Patent ID: 8040379
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus, comprising: an imaging element; a motion vector detecting section which detects motion vectors of a background region and a photographic subject region based on image data imaged by the imaging element; a judging section which judges whether or not motion vectors in the background region detected by the motion vector detecting section satisfy a first condition, and whether or not motion vectors in the photographic subject region detected by the motion vector detecting section satisfy a second condition; and an automatic shooting control section which controls the imaging element to automatically perform a follow shot, when the judging section judges that the motion vectors in the background region satisfy the first condition and the motion vectors in the photographic subject region satisfy the second condition; wherein the first condition includes a condition requiring that a number of identical motion vectors of the background region be larger than a third threshold value, and that a quantity of the motion vectors of which the number is larger than the third threshold value be larger than a first threshold value; and wherein the second condition includes a condition requiring that a quantity of the motion vectors be less than a second threshold value.