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JP4352916B2 - Imaging apparatus and imaging method - Google Patents
JP4352916B2
JP4352916B2 JP2004028356A JP2004028356A JP4352916B2 JP 4352916 B2 JP4352916 B2 JP 4352916B2 JP 2004028356 A JP2004028356 A JP 2004028356A JP 2004028356 A JP2004028356 A JP 2004028356A JP 4352916 B2 JP4352916 B2 JP 4352916B2
JP2004028356A
JP2005223528A (en
徳介 辻本
2004-02-04 Application filed by ソニー株式会社 filed Critical ソニー株式会社
2004-02-04 Priority to JP2004028356A priority Critical patent/JP4352916B2/en
2005-08-18 Publication of JP2005223528A publication Critical patent/JP2005223528A/en
2009-10-28 Publication of JP4352916B2 publication Critical patent/JP4352916B2/en
The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus and an imaging method for detecting out-of-focus before photographing suitable for application to a digital camera, for example.
An electronic camera device such as a digital camera includes a monitor display device that can confirm an image at the time of shooting. An image of a subject captured by such a digital camera is subjected to photoelectric conversion, signal conversion, signal processing, and the like by an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and then the monitor image of the subject (so-called through image) is displayed on the display device. Is displayed. When the user presses the shutter at a desired timing while looking at the monitor image, shooting is performed, and the shot image of the subject after signal processing is recorded and stored in a storage medium as recorded image data. In addition, information of a recorded image recorded on and stored in a recording medium can be read and reproduced on a display device such as a liquid crystal display for display or output to an external device.
In such a digital camera, since the resolution of the monitor image displayed on the display device is usually lower than the resolution of the recorded image stored in the recording medium, the image is displayed on the display device as an image having a lower definition than the recorded image. Taking a model of a commercially available digital camera as an example, the resolution of the recorded image is 640x480 and the resolution of the monitor image is 220x279. Therefore, when the user presses the shutter, even if the image shot due to camera shake or out of focus is out of focus, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display etc. on the imaging device at that time There was a problem that could not be judged from.
As a solution to this problem, there is a digital camera provided with a function capable of enlarging and displaying a part of an image when reproducing a captured image. When such a digital camera is used, the user can enlarge a part of the photographed image and check the focus. However, in this case, shooting is performed in the recording mode, and when shooting is finished, the recording mode is switched to playback and enlargement of the recorded image to check the focus, and if there is out of focus, the recording mode is switched again to shooting again. It is necessary to follow the procedure, and there remains a problem that the operation is complicated and troublesome for the photographer. In view of this, an electronic camera has been proposed that can magnify a part of the image corresponding to the focus position of the captured monitor image, shoot while confirming the focus, and magnify and display the photographed image (for example, , See Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-196301
However, in the electronic camera disclosed in Patent Document 1, as described above, the photographer must determine whether or not the image is in focus based on the enlarged and displayed image portion of the low resolution. Judgment of out-of-focus was difficult. In addition, if the subject is not in focus, it is necessary to re-shoot, so there is an inconvenience that a shooting opportunity is missed.
Therefore, the present invention does not require the photographer to determine whether or not the subject is in focus, and allows the photographer to determine the focus state of images automatically captured for a plurality of captured images before and after focus control. An object of the present invention is to provide an imaging device that informs and indicates an out-of-focus area when confirming a captured image.
In order to solve the above problems, an imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes an imaging device, a shutter key that generates different operation instruction signals in a half-pressed state and a deep-pressed state, and a shutter key that is in a half-pressed state or a deeply-pressed state. A monitoring image acquisition unit that acquires a monitor image from the image sensor when it is not in the state, and a shutter half-press image acquisition that acquires a lock image when the autofocus control is locked from the image sensor when the shutter key is in a half-pressed state The comparison results of the image comparison unit, the captured image acquisition unit that acquires the captured image from the image sensor when the shutter key is in the deep-pressed state, the image comparison unit that compares the monitor image, the lock image, and the captured image. Based on the out-of-focus determination unit that determines whether or not it is out of focus, and the determination result of the out-of-focus determination unit Based on the image data obtained from the captured image acquisition unit, when the subject is out of focus, different out-of-focus display signals are displayed for the subject area that is in focus and the subject area that is not in focus. And a focus blur display signal generating unit that generates a focus blur display signal in a display form that covers the area of the subject affected by the camera shake.
