CN108215526A

CN108215526A - Printer, camera and Method of printing with printer

Info

Publication number: CN108215526A
Application number: CN201711344177.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 北川祐介; 藤本真; 藤本真一; 佐藤恒夫
Original assignee: Fujifilm Corp
Current assignee: Fujifilm Corp
Priority date: 2016-12-15
Filing date: 2017-12-14
Publication date: 2018-06-29
Anticipated expiration: 2037-12-14
Also published as: JP6664364B2; CN108215526B; JP2018094916A

Abstract

When carrying out print image the purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of polaroid film of use with image forming area and white space, printer, camera and Method of printing with printer that white space is located at the printed matter in desirable direction relative to subject can obtain.In printer involved by the mode of the present invention, in the case of printing to polaroid film, make the image rotation of input in a manner that white space is located at specific direction relative to subject, when therefore carrying out print image using the polaroid film with image forming area and white space, the printed matter that white space is located at desirable direction relative to subject can be obtained.Moreover, message is logged into this white space, the good printed matter of visual effect can be obtained.

Description

Printer, camera and Method of printing with printer

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of printer, the camera with printer and Method of printings more particularly to a kind of by image Print to the printer of polaroid film, camera and Method of printing with printer.

Background technology

It has been known that there is the printer for using polaroid film or the camera of this printer is used, passes through these equipment print images In the case of, it charges to message in the white space (regions different from the region of formation image) of film and is given to friend or acquaintance. Message is printed other than user is hand-written by printer.For example, in following patent documents 1, by being exposed with image printing The thermal head or ink gun that head is provided separately are in white space printmessage.

Patent document 1：Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2002-6409 bulletins

Be intended to charge in the white space printed based on polaroid film or printmessage in the case of, sometimes according to subject The conditions such as direction or the direction of camera (for example, subject towards it is oblique, tiltedly put camera etc.) white space relative to subject into For various directions (up and down and tilt), white space relative to subject not in desirable direction, therefore white space The balance of (and the message charged on it) and subject is broken and becomes unsightly, it is possible to it is desirable to cannot get user Printed matter.However, this problem is not accounted in above-mentioned patent document 1.

It is suchlike in the prior art, when carrying out print image using polaroid film, it is opposite white space can not to be obtained It is located at the printed matter in desirable direction in subject.

Invention content

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide it is a kind of using with image forming area and When the polaroid film of white space carrys out print image, the printing that white space is located at desirable direction relative to subject is obtained The printer of object, camera and Method of printing with printer.

To achieve these goals, the printer involved by the 1st mode of the invention, by photo print to i.e. present gum Piece, the polaroid film has image forming area and the white space of one side wider width, and the white space is and figure As the different region of forming region, the printer has：Image input unit, input picture；Subject test section, from input Image detection subject；Image rotation portion rotates the image of input according to the direction of subject, and the image of rotation is printed to i.e. In the case of present gum piece, the image of input is rotated in a manner that white space is located at specific direction relative to subject；And The image of rotation is printed to polaroid film by printing portion.

In printer involved by 1st mode, in the case of printing to polaroid film, rotate with white space relative to quilt It takes the photograph body and is located at the image that the mode in specific direction inputs, therefore use the i.e. present gum with image forming area and white space When piece carrys out print image, the printed matter for being located at desirable direction relative to subject with white space can be obtained.Moreover, with Message is logged into this white space by family, can obtain the good printed matter of visual effect.In addition, in the 1st mode, image shape The region in the region in front or rear can be set as " blank from the conveyance direction in different regions during printing into region Region ".

In addition, during rotation image, the direction of subject can be judged by image procossing, can also be by obtaining image The direction of camera (digital camera etc.) judge.During by the direction of the walking direction subject of camera, for example, The direction opposite with the gravity direction detected by acceleration transducer can be set as to top when being shot.

