Invention Grant
US07903163B2 Image pickup device, automatic focusing method, automatic exposure method, electronic flash control method and computer program
有权
摄像装置,自动对焦方式,自动曝光方式,电子闪光灯控制方式和电脑程式
- Patent Title: Image pickup device, automatic focusing method, automatic exposure method, electronic flash control method and computer program
- Patent Title (中): 摄像装置,自动对焦方式,自动曝光方式,电子闪光灯控制方式和电脑程式
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Application No.: US11745703Application Date: 2007-05-08
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Publication No.: US07903163B2Publication Date: 2011-03-08
- Inventor: Noriaki Ojima , Takahiro Fujisawa
- Applicant: Noriaki Ojima , Takahiro Fujisawa
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2001-284162 20010918; JP2001-284163 20010918; JP2001-304342 20010928; JP2001-304343 20010928; JP2001-304638 20010928
- Main IPC: H04N5/222
- IPC: H04N5/222 ; H04N5/232 ; G03B13/00 ; H04N5/235 ; G03B7/00

Abstract:
An image pickup device provided with an automatic focusing function includes an image pickup unit, a face detection unit, a receive unit, and an automatic focusing control unit. The image pickup unit is configured to input image data corresponding to a subject. The face detection unit is configured to separately detect eyes, a nose, and a mouth of a human face from the image data input from the image pickup unit. The receive unit is configured to receive from a user a selection of any one of the eyes, the nose, or the mouth as a ranging area. The automatic focusing control unit is configured to perform automatic focusing control based on the ranging area selected by the user.
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