In order to solve the above-described problem, an imaging method of the present invention includes a monitor image obtained from an imaging device at the time of monitoring, first sharpness data calculated from the monitor image stored in a memory, and a shutter key. The autofocus control is locked in response to half-pressing of the image, and then the locked image obtained from the image sensor and the second sharpness data calculated from the locked image are stored in the memory, and the first sharpness Comparing the degree data and the second sharpness data to determine whether or not the first sharpness data and the second sharpness data have the same mountain position; and the first sharpness data and the second sharpness data When it is determined that the second sharpness data peaks are in the same position, the focus at the time of monitoring is in focus, and the first sharpness data peak size is the second sharpness data peak If it is determined that the size is less than the size, the step of adding error information is the same as the step of adding peaks of the first sharpness data and the second sharpness data, and the focus at the time of monitoring is If it is determined that the first sharpness data peak size is less than or equal to the second sharpness data peak size, adding error information and first sharpness data A step of adding error information when it is determined that the peak positions of the degree data and the second sharpness data are different, and a captured image obtained from the imaging device in response to the shutter key being deeply pressed. The third sharpness data calculated from the captured image is stored in the memory, and the second sharpness data and the third sharpness data are compared with each other to compare the second sharpness data and the third sharpness data. Day If it is determined that the hills are different in size, a step of adding error information, and if error information is added, warn the operator and whether to record the captured image in the recording unit And a step of recording a captured image in a recording unit when error information is not added, or when a recording instruction by an operator is confirmed in response to a warning.
The plurality of captured images related to the focus control include an image displayed on the display unit before the focus control, an image displayed on the display unit after the focus control, and before recording on the recording medium by the recording unit. An image displayed on the display means is used. By using these plural images, it is possible to determine which of these images is in focus on the subject intended by the photographer without enlarging the captured images. When there is a possibility of defocusing, it is possible to notify the photographer with a message or sound as a warning to indicate the area where the focus is actually out of focus.
According to the present invention, since the out-of-focus image, which has been difficult to confirm on the display unit on the imaging device at the time of shooting, is automatically determined and displayed by the imaging device side, the photographer can An out-of-focus state can be easily found, and an instruction such as selecting a better image can be given. In addition, an image displayed on the display means before the focus control other than the image to be recorded on the recording medium and an image displayed on the display means after the focus control are also acquired. It is also possible to do. According to the present invention, a photograph of a subject that is in focus can be taken with certainty, so that even beginners and young people who are not familiar with the operation of the imaging apparatus can easily handle them.
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings as appropriate.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration as an example of an imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the imaging apparatus is mainly composed of an optical system block and a control system block. The optical system block includes a photographing lens 1, an AF control unit 2 having an autofocus (AF) lens, a motor drive circuit 8 that drives a motor of the AF control unit 2, and a solid-state imaging device 3 such as a CCD. Yes. The control system block includes a signal processing circuit 4, an internal memory 5, a display unit 6 such as a liquid crystal panel, a recording unit 7 that records captured data on a recording medium 12, and a focus extracted from a high-frequency component. An evaluation value processing circuit 9 for processing the evaluation value, a warning unit 11 for notifying the photographer with a message or sound when there is out-of-focus, and a half-press to instruct locking of autofocus control and a deep press to perform a shooting operation Is composed of a shutter key 13 for instructing and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 for controlling them.
Normally, when the power switch is turned on, a power supply voltage is supplied from a power supply unit (not shown), and the display unit 6 that displays a monitor image enters a monitoring state. Then, the reflected light from the subject is focused by the autofocus lens 2 via the photographing lens 1 and formed as an image on the light receiving surface of the solid-state image pickup device 3 such as a CCD. The image formed on the light receiving surface is converted into an amount of signal charge corresponding to the amount of reflected light forming the image, and displayed on the display unit 6 such as a liquid crystal panel.
At this time, the data of the reflected light forming the incident image is temporarily stored in the internal memory 5, and the high frequency component of the stored data is supplied to the evaluation value processing circuit 9, and the evaluation value for focusing is obtained. Is formed and sent to the CPU 10. Based on the data supplied from the evaluation value processing circuit 9, the CPU 10 sequentially controls the motor drive circuit 8 so that the AF control unit 2 is in focus. This autofocus control is executed when the shutter key 13 is half-pressed.
FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the AF control unit. In FIG. 2, a captured image is photoelectrically converted by a solid-state imaging device 3 such as a CCD, and then a CDS (Correlated Double Sampling Circuit) 21, an AGC (Automatic Gain Control) 22, and an AD (Analog to Digital). ) Signal conversion processing is performed by the conversion unit 23. Thereafter, the signal processing unit 24 extracts a high frequency component of the image based on the detection range selection C <b> 1 from the CPU 10, and sends it to the AF detection circuit 25. The AF detection circuit 25 integrates this input high frequency component for one field period, and the CPU 10 supplies the control signal C2 to the motor drive circuit 8 so as to maximize this integration value, thereby moving the autofocus lens 27. The motor 26 is controlled.
In the internal memory 5 shown in FIG. 1, the sharpness data of the monitor image at the time of the autofocus control is also temporarily stored. The monitor image is displayed on the display unit 6 even in this autofocus control state. When the shutter key 13 is half-pressed from this state and an instruction to lock the autofocus control is given, the image is relatively easily focused by the autofocus control method shown in FIG. At this time, the sharpness data at the time of locking is further held while the sharpness data of the monitor image immediately before the shutter key 13 is half-pressed is held. The monitor image in the monitoring state and the locked state is also displayed on the display unit 6. After that, when the shutter key 13 is pressed deeply, the image data is captured and stored in the internal memory 5. This captured state is also displayed on the display unit 6 as a monitor image, and sharpness data is similarly calculated from the high-frequency component of the actually captured image.
The above-described sharpness data of the three images, that is, the sharpness data of the monitor image, the lock image, and the captured image is supplied to the evaluation value processing circuit 9 to perform arithmetic processing. Then, the CPU 10 determines camera shake or out-of-focus based on the calculation processing result, and notifies the photographer via the warning unit 11 when there is a possibility that the out-of-focus is generated, and also provides the recording medium to the photographer. 12 is inquired whether or not to record.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the CPU related to out-of-focus detection, but here, functional blocks including the memory 5 and the evaluation value processing circuit 9 other than the CPU are also shown. In FIG. 3, a monitoring image acquisition unit 31 is a functional block that acquires a monitor image at the time of monitoring displayed on the display unit 6 before focus control immediately before shooting, and a shutter half-pressed image acquisition unit 32 is after focus control. 3 is a functional block for acquiring a lock image when autofocus control is locked in FIG. The image acquisition unit 33 is a functional block that acquires a captured image at the time of capture in which captured image data is stored in the internal memory 5.
The image comparison unit 34 is a functional block that compares the focus states of the focus positions of the monitor image, the lock image, and the capture image. The focus blur determination unit 35 is the monitor image, the lock image, and the capture image that are compared by the image comparison unit 34. It is a functional block which determines the picked-up image which is out of focus. The out-of-focus display signal generation unit 36 is a functional block that generates a signal for displaying an error area on the display unit 6 for a captured image that is determined to be out of focus by the out-of-focus determination unit 35.
The image storage unit 37 is a functional block that stores the monitor image, the lock image, and the captured image compared by the image comparison unit 34, and the image interpolation unit 38 is out of focus out of the images stored in the image storage unit 37. This is a functional block that performs interpolation based on the out-of-focus result for a captured image that is determined to be out of focus by the determination unit 35. Then, the best image selection unit 39 selects the captured image determined to be out of focus by the out-of-focus determination unit 35 from the images stored in the image storage unit 37 based on the non-focus determination result. This is a functional block for performing selection to switch to another good image close to the in-focus state.
As shown in FIG. 3, the out-of-focus image portion of the captured image is determined by calculating a difference between the evaluation values using the previous three image information by the out-of-focus determination unit 35. At this time, the out-of-focus display signal generation unit 36 displays the portion where the out-of-focus is generated on the preview screen of the display unit 6 with a marking of a color different from that of the other regions in accordance with the generated display signal of the error region. Then, an out-of-focus warning is urged to the photographer via the warning unit 11. As described above, when the object to be photographed is out of focus, the portion is marked, so that the photographer can easily know the portion. In addition, since the photographer can easily find out where the out-of-focus is occurring, the photographer should be sufficiently accurate in the case of a blur that is not intended by the photographer or a blur that is constantly moving, such as a flag. Can respond.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating signal generation of the out-of-focus display signal generation unit. In FIG. 4, the out-of-focus display signal generation unit 36 shown in FIG. 3 displays an error area for a captured image 41 determined by the out-of-focus determination unit 35 to be out of focus or in-focus. 1 is generated and sent to the display unit 6 of FIG. 1, and the red or blue display signal 42 is added to the captured image 41 and displayed on the display unit 6.