Printer involved by 2nd mode has display control unit, the display control unit is with blank in the 1st mode The mode that region is located at specific direction relative to the image of rotation is configured the image of rotation and white space and is shown in display Device.According to the 2nd mode, the relationship of determining white space and image can be realized, can be readily derived contemplated printing Object.In addition, in the case that printer itself has display (display device), rotation image and white space can be shown in The display.It, can be by rotation also, in the case of by the terminal installations printer operation such as PC, smart mobile phone Image and white space are shown on the display of those terminal installations.

Printer involved by 3rd mode is in the 2nd mode, and display control unit is in the white space of display, according to base In side of the configuration (in the 2nd mode, as described above, white space is located at the configuration in specific direction relative to the image of rotation) To in the sample of display device display message.According to the 3rd mode, in above-mentioned configuration, can confirm in a display device by Message is logged into the state of white space, and can be readily derived contemplated printed matter.In addition, the sample of message and the 2nd Mode in the same manner, can be shown on the display of printer itself, can also be shown in smart mobile phone and the terminal other than it Device.Also, the sample of message may include word, number and symbol.

For printer involved by 4th mode in the 2nd or the 3rd mode, display control unit is shown in display device will input Image or rotation the image display image that is aligned to rotate with the conveyance direction of polaroid film during printing.Such as the 4 modes by showing image, can be aligned the conveyance of the display image and polaroid film during printing that are shown in display device Direction can easily verify that print state.And, additionally it is possible to it is different from by the direction of image printed to mitigate display image Caused by user use when incongruity.

Printer involved by 5th mode is in any of the 1st to the 4th mode, and specific direction is relative to detection Above or below subject is.5th mode is the concrete example for the relationship for providing white space and subject.

Printer involved by 6th mode is in any one of the 1st to the 5th mode, and the detection of subject test section is as quilt Take the photograph the face of the personage of body.According to the 6th mode, white space can be obtained and be located at desirable direction relative to the face of personage Printed matter.

For printer involved by 7th mode in the 6th mode, image rotation portion is located at the face of personage with white space The mode of upside rotates the image of input.7th mode provides a mode of the relationship of white space and face, therefore " upside " energy Enough it is set as such as crown direction.

For printer involved by 8th mode in the 6th mode, image rotation portion is located at the face of personage with white space The mode of downside rotates the image of input.8th mode is the another way for the relationship for providing white space and face, therefore " under Side " can be set as the opposite side (chin direction) on such as crown.

In any one of the 6th to the 8th mode, subject test section detects multiple printer involved by 9th mode In the case of the face of personage, the difference in the direction of the face of multiple personages is when within allowed band, the rotation of image rotation portion The image of input.9th mode provide the direction of the face of multiple personages within allowed band there are processing during deviation, therefore Such as the direction of the line with chin at the top of connector is set as " direction of face ", those lines institute's angle degree each other can be passed through To judge " difference in the direction of face ".Also, in the 9th mode, image rotation can using the direction of arbitrary face as Benchmark carries out, can also using from the direction of the direction calculating of various faces (for example, the direction of various faces is averaged) as Benchmark carries out.

In any one of the 6th to the 8th mode, subject test section detects multiple printer involved by 10th mode In the case of the face of personage, when the difference in the direction of the face of multiple personages is more than allowed band, image rotation portion does not rotate The image of input.10th mode provides that the direction of the face of multiple personages is more than allowed band and there are processing during deviation, examples Such as, the direction of face is there are relatively large deviation, in the case of being difficult to see other faces clearly if rotating image if being aligned any face, It can carry out such as the processing of the 10th mode.In addition, in the 10th mode, " direction of face " and " difference in the direction of face " can It is defined as identical with the 9th mode.

Printer involved by 11st mode has trimming portion, in rotation in any one of the 6th to the 10th mode The regional area in the region for the face for removing detected personage is trimmed in image, the figure after trimming is implemented in printing portion printing Picture.According to the 11st mode, can obtain personage face occupy image forming area most regions printed matter.In addition, it repaiies The degree cut can be set automatically (with the region other than the face of which kind of degree trimming personage), can also by user's operation come Setting.It, can be with big with image forming area in the case of image more smaller than image forming area is obtained by trimming Small consistent mode enlarged drawing.And it is possible to trimming result is shown in display device before printing, so that user can be true With.

