Photography – Eye tracking
Patent
1995-04-18
1996-10-08
Gellner, Michael L.
Photography
Eye tracking
396123, 396147, G03B 1336, G03B 1702
Patent
active
055636764
ABSTRACT:
A camera capable of operating in a standard or a panoramic photography mode is provided with an automatic focusing system that focuses on a subject in one of a plurality of areas within a photographic field. In the standard photography mode, the camera automatically selects one of the plurality of areas based on a predetermined algorithm and focuses on the selected area. In the panoramic photography mode, the camera selects one of the plurality of area in response to a user performed operation and focuses upon the selected area. When operating in the panoramic photographic mode, an area can be selected by using a manual selection device, or through use of a visual line position detection device. The visual line position detection device determines which area in the photographic field the photographer's eye is focused upon, and the focused upon area is then selected. The camera may include a display device that indicates which of the plurality of areas has been selected.
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Imafuji Kazuharu
Kosaka Toru
Narisawa Tsutomu
Ogawa Hidehiro
Gellner Michael L.
Miller Matthew
Nikon Corporation
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