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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2008
Masatoshi Suzuki, Miyagi, JP;
Masatoshi Suzuki, Miyagi, JP;
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes a system controller and a face detector, and can register face data of a photographer for a self-timer shooting mode in advance. In the self-timer shooting mode, the face detector extracts face data of people in a subject field from an image signal. When the system controller determines, on the basis of the extracted face data and the registered face data, that the photographer can be detected, the apparatus starts countdown for automatic shooting. Consequently, the apparatus can pick up an image of the photographer without fail, and the photographer can securely strike a pose within the countdown period of time. Furthermore, the apparatus can determine the countdown period of time optionally, thereby enabling the self-timer shooting to be executed depending on the personality of the photographer.