Abstract: A method for managing an image photographed by two or more image pickup devices corresponding to two or more viewpoints, comprises: storing a 2D image photographed by the two or more image pickup devices, with identifier indicating that the image is two-dimensional; and storing a 3D image photographed by the two or more image pickup devices, with identifier indicating that the image is three-dimensional. Hence, it becomes possible to search and display quickly an object 2D or 3D image by performing an access per folder.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display apparatus is constituted by: an image obtaining section for obtaining a plurality of images, which are obtained by photography of a subject from different positions; a distance measuring section, for measuring the distance to the subject; a stereoscopic image generating section, for generating a stereoscopic image for three dimensional display from the plurality of images; a display region generating section, for generating display regions that display the images in manners corresponding to the distance, when the display regions are displayed overlapped in the stereoscopic image; and a display section, for displaying the stereoscopic image, on which the display regions are overlapped.

Abstract: Photographing apparatus having a plurality of photographic optical systems, comprises: an attitude detecting device which detects an attitude of the apparatus body; a physical relationship information obtaining device which obtains information on physical relationship among the photographic optical systems setting; and a shooting direction information obtaining device which obtains information on the shooting direction of each of the photographic optical systems. The images photographed by each of the photographic optical systems may be corrected based on information on the attitude of the apparatus body, information on the physical relationship among the photographic optical systems, and information on the shooting direction of each of the photographic optical systems. Thereby it enables to easily correct tilt and the like of the images.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus including: an imaging unit for obtaining image data by imaging a subject; a light irradiation unit for irradiating light onto the subject when photographing; an eye detection unit for detecting a human or animal eye; and a light control unit for changing the irradiation condition of the light such that the light is irradiated on a position of the subject other than the eye detected by the eye detection unit.

Abstract: A method for managing an image photographed by two or more image pickup devices corresponding to two or more viewpoints, comprises: storing a 2D image photographed by the two or more image pickup devices, with identifier indicating that the image is two-dimensional; and storing a 3D image photographed by the two or more image pickup devices, with identifier indicating that the image is three-dimensional. Hence, it becomes possible to search and display quickly an object 2D or 3D image by performing an access per folder.

Abstract: A method for managing an image photographed by two or more image pickup devices corresponding to two or more viewpoints, comprises: storing a 2D image photographed by the two or more image pickup devices, with identifier indicating that the image is two-dimensional; and storing a 3D image photographed by the two or more image pickup devices, with identifier indicating that the image is three-dimensional. Hence, it becomes possible to search and display quickly an object 2D or 3D image by performing an access per folder.

Abstract: An image recording device comprises: an image data acquiring unit which acquires first image data (1) defined by a standard format, and at least one second image data (2, 3 . . . ) defined by the standard format; a related information generating device which generates a related information relating to at least two image data from among the first and second image data; a recording image file generating unit which generates a recording image file including a first image data area (A1) having the first image data (1) stored therein, a second image data area (A2) having the second image data (2, 3 . . . ) stored therein, and a related information recording area (A3) having the related information stored therein; and a recording unit which records the recording image file.

Abstract: A method of recording and reproducing information is provided in which a recording area of a memory card is physically divided into small pages and is also partitioned into physical blocks each having a plurality of the pages so that information recorded in the page is erased in units of each block having the page. When an FAT area where information is changed frequently is allocated to a certain block, the FAT area is allocated to a page or pages in the block, and the remaining pages in the same block are made unavailable although they are unused.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display apparatus is constituted by: an image obtaining section for obtaining a plurality of images, which are obtained by photography of a subject from different positions; a distance measuring section, for measuring the distance to the subject; a stereoscopic image generating section, for generating a stereoscopic image for three dimensional display from the plurality of images; a display region generating section, for generating display regions that display the images in manners corresponding to the distance, when the display regions are displayed overlapped in the stereoscopic image; and a display section, for displaying the stereoscopic image, on which the display regions are overlapped.

