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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2007
Hisashi Ishiwata, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshito Terashima, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuo Mise, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuji Shibata, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Koyanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisashi Ishiwata, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshito Terashima, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuo Mise, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuji Shibata, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Koyanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
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.