Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a fetcher. A fetcher fetches an object scene image. A first adjuster adjusts a tonality of the object scene image fetched by the fetcher, corresponding to a property of a display device. An object scene image outputter outputs the object scene image having the tonality adjusted by the first adjuster, toward the display device. A second adjuster adjusts the tonality of the object scene image fetched by the fetcher, in parallel with the adjusting process of the first adjuster. A first searcher searches for an object image that coincides with a registered object image from the object scene image having the tonality adjusted by the second adjuster.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes an imager, having an imaging surface capturing a scene, which repeatedly outputs a scene image. An extractor extracts a specific reference image coincident with a partial image outputted from the imager corresponding to a predetermined area allocated to the imaging surface, from among a plurality of reference images. An adjuster executes a process of adjusting an exposure amount by emphasizing the predetermined area in parallel with the extraction process. An identifier identifies a color of an object equivalent to the partial image, corresponding to extracting the specific reference image. A corrector executes a process of correcting a tonality of the scene image with reference to the identified result, in place of the extraction process. A searcher searches for a partial image coincident with the specific reference image from the scene image having the corrected tonality.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager repeatedly outputs an image representing a scene captured on an imaging surface. A definer executes a process of defining a document page region within the scene captured on the imaging surface, corresponding to a document page photographing mode. A searcher searches for one or at least two characteristic images including a page edge from a partial image belonging to the document page region defined by the definer out of the image outputted from the imager. A detector detects a termination of a page turning operation based on a search result of the searcher. An extractor extracts the image outputted from the imager corresponding to a detection of the detector.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager repeatedly outputs an image representing a scene. A register registers relative position information in response to a registering operation. A searcher searches for a predetermined site image representing a predetermined site forming a specific object, from the image outputted from the imager. A detector detects a reference position on the specific object image appearing on the image outputted from the imager, based on the predetermined site image searched out by the searcher and the relative position information registered by the register. An adjuster adjusts an imaging condition, out of the image outputted from the imager, based on a partial image present at the reference position detected by the detector.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a correction process portion which corrects a correction target region in an input image using an image signal in a region for correction, a detecting portion which detects a specified object region in which a specified type of object exists in the input image, and a setting portion which sets the region for correction based on positions of the correction target region and the specified object region.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a searcher. A searcher searches for a face image representing a face portion of a target person from a designated image, in response to an operation of an operator. A definer defines an expression of the face image detected by the searcher in a manner different depending on a race of the target person and/or a race of the operator. A processor performs on the designated image an output process different depending on the expression defined by the definer.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a searcher. A searcher searches for a partial image expressing a sentence on a color image. A first designator designates the color image as a recorded image when a search result of the searcher indicates “non-detected”. A second designator designates a single-color N graduation image (N: an integer of 3 or more) that is based on the color image, as the recorded image, when a ratio of the partial image detected by the searcher falls below a reference. A third designator designates a binary image that is based on the color image, as the recorded image, when the ratio of the partial image detected by the searcher is equal to more than a reference.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager repeatedly outputs an image indicating a space captured on an imaging surface. A displayer displays the image outputted from the imager. A superimposer superimposes an index indicating a position of at least a focal point onto the image displayed by the displayer. A position changer changes a position of the index superimposed by the superimposer according to a focus adjusting operation. A setting changer changes a focusing setting in association with the process of the position changer.

Abstract: A probe is contacted to a test pad, without destroying the circuit formed in the chip at the time of a probe test. Therefore, a load jig, a pressing tool, an elastomer, an adhesion ring, and a plunger are made into one by fixation with a nut and a bolt. The elastic force of the spring installed between the spring retaining jig and the load jig acts so that the member used as these one may be depressed toward pad PD. The thrust transmitted from the spring in a plunger to a thin films sheet is used only for the extension of a thin films sheet.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager captures a scene through an optical system. A distance adjuster adjusts an object distance to a designated distance. A depth adjuster adjusts a depth of field to a predetermined depth, corresponding to completion of an adjustment of the distance adjuster. An acceptor accepts a changing operation for changing a length of the designated distance. A changer changes the depth of field to an enlarged depth greater than the predetermined depth, in response to the changing operation.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes an imaging device. The imaging device has an imaging surface capturing an object scene and repeatedly outputs an object scene image. An orientation of the imaging surface is repeatedly changed by a CPU corresponding to a group photograph mode under which a group of a plurality of faces is captured. The CPU detects a face image from the object scene image outputted from the imaging device in association with a changing process of the orientation of the imaging surface. Furthermore, the CPU decides an angle range within which the group of a plurality of faces is contained based on a detection result of the face image. In addition, the CPU combines the plurality of object scene images outputted from the imaging device so as to create a combined image corresponding to the decided angle range. The created combined image is recorded in a recording medium.

