Abstract: A photographing device and method of dividing data of electric charges stored in all pixels corresponding to an image focused on an photographing device having a color filter for resolving color into M(?3) fields, transferring the divided data in sequence until data of m(<M) fields of the M fields are transferred, the transferred data of the m fields including all types of color signals and pixels necessary to prepare a color image and preparing a color image using the transferred data.

Abstract: An image pickup device provided with an electronic flash function including an image pickup unit configured to input image data corresponding to a subject, a face detection unit configured to detect a human face from the image data input from the image pickup unit, an electronic flashing unit configured to emit electronic flash light, and an electronic flash control unit configured to control the electronic flashing unit based on the detection result of the human face by the face detection unit.

Abstract: An image pickup device provided with an automatic exposure function includes an image pickup unit configured to input image data corresponding to a subject, a face detection unit configured to detect a human face from the image data input from the image pickup unit, a photometric unit configured to measure optical intensity, designating the human face detected by the face detection unit as a photometric area, and an exposure control unit configured to calculate the exposure based on the photometric result of the human face by the photometric unit, and to perform exposure control based on the calculated exposure.

Abstract: An image pickup device provided with an automatic focusing function includes an image pickup unit, a face detection unit, a receive unit, and an automatic focusing control unit. The image pickup unit is configured to input image data corresponding to a subject. The face detection unit is configured to separately detect eyes, a nose, and a mouth of a human face from the image data input from the image pickup unit. The receive unit is configured to receive from a user a selection of any one of the eyes, the nose, or the mouth as a ranging area. The automatic focusing control unit is configured to perform automatic focusing control based on the ranging area selected by the user.

Abstract: An auto focusing apparatus comprises a contrast AF (auto focusing) means (10), an outside light AF means (20), a release button (30), a focusing accurate priority button (40) and control means (50). The control means controls the contrast AF (10) and outside light AF (20) to select a contrast AF operation when the focusing accurate priority button (40) is pressed before the release button (40) is pressed and to select an outside light AF operation when focusing accurate priority button (40) is not pressed before the release button (40) is pressed.

Abstract: An image pickup device, method, computer program product, and information recording medium for recording image information corresponding only to a predetermined area at a given position in an image display device. An image pickup device, method, computer program product, and information recording medium for zooming in electrically an image in a predetermined area at an arbitrarily chosen given position and displaying the zoomed image in an image display device.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including a device for discharging charge or F/E-IC for discharging charge accumulated in an imaging device or CCD and for canceling exposure in a discharging term of the charge. The apparatus also includes a light shielding device or mechanical shutter unit for a mechanical shutter, which shields light by the mechanical shutter, and a control device or CPU block for controlling the discharging term of the discharging device and the light shielding timing of the mechanical shutter. The charge discharging term of the CCD in the discharging device is shortened and a light shielding timing of the mechanical shutter in the light shielding device is hastened by the control device or CPU block, when a computer exposure time computed by the control device or CPU block for recording a subject is shorter than an image recording term of one frame.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises a device for discharging charge or F/E-IC (102) for discharging charge accumulated in an imaging device or CCD (101) and for canceling exposure in a discharging term of the charge, a light shielding device or mechanical shutter unit (7-4) for a mechanical shutter (7-4a), which shields light by the mechanical shutter (7-4a), and a control device or CPU block (104-3) for hastening by a predetermined time the charge discharging term of the CCD (101) in the discharging device (102) and a light shielding timing of the mechanical shutter (7-4a) in the light shielding device (7-4), when a shutter speed for recording a subject is more than a predetermined time.

Abstract: An image pick-up apparatus comprises a distance measuring unit that measures a distance to a subject, and a stroboscope that emits light of an intensity determined based on the measured distance. There are further provided a distance calculating section that calculates a distance to the subject based on the current feed quantity of a focus lens, when the distance measuring unit has failed in the measurement of the distance to the subject, and a light intensity determining section that determines the intensity of light to be emitted from the stroboscope based on the calculated distance.

