Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and computer-readable recording medium

An imaging apparatus comprising:

• an imaging unit that captures a subject to generate image data containing a subject image;
• a part dividing unit that analyzes the image data and divides the subject image into a plurality of parts using position information related to a joint or a junction between bones;
• a changed-image data generating unit that generates changed-image data in which a positional relationship between the plurality of parts is changed;
• a display unit;
• a display control unit that allows the display unit to display an avatar image representing the subject;
• a touch panel that accepts a user operation that changes a positional relationship between a plurality of regions contained in the avatar image;
• a positional relationship storage unit that stores positional relationship information related to the positional relationship between the plurality of regions changed according to the user operation;
• an imaging control unit that allows a recording unit to record the image data, based on the positional relationship information and the positional relationship between the plurality of parts obtained by analyzing and dividing the image data by the part dividing unit, wherein
• the part dividing unit analyzes a plurality of image data, each containing the subject image of which posture changes chronologically, and divides each subject image contained in each of the plurality of image data into a plurality of parts,
• the imaging apparatus further comprises a part identifying unit that identifies a pair of adjacent parts of which an angle changes chronologically, based on each of the plurality of parts, and
• the changed-image data generating unit generates the changed-image data in which the angle formed by the pair of adjacent parts identified by the part identifying unit is changed in a direction in which the posture changes chronologically.

An imaging apparatus comprising:

• an imaging unit that captures a subject to generate image data containing a subject image;
• a part dividing unit that analyzes the image data and divides the subject image into a plurality of parts using position information related to a joint or a junction between bones;
• a changed-image data generating unit that generates changed-image data in which a positional relationship between the plurality of parts is changed;
• a display unit;
• a display control unit that allows the display unit to display an avatar image representing the subject;
• a touch panel that accepts a user operation that changes a positional relationship between a plurality of regions contained in the avatar image;
• a positional relationship storage unit that stores positional relationship information related to the positional relationship between the plurality of regions changed according to the user operation;
• an imaging control unit that allows a recording unit to record the image data, based on the positional relationship information and the positional relationship between the plurality of parts obtained by analyzing and dividing the image data by the part dividing unit;
• and
• a setting information recording unit that records setting information in which one of a pair of adjacent parts among the plurality of parts is set as a fixed part of which position is fixed and the other of the pair of adjacent parts is set as a position change part of which position is to be changed, wherein
• the changed-image data generating unit generates the changed-image data in which a position of the position change part is changed with respect to the fixed part, based on the setting information.

An imaging method comprising:

• capturing a subject to generate image data containing a subject image;
• analyzing the image data thereby dividing the subject image into a plurality of parts using position information related to a joint or a junction between bones;
• generating changed-image data in which a positional relationship between the plurality of parts is changed;
• displaying an avatar image representing the subject;
• storing, according to a user operation that changes a positional relationship between a plurality of regions contained in the avatar image, positional relationship information related to the changed positional relationship between the plurality of regions;
• allowing a recording unit to record the image data, based on the positional relationship information and the positional relationship between the plurality of parts;
• recording, as an angle formed by a pair of adjacent parts among the plurality of parts, association information in which first and second angles are associated with each other, the first angle being an angle before the positional relationship between the pair of adjacent parts is changed, and the second angle being an angle after the positional relationship between the pair of adjacent parts is changed;
• and
• calculating an angle formed by the pair of adjacent parts among the plurality of parts, wherein
• the changed-image data in which the angle formed by the pair of adjacent parts among the plurality of parts is changed, is generated based on the association information, to the second angle associated with the first angle corresponding to the angle calculated.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium with an executable program stored thereon, the program instructing an imaging apparatus to perform:

• capturing a subject to generate image data containing a subject image;
• analyzing the image data thereby dividing the subject image into a plurality of parts using position information related to a joint or a junction between bones;
• generating changed-image data in which a positional relationship between the plurality of parts is changed;
• displaying an avatar image representing the subject;
• storing, according to a user operation that changes a positional relationship between a plurality of regions contained in the avatar image, positional relationship information related to the changed positional relationship between the plurality of regions;
• allowing a recording unit to record the image data, based on the positional relationship information and the positional relationship between the plurality of parts;
• recording, as an angle formed by a pair of adjacent parts among the plurality of parts, association information in which first and second angles are associated with each other, the first angle being an angle before the positional relationship between the pair of adjacent parts is changed, and the second angle being an angle after the positional relationship between the pair of adjacent parts is changed;
• and
• calculating an angle formed by the pair of adjacent parts among the plurality of parts, wherein
• the changed-image data in which the angle formed by the pair of adjacent parts among the plurality of parts is changed, is generated based on the association information, to the second angle associated with the first angle corresponding to the angle calculated.