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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2010
Kazuaki Hagiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuaki Hagiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A digital cameracomprising a key operation unit () for registering subject information for identifying the subject, and photography conditions or image processing conditions corresponding to the subject identified according to the subject information; image memory () for storing the subject information, and the photography conditions or image processing conditions registered by the key operation unit (); and a CPU (). The CPU () detects a characteristic portion of the subject from the acquired image, identifies a subject corresponding to the characteristic portion of the detected subject, by referring to the subject information stored in the image memory (), acquires the photography conditions or image processing conditions corresponding to the identified subject identified from the image memory (), and carries out image capturing or image processing based on the acquired photography conditions or image processing conditions. In this way, an image capturing device capable of easily carrying out image processing in accordance with individual preferences is provided.