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Imaging Apparatus and Method, and Program

a technology of image apparatus and composition, applied in the field of image apparatus and method, can solve the problems of not being able to simultaneously confirm the composition in each mode, the user cannot image one subject simultaneously with two imaging systems, etc., and achieve the effect of more readily confirmed composition

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-09-23
SONY CORP
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The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus and method that can confirm the compositions of two images more easily. The invention includes a synthesizing means to synthesize a first image and a second image having different ranges of imaging, and a display means to display the first and second images. The invention can enhance and display the second image in the display region where the first image is displayed in its entirety. The invention can also crop out the first image and record the first and second images. The invention can adjust the image quality of the second image to match the first image. The technical effect of the invention is to make it easier for users to confirm the compositions of two images.

Problems solved by technology

However, with the above-described imaging apparatus, the user cannot image one subject simultaneously with two imaging systems.
Also, with a general digital camera, switching between a standard mode and wide-angle mode can be performed with one imaging system, but the user cannot simultaneously confirm the composition in each mode.

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1. First Embodiment

External View of Imaging Apparatus and Imaging Image

[0065]FIG. 1 shows an example of an external view of a digital camera serving as an embodiment of the imaging apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

[0066]The digital camera 11 in FIG. 1 has the two optical systems of a main lens 31 and sub-lens 32. The main lens 31 is a so-called standard lens. The sub-lens 32 is a wide-angle lens (i.e. fish-eye lens or the like), and the view angle thereof is sufficiently wide when compared to the main lens 31.

[0067]FIG. 2 shows a display example of an imaging image that the digital camera 11 images.

[0068]As shown in FIG. 2, the digital camera 11 performs correcting processing such as distortion correcting as to an image (sub-image) that is imaged via the sub-lens 32, and performs predetermined image processing (such as blurring the image or decreasing brightness and color saturation). Also, the digital camera 11 performs predetermined image processing (such as inc...

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[0153]FIG. 15 shows a configuration example of a digital camera whereby an object in the image other than the view angle desired for photographing is displayed. Note that with the digital camera 121 in FIG. 15, a configuration having the same functions as that provided to the digital camera 11 in FIG. 3 are denoted with the same names and reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

[0154]That is to say, with the digital camera 121 in FIG. 15, the difference from the digital camera 11 in FIG. 3 is in the point that an object detecting unit 151 and image processing unit 152 are newly provided, and a synthesizing unit 153 is provided instead of the synthesizing unit 57.

[0155]The optical axis correcting unit 53 in FIG. 15 supplies to the image processing unit 54 the position information showing the position wherein the sub-image subjected to optical axis correcting and the main image in the sub-im...

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Configuration Example of Digital Camera

[0198]FIG. 23 shows a configuration example of a digital camera which can display the view angle to the user so as to photograph in a synthesized image, with a more appropriate composition. Note that with the digital camera 221 in FIG. 23, a configuration having similar functions as that provided to the digital camera 121 in FIG. 15 will have the same names and same reference numerals, so the descriptions thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

[0199]That is to say, with the digital camera 221 in FIG. 23, the difference from the digital camera 121 in FIG. 15 is the points that a composition analyzing unit 251 and recommendation composition extracting unit 252 are newly provided, and instead of an image processing unit 152 and synthesizing unit 153, an image processing unit 253 and synthesizing unit 254 are provided.

[0200]The object detecting unit 151 in FIG. 23 detects an object in the sub-image from the optical axis correctin...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus and method and program whereby composition can more readily be confirmed.An imaging unit 432 receives light from a lens 431 and images an imaging image; an extracting unit 435 extracts an extracted image which is an image having a different size from the imaging image and which includes a subject having a high degree of focus; a synthesizing unit 436 synthesizes the extracted image so that the positions of the subject match to the imaging image; and a display unit 438 displays the imaging image of the portions corresponding to a predetermined region having the same size as the extracted image in the display region wherein the entire imaging image can be displayed, and displays the extracted image that has been synthesized with the imaging image. The present invention can be applied to a digital camera, for example.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus and method and program, and in particular relates to an imaging apparatus and method and program whereby a composition can be confirmed more simply.BACKGROUND ART[0002]In general, there may be two imaging systems in an imaging apparatus such as a digital camera or the like.[0003]For example, an imaging apparatus having a forward camera that images forward of the user and a backward camera that images behind the user has been proposed (e.g., see Patent Literature 1).[0004]However, with the above-described imaging apparatus, the user cannot image one subject simultaneously with two imaging systems.[0005]Also, with a general digital camera, switching between a standard mode and wide-angle mode can be performed with one imaging system, but the user cannot simultaneously confirm the composition in each mode.[0006]Further, a camera has been proposed that has two display units which each display an image that has be...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04N5/228H04N23/40G06K9/68
CPCG06T3/40H04N5/2258H04N5/232H04N5/23219H04N5/265H04N5/23293H04N7/18H04N2101/00H04N5/23232H04N23/45H04N23/61H04N23/611H04N23/951H04N23/63
Inventor OHKI, MITSUHARUGOMI, SHINICHIROMASUNO, TOMONORISUZUKI, MASARUNAKAMURA, YUSUKE
Owner SONY CORP
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