Image analysis – Applications – Target tracking or detecting
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-03
2011-11-29
Lu, Tom Y (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Target tracking or detecting
C396S052000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08068639
ABSTRACT:
An image pickup apparatus includes: a face detection section configured to detect a face area from an image obtained by the image pickup apparatus; and a control section configured to detect at least any one of the amount of change in size of the face area detected by the face detection section and a movement speed of the face area, determine whether there is a possibility of occurrence of subject shake blur, which is blur occurring in a captured image due to the movement of a subject, on the basis of information on the detected amount of change in size of the face area or the detected movement speed of the face area, and output a warning when it is determined that there is a possibility of occurrence of subject shake blur.
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Ishiwata Hisashi
Koyanagi Masakazu
Mise Tetsuo
Shibata Ryuji
Terashima Yoshito
Conway Thomas
Lu Tom Y
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Sony Corporation
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