KR20070016627A - Method and device for shooting digital equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for photographing a digital photographing apparatus. In particular, when the self-timer function is set, an object of the present invention is to improve user convenience by recognizing a specific motion of a subject (or photographer) to start recording. . The present invention for this purpose comprises the steps of setting the self-timer mode by the user, obtaining and storing the self-timer time and the specific motion of the subject, checking whether there is a specific motion in the subject image, and as a result of the check, When the specific motion is recognized, it is configured to perform the step of photographing the subject after counting the set time.

Description

Shooting method and device of digital shooting device {PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY DEVICE AND APPARATUS THEREOF}

1 is a block diagram of a digital camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an operation flowchart showing a self-photographing process in an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: camera 120: image processing unit

130: motion recognition unit 140: control unit

150: timer

The present invention relates to an image photographing apparatus, and more particularly, to a photographing method and apparatus in a digital photographing apparatus equipped with a self-timer function.

Advances in camera technology and image processing technology have led to the emergence of digital cameras for storing subjects as digital data in memory.

Digital cameras are implemented by taking a subject and storing it in a memory through a charge coupled device (CCD). Digital cameras of this type have been popularized because users can take a picture of a subject anytime, anywhere, and take a picture.

In general, a photographing method using a digital camera positions the camera lens toward the subject and automatically captures a desired subject by pressing a shutter release button while the focus is automatically adjusted.

Digital cameras have a self-timer like a manual camera.

The self-timer is a kind of time delay device that delays the time between the shutter release button being pressed and the actual shutter opening.

For example, if you adjust the self-timer to 10 seconds, shooting begins 10 seconds after the shutter release button is pressed.

The reason for using the self-timer function is when you want to prevent the shaking of the picture and when you want to be the subject yourself.

To take a picture using the self-timer function, select the self-timer menu from the camera options menu, select time (5 seconds or 10 seconds), adjust the camera to the subject position, and press the shutter release button. Then, when the time selected by the user elapses, the subject is photographed.

However, in the related art, when the self-timer function is set and the shutter release button is pressed, the corresponding function is executed and the time for the self-timer function is fixed. There is a drawback that you may not get the picture you want because the shooting starts before you hold it.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for photographing a digital photographing apparatus, which is designed to improve a user's convenience when setting and taking a self timer to improve a conventional problem.

That is, an object of the present invention is to start a recording by recognizing a specific motion of a subject (or photographer) when the self-timer function is set.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of photographing a digital photographing apparatus, the method including: setting a self-timer mode by a user, recognizing and storing a self-timer time and a specific motion of a subject, And checking whether there is a specific motion, and photographing a subject after counting the set time if a specific motion is recognized as a result of the check.

That is, in the self-timer mode, when a certain motion is recognized in the subject image without pressing the shutter release button, the self-timer count is started to photograph the subject after the set time has elapsed.

In addition, the present invention provides a digital photographing apparatus equipped with a self-timer function to achieve the above object, the motion recognition unit for checking whether there is a specific motion in the subject image photographed by the camera, the self-timer related information and the camera And storing the acquired specific motion for driving the self-timer and driving the self-timer when the motion recognition unit detects the specific motion in the subject image. It is characterized by.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described.

Technical configuration of the present invention will be described in detail in the preferred embodiment. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described a number of specific details such as a specific processing flow as well as accompanying drawings to help the overall understanding of the present invention.

In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

The digital photographing apparatus according to the present invention may be a representative example of a digital camera, a digital camera mounted on a mobile terminal, etc. In the embodiment of the present invention, a digital camera will be described.

1 is a block diagram of a digital camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown therein, a camera 110 for photographing a subject, and an image processor 120 for converting the photographed digital image into a file format such as JPEG. ), A motion recognition unit 130 for analyzing the image of the picture file format to check whether there is a specific motion, a timer 150 for counting the current time or user setting time, and an input unit for setting a shooting related function ( 170, a memory 180 storing photographing related information (including self timer related information) and a photographed image, an LCD 160 displaying a camera option menu and a photographed image, and a self timer information. And storing a specific motion for driving the self-timer acquired by the camera 110 in the memory 180 and displaying the image acquired by the camera 110 on the LCD 160 when a shooting mode is set. If the motion recognition unit 130 detects a specific motion in the subject image, the controller 140 includes a controller 140 for driving the camera 150 to photograph the subject when a predetermined time elapses after the timer 150 is driven. do.

