Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging device comprising: an image pickup device which picks up an object, an image acquisition device which continuously acquires image signals indicating the object via the image pickup device, a face recognition device which continuously recognizes the face of the object at predetermined time intervals from the continuously acquired image signals, a tracking indication device which indicates to keep track of the face of the object, a prediction device which predicts the position of the face of the object after a predetermined time elapsed since the tracking indication device indicated tracking based on a plurality of pieces of information about the position of the continuously recognized face of the object and the time intervals of recognizing the face, and a notification device which notifies a user of the predicted position of the face of the object.

Abstract: A digital camera which has a plurality of modes including shooting mode and enables shooting, when the shooting mode is selected, in macro shooting mode or other shooting modes, comprising: a subject decision device which decides whether a shooting screen includes a subject which cannot be properly photographed in the macro shooting mode, a macro shooting mode decision device which decides whether the macro shooting mode is selected or not, and a macro shooting mode canceling device which cancels the macro shooting mode when the subject decision device decides that the shooting screen includes a subject which cannot be properly photographed in the macro shooting mode and the macro shooting mode decision device decides that the macro shooting mode is selected.

Abstract: A digital camera that includes an imaging component, a display component, a characteristic information extraction component, an assistance image determination component and a control component. The imaging component images a subject and outputs image information representing the subject. The display component implements display on the basis of the image information outputted from the imaging component. The characteristic information extraction component extracts characteristic information representing a pre-specified characteristic from the image information. The assistance image determination component determines an assistance image, for assisting a determination of composition when the subject is to be photographed, on the basis of a result of extraction by the characteristic information extraction component.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging device comprising: an image pickup device which picks up an object, an image acquisition device which continuously acquires image signals indicating the object via the image pickup device, a face recognition device which continuously recognizes the face of the object at predetermined time intervals from the continuously acquired image signals, a tracking indication device which indicates to keep track of the face of the object, a prediction device which predicts the position of the face of the object after a predetermined time elapsed since the tracking indication device indicated tracking based on a plurality of pieces of information about the position of the continuously recognized face of the object and the time intervals of recognizing the face, and a notification device which notifies a user of the predicted position of the face of the object.

Abstract: A digital camera which has a plurality of modes including shooting mode and enables shooting, when the shooting mode is selected, in macro shooting mode or other shooting modes, comprising: a subject decision device which decides whether a shooting screen includes a subject which cannot be properly photographed in the macro shooting mode, a macro shooting mode decision device which decides whether the macro shooting mode is selected or not, and a macro shooting mode canceling device which cancels the macro shooting mode when the subject decision device decides that the shooting screen includes a subject which cannot be properly photographed in the macro shooting mode and the macro shooting mode decision device decides that the macro shooting mode is selected.