Printer involved by 12nd mode has storage part in the 11st mode, will represent rotation and/or described repair The information for the content cut is associated with and stores with the image foundation inputted.According to the 12nd mode, by reading stored content, energy Access the printed matter of the content of regeneration rotation or trimming.In addition, in order to be associated with to image with information foundation, it can be by information It is recorded on the title of image, image can also be set as other files to link with information.

For printer involved by 13rd mode in any one of the 1st to the 12nd mode, polaroid film is in white space The autography type polaroid film of development liquid capsule is provided with, development liquid capsule is set as front to transport autography by printing portion in printing Type polaroid film.13rd mode is to provide the configuration example of polaroid film, after image forming area exposure, by being unfolded from 1 Dui Polaroid film is discharged between roller, development liquid capsule is crushed, and carries out the expansion processing of built-in developer solution.

In order to realize above-mentioned purpose, the camera with printer involved by the 14th mode of the invention have the 1st to Printer, imaging optical system and output involved by any one of 13rd mode represent what is be imaged by imaging optical system The image-forming component of the optical image of subject, the image that image input unit input is generated according to the signal exported.According to the 14th side Formula can obtain the image taken with respect to camera, and the white space of polaroid film is located at relative to subject wishes The printed matter in the direction of prestige.

In order to realize above-mentioned purpose, the Method of printing involved by the 15th mode of the invention prints images onto i.e. Present gum piece, the polaroid film has image forming area and the white space of one side wider width, and white space is and figure As the different region of forming region, the Method of printing includes：Image input step, input picture；Subject detecting step, from The image detection subject of input；Image rotation step rotates the image of input according to the direction of the subject of detection, will rotate Image print to polaroid film in the case of, rotated in a manner that white space is located at specific direction relative to subject defeated The image entered；And image printing step, the image of rotation is printed into polaroid film.According to the 15th mode, with the 1st mode phase With ground, when carrying out print image using the polaroid film with image forming area and white space, white space phase can be obtained It is located at the printed matter in desirable direction for subject.Moreover, message is logged into this kind of white space can obtain vision The printed matter to work well.

In addition, in the 15th mode, it may include the structure identical with the 2nd to the 14th mode.Also, it records these mode institutes The method being related to is implemented in the program of the image processing apparatus such as PC, smart mobile phone, printer and the meter of this program The non-transitory recording medium for the coding that calculation machine can be read can be used as the mode of the present invention.

Invention effect

It is as described above, printer according to the present invention, camera and Method of printing with printer, using with figure When carrying out print image as the polaroid film of forming region and white space, white space can be obtained and be located at institute relative to subject The printed matter in desired direction.

Description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is the isometric front view for representing the digital camera with printer involved by the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 2 is the rear isometric view for representing the digital camera with printer involved by the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 3 is the front view for representing the digital camera with printer involved by the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 4 is the rearview for representing the digital camera with printer involved by the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 5 is the figure of the mechanical structure for the inside for representing the digital camera with printer involved by the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 6 is the front view of polaroid film.

Fig. 7 is the rearview of polaroid film.

Fig. 8 is the figure for the electric structure for representing the digital camera with printer involved by the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 9 is the figure for illustrating common printing.

Figure 10 is another figure for illustrating common printing.

Figure 11 is the another figure for illustrating common printing.

Figure 12 is the flow chart for the sequence for representing the print processing involved by the 1st embodiment.

Figure 13 is the figure for illustrating the rotation of the image in the 1st embodiment.

Figure 14 is another figure for illustrating the rotation of the image in the 1st embodiment.

Figure 15 is the figure for representing the image printing in the 1st embodiment.

Figure 16 is the figure of the appearance of the display and the printing that represent the image printing in the 1st embodiment.

Figure 17 is the figure for illustrating another example 1 of image rotation.

Figure 18 is the figure for illustrating another example 1 of image rotation.

Figure 19 is the flow chart for illustrating another example 2 of image rotation.

Figure 20 is the figure for illustrating another example 2 of image rotation.

Figure 21 is the figure for illustrating another example 2 of image rotation.

Figure 22 is the figure for illustrating another example 2 of image rotation.

Figure 23 is the figure for illustrating another example 2 of image rotation.

Figure 24 is the figure for illustrating another example 3 of image rotation.

Figure 25 is the figure for illustrating another example 3 of image rotation.

Figure 26 is the figure for illustrating another example 4 of image rotation.

Figure 27 is the figure for illustrating another example 4 of image rotation.

Figure 28 is the figure for illustrating the trimming of image.

Figure 29 is another figure for illustrating the trimming of image.

Figure 30 is the another figure for illustrating the trimming of image.

Figure 31 is the another figure for illustrating the trimming of image.

Figure 32 is the figure for the structure for representing the print system involved by the 2nd embodiment.

Symbol description

Digital cameras of the 1- with printer, 10- camera bodies, 10A- main parts, 10B- rear cover portions, 10C- hinge parts, 12- photographic lens, 12a- apertures, 12b- shutters, 14- power rings, the 1st release buttons of 16A-, the 2nd release buttons of 16B-, 18- dodge Light lamp, 20- auxiliary lights, 22- displays, 24- back sides operation portion, 24a- menu buttons, 24b- rotary disc for indication, 24c1- functions Button, 24c2- function buttons, 24c3- function buttons, 24c4- function buttons, 24c5- function buttons, 24c6- function buttons, 26- photograph mode changer levers, 28- printing outlets, 30- unlocking levers, 42- imaging sensors, 50- films filling room, 52- Film conveying mechanism, 52a- card slots, 54- film transport mechanisms, to rolling, 54B- is unfolded to rolling, 56- print heads for 54A- conveyances, 100- polaroid film packing boxes, 110- polaroid films, 110a- plane of exposure, 110b- viewing surfaces, 112- exposure portions, 114- capsules portion, 114a- development treatment liquid capsules, 115- white spaces, 116- collection portions, 116a- absorbing materials, 118- observations portion, 118a- frames, 120- housings, 120a- opening portions, 120b- outlets, 120c- card slots opening portion, 200- smart mobile phones, 212- photographic lens drive Dynamic portion, 214- imaging sensor driving portions, 216- analog signal processing units, 218- image data input units, 220- digital signals Processing unit, 222- internal storages, 230- film conveying mechanism driving portions, 232- film transport mechanism driving portions, 234- printings Head driving portion, 236- printing picture signal processing units, 240- system controllers, 242- working storage, the storage of 244- data Device, 246- display driving portions, 248- operation portions, 250- Electricity sources portion, 300- printers, 500- print systems, D0- upper and lowers To, D1- upper and lower directionss, D10- upper and lower directionss, D11- upper and lower directionss, D12- upper and lower directionss, D13- directions, D14- upper and lower directionss, D2- upper and lower directionss, D3- directions, D4- upper and lower directionss, D5- upper and lower directionss, D6- upper and lower directionss, D7- upper and lower directionss, D8- upper and lowers To, D9- upper and lower directionss, F- arrows, G1- frames, G2a- frames, G2b- frames, G4- frames, Im0- photographs, Im1- images, Im2- beats Print image, Im3- photographs, Im3a- images, Im3b- images, Im4- image printings, Im4a- image printings, Im4b- printings Image, Im5- photographs, Im5a- images, Im6- image printings, Im7- photographs, Im7a- image printings, Im8- photographies Image, Im9- image printings, Im10- photographs, Im10a- images, Im11- image printings, Iml2- photographs, Im12a- Image, Im12b- images, Im13- image printings, M1- samples, M1a- samples, M1b- samples, M2- samples, M3- samples, M4- samples Product, M5- samples, M6- samples, P1- personage, P2- personage, P3a- personage, P3b- personage, P4a- personage, P5a- personage, P6a- people Object, P7- personage, each step of S100~S114a- print processing methods, Th- or so range, Tv- top/bottom latitudes, x- arrows, y- Arrow, z- arrows.

