Photographic device and photographic method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides a photographic device and the photographic method thereof, capable of estimating the relationship between subjects of a photographic image, automatically determining the optimal time for representing the intimacy of the photographic subjects, and automatically executing shooting action to obtain an optimal image. The photographic device comprises a shooting portion (12) for acquiring image signals of the photographic subjects; a photographic subject location detection portion (12a) for detecting the specific location of photographic subjects including people based on the image signals of the photographic subjects acquired by the shooting portion; a photographic subject position detection portion (12c) for detecting the relative position relations of the photographic subjects in the specific location detected by the photographic subject location detection portion; and a photographic subject state evaluation portion (11b) for evaluating the relationship of the photographic subjects based on results detected by the photographic subject location detection portion and the photographic subject position detection portion.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a photographing device and a photographing method of the photographing device. Specifically, the photographing device has a function of judging the state of a subject based on an image signal obtained using a solid-state imaging device, and automatically photographing at an appropriate photographing timing. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, imaging equipment such as digital cameras having a real-time viewing function and converting an image signal at the time of generation of the instruction signal into image data for recording when a photography instruction signal is generated have been widely put into practical use and popularized. and recorded in the recording medium. On the other hand, it has a playback function, wherein the real-time browsing function is to use a solid-state imaging device or the like to sequentially convert the optical image formed by the photographic optical system into an image signal...

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Problems solved by technology

[0008] However, when the subject to be photographed is, for example, an infant or a pet such as a small animal, it is often difficult to continue the predetermined situation.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned conventional methods, there is a problem that depending on the subject to be photographed, an appropriate photographing timing cannot be determined, and optimum photographing cannot always be performed.

[0011] Therefore, for example, when considering the situation where the photographer himself is holding another person, an infant, etc., or a pet such as a small animal, if the self-timer function is used to shoot, there is a problem: Shooting takes place after a specified time has elapsed, so the timing of shooting may not be the best

[0012] And, in the above-mentioned situation, even if the remote control function is used to take pictures, the photographer himself needs to carry out the remote control operation, while the photographer is holding another person, infant, etc., or pets such as small animals, etc. at the same time. Operation of photographic equipment or remote control can become troublesome work

Therefore, even when shooting with the remote control function, it is difficult to always obtain the best photographed image, that is, an image that expresses intimacy

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