摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely track a desired subject to be imaged in an imaging apparatus such as a digital camera. <P>SOLUTION: An image data of a subject to be imaged obtained from an imaging means 58 is displayed on a display means 18 and the subject in the image data is specified by a subject specifying means 66, and the specified subject is surrounded with a tracking frame by a tracking frame display means 78. The subject surrounded with the tracking frame by the tracking frame display means 78 is tracked by a subject tracking means 77 and the shooting conditions within the tracking frame is controlled by an imaging condition controlling means 82. It is checked by a subject authentication means 80 whether the subject within the tracking frame is the subject specified by the subject specifying means 66. While the subject tracking means 77 tracks the subject, the subject authentication means 80 repeats the authentication process. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |