Imaging control device, subject detection method, and program

A subject detection method of an imaging apparatus or an imaging system having an imaging section which performs imaging of a subject and an imaging field changing section of the imaging section, comprising the steps of:

• determining whether or not a subject detecting section detects a predetermined target subject by analyzing a captured image signal acquired by the imaging section, in a subject detection processing;
• controlling the imaging field changing section to change an angle of view in the imaging section when it is determined that a target subject is not detected in the subject detection processing;
• and
• performing the subject detection processing again after changing the angle of view in the angle-of-view changing step.

A program for an operation of an imaging control device for an imaging apparatus or an imaging system having an imaging section which performs imaging of a subject and an imaging field changing section of the imaging section, the program causing an arithmetic processing unit of the imaging control device to execute:

• determination processing of determining whether or not a subject detecting section detects a predetermined target subject by analyzing a captured image signal acquired by the imaging section, in a subject detection processing;
• angle-of-view change processing of controlling the imaging field changing section to change an angle of view in the imaging section when it is determined that a target subject is not detected in the subject detection processing;
• and
• subject re-detection processing of performing the subject detection processing after changing the angle of view in the angle-of-view change processing.