IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGING PROGRAM

摘要

To provide an image taking device in which a camera for taking a biometric image is used as a monitoring camera and images that do not include biological characteristics that can be used for biometric authentication are managed as monitoring images so as to prevent leakage of images including biological characteristics and monitor illicit acts in biometric authentication, the present invention includes: a subject detection section that determines whether a biometric portion that can be used for biometric authentication of a subject is included in the image taking range of the camera; and a controller that handles the taken image as the authentication image when receiving an authentication image acquisition instruction and performs processing, in the case where there has not issued the authentication image acquisition instruction, such that when it is determined by the subject detection section that a biometric portion is not included in the image taking range of the camera, the controller uses the taken image as the monitoring image and when it is determined by the subject detection section that a biometric portion is included in the image taking range of the camera, the controller stops image taking operation of the camera.