Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes: an image capture mode storing section that stores image capture modes each associated with a feature value related to a subject as a selection condition for selecting an image capture mode candidate according to the subject; a feature value extracting section that extracts a feature value included in captured data that is captured by converting incident light from the subject; an image capture mode candidate selecting section that selects image capture mode candidates from among the image capture modes stored in the image capture mode storing section, on the basis of the feature value extracted from the feature value extracting section; and a display control section that displays on a display section the image capture mode candidates selected by the image capture mode candidate selecting section.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes: a face detecting part configured to detect a face area from an input image in the imaging apparatus; a measurement frame setting part configured to set a measurement frame corresponding to a face area that includes a face area and a measurement frame corresponding to a body area that includes a body area based on the face area detected in the face detecting part; and a focus control part configured to apply each of the plurality of the measurement frames set by the measurement frame setting part to detect in-focus positions corresponding to the individual measurement frames based on a check of information about the detected in-focus positions corresponding to the individual measurement frames, and to decide a final in-focus position.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes: a face detection section configured to detect a face area from an image obtained by the image pickup apparatus; and a control section configured to detect at least any one of the amount of change in size of the face area detected by the face detection section and a movement speed of the face area, determine whether there is a possibility of occurrence of subject shake blur, which is blur occurring in a captured image due to the movement of a subject, on the basis of information on the detected amount of change in size of the face area or the detected movement speed of the face area, and output a warning when it is determined that there is a possibility of occurrence of subject shake blur.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a focus control unit that sets an image area including eyes, which is included in an input image inputted in the imaging apparatus, as a range finding area for calculation of a subject distance and acquires an evaluation value based on contrast of the range finding area to detect a focus position and a blink detecting unit that detects presence or absence of a blink on the basis of image analysis in the range finding area. The focus control unit inputs blink detection information in the blink detection unit, identifies evaluation value data in a blink period and a non-blink period, and executes processing for detecting a focus position on the basis of only an evaluation value in a period judged as the non-blink period.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a face detecting unit that detects a face area from an input image inputted in the imaging apparatus and a control unit that executes a focus operation according to adjustment of a focus lens. The control unit judges whether, during the focus operation, a new face has appeared in a position closer to the imaging apparatus than a position of a face closest to the imaging apparatus among faces detected before the start of the focus operation on the basis of the number and sizes of the faces detected and performs processing for re-executing or stopping the focus operation on the basis of a judgment result indicating that a new face has appeared in a position closer to the imaging apparatus.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a face detecting unit detecting a face region from an input image input to the imaging apparatus and a control unit calculating a distance to a subject on the basis of the face size detected by the face detection unit and displaying distance identification information indicating a distance corresponding to the calculated distance in a display unit.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a face detecting part configured to detect a face area from the input image inputted from an imaging apparatus; a subject distance computing part configured to compute a subject distance based on the size of a face detected in the face detecting part; a lens operating range computing part configured to estimate a focus position based on information about the subject distance computed in the subject distance computing part, and to set a focus lens operating range shorter than an entire operating range of a focus lens; and a focus control part configured to move the focus lens within the lens operating range set in the lens operating range computing part, and to decide a position at which the focus lens is set.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes: a zoom motor which drives a target object of a retractable zoom lens drive mechanism; a driver for the zoom motor; a reference position detector detecting reference positions of the target object by using edges provided by each of two reset sensors; a position determination section determining as to a current position of the target object based on a current combination of outputs of the two reset sensors, a history of past outputs of the two reset sensors, and a driving direction of the target object; and a controller controlling drive of the zoom motor so as to drive the target object in a direction in which an arbitrary edge at one of the reference positions exists, in accordance with a determination result of the current position of the target object.