Patent ID: 7542070

Claim:
A photographing system comprising: a camera; and an image processing apparatus; wherein said camera comprises: an image sensor for obtaining photographed image data; an input unit for inputting rough photographing position information; and an information sending/receiving unit for sending said photographed image data which has been obtained, and said rough photographing position information which has been inputted on said input unit to said image processing apparatus, as well as, receives photographing position information which has been obtained by said image processing apparatus in accordance with said rough photographing position information from said image processing apparatus; and wherein said image processing apparatus comprises: a receiving/supplying unit which receives said photographed image data and said rough photographing position information from said camera; and an information processing unit which detects anticipated photographing positions using received said photographed image data and said rough photographing position information as well as map information stored therein, creates images in virtual scope at detected positions from said map information by simulation, subjects said images in virtual scope to pattern matching with said photographed image, and decides a position which degrees of matching exceed a predetermined value as candidate photographing positions to obtain photographing position information being more accurate than said rough photographing position information, and supplies said photographing position information to said camera through said receiving/supplying unit.