Abstract: This invention intends to produce a model natural to see in which visual characteristics of an object are reflected upon its form. This invention provides with a modifying unit for modifying at least a part of 3-dimensional form data based on 2-dimensional image data obtained by photographing the object. The modifying unit extracts a specified area from the 2-dimensional image data according to a setting condition and modifies a part of the 3-dimensional form data corresponding to that specified area. According to the modified 3-dimensional form data, a model is produced. As an object for photographing, for example, the head of the human being is used. In this case, the specified area corresponds to at least one of the hair, forehead, eyebrows, eyes, irises and lips.

Abstract: The digital camera has an LCD and a print button and can set image capturing modes such as a single frame shooting mode and a continuous shooting mode. In the case where the print button is depressed in a state where the digital camera is set in the single frame shooting mode, after making an error check, the digital camera immediately shifts to a state where a print mode is set. In the print mode, a print setting screen in which settings of a print order can be made on an image recorded on a memory card is displayed on the LCD. As a result, settings of the print order can be made promptly.

Abstract: The present invention provides a digital camera capable of optimizing a timing of switching a display screen to a print setting screen including an image on which print settings are to be made. In a process of protecting or formatting a captured image in a playback mode, a process of recording a captured image in an image capturing mode, and the like, a request of a file access (writing) to a memory card is generated. In response to the request or the like, a state where a file in the memory card is protected from other accesses is set, and writing of the file starts. After that, writing of the file is completed, and various accesses to the file in the memory card are permitted. That is, during a file access (writing), in response to depression of a print button, an operation of reading an image file in the memory card and switching to a print mode is inhibited.

Abstract: The present invention provides a digital camera capable of excellently recording a print order file on a recording medium and normally performing a print setting operation even in the case where a recording medium is replaced during the print setting operation. In a digital camera for recording a captured image on a removable recording medium, each time a print setting is made on an image recorded in a memory card by an operation for an operating member, a print order file to be recorded on the memory card is updated. At the time of displaying the total number of prints and a charge for printing on an LCD, the print order file recorded on the memory card is read and, on the basis of the information recorded in the print order file, the total number of prints and the charge for printing are displayed.

Abstract: The digital camera can be set not only in an image capturing mode and a playback mode but also in a print mode. The digital camera can be shifted to the print mode by depression of a print button. A print setting screen is displayed on an LCD and settings of a print order for a captured image being displayed can be made. In the print mode, an electronic flash mode button and a liquid crystal monitor button are made function as a hold button and an erase button by being assigned with functions different from those in the other modes. As a result, the operability in setting of a print order can be improved.

Abstract: In the printing system, an image captured by a digital camera is recorded in a memory card, and is transmitted to a printer through the memory card. The printer prints the captured image in the inserted memory card. The number of prints of the captured image is set by a predetermined operation in the digital camera. This setting information is stored in the memory card, and the printer prints on the basis of the set information. In the case of trial use at a shop counter, a memory card for trial use is used. The printer is set to a “trial use mode” when the inserted memory card is for trial use, and limits the actual number of prints of the captured image to two or less. As a result, mass printing by trial use can be prevented, and the printing system can give easy trial use to customers.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain an image capturing apparatus having a function capable of setting a focus position in a subject not only in a position in the center of a frame, with improved operability on confirmation of a focus state after an AF area is moved. In a digital camera as an example of the image capturing apparatus, an AF cursor CR on a display screen moves horizontally/vertically to change the focus point by an operation input of a four-way switch by the user. Interlockingly with the movement of the AF cursor CR, a live view AF process is executed with respect to the changed focus point. An image on the screen of the display is updated after the live view AF process, thereby displaying an image of the subject focused in the position of the designated AF cursor CR on the screen of the display.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an image capturing apparatus having a function capable of setting a focus position in a subject not only in the center of a screen, thereby improving its operability on checking of a focus state in a checking mode. At the time of reviewing a captured image, the whole captured image is not displayed on a display but, to make the user easily check a focus state, a part of the captured image is enlarged and the enlarged image is displayed in the full screen on the display. In this case, according to an image capturing pixel mode, magnification M of an image is automatically changed. For example, in a very high resolution mode of 1600×1200, the magnification M is 8. In a high resolution mode of 800×600, the magnification M is 4. In a standard mode of 640×480, the magnification M is 3.2.

Abstract: An image taking system is provided with a digital camera capable of arbitrarily designating an AF position of the subject by moving an AF cursor displayed on a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a remote controller capable of remotely operating the digital camera. On this remote controller, the position of the AF cursor displayed on the LCD of the digital camera can be changed by operating a four-button switch. Since the user can designate the AF position without touching the digital camera by operating the remote controller, position designation can be performed precisely.

