Patent ID: 7248300
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera comprising: an image data input unit forming an image of a subject for photographing said subject; a condition storing unit storing a predetermined photographing condition relating to at least one of an expression and characteristic feature of an aimed object in the image of the subject; an extractor extracting data of said aimed object from said image of said subject based on an extracting condition; a detecting unit detecting a condition of said aimed object on said image, and said detecting unit detecting a satisfaction of said condition of said aimed object with said predetermined photographing condition; and a timing signal generator automatically outputting a timing signal when said detecting unit detects the satisfaction of said photographing condition, wherein said extractor is adapted to identify candidate aimed objects in said image of said subject based on depth information of said image indicating the distance from the camera to parts of said subject, said photographing condition includes a predetermined condition related to said aimed object and said timing signal generator outputs said timing signal when said aimed object satisfies said photographing condition, said extractor detects data of a judgement location from said data of said aimed object in said image based on a detecting condition different from said extracting condition, said photographing condition includes a predetermined photographing condition related to a desirable judgement location, and said timing signal generator outputs said timing signal when said judgement location satisfies said photographing condition.