Abstract: A method of recording and reproducing information is provided in which a recording area of a memory card is physically divided into small pages and is also partitioned into physical blocks each comprising a plurality of pages so that information is read and written in units of the blocks from and to the memory card. A logical address assigned to the physical block is added with a parity bit and is recorded in a replicated manner into each page within the block. In creating a logical/physical address translation table, all logical addresses are read from the memory card. When an error is detected in the logical addresses, a plurality of logical addresses recorded in a replicated manner into the same block as where the error is detected are read, and the logical address error is corrected based on a result of majority voting made for the plurality of read logical addresses.

Abstract: An image management method which creates and records two or more real images and two or more thumbnail images from two or more images by viewpoints photographed by two or more image pickup devices corresponding to the viewpoints, wherein the real images include a stereoscopic image including the images by viewpoints, a common image range cut from the images by viewpoints and a whole image synthesized from the images by viewpoints, and the thumbnail images include two or more thumbnail images y each viewpoint corresponding to each of images by viewpoints, a 3D thumbnail image corresponding to the stereoscopic image, and a whole thumbnail image corresponding to the whole image.

Abstract: A method for managing an image photographed by two or more image pickup devices corresponding to two or more viewpoints, comprises: storing a 2D image photographed by the two or more image pickup devices, with identifier indicating that the image is two-dimensional; and storing a 3D image photographed by the two or more image pickup devices, with identifier indicating that the image is three-dimensional. Hence, it becomes possible to search and display quickly an object 2D or 3D image by performing an access per folder.

Abstract: Photographing apparatus having a plurality of photographic optical systems, comprises: an attitude detecting device which detects an attitude of the apparatus body; a physical relationship information obtaining device which obtains information on physical relationship among the photographic optical systems setting; and a shooting direction information obtaining device which obtains information on the shooting direction of each of the photographic optical systems. The images photographed by each of the photographic optical systems may be corrected based on information on the attitude of the apparatus body, information on the physical relationship among the photographic optical systems, and information on the shooting direction of each of the photographic optical systems. Thereby it enables to easily correct tilt and the like of the images.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus including: an imaging unit for obtaining image data by imaging a subject; a light irradiation unit for irradiating light onto the subject when photographing; an eye detection unit for detecting a human or animal eye; and a light control unit for changing the irradiation condition of the light such that the light is irradiated on a position of the subject other than the eye detected by the eye detection unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a digital still camera in which focusing can be checked easily even if a display device constituting the viewfinder is comparatively small. When a shutter-release button is pressed half-way, focusing is performed and the image in a focusing zone is made larger than the part of an angle-of-view confirmation image that corresponds to the focusing zone. An in-focus confirmation image of the enlarged focusing zone is displayed on the display screen of the viewfinder. When focusing is performed, the in-focus confirmation image is enlarged in comparison with the corresponding area of the angle-of-view confirmation image. This makes it easier to determine whether an image is in focus or not.

Abstract: A method of recording and reproducing information is provided in which a recording area of a memory card is physically divided into small pages and is also partitioned into physical blocks each having a plurality of the pages so that information recorded in the page is erased in units of each block having the page. When an FAT area where information is changed frequently is allocated to a certain block, the FAT area is allocated to a page or pages in the block, and the remaining pages in the same block are made unavailable although they are unused.

Abstract: A method of recording and reproducing information is provided in which a recording area of a memory card is physically divided into small pages and is also partitioned into physical blocks each comprising a plurality of pages so that information is read and written in units of the blocks from and to the memory card. A logical address assigned to the physical block is added with a parity bit and is recorded in a replicated manner into each page within the block. In creating a logical/physical address translation table, all logical addresses are read from the memory card. When an error is detected in the logical addresses, a plurality of logical addresses recorded in a replicated manner into the same block as where the error is detected are read, and the logical address error is corrected based on a result of majority voting made for the plurality of read logical addresses.

Abstract: Disclosed is a digital still camera in which focusing can be checked easily even if a display device constituting the viewfinder is comparatively small. When a shutter-release button is pressed half-way, focusing is performed and the image in a focusing zone is made larger than the part of an angle-of-view confirmation image that corresponds to the focusing zone. An in-focus confirmation image of the enlarged focusing zone is displayed on the display screen of the viewfinder. When focusing is performed, the in-focus confirmation image is enlarged in comparison with the corresponding area of the angle-of-view confirmation image. This makes it easier to determine whether an image is in focus or not.