Patent ID: 7574128
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: G03B,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A photographing apparatus, comprising: an image pickup element for receiving a light entered through a photographing lens from an object and continuously converting the light into an image signal, and outputting the image signal; an image data converting section for converting the image signal output from the image pickup element to an image data, and outputting the image data; a record indicating section for inputting a record indication of the image data; a self photographing setting section for setting a self photographing mode; a self-timer circuit for clocking a predetermined time of period in response to a receipt of an input of the record indication at the record indicating section in the state in which the self photographing mode is set by the self photographing setting section; a shutter control section for controlling exposure of the image pickup element in response to completion of the clocking of the predetermined time of period by the self-timer circuit; a recording section for recording the image data of the image signal output from the image pickup element in response to the exposure controlled by the shutter control section; a display section for displaying at least the image data recorded in the recording section; a face detecting section for detecting a face area of an object based on the image data output from the image data converting section, in response to a receipt of an input of the record indication at the record indicating section; and a photographing control section for controlling the self-timer circuit to clock the predetermined time of period when the face detecting section detects at least one face area.