Abstract: An imaging apparatus, includes: an imaging optical system; an image pickup device; and a control device which is configured to control the image pickup device, wherein the control device is configured to preliminarily decide an exposure order of a relatively short time exposure in a prescribed image size; an exposure with almost the same exposure time as the relatively short time in a smaller image size than the prescribed image size, and a relatively long time exposure in the prescribed image size, and to perform an imaging operation once by exposing the image pickup device by the decided exposure order.

Abstract: An image processor including an object extracting device extracting an object region from original image data; an object separating device separating the object region from the other region; a first filter subjecting the object region to out-of-focus filtering processing to output first image data; a second filter subjecting the other region to out-of-focus filtering processing to output second image data; an image synthesizing device synthesizing the first and second image data; a displaying device displaying the synthesized image data and original image data; a region splitting device splitting the synthesized image data into plural regions; a high-frequency component obtaining device obtaining high-frequency components in each of the plural regions; a high-frequency component analyzing device analyzing the high-frequency components; and a zooming device zooming a region among the plural regions having higher frequency components.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus includes an imaging optical system to guide light from a subject, a movement mechanism to move the imaging optical system, a sub control section to move the imaging optical system toward a predetermined position with the aid of the movement mechanism when a power supply is turned on, and a main control section to execute system initialization when the power supply is turned on, and to move the imaging optical system with the aid of the movement mechanism and interrupt the movement of the imaging optical system at the predetermined position. The sub control section may also start a lens barrel initialization processing to drive the lens barrel from a non-photographing position to a photographing standby position while the main control section executes system initialization, and the main control section may drive the lens barrel to the photographing standby position after the system initialization is finished.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus, includes: an imaging optical system; an image pickup device; and a control device which is configured to control the image pickup device, wherein the control device is configured to preliminarily decide an exposure order of a relatively short time exposure in a prescribed image size; an exposure with almost the same exposure time as the relatively short time in a smaller image size than the prescribed image size, and a relatively long time exposure in the prescribed image size, and to perform an imaging operation once by exposing the image pickup device by the decided exposure order.

Abstract: The digital camera includes a CPU which controls the operation of the digital camera. The digital camera has an audio recording mode in which sound data can be continuously recorded. If this audio recording mode is under execution and if the CPU receives an instruction, through the operation section, to capture a still image of an object, the CPU provides control to record the sound and the image data corresponding to the still image simultaneously.

Abstract: An image processor including an object extracting device extracting an object region from original image data; an object separating device separating the object region from the other region; a first filter subjecting the object region to out-of-focus filtering processing to output first image data; a second filter subjecting the other region to out-of-focus filtering processing to output second image data; an image synthesizing device synthesizing the first and second image data; a displaying device displaying the synthesized image data and original image data; a region splitting device splitting the synthesized image data into plural regions; a high-frequency component obtaining device obtaining high-frequency components in each of the plural regions; a high-frequency component analyzing device analyzing the high-frequency components; and a zooming device zooming a region among the plural regions having higher frequency components.

Abstract: A control system for an image file eliminating saving of an overlapped image data part and saving files in a short time and in a power-saving manner. When a digital camera and a personal computer are connected with each other for data communication, the system compares record unit information to identify an image file that the digital camera has with record unit information to identify an image file that the personal computer has, and transfers to save the image file, which includes the record unit information that the digital camera has and the personal computer does not have, from the digital camera to the personal computer. After completing transfer of the image file from the digital camera to the personal computer, the personal computer generates record unit information newer than the record unit information of the acquired image file and transmits the newer record unit information to the digital camera, which can be recorded in the header of the image file newly photographed by the digital camera.

Abstract: A sub-control section (118), once a power source is turned on, determines whether or not drawing-out of a lens barrel (200) by the movement of a zoom lens (202) is executed based upon respective signal levels of a focusing position sensor (218) and a zoom position sensor (219). When the drawing-out is executed, the zoom lens (202) is moved by a predetermined distance. The other main control section (112) executes the drawing-out singly if the sub-control section (118) does not draw out the lens barrel (200), while it further draws out the lens barrel (200) and interrupts it at a photographing standby position unless the sub-control section (118) draws out the lens barrel (200). The further drawing-out is executed after the level of an output signal of an encoder (200) is left unchanged.

Abstract: Disclosed is a control system for an image file in which saving of overlapped image data part (46) is eliminated and files can be saved in short time and a power-saved manner.

Abstract: The digital camera includes a CPU which controls the operation of the digital camera. The digital camera has an audio recording mode in which sound data can be continuously recorded. If this audio recording mode is under execution and if the CPU receives an instruction, through the operation section, to capture a still image of an object, the CPU provides control to record the sound and the image data corresponding to the still image simultaneously.