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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2008
Kouichi Nakagomi, Tokorozawa, JP;
Shinichi Matsui, Hamura, JP;
Yutaka Onodera, Fussa, JP;
Takashi Onoda, Ome, JP;
Kouichi Nakagomi, Tokorozawa, JP;
Shinichi Matsui, Hamura, JP;
Yutaka Onodera, Fussa, JP;
Takashi Onoda, Ome, JP;
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capture device sets a central vicinity of a frame of a predetermined area as a focus region upon detecting a half-press operation of a shutter button in a through-the-lens image displaying, designates a central vicinity pixel region of the region as a pixel region to be tracked, and determines whether or not the designated pixel region is adequate as an object of tracking. If the pixel region is adequate, the pixel region is tracked until the shutter button is detected as pressed down fully. When a fully-press operation of the shutter button is detected, the frame of a predetermined area is displayed in a fixed manner on a display unit. Upon a detection that a change of the pixel region has occurred, or the pixel region has contacted or exceeded the frame of a predetermined area, a recording processing is started immediately by a high speed consecutive capture.