Abstract: In a case where a user selects a plurality of types of detected objects while switching a main object using an operation member for indicating a direction, the user may select an object that the user is less likely to determine as a major object. An image processing apparatus determines whether to permit any of a plurality of objects to be reselected as a new main object according to whether a region of any of the plurality of objects overlaps a region of another object and a combination of a type of any of the plurality of objects and a type of the main object.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus detects, for a plurality of images obtained chronologically, a position of a characteristic area to be tracked, and generates, based on data of the plurality of images, display image data on which an indicator indicating the characteristic area to be tracked is superimposed. The image processing apparatus generates, when a predetermined condition regarding the characteristic area to be tracked or an apparatus that shot the plurality of images is satisfied, the display image data on which an indicator indicating a characteristic area aside from the characteristic area to be tracked is further superimposed. The image processing apparatus generates, when the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the display image data on which an indicator indicating the characteristic area aside from the characteristic area to be tracked is not superimposed.

Abstract: A control apparatus is configured to control an image pickup apparatus that is configured to acquire image data. The control apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire an area for focus detection set to the image data, and a determining unit configured to determine as a main object that is a target to be focused on, one of a first object determined from at least one object detected inside the area and a second object determined from at least one object detected outside the area. The determining unit determines the first object and the second object by different methods.

Abstract: In order to provide a subject tracking device capable of reducing erroneous tracking of a subject, the subject tracking device includes an image acquisition unit configured to sequentially acquire images, a tracking unit configured to track a subject which is detected from the images acquired by the image acquisition unit by comparison between images over a plurality of images which are sequentially acquired by the image acquisition unit, and a switching unit configured to switch a time for continuing tracking in the tracking unit in accordance with a type of the subject detected from the images.

Abstract: In order to provide a subject tracking device capable of reducing erroneous tracking of a subject, the subject tracking device includes an image acquisition unit configured to sequentially acquire images, a tracking unit configured to track a subject which is detected from the images acquired by the image acquisition unit by comparison between images over a plurality of images which are sequentially acquired by the image acquisition unit, and a switching unit configured to switch a time for continuing tracking in the tracking unit in accordance with a type of the subject detected from the images.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a detecting unit for detecting a face and an eye from an image; an obtaining unit for obtaining a position designated by a user on a display screen on which the image is displayed; a setting unit for setting a left region for selecting a left eye of a face specified by the position designated and a right region for selecting a right eye of the face; and a selecting unit for selecting an eye region of a corresponding eye when the position designated is present in the left region or the right region. The setting unit extends a region for selecting, out of eyes of the specified face, an eye closer to an edge of the specified face when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: In order to provide a subject tracking device capable of reducing erroneous tracking of a subject, the subject tracking device includes an image acquisition unit configured to sequentially acquire images, a tracking unit configured to track a subject which is detected from the images acquired by the image acquisition unit by comparison between images over a plurality of images which are sequentially acquired by the image acquisition unit, and a switching unit configured to switch a time for continuing tracking in the tracking unit in accordance with a type of the subject detected from the images.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a detecting unit for detecting a face and an eye from an image; an obtaining unit for obtaining a position designated by a user on a display screen on which the image is displayed; a setting unit for setting a left region for selecting a left eye of a face specified by the position designated and a right region for selecting a right eye of the face; and a selecting unit for selecting an eye region of a corresponding eye when the position designated is present in the left region or the right region. The setting unit extends a region for selecting, out of eyes of the specified face, an eye closer to an edge of the specified face when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for allowing proper classification information to be provided to an edited image. When it is determined that the editing is cropping, a system controller cuts a decompressed image down to a desired size using an image processor and performs face detection on a crop image. The system controller generates a header for image data of an edited image. When the setting of automatically providing classification information is “ON”, classification information is automatically provided based on the detected face information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, which processes a plurality of image data obtained by picking up images of an object in different photographing conditions, combines the plurality of image data and generate combined image data, and switches between execution of determination processing for determining the object included in the image on at least one of the plurality of image data and execution of the determination processing on the combined image data.

Abstract: A device includes a generating unit configured to acquire RAW data for a moving image and RAW data for a still image, a calculation unit configured to calculate an evaluation value from the RAW data for the still image, an encoding unit configured to encode the RAW data for the moving image to moving image data, a recording unit configured to record the encoded moving image data, and a control unit configured to, in response to an instruction to record a still image, exercise control to record moving image data corresponding to a predetermined time period before the recording instruction. The encoding unit is configured to encode the moving image data, by applying an evaluation value calculated from the RAW data for the still image by the calculation unit to the RAW data for the moving image.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for allowing proper classification information to be provided to an edited image. When it is determined that the editing is cropping, a system controller cuts a decompressed image down to a desired size using an image processor and performs face detection on a crop image. The system controller generates a header for image data of an edited image. When the setting of automatically providing classification information is “ON”, classification information is automatically provided based on the detected face information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for allowing proper classification information to be provided to an edited image. When it is determined that the editing is cropping, a system controller cuts a decompressed image down to a desired size using an image processor and performs face detection on a crop image. The system controller generates a header for image data of an edited image. When the setting of automatically providing classification information is “ON”, classification information is automatically provided based on the detected face information.

Abstract: One of a plurality of skip search modes including a first skip search mode in which the playback position of moving image data currently played back is changed to a frame a predetermined time before or after a frame currently played back, and a second skip search mode in which the playback position of the moving image data currently played back is changed to a frame corresponding to a chapter before or after the frame currently played back is selected according to the moving image data currently played back.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, which processes a plurality of image data obtained by picking up images of an object in different photographing conditions, combines the plurality of image data and generate combined image data, and switches between execution of determination processing for determining the object included in the image on at least one of the plurality of image data and execution of the determination processing on the combined image data.

Abstract: One of a plurality of skip search modes including a first skip search mode in which the playback position of moving image data currently played back is changed to a frame a predetermined time before or after a frame currently played back, and a second skip search mode in which the playback position of the moving image data currently played back is changed to a frame corresponding to a chapter before or after the frame currently played back is selected according to the moving image data currently played back.

Abstract: An image editing apparatus includes a subject information extracting unit configured to extract subject information of a subject from an image, and a subject frame setting unit configured to set a subject frame based on the subject information extracted by the subject information extracting unit. The image editing apparatus also includes a region instructions detecting unit configured to detect a user's instructions as to a region of the subject frame set by the subject frame setting unit, and a region instructions frame setting unit configured to set a region instructions frame based on the user's instructions detected by the region instructions detecting unit. The image editing apparatus further includes a storage processing unit configured to store the subject frame set by the subject frame setting unit, and the region instructions frame set by the region instructions frame setting unit, in a correlated manner.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, a still image immediately before a moving image is photographed is divisionally encoded in correspondence to a slice area of the moving image, and a compression table of the slice area in one frame of the moving image is determined based on a compressed data amount of corresponding divisional encoding of the still image. Thus, the image processing apparatus determines the compression table for each slice area of the moving image so that constant compressed data amount for one entire frame of the moving image is attained without performing a trial compression.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, a still image immediately before a moving image is photographed is divisionally encoded in correspondence to a slice area of the moving image, and a compression table of the slice area in one frame of the moving image is determined based on a compressed data amount of corresponding divisional encoding of the still image. Thus, the image processing apparatus determines the compression table for each slice area of the moving image so that constant compressed data amount for one entire frame of the moving image is attained without performing a trial compression.

Abstract: The system control section 50 displays the entire original image as a display image, or scrolls a display image with a part of the original image being the display image, depending on relationship between the aspect ratios of the original image and the display area.