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US 12,120,420 B2Granted
Imaging device, imaging method, and program
AssigneeSony Group Corporation
InventorTakahiro Sato
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Abstract
The present technology relates to an imaging device, an imaging method, and a program that make it possible to easily perform imaging focusing on a subject or a specific part of the subject. The imaging device causes a preliminary-notice frame that gives notice of a specific area to be focused to be displayed on an image obtained by an imaging unit according to a type of the subject. The present technology can be applied to an imaging device.
Claims21
An imaging apparatus, comprising:
- an imager configured to acquire an image;
- and
- circuitry configured to:
- set a face area of a human as a first type of in-focus area of the image,
- set a pupil area of the human as a second type of in-focus area of the image,
- set a pupil area of a cat or dog as a third type of in-focus area of the image,
- enter an animal pupil detection mode that is distinct from a human pupil detection mode, and
- in the animal pupil detection mode, in an absence of receiving indication of pressing of a physical button for autofocus or a start of pupil focusing, superimposing a pupil preliminary notice frame corresponding to the pupil area of the cat or dog.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program code, the program being executable to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an image captured by an imager;
- setting a face area of a human as a first type of in-focus area of the image;
- setting a pupil area of the human as a second type of in-focus area of the image;
- setting a pupil area of a cat or dog as a third type of in-focus area of the image;
- enter an animal pupil detection mode that is distinct from a human pupil detection mode;
- and
- in the animal pupil detection mode, in an absence of receiving indication of pressing of a physical button for autofocus or a start of pupil focusing, superimposing a pupil preliminary notice frame corresponding to the pupil area of the cat or dog.
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A method comprising:
- receiving an image captured by an imager;
- setting a face area of a human as a first type of in-focus area of the image;
- setting a pupil area of the human as a second type of in-focus area of the image;
- setting a pupil area of a cat or dog as a third type of in-focus area of the image;
- enter an animal pupil detection mode that is distinct from a human pupil detection mode;
- and
- in the animal pupil detection mode, in an absence of receiving indication of pressing of a physical button for autofocus or a start of pupil focusing, superimposing a pupil preliminary notice frame corresponding to the pupil area of the cat or dog.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.