Camera device with rotary base

A camera device with a rotary base having an automatic panning function of performing imaging operation in a preset panning direction at a first panning speed, said camera device comprising:

• an imaging unit configured to image a subject and output a video signal;
• a rotary base configured to cause the imaging unit to rotate in a panning direction and a tilting direction;
• a motion and face detecting unit configured to detect the motion or face of the subject based on the video signal output from the imaging unit;
• a tilt control instruction creating unit configured to create a tilt control instruction and give the tilt control instruction to the rotary base to cause the imaging unit to rotate in the tilting direction;
• and
• a pan control instruction creating unit configured to create a pan control instruction and give the pan control instruction to the rotary base to control a speed at which the imaging unit rotates in the panning direction,
• wherein when the motion or face is detected by the motion and face detecting unit, the imaging unit is caused to rotate in the preset panning direction at a second panning speed lower than the first panning speed and is caused to rotate in the tilting direction toward the motion or face detected by the motion and face detecting unit.