5A and 5B are diagrams showing the principle of the evaluation process. FIG. 5A shows the full-screen AF detection, FIG. 5B shows the monitoring, FIG. 5C shows the shutter half-pressed (locked), and FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing determination by a combination of evaluation processes, FIG. 6A is during monitoring, FIG. 6B is when the shutter is half-pressed (locked), and FIG. 6C is during capture.
FIG. 5A shows a one-line image 51 of a detection frame having an AF detection area at the time of full-screen AF detection, the vertical axis represents an evaluation value (sharpness) obtained from the image, and the horizontal axis represents the depth position of the image. . First, as shown at the time of full-screen AF detection in FIG. 5A, there are generally a plurality of sharpness peaks (I), (II), and (III) in one image.
At the time of monitoring shown in FIG. 5B, the mountain (II) having the highest sharpness among the plurality of mountains is focused. Considering this monitoring time, two situations can be considered. In other words, as shown in (a), when monitoring, the mountain is high and almost in focus, and the other is as shown in (b) where the mountain is low and not in focus. It is in focus.
In this state, when the shutter key 11 shown in FIG. 1 is half-pressed, the shift is made when the autofocus control shown in FIG. 5C is locked, and the autofocus lens 27 (see FIG. 2) is applied by the autofocus control method as described above. Is fixed at the focus position. At this time, as a possible situation, (a) (b) at the time of monitoring as shown in (d) In the same mountain as in the direction where the sharpness increases (the direction indicated by the arrow increases), that is, in the in-focus state where the focus is in the in-focus direction, the mountain is small in contrast to (d) as in (e). The sharpness is reduced (the direction indicated by the arrow is smaller), and the out-of-focus transition state where the focus is shifted is different from the peak that is focused as shown in (f) from the peak (dotted line) in (II). There is a state of moving to the mountain of (III), that is, a state of focusing on a subject that the photographer does not want to shoot.
Next, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 5D, what can be considered when the image is actually captured is as shown in (g), the in-focus state captured in the locked state as shown in FIG. There is a state in which the sharpness changes due to a change in the thick line for some reason (such as camera shake or out-of-focus, if it goes up, accidentally if it goes up, something with high brightness), as in (h) other than. In this way, there are various causes for out-of-focus, and in fact, the cause of out-of-focus is determined from a combination of these various factors.
FIG. 6 represents the determination of out-of-focus as a tree-like combination having various factors, where “◯” indicates success and “×” indicates that there is a possibility of out-of-focus. First, at the time of monitoring shown in FIG. 6A, when the focused state of (a) is in focus, the peak of (e) becomes small at the time of locking as shown in FIG. 6B, or as shown in (f) In the case of moving to another mountain, the photographed image is likely to be out of focus. In these cases, the camera is warned via the warning unit 11 (see FIG. 1) because it is out of focus as indicated by the x mark 65 or the x mark 66. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6B (c), the in-focus state remains in focus, or as shown in FIG. Only when the capture shown in 6C is in the state (g), that is, in the locked state shown in FIG. 6B, there is no out-of-focus as in the circles 61 and 63. However, if the sharpness of the captured image changes as shown in FIG. 6C (h), there is a possibility that the image is out of focus, and the x marks 62 and 64 are obtained. A warning is issued.
Next, a case where the focus is not achieved as shown in FIG. 6B during the monitoring shown in FIG. 6A will be described. The difference from (a) is that when the crest of (c) at the time of locking shown in FIG. 6B is the same as that at the time of monitoring shown in FIG. 11 (see FIG. 1). In this way, it is possible to identify a subject that may be out of focus after shooting, and to warn the photographer accordingly. If it is determined that the image is out of focus, a marking process as shown in FIG. 8 to be described later is performed using the previous three pieces of image information, so that the out-of-focus can be corrected.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention. First, the start represents the time of monitoring, and at the same time, the sharpness data at that time is held in the memory 5 of FIG. Next, when the autofocus control is locked by half-pressing the shutter key, sharpness data at the time of locking is output from the CCD 3 to the signal processing circuit 4 (step S1). Next, it is determined whether or not the positions of the sharpness peaks are the same based on the data at the time of monitoring and at the time of locking (step S2). Here, if the position of the sharpness peak is different, it means that the object is not intended by the photographer, and error information is added (step S5).