When the photographing mode is set, the controller 140 controls the camera 110 to focus for photographing a subject.

The motion recognition unit 130 may be implemented by applying one of various techniques for recognizing a specific motion.

The digital camera having the above configuration for an embodiment of the present invention can perform a normal self-timer function as well as perform a general shooting operation.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention will be described focusing on the self-timer function according to the present invention.

The operation and the effect of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the operation flowchart of FIG. 2.

When the user sets the camera mode using the input unit 170, the controller 140 displays a camera option menu on the LCD 160 and selects a shooting-related menu. The controller 140 displays image quality, resolution, flash, and self-timer. , Such as continuous shooting menu is displayed on the LCD (160).

In this case, the user selects the self-timer menu, and the controller 140 displays the time setting menu and the image recognition menu on the LCD 160.

Accordingly, the user selects a time setting menu to set a self-timer time, and then selects an image recognition menu to capture a specific motion with the camera 110.

Accordingly, the controller 140 stores the set time and the specific motion image in the memory 180 as information for driving the self timer. In this case, when the time for driving the self-timer is not set separately, it may be implemented to be set to a default value (for example, 3 seconds).

Here, the time setting and the specific motion setting may be performed any function first.

Then, the user takes the desired position by positioning the camera 110 in the direction to be photographed and moving to that position.

At this time, the image captured by the camera 110 is converted into a file format such as JPEG by the image processing unit 120 is displayed on the LCD 160 by the controller 140, the motion recognition unit 130 is processed Analyze the video to see if there is a specific motion. Here, the motion recognition unit 130 receives information about a specific motion from the control unit 140.

Accordingly, when the motion recognition unit 130 detects a specific motion in the subject image, the controller 140 counts the set time using the timer 150 and then drives the camera 110 to capture the subject image.

The captured image is stored in the memory 180 by the controller 140 after passing through the image processor 120.

That is, the operation according to the embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described. After the user sets a time in the self-timer menu, the user activates a specific motion recognition function, fixes the digital camera in a desired direction, and then moves to a desired place. When a specific motion is taken, the set time is counted using the timer 150, and then the camera 110 is driven to photograph the subject.

In addition, although the above-described case is applied to the digital camera, the self-timer function may be executed by the same operation even when applied to the mobile communication terminal equipped with the camera.

On the other hand, while the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but those skilled in the art related to the present invention and the spirit of the present invention described in the claims Various modifications and variations of the present invention will be possible without departing from the scope thereof.

As described in detail above, the present invention has the effect of improving the user's convenience by allowing the user to shoot by recognizing a specific motion of the subject without pressing the shutter release button when the self-timer function is set.

Claims (7)

Setting a self-timer mode by the user; Acquiring and storing a specific motion of the subject; Checking whether there is a specific motion in the subject image recorded with the camera, And photographing a subject when a specific motion is recognized as a result of the check. The method of claim 1, further comprising: setting a self-timer time after setting the self-timer mode. The method of claim 1 or 2, further comprising the step of counting a self-timer time when a specific motion is recognized. The method of claim 3, wherein the self-timer time is set to a user setting or a default value. Motion recognition means for checking whether there is a specific motion in the subject image photographed by the camera; Memory means for storing self-timer related information and a captured image; A control for storing a self-timer time and a specific motion of a subject for driving the self-timer, driving the self-timer when the motion recognition means detects a specific motion in the subject image, and then driving the camera to photograph the subject when a predetermined time elapses A photographing apparatus of a digital photographing apparatus, comprising the means. The method of claim 5, wherein the motion recognition means A photographing apparatus of a digital photographing apparatus, characterized in that configured to operate only in the self-timer mode. The method of claim 5 wherein the control means When the self-timer time is not set by the user, the photographing apparatus of the digital photographing apparatus, characterized by setting the default value.

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