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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2011
Akira Hamada, Sagamihara, JP;
Tomoharu Yamaguchi, Kodaira, JP;
Akira Hamada, Sagamihara, JP;
Tomoharu Yamaguchi, Kodaira, JP;
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a digital camera, when a photographer holds the digital camera and decides an imaging area (the area currently being captured by live-view), a CPU performs a first imaging processing (temporary imaging). Next, when the photographer sets the digital camera on a suitable surface (such as a desk), and moves into the imaging area, the CPU moves the optical zoom further to the wide-angle side than during the temporary imaging, and performs a second imaging processing (actual imaging) after a self-timer reaches time up. Then, the CPU performs positioning between the temporarily captured image and the actually captured image, and clips an image of the imaging area defined by the temporarily captured image from the actually captured image. According to the present invention, the degree of freedom of a camera setting location during self-timer imaging is increased and an image including an intended imaging area is easily captured.