Camera having target follow up function

A target follow up device, comprising:

• a photometric section which performs photometry on a plurality of photometric regions into which a photometry field is divided, and which outputs brightness information from said photometric regions;
• a follow up target recognizing section which recognizes as a follow up target an object in a predetermined follow up region within said photometric regions;
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• a follow up target detecting section that continues detecting a position of said follow up target in said photometric regions based on brightness information of said follow up target that has been recognized by said follow up target recognizing section, and which predicts a next position of said follow up target when no follow up target can be detected by said follow up target detecting section.

A target follow up device, comprising:

• a photometric section which performs photometry on a plurality of photometric regions into which a photometry field is divided, and which outputs brightness information from said photometric regions;
• a follow up target recognizing section which recognizes as a follow up target an object in a predetermined follow up region within said photometric regions;
• and
• a follow up target detecting section that continues detecting a position of said follow up target in said photometric regions based on brightness information of said follow up target that has been recognized by said follow up target recognizing section, wherein said follow up target recognizing section recognizes a new follow up target when no follow up target can be detected by said follow up target detecting section.

A target follow up device, comprising:

• a photometric section which performs photometry on a plurality of photometric regions into which a photometry field is divided, and which outputs brightness information from said photometric regions;
• a follow up target recognizing section which recognizes as a follow up target an object in a predetermined follow up region within said photometric regions;
• and
• a follow up target detecting section that continues detecting a position of said follow up target in said photometric regions based on brightness information of said follow up target that has been recognized by said follow up target recognizing section, and that stands by at a position where detecting of said follow up target became impossible in said follow up target detecting section until said detecting of said follow up target becomes possible.

A target follow up device, comprising:

• a photometric section which performs photomerry on a plurality of photometric regions into which a photometry field is divided, and which outputs brightness information from said photometric regions;
• a follow up target recognizing section which recognizes as a follow up target an object in a predetermined follow up region within said photometric regions;
• and
• a follow up target detecting section that continues detecting a position of said follow up target in said photometric regions based on brightness information of said follow up target that has been recognized by said follow up target recognizing section, and that stands by at a position where detecting of said follow up target became impossible in said follow up target detecting section.

A camera having a target follow up function, comprising:

• a photometric section which performs photometry on a plurality of photometric regions into which a photomerry field is divided, and which outputs brightness information from said photometric regions;
• a follow up target recognizing section which recognizes as a follow up target an object in a predetermined follow up region within said photometric regions;
• and
• a follow up target detecting section that continues detecting a position of said follow up target in said photometric regions based on brightness information of said follow up target that has been recognized by said follow up target recognizing section, and which predicts a next position of said follow up target when no follow up target can be detected by said follow up target detecting section.

A camera having a target follow up function, comprising:

• a photometric section which performs photometry on a plurality of photometric regions into which a photometry field is divided, and which outputs brightness information from said photometric regions;
• a follow up target recognizing section which recognizes as a follow up target an object in a predetermined follow up region within said photometric regions;
• and
• a follow up target detecting section that continues detecting a position of said follow up target in said photometric regions based on brightness information of said follow up target that has been recognized by said follow up target recognizing section, wherein said follow up target recognizing section recognizes a new follow up target when no follow up target can be detected by said follow up target detecting section.

A camera having a target follow up function, comprising:

• a photometric section which performs photometry on a plurality of photometric regions into which a photometry field is divided, and which outputs a brightness information from said photometric regions;
• a follow up target recognizing section which recognizes as a follow up target an object in a predetermined follow up region within said photometric regions;
• and
• a follow up target detecting section that continues detecting a position of said follow up target in said photometric regions based on brightness information of said follow up target that has been recognized by said follow up target recognizing section, and that stands by at a position where detecting of said follow up target became impossible in said follow up target detecting section until said detecting of said follow up target becomes possible.