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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Genjiro Shibagami, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Genjiro Shibagami, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 5/222 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus capable of selecting an image more suited to a user from images that have been continuously taken. A face included in each of a plurality of images is chosen, and with respect to each of the images, an evaluation value for use in selecting one image from the plurality of images is calculated based on the face chosen in each of the images. An image with the highest evaluation value is selected, and when there are a plurality of images with the highest evaluation value, an image taken first is selected. The selected image is then recorded.