Abstract: A digital camera is provided with, a voltage detection unit for a driving power supply, a temperature detection unit which detects an inner temperature and an outer temperature of the apparatus, a power supply detection unit which detects whether the power supply is an AC power supply or a DC power supply (battery), a power-supply condition control unit which makes a determination as to a power-supply state of the apparatus based upon a voltage, a temperature and the kind of the power supply that have been respectively detected by the respective detection and monitoring unit; and a focusing unit which automatically focuses a focus lens system onto a subject, and in this arrangement, the gap of automatic focusing timing is varied by an output from the power-supply condition control unit.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus comprising a scene-photographing mode selection switch configured for switchingly enable photographing suitable for a scene to be photographed, and an exposure adjuster configured for adjusting an exposure amount, wherein a scale graduation of an exposure-adjusting amounts to be adjusted by said exposure adjuster nay be adjustable independently depending upon respective scene-photographing modes.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises a device for discharging charge or F/E-IC (102) for discharging charge accumulated in an imaging device or CCD (101) and for canceling exposure in a discharging term of the charge, a light shielding device or mechanical shutter unit (7-4) for a mechanical shutter (7-4a), which shields light by the mechanical shutter (7-4a), and a control device or CPU block (104-3) for hastening by a predetermined time the charge discharging term of the CCD (101) in the discharging device (102) and a light shielding timing of the mechanical shutter (7-4a) in the light shielding device (7-4), when a shutter speed for recording a subject is more than a predetermined time.

Abstract: An image pick-up device comprises a central processing unit which obtains photography advisability information showing whether or not an image can be picked-up, and an image preprocessor which displays a target mark used as the photography criterion on a display. The image preprocessor changes a form of the target mark based on the content of the photography advisability information.

Abstract: An auto focusing apparatus comprises a contrast AF (auto focusing) means (10), an outside light AF means (20), a release button (30), a focusing accurate priority button (40) and control means (50). The control means controls the contrast AF (10) and outside light AF (20) to select a contrast AF operation when the focusing accurate priority button (40) is pressed before the release button (40) is pressed and to select an outside light AF operation when focusing accurate priority button (40) is not pressed before the release button (40) is pressed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographing apparatus of interlace transferring type comprising:

Abstract: An image pickup device, method, computer program product, and information recording medium for recording image information corresponding only to a predetermined area at a given position in an image display device. An image pickup device, method, computer program product, and information recording medium for zooming in electrically an image in a predetermined area at an arbitrarily chosen given position and displaying the zoomed image in an image display device.

Abstract: An image pick-up apparatus comprises a distance measuring unit that measures a distance to a subject, and a stroboscope that emits light of an intensity determined based on the measured distance. There are further provided a distance calculating section that calculates a distance to the subject based on the current feed quantity of a focus lens, when the distance measuring unit has failed in the measurement of the distance to the subject, and a light intensity determining section that determines the intensity of light to be emitted from the stroboscope based on the calculated distance.

Abstract: An image pick-up device comprises a central processing unit which obtains photography advisability information showing whether or not an image can be picked-up, and an image preprocessor which displays a target mark used as the photography criterion on a display. The image preprocessor changes a form of the target mark based on the content of the photography advisability information.

Abstract: A digital camera is provided with, a voltage detection unit for a driving power supply, a temperature detection unit which detects an inner temperature and an outer temperature of the apparatus, a power supply detection unit which detects whether the power supply is an AC power supply or a DC power supply (battery), a power-supply condition control unit which makes a determination as to a power-supply state of the apparatus based upon a voltage, a temperature and the kind of the power supply that have been respectively detected by the respective detection and monitoring unit; and a focusing unit which automatically focuses a focus lens system onto a subject, and in this arrangement, the gap of automatic focusing timing is varied by an output from the power-supply condition control unit.