JP2013046300A5 - Imaging apparatus, control method therefor, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus that performs an operation involving area selection, a control method thereof, and a program .

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and provides an imaging apparatus capable of specifying a selection area in an image while supporting the imaging apparatus without inconvenience , a control method thereof, and a program. With the goal.

The imaging device of the present invention is an imaging device comprising an imaging means and a display means for displaying an image obtained by the imaging means on a screen, and is selected in the image according to an instruction from an area selection instruction means An area selection unit that generates an area; a selection area holding unit that holds the generated selection area; and a selection area correction unit that corrects a selection area held by the selection area holding unit according to a change in the image. .
The present invention also includes a control method by the above-described imaging apparatus , and a program .

Claims (19)

An imaging apparatus comprising imaging means and display means for displaying an image obtained by the imaging means on a screen,
Area selection means for generating a selection area in the image according to an instruction from the area selection instruction means;
Selection area holding means for holding the generated selection area;
An imaging apparatus comprising: a selection area correction unit that corrects a selection area held by the selection area holding unit in accordance with a change in the image. The imaging according to claim 1, wherein the area selection unit generates the selection area by moving an index attached to an image displayed on the screen according to a movement of the imaging apparatus. apparatus.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection area correction unit detects a change in the image and corrects the selection area based on the detected change in the image. It further has a measuring means for measuring the relative posture between the imaging device and the subject,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection area correction unit corrects the selection area in accordance with a change in the image based on the relative posture measured by the measurement unit. The measuring means further measures a relative position between the imaging device and the subject,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the selection area correction unit corrects the selection area according to a change in the image based on the relative position and the relative attitude measured by the measurement unit.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the selection area corrected by the selection area correction unit so that the selection area can be discriminated from a non-selection area.   The area selection instructing unit includes a button attached to the imaging device, and processing for generating the selection area to the area selecting unit according to a pressed state of the button or a change in the pressed state of the button. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein whether or not to perform is instructed.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the area selection unit adds a predetermined range fixed in the image to the selection area, or excludes the predetermined range from the selection area.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the display unit displays the predetermined range so as to be superimposed on the image. The selection area holding means further holds position information necessary for selection of the area,
The selection area correction means further corrects position information necessary for selection of an area held by the selection area holding means in accordance with a change in the image,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the area selection unit determines an area to be added to or excluded from the selection area using the corrected position information.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the region selection unit includes an additional exclusion region determination unit that determines an additional exclusion region to be added or excluded from the image.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the additional exclusion area determination unit sets, as the additional exclusion area, a rectangular area obtained by instructing two points that are predetermined positions in the image.   The additional exclusion area determination means is obtained by instructing at least three points that are predetermined positions in the image, connects the predetermined positions in the order of instructions, and further, the position specified last and the position specified first The imaging device according to claim 11, wherein a closed region obtained by connecting the two to the additional exclusion region.   12. The imaging apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the display unit displays the additional exclusion area so as to be distinguishable from at least the selection area or an area other than the selection area. The additional exclusion area determination means outputs an additional exclusion area that can be estimated from the position information of the selection area selected up to now by the area selection means as an estimated additional exclusion area,
12. The imaging apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the display unit displays the estimated addition exclusion area so as to be distinguishable from at least the selection area or an area other than the selection area. The selection area holding means holds the attribute of the image,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the additional exclusion area determination unit determines an additional exclusion area to be added to or excluded from the image having the attribute instructed by the area selection instruction unit. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection area correction unit corrects the selection area according to a change in the image based on enlargement / reduction of a subject or a back-and-forth movement of the imaging apparatus with respect to the subject. An imaging device control method comprising: imaging means; and display means for displaying an image obtained by the imaging means on a screen,
An area selection step for generating a selection area in the image according to an instruction from the area selection instruction means;
A selection area holding step of holding the generated selection area in a selection area holding means;
A selection area correction step of correcting a selection area held by the selection area holding means in accordance with a change in the image. A display step of displaying an image obtained by the imaging means on the screen;
An area selection step for generating a selection area in the image according to an instruction from the area selection instruction means;
A selection area holding step of holding the generated selection area in a selection area holding means;
A selection area correction step of correcting the selection area held by the selection area holding means in accordance with the change of the image;
A program that causes a computer to execute.