Imaging device and imaging method

摘要

An imaging device includes: an optical system which obtains an optical image of a photographic subject; an image sensor which converts the optical image to an electric signal; a digital signal processor which produces image data based on the electric signal; a display section which displays a photographic subject image expressed by the image data; and an operating section which performs a necessary setting regarding imaging, the digital signal processor including: an autofocus operation section which performs an autofocus operation based on data of an autofocus area set in the photographic subject image; a main area setting section which sets a main area in the photographic subject image; and a blurring operation section which performs a blurring operation on an area other than the main area in the photographic subject image, wherein the autofocus area is set automatically to overlap with at least a part of the main area.

主权项

1. An imaging device, comprising:
an optical system which obtains an optical image of a photographic subject; an image sensor which converts the optical image to an electric signal; a display which displays a display image based on the electric signal; a user interface to specify on the display, using user input, at least one of a first area on which a blurring operation is to be performed and a second area on which the blurring operation is not performed; an autofocus device which performs focusing in an autofocus area; and a processor which performs the blurring operation by performing an image processing operation such that the first area is blurred, wherein: the display displays a live view of image data, the blurring operation is performed on the first area and the blurring operation is not performed on the second area in a live-view state, the display displays an autofocus display frame indicating the autofocus area where autofocusing is performed, the autofocus display frame is displayed during the live-view state and overlaps with at least a part of the second area, and a width of the autofocus display frame is smaller than a width of the second area.