Control device with recognizing instruction function of digital camera with printer, operation method for control device of digital camera with printer, and operation program for control device of digital camera with printer

An operation method for a control device of a digital camera with a printer having a camera unit that images a subject and sequentially outputs images representing the subject and a printer unit that prints the captured image on a print medium in response to an imaging instruction, the operation method comprising:

• performing control of displaying, in a live view display screen, live images on a display unit, wherein the live view display screen displays a hand recognition region which detects a first gesture from a subject to be imaged and a face detection region which detects a face of the subject to be imaged;
• displaying, in the live view display screen, the face detection region at a center position of the image to be printed by controlling an imaging range of the camera so that the face detection region is at the center position of the image to be printed;
• recognizing, by the camera unit, a first gesture which activates an imaging and print instruction that combines the imaging instruction to capture an image of the subject to be printed in combination with an instruction to print the image and start an imaging standby period upon recognizing the first gesture, the first gesture being performed by the subject who performed the first gesture and is within the imaging range of the camera unit;
• displaying, in the live view display screen, to inform the subject a remaining time of the imaging standby period as a part of the live view;
• causing the camera unit to perform an imaging operation of outputting the image required to be printed to the printer after the imaging standby period has elapsed;
• performing control of displaying, in a preview display screen, the image required to be printed as a preview on a display unit visible to the subject to be imaged within the imaging range during a predetermined print standby period which occurs after the camera unit performs the imaging operation of outputting the image;
• displaying, in the preview display screen to inform the subject a remaining time of the predetermined print standby period;
• recognizing, during the predetermined print standby period, a second gesture for an instruction to stop printing the image required to be printed, the second gesture being performed by the subject to be imaged within the imaging range and being different from the first gesture;
• upon recognizing the second gesture during the predetermined print standby period, causing the printer unit to print the image required to be printed and display an instruction to perform the first gesture to start the imaging standby period;
• and
• after the predetermined print standby period has elapsed without recognizing the second gesture during the predetermined print standby period, causing the printer unit to print the image required to be printed.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an operation program for a control device of a digital camera with a printer having a camera unit that images a subject and sequentially outputs images representing the subject and a printer unit that prints the captured image on a print medium in response to an imaging instruction, the operation program causing a computer to:

• perform control of displaying, in a live view display screen, live images on a display unit, wherein the live view display screen displays a hand recognition region which detects a first gesture from a subject to be imaged and a face detection region which detects a face of the subject to be imaged;
• display, in the live view display screen, the face detection region at a center position of the image to be printed by controlling an imaging range of the camera so that the face detection region is at the center position of the image to be printed;
• recognize, by the camera unit, a first gesture which activates an imaging and print instruction that combines the imaging instruction to capture an image of the subject to be printed in combination with an instruction to print the image and start an imaging standby period upon recognizing the first gesture, the first gesture being performed by the subject who performed the first gesture and is within the imaging range of the camera unit;
• displaying, in the live view display screen, to inform the subject a remaining time of the imaging standby period as a part of the live view;
• cause the camera unit to perform an imaging operation of outputting the image required to be printed to the printer after the imaging standby period has elapsed;
• perform control of displaying, in a preview display screen, the image required to be printed as a preview on a display unit visible to the subject to be imaged within the imaging range during the predetermined print standby period which occurs after the camera unit performs the imaging operation of outputting the image;
• display, in the preview display screen to inform the subject a remaining time of the predetermined print standby period;
• recognize, during the predetermined print standby period, a second gesture for an instruction to stop printing the image required to be printed, the second gesture being performed by the subject to be imaged within the imaging range and being different from the first gesture;
• upon recognizing the second gesture during the predetermined print standby period, cause the printer unit to print the image required to be printed and display an instruction to perform the first gesture to start the imaging standby period;
• and
• after the predetermined print standby period has elapsed without recognizing the second gesture during the predetermined print standby period, cause the printer unit to print the image required to be printed.