Abstract: An image reproducing control apparatus includes an acquirer. An acquirer acquires a plurality of images including one or at least two images respectively focused on one or at least two objects, corresponding to a common viewing field. A reproducer reproduces any one of the plurality of images acquired by the acquirer. An acceptor accepts a designating operation of designating any one of one or at least two objects appeared in the image reproduced by the reproducer. A searcher searches for an image focused on the object designated by the designating operation from among the plurality of images acquired by the acquirer. An updater updates an image to be reproduced by the reproducer to an image different depending on a searched result of the searcher.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager has an imaging surface capturing an optical image through a focus lens and repeatedly outputs an electronic image corresponding to the optical image. A designator designates, on the imaging surface, an area corresponding to a partial image coincident with a dictionary image out of the electronic image outputted from the imager. A changer repeatedly changes a distance from the focus lens to the imaging surface after a designating process of the designator. A calculator calculates a matching degree between a partial image outputted from the imager corresponding to the area designated by the designator and the dictionary image, corresponding to each of a plurality of distances defined by the changer. An adjuster adjusts the distance from the focus lens to the imaging surface based on a calculated result of the calculator.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a detector. A detector detects one or at least two object images each of which is coincident with a dictionary image from each of K (K: an integer of two or more) of continuous shot images. A classifier executes on the K of continuous shot images a process of classifying the object images detected according to a common object. A determiner determines an attribute of equal to or less than K of object images belonging to each of one or at least two object image groups classified. A first excluder excludes a continuous shot image satisfying an error condition out of the K of the continuous shot images, based on a determined result. A selector selects a part of one or at least two continuous shot images remained after an exclusion as a specific image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first searcher. The first searcher searches for, from a designated image, one or at least two first partial images each of which represents a face portion. A second searcher searches for, from the designated image, one or at least two second partial images each of which represents a rear of a head. A first setter sets a region corresponding to the one or at least two first partial images detected by the first searcher as a reference region for an image quality adjustment. A second setter sets a region different from a region corresponding to the one or at least two second partial images detected by the second searcher as the reference region. A start-up controller selectively starts up the first setter and the second setter so that the first setter has priority over the second setter.

Abstract: A content recording apparatus (10) includes an image sensor (12). When a shutter operation is performed, an image imaged by the image sensor is captured in an SDRAM (26), and the captured image is recorded in a memory card (28). The recorded image is transmitted to a recorder (40) being host equipment through a USB controller (30) when a USB transfer mode is selected, and an imaging transfer mode as a subordinate mode is turned off. That is, the CPU prohibits a capturing operation, and registers all the attribute information of the recorded image in a management table (26t), and the recorder performs an image acquiring operation referring to the management table. When the imaging transfer mode is turned on, the CPU skips registration of all the attribute information to allow a capturing operation. When the image is captured, the CPU registers only the attribute information of the image in the management table and sends an image acquiring request to the recorder.

Abstract: An email wrong transmission preventing apparatus calculates memory ratios of addresses of emails in a transmission log by a model expression in which the memory ratios decline over time, compiles the memory ratios of the emails for each destination to set weights, and records the weights in a user weight list. When receiving a planned outgoing email, the apparatus compares the weight of the destination of the planned outgoing email obtained by referring to the user weight list with a predetermined threshold and determines that the destination is “reliable” only if the weight is over the threshold. If even one of the destinations of the planned outgoing email is not “reliable”, the apparatus causes a sender terminal to display an address check screen to prompt address checking. When “checked” is inputted, the apparatus transfers the planned outgoing email to an email transmission server.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a taker. A taker takes an image. A searcher searches for one or at least two face images from the image taken by the taker. A first designator designates each of the one or at least two face images discovered by the searcher. A holder holds a plurality of face characteristics respectively corresponding to a plurality of ages. A detector detects a facial expression of the face image designated by the first designator. An estimator estimates an age of a person equivalent to the face image designated by the first designator based on the plurality of face characteristics held by the holder and the facial expression detected by the detector. An adjuster adjusts a quality of the image taken by the taker with reference to an estimated result of the estimator.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager repeatedly outputs an image representing a scene captured on an imaging surface. A first searcher searches for a face image representing a face portion of a person from the image outputted from the imager. A designator designates an animal-face dictionary corresponding to a posture along a posture of the face image discovered by the first searcher from among a plurality of animal-face dictionaries respectively corresponding to a plurality of postures different from one another. A second searcher executes a process of searching for a face image representing a face portion of an animal from the image outputted from the imager by referring to the animal-face dictionary designated by the designator. A processor executes an output process different depending on a search result of the second searcher.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes an image sensor. The image sensor has an imaging surface for capturing an object scene, and repeatedly generates an object scene image. A CPU assigns a search area on the imaging surface, and repeatedly executes search processing for searching a facial image on the search area in parallel with executing object scene image generating processing of the image sensor. A character representative of a position of a facial image detected by the search processing is superposed on a through-image on an LCD monitor. The size of the search area assigned on the imaging surface is reduced as a panning and/or tilting speed of the imaging surface is increased.