Patent ID: 8194173
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic camera comprising: an image generating section that generates an image based on an output of an image sensor; a characterizing portion detecting section that detects a characterizing portion of an object; an area setting section that sets a focus area of the image generated by said image generating section; a focus control section that performs a focus control in said focus area set by said area setting section; and a storing control section that stores an area of said characterizing portion detected by said characterizing portion detecting section in a storing section, wherein said characterizing portion detecting section repeatedly detects said characterizing portion when performing of a detection of said characterizing portion is selected on a menu picture and a monitor is lighted, said focus control section performs said focus control using each said area of said characterizing portion being repeatedly detected by said characterizing portion detecting section, said storing control section sequentially stores said area of said characterizing portion being repeatedly detected by said characterizing portion detecting section in said storing section, said area setting section sets, as said focus area, the area of said characterizing portion being stored in said storing section before a half depression of a shutter release button when said characterizing portion is not detected by said characterizing portion detecting section after the half depression of the shutter release button, and said area setting section sets a central area of said focus area when said monitor is off.