Patent ID: 7899318
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A photographic apparatus, comprising: photographic means for photographing a scene, acquiring photographic image data of a subject, and executing processing for saving the photographic image data; intention judgment information detecting means for detecting intention judgment information used to judge a photographic intent of a user; and control means able to cause the photographic means to execute operations for both a manual shoot mode, wherein processing to save the photographic image data is timed in accordance with operations of a user-operable shutter element by the user, and an automatic shoot mode, wherein processing to save the photographic image data is conducted independently of shutter element operations, wherein the control means further makes a first intention judgment using the intention judgment information from the intention judgment information detecting means, and according to a first intention judgment result, causes the photographic means to selectively execute the operations for either the manual shoot mode or the automatic shoot mode.