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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
May. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Yasufumi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yasufumi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/228 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit configured to pick up a subject image and a control unit configured to perform control in a manner such that, in a case in which a predetermined mode is set, smile detection of a subject is started when an operation input is performed, the subject image is picked up if a smile is detected, and smile detection and image pickup are repeatedly performed until a completion condition is satisfied.