ELECTRONIC CAMERA
An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager has an imaging surface capturing an optical image expressing a scene and outputs an electronic image corresponding to the optical image. An acquirer acquires a plurality of electronic images outputted from the imager at a plurality of timings different to one another. A detector detects a motion of the imaging surface in association with a process of the acquirer. A definer defines an image region of a predefined size expressing a scene common among the plurality of electronic images acquired by the acquirer, with reference to a detection result of the detector. A combiner combines a plurality of partial images belonging to the image region defined by the definer, out of the plurality of electronic images acquired by the acquirer.
1 . An electronic camera, comprising:
an imager which has an imaging surface capturing an optical image expressing a scene and outputs an electronic image corresponding to the optical image;
an acquirer which acquires a plurality of electronic images outputted from said imager at a plurality of timings different to one another;
a detector which detects a motion of the imaging surface in association with a process of said acquirer;
a definer which defines an image region of a predefined size expressing a scene common among the plurality of electronic images acquired by said acquirer, with reference to a detection result of said detector; and
a combiner which combines a plurality of partial images belonging to the image region defined by said definer, out of the plurality of electronic images acquired by said acquirer.
2 . An electronic camera according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a magnification adjuster which adjusts a zoom magnification in response to a zoom operation; and
a size adjuster which adjusts a value of the predefined size so as to be differed depending on the zoom magnification adjusted by said magnification adjuster.
3 . An electronic camera according to claim 1 , further comprising a notifier which notifies an error instead of said definer executing the process, when a size of the scene noticed by said definer falls below a reference.
4 . An electronic camera according to claim 1 , wherein said definer executes a defining process after the completion of the process by said acquirer.
5 . An electronic camera according to claim 1 , further comprising an exposure setter which sets a plurality of exposure amounts different to one another corresponding respectively to the plurality of timings noticed by said acquirer.
6 . An imaging control program, which is recorded on a non-temporary recording medium in order to control an electronic camera provided with an imager which has an imaging surface capturing an optical image expressing a scene and which outputs an electronic image corresponding to the optical image, said imaging control program causing a processor of the electronic camera to execute:
an acquiring step of acquiring a plurality of electronic images outputted from said imager at a plurality of timings different to one another;
a detecting step of detecting a motion of the imaging surface in association with a process in said acquiring step;
a defining step of defining an image region of a predefined size expressing a scene common among the plurality of electronic images acquired in said acquiring step; and
a combining step of combining a plurality of partial images belonging to the image region defined in said defining step, out of the plurality of electronic images acquired in said acquiring step.
7 . An imaging control method executed by an electronic camera provided with an imager which has an imaging surface capturing an optical image expressing a scene and which outputs an electronic image corresponding to the optical image, said imaging control method comprising:
an acquiring step of acquiring a plurality of electronic images outputted from said imager at a plurality of timings different to one another;
a detecting step of detecting a motion of the imaging surface in association with a process in said acquiring step;
a defining step of defining an image region of a predefined size expressing a scene common among the plurality of electronic images acquired in said acquiring step; and
a combining step of combining a plurality of partial images belonging to the image region defined in said defining step, out of the plurality of electronic images acquired in said acquiring step.