Zoom control device, zoom control method, control program, and imaging apparatus equipped with zoom control device
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkihiro Tsubusaki
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Abstract
An apparatus for recording an image output from a sensor based on an instruction from a user includes a detection unit configured to detect a subject from an image output from the sensor, and a control unit configured to set a parameter based on the detected subject and to perform automatic optical zoom control using the parameter. In a first mode, the detection unit detects a subject from a first image which is acquired after a predetermined condition is satisfied after the instruction, and the control unit performs the automatic optical zoom control using the parameter set based on the subject detected from the first image.
Claims19
An apparatus for recording a first image output from a sensor based on an instruction from a user, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, performs operations as:
- a detection unit configured to detect a subject from a second image output from the sensor before capturing the first image;
- a zoom control unit configured to set a parameter based on the detected subject and to perform automatic optical zoom control using the parameter;
- an image capturing control unit configured to control image capturing processing of the first image;
- and
- a recording control unit configured to control a recording of the first image captured by the image capturing processing,
- wherein, in a first mode, the detection unit detects a subject from the second image which is acquired after a first condition is satisfied after the instruction, and the zoom control unit performs the automatic optical zoom control using the parameter set based on the subject detected from the second image,
- wherein the image capturing control unit determines whether a second condition different from the first condition is satisfied after the zoom control unit performs the automatic optical zoom control, and
- wherein the image capturing control unit performs the image capturing processing of the first image in a case where the image capturing control unit determines that the second condition is satisfied after the zoom control unit performs the automatic optical zoom control.
A method for an apparatus for recording a first image output from a sensor based on an instruction from a user, the method comprising:
- detecting a subject from a second image output from the sensor before capturing the first image;
- setting a parameter based on the detected subject;
- performing automatic optical zoom control using the parameter;
- performing image capturing processing of the first image;
- and
- recording the first image captured by the image capturing processing,
- wherein, in a first mode, the second image is acquired after a first condition is satisfied after the instruction, and the parameter is set based on the subject detected from the first image,
- wherein whether a second condition different from the first condition is satisfied after the automatic optical zoom control is performed, and
- wherein the image capturing processing of the first image is performed in a case where it is determined that the second condition is satisfied after the automatic optical zoom control is performed.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for controlling an apparatus for recording a first image output from a sensor based on an instruction from a user, the method comprising:
- detecting a subject from a second image output from the sensor before capturing the first image;
- setting a parameter based on the detected subject;
- performing automatic optical zoom control using the parameter;
- performing image capturing processing of the first image;
- and
- recording the first image captured by the image capturing processing,
- wherein, in a first mode, the second image is acquired after a first condition is satisfied after the instruction, and the parameter is set based on the subject detected from the first image,
- wherein whether a second condition different from the first condition is satisfied after the automatic optical zoom control is performed, and
- wherein the image capturing processing of the first image is performed in a case where it is determined that the second condition is satisfied after the automatic optical zoom control is performed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.