Patent ID: 7747158
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A photographing apparatus comprising: a photographing device which takes an image of a subject; a face detection device which detects a face region including a face of the subject from the image taken by the photographing device; a focusing instruction device for inputting a focusing instruction; a focusing control device which, upon the input of the focusing instruction, performs focusing control to focus on the face in the face region detected by the face detection device; a photographing instruction device for inputting a photographing instruction to the photographing device after the input of the focusing instruction; a face size judgment device which judges whether or not a difference between a size of a face region at the time of the input of the focusing instruction and a size of a face region at the time of an input of the photographing instruction is no less than a predetermined value, the face regions are detected by the face detection device; and a photographing control device which controls to execute photographing using a focus position at the time of the input of the focusing instruction as it is if the difference is judged to be less than the predetermined value, and controls to execute photographing after performing focusing control to focus on a face in the face region detected at the time of inputting the photographing instruction if the difference is judged to be no less than the predetermined value.