Title:
IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012065311
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an imaging apparatus capable of properly determining a zoom view angle when an imaging apparatus is worn at the head of a photographer.
The imaging apparatus 100 to be worn at the head of the photographer is provided with: a visual line detection unit 101 for detecting the visual line direction of the photographer; a zoom view angle determination unit 102 for determining the zoom view angle so as to decrease the zoom view angle with the decrease of variation in a visual line direction; and an imaging unit 103 which takes an image of a subject in accordance with the determined zoom view angle.
Inventors:
SUGIO TOSHIYASU
Application Number:
JP2011171386A
Publication Date:
March 29, 2012
Filing Date:
August 04, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PANASONIC CORP
International Classes:
H04N5/232; G03B7/00; G03B17/00
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiromori Arai