Patent ID: 8139136
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus having a function of detecting a specific subject, comprising: an image pickup unit; a display unit to display an image frame which is repeatedly picked up by the image pickup unit while sequentially updating the image frame; a detection unit to detect the specific subject in any of a plurality of areas into which the image frame is divided; an identification display unit to identify and display the specific subject which is detected by the detection unit in the image frame displayed by the display unit; an instruction operation unit to receive a plurality of instruction operations which are different from each other and which correspond respectively to the plurality of areas into which the image frame is divided; a first switching unit to switch an area which is to be a detection target for the detection unit to be an area corresponding to a received instruction operation when any of the instruction operations is received by the instruction operation unit; and a condition changing unit to orderly change a detection condition of the specific subject according to a number of times that the instruction operation is carried out without switching the area which is to be the detection target for the detection unit when a same instruction operation is continuously carried out by the instruction operation unit.