Image pickup device with zoom function

Abstract

When continuous-zoom-photographing mode is selected, the through image of a subject and first and second continuous-zoom-photographing frames are produced on an image-display section. When a user operates a cross key, recorded information about the trimming position of each of the first and second continuous-zoom-photographing frames is updated according to the cross-key operation and the first and second continuous-zoom-photographing frames are produced at the updated trimming position recorded after the update. After a shutter button is pressed down, still-image photographing is started and image data obtained thereby is stored in a buffer memory. On the basis of the obtained image data, image data is generated for each of the first and second continuous-zoom-photographing frames through trimming processing and stored in the buffer memory. The obtained image data and the generated image data are stored in a flash memory.

1 . An image pickup device comprising:
 image pickup means for imaging a subject;   photograph control means for controlling the image pickup means to perform still-image photographing of the subject;   generation means for generating trimmed-image data based on photographed-image data obtained by the photograph control means; and   record control means for recording the photographed-image data obtained by the photograph control means and the trimmed-image data generated by the generation means.   
   
   
       2 . The image pickup device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 group-image-generation means for generating group-image data corresponding to a single image by grouping the photographed-image data and the trimmed-image data,   wherein the record control means includes first record control means for recording the group-image data.   
   
   
       3 . The image pickup device according to claim further comprising:
 group-image-generation means for generating group-image data corresponding to a single image by grouping the photographed-image data and the trimmed-image data; and   record-mode-selection means for selecting at least one predetermined record mode from among various types of record modes,   wherein the record control means includes:
 first record control means for recording the group-image data; and 
 second record control means for recording each of the photographed-image data and the trimmed-image data as independent image data, 
 wherein at least one of the first record control means and the second record control means performs record control according to the record mode selected by the record-mode-selection means. 
   
   
   
       4 . The image pickup device according to  claim 1 , further comprising display control means for making display means produce a through image of the subject when the through image is imaged by the image pickup means. 
   
   
       5 . The image pickup device according to  claim 4 , wherein the display control means makes the display means produce at least one trimming-range frame which shows a range of at least one image for which the generation means generates the trimmed-image data. 
   
   
       6 . The image pickup device according to  claim 5 , further comprising:
 focus control means for bringing the subject into focus automatically,   wherein the display control means makes the display means produce the at least one trimming-range frame so that at least one focus point which is brought into focus automatically by the focus control means agrees with a center of the at least one trimming-range frame.   
   
   
       7 . The image pickup device according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 specification means for specifying at least one focus point which is brought into focus automatically by the focus control means, said specification means being operable by a user,   wherein when the focus point is specified by the specification means, the display control means makes the display means produce the at least one trimming-range frame so that the specified focus point agrees with the center of the at least one trimming-range frame.   
   
   
       8 . The image pickup device according to  claim 6 , wherein if a portion of the at least one trimming-range frame produced on the display means lies off a range corresponding to a viewing angle of the subject image picked up by the image pickup means, the display control means makes the display means produce the at least one trimming-range frame so that the at least one trimming-range frame fits into the viewing-angle range. 
   
   
       9 . The image pickup device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 set means for setting a size of at least one image to be obtained by the photograph-control means; and   trimming-information-acquisition means for acquiring information about a trimming range and/or information about a number of at least one image for trimming based on the image size set by the set means,   wherein the generation means generates the trimmed-image data from which at least one trimmed image is generated, wherein the range and/or number of the trimmed image corresponds to the acquired trimming-range information and/or the acquired number information.   
   
   
       10 . The image pickup device according to  claim 9 , further comprising:
 focus control means for bringing the subject into focus automatically; and   change means for changing at least one trimming position according to at least one focus point which is brought into focus automatically by the focus control means,   wherein the generation means generates the trimmed-image data from which at least one trimmed image is generated, wherein the range and/or number of the trimmed image agrees with the acquired trimming-range information and/or the acquired number information and wherein the trimmed image is produced at the changed trimming position.