US-20260129294-A1 - IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Abstract

There is provided an imaging apparatus including an image sensor, and a processor, in which the processor is configured to detect a focus region within an imaging area based on imaging data obtained by the image sensor, generate moving image data based on the imaging data obtained by the image sensor, generate information image data representing information related to the moving image data, output the moving image data and the information image data, which is associated with a window region in an image represented by the moving image data, control a position of the window region according to the focus region, detect a distance to at least one subject based on the imaging data, and not change the position of the window region for a certain period of time in a case where the focus region is changed as a distance of at least one subject is changed.

Inventors

• Taro Saito
• Takehiro Koguchi
• Shinya Fujiwara
• Yukinori Nishiyama

Assignees

• FUJIFILM CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20251229

Priority Date

20210226

Claims (20)

1. 1 . An imaging apparatus comprising: an image sensor; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: detect a focus region within an imaging area based on imaging data obtained by the image sensor; generate moving image data based on the imaging data obtained by the image sensor; generate information image data representing information related to the moving image data; output the moving image data and the information image data, which is associated with a window region in an image represented by the moving image data; control a position of the window region according to the focus region; detect a distance to at least one subject based on the imaging data; and in a case where the focus region is changed as a distance of at least one subject is changed, not change the position of the window region for a certain period of time.
2. 2 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured not to change the position of the window region for a certain period of time in a case where the focus region is changed as at least one subject, which is present within the focus region, is moved in a going-away direction and becomes an out-of-focus state.
3. 3 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured not to change the position of the window region for a certain period of time in a case where the focus region is changed as at least one subject, which is not present within the focus region, is moved in an approaching direction and becomes an in-focus state.
4. 4 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to output the moving image data and the information image data to a display destination.
5. 5 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to dispose the information image data in the window region and output composite moving image data generated by combining the moving image data and the information image data.
6. 6 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to set a position of the window region to a region that does not overlap the focus region.
7. 7 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to detect the focus region using a part of range within a depth of field as a focus determination range.
8. 8 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising: a stop, wherein the processor is configured to set the focus determination range based on a stop value of the stop.
9. 9 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to detect the focus region again using a part of range within a depth of field as a focus determination range in a case where a region, which is equal to or greater than a certain ratio in the image represented by the moving image data, is the focus region.
10. 10 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to erase the window region for a certain period of time or increase a transmittance for a certain period of time in a case where the focus region is changed as at least one subject, which is present within the focus region, is moved in an approaching direction and becomes an out-of-focus state.
11. 11 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to change the position of the window region along an outer periphery of the image represented by the moving image data.
12. 12 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to, in a case where an icon is displayed in the image represented by the moving image data, move the window region along a path avoiding the icon or move the icon outside the path where the window region is moved.
13. 13 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to restrict a change direction of the position of the window region to a direction intersecting a stretching direction of the window region in a case where the window region has a shape stretching along one side of the image represented by the moving image data.
14. 14 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured not to change the position of the window region while a specific operation is being performed.
15. 15 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information image data is data obtained by correcting the moving image data, a histogram representing a brightness, or a waveform representing a brightness.
16. 16 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to set the position of the window region to a position overlapping the focus region in a case where the information image data is peaking image data.
17. 17 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the processor is configured to change a size of the window region based on a size of the focus region.
18. 18 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the window region is set at a specific position and is set to a state in which a transmittance is increased in a case where a region, which is equal to or greater than a certain ratio in the image represented by the moving image data, is the focus region, and the window region is not capable of being set to a region that does not overlap the focus region.
19. 19 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image sensor includes a plurality of phase difference pixels, and the processor is configured to detect the focus region based on, among the imaging data, imaging data that is obtained from the phase difference pixel.
20. 20 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the phase difference pixel is capable of selectively outputting non-phase difference image data, which is obtained by performing photoelectric conversion in an entire region of a pixel, and phase difference image data, which is obtained by performing the photoelectric conversion in a part of region of the pixel, and the processor is configured to detect the focus region based on imaging data in a case where the phase difference pixel outputs the phase difference image data.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation application of and claims the priority benefit of a prior application Ser. No. 18/451,127 filed on Aug. 17, 2023, now allowed. The prior application Ser. No. 18/451,127 is a continuation application of International Application No. PCT/JP2022/000090, filed Jan. 5, 2022, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Further, this application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-031216 filed on Feb. 26, 2021, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field The present disclosed technology relates to an imaging apparatus, an information processing method, and a program. 2. Description of the Related Art JP2010-226496A discloses an imaging apparatus including an imaging unit that generates live view image data from an optical image of a subject within an imaging range, an autofocus unit that automatically adjusts a focusing position of the imaging unit, a focus region specifying unit that specifies a region R1 including the focusing position in the live view image data, an image enlarging unit that enlarges sub screen data in the live view image data corresponding to the region R1, a composite region setting unit that sets a disposition of a sub screen such that the sub screen does not overlap the focus region, an image composition unit that combines the sub screen data with the sub screen, and an image output unit that outputs the live view image data that is combined with the sub screen data. JP2016-004163A discloses a control device including a depth information acquisition unit that acquires depth information about a subject in a captured image and a display processing unit that performs processing of superimposing and displaying the captured image or an image corresponding to the captured image and information for designating a focusing position obtained from the depth information and that changes a display state of information for designating the focusing position according to a relationship between the focusing position and a subject position. JP2019-169769A discloses an image processing apparatus including an imaging unit that images a subject and a distance map acquisition unit that acquires information, which is related to a distance distribution of the subject, as map data. The distance map acquisition unit acquires the distance map data or map data of an image shift amount or defocus amount associated with a captured image by using a time of flight (TOF) method, an imaging surface phase difference detection method using a pupil-splitting type imaging element, or the like. The image processing unit generates texture image data in which low-frequency components of the captured image are suppressed and generates image data that represents the distance distribution of the subject by combining the texture image data and the map data that is acquired by the distance map acquisition unit. SUMMARY One embodiment according to the present disclosed technology provides an imaging apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that do not require a user to perform a setting operation of a window region and can improve visibility of a focus region. An imaging apparatus of the present disclosure comprises: an image sensor; and a processor, in which the processor is configured to: detect a focus region within an imaging area based on imaging data obtained by the image sensor; generate moving image data based on the imaging data obtained by the image sensor; generate information image data representing information related to the moving image data; output the moving image data and the information image data, which is associated with a window region in an image represented by the moving image data; and control a position of the window region according to the focus region. It is preferable that the processor outputs the moving image data and the information image data to a display destination. It is preferable that the processor disposes the information image data in the window region and outputs composite moving image data generated by combining the moving image data and the information image data. It is preferable that the processor sets the position of the window region in a region that does not overlap the focus region. It is preferable that the processor detects the focus region using a part of range within a depth of field as a focus determination range. It is preferable that a stop is further included, in which the processor sets the focus determination range based on a stop value of the stop. It is preferable that the processor detects the focus region again using a part of range within a depth of field as a focus determination range in a case where a region, which is equal to or greater than a certain ratio in the image represented by the moving image data, is the focus region. It is preferable that the processor de