When it is determined in the determination step S2 that the positions of the sharpness peaks are the same, the magnitude relationship between the sizes of the peaks is determined (steps S3 and S4). In other words, if the focus at the time of monitoring is in focus ((a) of FIG. 6), whether the size of the sharpness peak at the time of monitoring is the same as or larger than the size of the sharpness peak at the time of locking. Is determined (step S3). When it is determined in the determination step S3 that the sharpness peak at the time of monitoring is smaller than the sharpness peak at the time of locking, error information is added (step S5). Conversely, if it is determined in the determination step S3 that the size of the sharpness mountain at the time of monitoring is the same as or larger than the size of the sharpness mountain at the time of locking, the image is captured and captured as it is. Sharpness data is created from the image (step S6).
On the other hand, if the focus at the time of monitoring is not in focus ((b) of FIG. 5), it is determined whether the size of the sharpness peak at the time of monitoring is larger than the size of the sharpness peak at the time of locking. (Step S4). Here, error information is added except that the sharpness peak is larger than the sharpness peak at the time of locking and the focus is achieved (step S5).
Next, in the determination step S3, when it is determined that the size of the sharpness peak at the time of monitoring is the same as or larger than the size of the sharpness peak at the time of locking, and in the determination step S4, the sharpness level at the time of monitoring. When it is determined that the size of the peak is larger than the size of the sharpness peak at the time of locking, and when error information is added in step S5, image information is captured (step S6). Then, the sharpness data obtained from the captured image is compared with the peak size of the sharpness data at the time of the previous lock (step S7).
When it is determined in this determination step S7 that the peak size of the sharpness data obtained from the captured image is not the same as the peak size of the sharpness data at the time of locking, that is, the peak size has changed. Is considered to have been out of focus between the time of locking and the time of capturing, error information is added (step S 8 ), and the process proceeds to step S 9.
If it is determined in the determination step S7 that the peak of the sharpness data obtained from the captured image is the same as the peak of the sharpness data at the time of locking, the process proceeds to the next step. Then, it is determined whether or not error information has been added in the series of steps so far (step S9).
If it is determined in step S9 that there is no error information, the image is recorded in the recording unit 7 of FIG. 1 (step S11), and the end monitoring state is entered again.
If it is determined in step S9 that there is error information, the photographer is notified of the possibility of out-of-focus via the warning unit 11 shown in FIG. 1 and whether or not the photographer is to record an image. An inquiry is made (step S10). At this time, when the recorded image is confirmed on the preview image or the like, marking display using the above three image information is performed so that it can be understood in which part the out-of-focus is generated.
FIG. 8 shows a display example in which marking is performed in relation to the error display. FIG. 8A shows a case where an image is taken by the imaging device 81 while focusing on the second pillar with the pillar of a certain subject 82 standing first, second, and third from the front. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the image is taken with the second pillar of the subject 82 in focus, that is, when the image capture is successful, the confirmation screen 83 displayed on the display unit 6 shown in FIG. Only the image of the subject 82 that has not been processed is displayed.
However, if the subject is not the second pillar of the subject 82 but the first pillar is in focus, for example, if shooting fails, marking is performed and displayed as shown in FIG. 8C. The Here, the 1st pillar that has advanced in the direction of focus is displayed in blue as indicated by 85, and the 2nd and 3rd pillars that have advanced in the direction of out-of-focus are marked red as 86. It is displayed. In this example, the first pillar is blue and the others are red. As a result, the photographer can easily know where the focus has been achieved.
Further, if camera shake occurs during shooting, the entire process proceeds in the direction of out-of-focus, so that all the pillars of the subject 82 are displayed in red as shown in FIG. 8D. In addition, marking may be displayed on the outline of the part where out-of-focus is occurring, and various indications such as informing the photographer of the degree of out-of-focus by actually displaying the evaluation value A method is conceivable.
As described above, when the embodiment of the present invention is used, occurrence of out-of-focus that cannot be determined by the low resolution displayed on the display unit 6 shown in FIG. Since the out-of-focus area is also displayed in the preview image, the photographer can easily know the out-of-focus state.
Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, when it is determined that the time between the lock time and the capture time is longer than a predetermined time, it is considered that the focus lock shooting is performed conventionally, and the through image can be captured again. Then, it is possible to determine the out-of-focus by comparing the evaluation value of the image at the time of lock shooting with the evaluation value of the captured image, and to display the area where the out-of-focus is generated. Further, depending on how the above flowchart is assembled, an error may be generated before capturing, and processing may be performed so that the shutter key 13 cannot be pressed.
In addition, since three pieces of image information are recorded at the time of shooting, the direction of camera shake can be known later when image processing or the like is performed on a personal computer or digital camera, which can be used for subsequent processing.
