Patent ID: 6522360
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
An image pickup apparatus comprising:image pickup means for photo-electrically converting an image of an object of shooting into a picked-up image signal and outputting the picked-up image signal; monitor means for displaying an image represented by the picked-up image signal outputted from said image pickup means; detecting area setting means for setting a detecting area to extract a predetermined component of the image signal; visual line detecting means for detecting a position of a visual line in an image screen of said monitor means; image enlarging processing means for electronically enlarging an image signal and causing said monitor means to display the enlarged image; and controlling means for adaptively controlling said detecting area setting means and said image enlarging processing means on the basis of an operation of said visual line detecting means to enlarge an image of a region including the position of the visual line in the image screen of said monitor means and to set the detecting area at the position of the visual line.