Patent ID: 8306280
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic camera, comprising: an image pickup device which photo-electrically converts an image of an object into an electric signal and generates an image signal as the electric signal; a memory which has recorded registration data representing characterizing points of faces as recognizing targets; a face detecting section which detects face areas in a shooting image plane based on said image signal and extracts characterizing points of faces of objects from said face areas; a face recognizing section which determines whether or not said face areas are said recognizing targets based on data of said characterizing points corresponding to said face areas and on said registration data; an object specifying section which specifies as a main object an object present on nearest side of the electronic camera of objects as said recognizing targets; an image processing section which generates data of the shooting image based on said image signal; and an image file generating section which generates attachment data representing said main objects of said shooting image and an image file correlating the data of said shooting image with said attachment data.