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| 20090002509 | Digital camera and method of controlling same - Whether a portrait photography mode has been set is determined. A first threshold value is set when the portrait photography mode has been set and a second threshold value that is smaller than the first threshold value is set when the portrait photography mode has not been set. A cross-correlation coefficient between the image of the subject and a template image is calculated. The calculated coefficient and the set threshold value are compared and the position of the image of a face is detected in the image of the subject. When the portrait photography mode has been set, it can be construed that the subject contains a person and therefore the position of the face image can be detected comparatively accurately by increasing the threshold value. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090115887 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - If an aperture of the objective-imaging is the same as an aperture when a state has turned into a focused state with autofocus before the objective-imaging or if an F value of the objective-imaging is equal to or greater than an F value when a state has turned into a focused state with autofocus before the objective-imaging, the focused state is maintained and the focusing of the objective-imaging is skipped. Even in other cases, a in-focus position is detected near the in-focus position before the objective-imaging. Alternatively, if the user selects a speed priority, the in-focus position is detected in a narrow range near the in-focus position before the objective-imaging. This enables to achieve both enough speed and focus accuracy of the main-photographing. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090129637 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - Pseudo three dimensional image data sets are generated by an imaging apparatus, such as a digital camera having face detecting functions, by a simple operation. Reference image data sets, which are employed to generate pseudo three dimensional images, are generated from first image data sets, which are recorded. When new faces are detected by a face detecting section, correlative values between through the lens image data sets that include the new faces and the reference image data sets are calculated. When the calculated correlative values are greater that a predetermined value, pseudo three dimensional images are generated from the recorded first image data sets and newly obtained second image data sets that include the new faces. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20110025882 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PARAMETER USED FOR DETECTING AN OBJECTIVE BODY IN AN IMAGE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - When detecting an objective body from a taken image, a scene of the image is determined, and a parameter to be used in detecting the objective body is controlled according to result of the determination. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110063477 | TARGET DETECTING APPARATUS, IMAGE FILE RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLNG SAME - It is so arranged that a user can check whether face detection processing has been set. The back side of a digital still camera is provided with a face detection button for setting whether face detection processing is ON or OFF. If the button is pressed to set the camera so that face detection processing will be executed, a face-detection execution mark is displayed at the upper-right corner of a display screen. The user can ascertain that face detection processing will be executed merely by observing the face-detection execution mark. If a face is detected from within the image of a subject, a detection border is displayed so as to enclose the face. When face detection processing is unnecessary, the face detection button is pressed again. Now a face-detection non-execution mark is displayed on the display screen. By observing the face-detection non-execution mark, the user can ascertain that face detection processing will not be executed. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110228136 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF TAKING IMAGE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In an image taking system such as digital camera, especially when a predetermined objective body such as a face is included, an objective body detecting portion detects a predetermined objective body from an image taken by the image taking system. A storage portion stores a detection history including a past result of detection of the objective body and a newest result of detection of the objective body. A determination portion refers to the detection history and determines whether the objective body is to be handled as detected in the image obtained newest. | 09-22-2011 |
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| 20100281622 | LOW-VOC LEATHER - This object relates to a natural leather which is obtained by forming a coating film through the greasing step following re-tanning and dyeing and the drying step. The purpose of this object is to provide a natural leather, wherein the generation of free formaldehyde and acetaldehyde is inhibited, and a treating agent to be added in the greasing step for natural leather. A natural leather wherein formaldehyde and acetaldehyde generated by a tanning agent, a re-tanning agent, a dye and a greasing agent having been incorporated into a leather are confined in the leather with a treating agent to be added in the greasing step for natural leather which contains a hydrazide compound optionally together with sodium hydrogen sulfite to thereby inhibit or prevent the generation of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, and an automobile interior part coated with this natural leather. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110064959 | LOW-VOC LEATHER - This object relates to a leather which is obtained by forming a coating film through the greasing step following re-tanning and dyeing and the drying step. The purpose of this object is to provide a leather, wherein the generation of free formaldehyde and acetaldehyde is inhibited, an automobile interior part using this leather and a back sizing agent for natural leather to be used for producing the above-described leather. A natural leather wherein a back sizing agent for natural leather containing a hydrazide compound optionally together with a resin (including an acrylic resin) is applied to the back of leather to exert an effect of fixing formaldehyde and acetaldehyde generated by a tanning agent, a re-tanning agent, a dye and a greasing agent, which have been incorporated into a leather, in the leather to thereby inhibit or prevent the generation of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, an automobile interior part using this natural leather, and a back sizing agent for natural leather to be used for producing the above-described natural leather. | 03-17-2011 |
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| 20100020191 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - To output stable results as necessary when recognizing scenes with a camera. Unless the result of scene recognition can be stabilized, an output result will confuse the user. In consideration thereof, by combiningly performing processing for determining what type of scene a particular scene is and processing for monitoring whether or not a change has occurred from a recognized scene, it is now possible to perform scene recognition in an accurate and stable manner. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100026836 | Imaging Apparatus and Imaging Method - It is an object of the present invention to provide an imaging apparatus and an imaging method which enable various functions using face detection to be individually controlled in accordance with scene recognition results and which achieve more favorable imaging and image processing. To achieve the object, in an aspect of the present invention, information on a photographic scene is acquired to recognize the scene and to detect whether or not a face exists in the photographic scene, and various controls are performed based on the scene recognition result and the face detection result. That is, when performing various controls using face detection such as face frame display, face AE, face AF, face AWB, face tonal correction, and the like, it is now possible to individually control how such controls are to be performed based on a scene recognition result and achieve more favorable imaging and image processing in accordance with the scenes. | 02-04-2010 |
