Patent ID: 8462223
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: an image pickup device configured to obtain a captured image corresponding to an object image; object detecting means for detecting a specific object in the captured image; position obtaining means for obtaining a position at which the specific object exists in the captured image; composition specifying means for specifying, on the basis of the existence position of the specific object, a recommended composition which is recommended when the specific object is viewed as a main object, wherein the composition specifying means specifies the recommended composition by selecting one of a plurality of recommended candidate areas, each recommended candidate area corresponding to a different area in which the main object is intended to exist, wherein the recommended candidate area selected by the composition specifying means corresponds to the area located closest to the specific object; and instruction control means for instructing the execution of a predetermined operation which notifies a user of the recommended composition.