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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2012
Yoichi Sugino, Osaka, JP;
Takuma Masuda, Osaka, JP;
Yoichi Sugino, Osaka, JP;
Takuma Masuda, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus capable of assisting such shooting that a designated subject is accommodated in a predetermined reference range without user's continuing gazing at a display screen. Imaging apparatushas: imaging optical systemthat forms an optical image of a subject; solid-state image sensorthat converts the optical image into an electrical signal; video signal processing sectionthat carries out a predetermined processing for the electrical signal and generates image data; tracking processing sectionthat decides whether or not the designated subject is in a predetermined range within a trackable range, using the image data generated in video signal processing section; and reporting sectionthat reports a decision result in tracking processing sectionby means of light.