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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2011
Yukihiro Kawada, Saitama-ken, JP;
Yukihiro Kawada, Saitama-ken, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A face detection method is provided, including: classifying into levels time-wise continuously captured images by increasing/reducing the total number of pixels; selecting sequentially and reading out image data for all of the levels using read-out units of the same size of pixels, or a smaller size of pixels, as those of the image with the smallest size of pixels; carrying out face detection processing by extracting candidate levels in which face image data is present, based on the read-out image data for each of the levels; and, when repeating the face detection processing, setting the number of candidate levels for face detection processing from the second time onward as less than the total number of levels. A digital camera incorporating the face detection method is also disclosed.