Abstract: In a digital camera, an AF position can be designated by an AF cursor which is displayed on a liquid crystal display (LCD) and moves according to an operation input by the operator. At the time of recording captured image data into a memory card, information of the AF position in a whole image and an enlargement display magnification which is separately set is recorded in association with the image data. Thus, at the time of reproducing the recorded image, based on the information of the AF position and the enlargement display magnification in the memory card, desired enlargement display around the AF position as a center can be performed. As a result, convenience of the digital camera is improved.

Abstract: An electronic camera is provided with an image pickup device for photoelectrically picking up a light image of an object to generate image data, an oblique angle information provider for providing information on an oblique angle between a sensing surface of the image pickup device and a surface of the object, a distance detector for detecting a distance to the object, and a corrector for correcting, based on the provided oblique angle information and the detected distance, the generated image data so as to produce a pseudo object image whose surface resides on a plane parallel with the sensing surface of the image pickup device.

Abstract: When the user inputs at least four points that designates the path on the surface of a three-dimensional shape represented by three-dimensional shape data, groups of three points in which two points are commonly included in two groups are formed from the input points. Each group of three points defines a plane including the three points. The line of intersection of each plane and the surface of the three-dimensional shape is obtained to calculate lengths of the line of intersection between the adjacent two points of the three points in each of the groups. Two lengths between the two points that are commonly included in two groups along two different lines of intersection are obtained for one length of the path between the two points. As a result, the average of the two lengths is estimated as the length of the path between the two points. The total length of the path is obtained according to the estimated lengths and lengths along lines of intersection.

Abstract: In a document reading apparatus capable of picking up image data of documents from above position thereof, curvature of the documents is detected by measuring the height of the document surface. In accordance with the detected curvature, interpolative and expansional processing to the picked up image data is executed. Distorted image data of the documents due to the curvature is thereby corrected.

Abstract: A focus detecting device which comprises an objective lens for forming an image of an object, a condenser lens, located behind a predetermined focal plane of the objective lens, for converging the light passed through the objective lens, a pair of image re-forming lenses, located behind the condenser lens, for re-forming a pair of secondary images of the image formed by the objective lens on an off-axial region of the objective lens located at a position far from the optical axis thereof, a light direction changing device, located nearby the condenser lens, for changing the direction along which light bundles forming the secondary images passes towards the optical axis, and a light receiving device for receiving the pair of the secondary images formed by the secondary image forming device to produce a light intensity distribution signal representing the light intensity distribution of the secondary images, a focus condition calculating device for calculating a focus condition of the objective lens by means of

Abstract: A camera with a multi-zone focus detecting device has an objective lens mounted on a camera. An image formed by the objective lens is divided into a plurality of zones. In each zone, a focusing condition is detected based on the image formed by the objective lens so as to produce a plurality of focusing condition data. Based on the result of the focusing conditions, one zone is selected. Furthermore, a light which has passed through the objective lens is measured separately in each zone so as to produce a plurality of measured light data. Based on a focusing condition data obtained from the selected zone, the objective lens is driven to an infocus condition. When the objective lens is driven to the infocus condition, a measured light data obtained from the selected zone is used for calculating exposure data with which the exposure is controlled.

Abstract: According to this invention, a camera system has a camera body and a first and second lenses exchangeable to the camera body. The first lens comprises a device for outputting first data which indicates the first lens belongs to a first lens type. The second lens comprises a device for outputting second data which indicates the second lens belongs to a second lens type and third data with respect to the characteristic of the second lens.

Abstract: A document reading apparatus comprising a document table, a reading section disposed above the document table for reading a document placed on the document table. The reading section includes a sensor for detecting variations of brightness within a selected reading area of the document which is designated by light beams prior to a reading operation. This apparatus further comprises a display device for displaying the image of the selected reading area.

Abstract: A camera with a multi-zone focus detecting device has an objective lens mounted on a camera. An image formed by the objective lens is divided into a plurality of zones. In each zone, a focusing condition is detected based on the image formed by the objective lens so as to produce a plurality of focusing condition data. Based on the result of the focusing conditions, one zone is selected. Furthermore, a light which has passed through the objective lens is measured separately in each zone so as to produce a plurality of measured light data. Based on a focusing condition data obtained from the selected zone, the objective lens is driven to an infocus condition. When the objective lens is driven to the infocus condition, a measured light data obtained from the selected zone is used for calculating exposure data with which the exposure is controlled.

Abstract: A document reading apparatus comprising a document table, a reading section disposed above the document table for reading a document placed on the document table. The reading section includes a sensor for detecting variations of brightness within a selected reading area of the document which is designated by light beams prior to a reading operation. This apparatus further comprises a display device for displaying the image of the selected reading area.

Abstract: An aperture value determining apparatus for setting an optimal aperture value to be used in conjunction with a flash system of a camera. The aperture value is determined based on, for example, shutter speed, brightness, and film speed.