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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2003
Hiroshi Fukuda, Saitama, JP;
Atsuhiko Ishihara, Saitama, JP;
Koichi Sakamoto, Saitama, JP;
Hisayoshi Tsubaki, Saitama, JP;
Mikio Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Fukuda, Saitama, JP;
Atsuhiko Ishihara, Saitama, JP;
Koichi Sakamoto, Saitama, JP;
Hisayoshi Tsubaki, Saitama, JP;
Mikio Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus for accurately determining a position of a main subject on an image. The image capturing apparatus for capturing a subject includes an image pick-up unit for capturing a preliminary image and a final image; a main subject recognition unit for recognizing a main subject from the subject on the preliminary image; and a main subject position determination unit for determining a position of the main subject on the final image.