Image pickup device, automatic focusing method, automatic...

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2011-03-08

2011-03-08

Tran, Sinh (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

With electronic viewfinder or display monitor

C348S353000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07903163

ABSTRACT:
An image pickup device provided with an automatic focusing function includes an image pickup unit, a face detection unit, a receive unit, and an automatic focusing control unit. The image pickup unit is configured to input image data corresponding to a subject. The face detection unit is configured to separately detect eyes, a nose, and a mouth of a human face from the image data input from the image pickup unit. The receive unit is configured to receive from a user a selection of any one of the eyes, the nose, or the mouth as a ranging area. The automatic focusing control unit is configured to perform automatic focusing control based on the ranging area selected by the user.

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Office Action issued Nov. 16, 2010, in Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-304343.

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