of person photographing condition icons to be displayed in a row overlappedly on the person image, if the person photographing condition icons and faces of the persons to whom the photographing conditions indicated by the person photographing condition icons are applied are selected by the received input, the circuitry applies and sets the photographing condition corresponding to the selected person photographing condition icon to the indicated person,

in the case where the circuitry allows the person image to be displayed on the display and allows the plurality of the person photographing condition icons to be displayed in a row overlappedly on the person image, the circuitry allows the person photographing condition icon selected by the received input to be moved on the person image in response to a manipulation on the icon, and

in the case where the circuitry allows the person image to be displayed on the display and allows the plurality of the person photographing condition icons to be displayed in a row overlappedly on the person image, if the person photographing condition icon selected by the received input is moved so as to be overlapped on the face of the person in response to a manipulation on the icon, the circuitry applies and sets the photographing condition selected by the received input to the person on which the person photographing condition icon is overlapped.

7. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an image capturing unit which generates image data by capturing a photographing object;

a display configured to display the image data generated by the image capturing unit;

circuitry configured to

detect a face of a person based on the image data generated by the image capturing unit;

determine that a photographing situation is a situation where the person is photographed as the photographing object when the face of the person is detected; and

control the display to display a plurality of person photographing condition icons indicating a photographing condition settable for photographing the person when the determined photographing situation is the situation where the person is photographed;

receive an input selecting at least one of the displayed plurality of person photographing condition icons; and

set a photographing condition corresponding to the selected at least one of the plurality of person photographing condition icons, wherein

in the case where the circuitry allows a person image to be displayed on the display and allows the plurality of person photographing condition icons to be displayed in a row overlappedly on the person image, if the person photographing condition icons and faces of the persons to whom the photographing conditions indicated by the person photographing condition icons are applied are selected by the received input, the circuitry applies and sets the photographing condition corresponding to the selected person photographing condition icon to the indicated person, and

in the case where the circuitry allows the person image to be displayed on the display and allows the plurality of the person photographing condition icons to be displayed on the person image in the vicinity of the face of the person to which the photographing condition indicated by each of the person photographing condition icons is applied, if the person photographing condition icon is selected by the received input, the circuitry applies and sets the photographing condition corresponding to the selected person photographing condition icon to the person whose face is in the vicinity of the indicated person photographing condition icon.

8. A photographing condition setting method comprising:

generating image data by capturing a photographing object;

displaying the image data generated by capturing the photographing object;

detecting a face of a person based on the generated image data;

determining that a photographing situation is a situation where the person is photographed as the photographing object when the face of the person is detected;

displaying a plurality of person photographing condition icons indicating photographing conditions settable for photographing the person when the determined photographing situation is the situation where the person is to be photographed;

receiving an input indicating a change of a display form of the displayed plurality of person photographing condition icons;

displaying a person image when the situation is the photographing situation where the person is photographed; and

if a change of the display form is received in a state where the plurality of the person photographing condition icons are displayed in a row overlappedly on the person image, displaying the plurality of the person photographing condition icons in the vicinity of the face of the person to whom the photographing condition indicated by each of the person photographing condition icons is applied.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-program instructions, which when executed by an information processing apparatus, cause the information processing apparatus to execute:

generating image data by capturing a photographing object;

displaying the image data generated by capturing the photographing object;

detecting a face of a person based on the generated image data;

determining that a photographing situation is a situation where the person is photographed as the photographing object when the face of the person is detected;

displaying a plurality of person photographing condition icons indicating photographing conditions settable for photographing the person when the determined photographing situation is the situation where the person is to be photographed;

receiving an input indicating a change of a display form of the displayed plurality of person photographing condition icons;

displaying a person image when the situation is the photographing situation where the person is photographed; and

if a change of the display form is received in a state where the plurality of the person photographing condition icons are displayed in a row overlappedly on the person image, displaying the plurality of the person photographing condition icons in the vicinity of the face of the person to whom the photographing condition indicated by each of the person photographing condition icons is applied.