It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the imaging device by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of AF control part. It is a functional block diagram of CPU in out-of-focus detection. It is a figure which shows the signal production | generation of a focus blur display signal generation part. FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating the principle of evaluation processing, FIG. 5A is during full-screen AF detection, FIG. 5B is during monitoring, FIG. 5C is when the shutter is half-pressed (locked), and FIG. FIG. 6A is a diagram showing determination by a combination of evaluation processes. FIG. 6A is a monitoring time, FIG. 6B is a shutter half-pressed (locked) state, and FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement. 8A and 8B are diagrams illustrating error display examples, in which FIG. 8A is a shooting state, FIG. 8B is a success example, FIG. 8C is a failure example 1, and FIG.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Shooting lens, 2 ... AF control part, 3 ... Solid-state image sensor, 4 ... Signal processing circuit, 5 ... Internal memory, 6 ... Display part, 7 ... Recording part, 8 ... Motor drive circuit, 9 ... Evaluation value processing circuit DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... CPU, 11 ... Warning part, 12 ... Recording medium, 13 ... Shutter key, 21 ... CDS, 22 ... AGC, 23 ... AD conversion part, 24 ... Signal processing part, 25 ... AF detection circuit, 26 ... Motor, 27 ... Autofocus lens, 31 ... Monitoring image acquisition unit, 32 ... Shutter half-pressed image acquisition unit, 33 ... Capture image acquisition unit, 34 ... Image comparison unit, 35 ... Out of focus determination unit, 36 ... Out of focus display signal generation unit, 37 ... Image storage unit, 38 ... Image interpolation unit, 39 ... Best image selection unit, 41 ... Image, 42 ... Blue or red signal, 61, 63, 68 ... Success, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70 , 7 ... fail, 81 ... imaging device, 82 ... subject, 83 ... confirmation screen, 84 ... error display screen, 85 ... blue marker, 86 ... red marker, 87 ... error display screen, 88 ... red marker
A shutter key that generates different operation instruction signals in the half-pressed state and the deep-pressed state;
A monitoring image acquisition unit for acquiring a monitor image from the image sensor when the shutter key is not in a half-pressed state or a deep-pressed state;
A shutter half-pressed image acquisition unit that acquires a locked image at the time of locking autofocus control from the image sensor when the shutter key is in a half-pressed state;
A captured image acquisition unit that acquires a captured image from the image sensor when the shutter key is in a deep-pressed state;
An image comparison unit for comparing the monitor image, the lock image, and the captured image;
A out-of-focus determination unit that determines whether or not the image is out of focus based on a comparison result of the image comparison unit;
Based on the determination result of the out-of-focus determination unit, in the image data obtained from the captured image acquisition unit, when the subject is out of focus, the region of the subject that is in focus and the region of the subject that is not in focus A focus blur display signal generating unit that generates a focus blur display signal of a different display form and generates a focus blur display signal of a display form that covers an area of a subject affected by the camera shake when a camera shake occurs.
A monitoring image obtained from the image sensor at the time of monitoring, and storing the first sharpness data calculated from the monitoring image in a memory;
Holding the lock image obtained from the image sensor and the second sharpness data calculated from the lock image in the memory after locking the autofocus control in response to the shutter key being half-pressed; ,
Comparing the first sharpness data and the second sharpness data to determine whether or not the peak positions of the first sharpness data and the second sharpness data are the same;
When the first sharpness data and the second sharpness data are determined to have the same mountain position, the focus at the time of monitoring is in focus, and the first sharpness data peak size Adding error information when it is determined that is less than the peak size of the second sharpness data;
When it is determined that the peak positions of the first sharpness data and the second sharpness data are the same, and the focus at the time of monitoring is not in focus, and the peak of the first sharpness data A step of adding error information when it is determined that the size is equal to or less than the size of the second sharpness data peak;
A step of adding error information when it is determined that the peak positions of the first sharpness data and the second sharpness data are different;
A captured image obtained from the imaging device in response to the shutter key being pressed deeply, and a third sharpness data calculated from the captured image is stored in the memory;
When the second sharpness data and the third sharpness data are compared, and it is determined that the mountain sizes of the second sharpness data and the third sharpness data are different, error information A step of adding
If the error information is added, a warning is issued to the operator, and an inquiry is made as to whether or not to record the captured image in a recording unit;
Recording the captured image in a recording unit when the error information is not added, or when a recording instruction by the operator is confirmed in response to the warning;
An imaging method including :
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