Specific embodiment

Hereinafter, refer to the attached drawing, to the reality of printer according to the present invention, the camera with printer and Method of printing The mode of applying is described in detail.

<1st embodiment>

[surface structure]

Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 be represent involved by the 1st embodiment with printer digital camera 1 (printer, with beating The camera of print machine, image input unit) isometric front view, rear isometric view, front view and rearview.

The digital camera 1 with printer shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 is used using polaroid film as printing medium Digital camera with printer.In addition, in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the direction represented with arrow x is set as right and left, arrow will be used The direction that y is represented is set as upper and lower.Right and left is identical with the meaning of transverse direction or width direction.Also, upper and lower and height side To meaning it is identical.

Digital camera 1 with printer has the camera body 10 that can be carried.Face portion has in camera body 10 Photographic lens 12, power ring 14, the 1st release button 16A, the 2nd release button 16B, flash lamp 18 and fill-in light lamp 20.Also, Overleaf portion has display 22 and back side operation portion 24 to camera body 10.Moreover, left side face has and takes the photograph in camera body 10 Shadow pattern switching bar 26 has printing outlet 28 in top part.

《Camera body》

Camera body 10 is whole have it is circular flat block-shaped.Camera body 10 is whole with symmetrical Shape, so as to be held with left and right either hand.

Camera body 10 is made of main part 10A and rear cover portion 10B.Rear cover portion 10B forms the back part of camera body 10, It can be opened and closed to be set to main part 10A via hinge part 10C.Has the rear cover portion lock of locking rear cover portion 10B in main part 10A Determine mechanism.If rear cover portion 10B is closed, it is locked automatically by rear cover portion locking mechanism.The releasing of locking passes through rear cover Slidingtype unlocking lever 30 that portion 10B has and carry out.However, it can not be operated in print procedure.That is, it printed It is forcibly locked in journey, in case rear cover portion 10B is opened.

《Photographic lens》

Photographic lens 12 (imaging optical system) is configured at the positive substantial middle position of camera body 10.Photographic lens 12 are made of tight shot.

《Power ring》

Power ring 14 is that the power supply of the digital camera 1 with printer is carried out to switched on and off operating member.Power supply Ring 14 has ring-shaped, and is configured on the same axis with photographic lens 12.Power ring 14 is manipulated into be revolved around photographic lens 12 Turn, it is switched on and off so as to which the power supply progress of the digital camera 1 of printer will be carried.The movable range of power ring 14 is limited System, if rotation, to one end of movable range, the power supply of the digital camera 1 with printer is switched on, if rotating to movable model The other end enclosed, then the power supply of the digital camera 1 with printer be disconnected.

《1st release button and the 2nd release button》

An example of 1st release button 16A and the 2nd release button 16B photography instruction units is the operating member of instruction photography. 1st release button 16A and the 2nd release button 16B is had in the front of camera body 10, is arranged bilaterally symmetrically.1st release Button 16A and the 2nd release button 16B is (complete by that can carry out so-called "half-press" (operation until half press-in stroke) and "full-press" Portion be pressed into stroke operation) second level stroke formula pressing button form.Digital camera 1 with printer is pressed by the 1st release The half-press of button 16A or the 2nd release button 16B and carry out shooting preparation, formally photographed by pressing entirely.Formal photography is to use In the shooting of record image.

《Flash lamp》

Flash lamp 18 is had in the front of camera body 10, is configured at the position of the substantially surface of photographic lens 12. Flash lamp 18 is made of xenon lamp.

《Fill-in light lamp》

Fill-in light lamp 20 is to send out AF (AF：Auto Focus/ auto-focusings) with the lamp of fill-in light.Fill-in light lamp 20 is black It shines in the case of being shot under dark environment, is provided auxiliary AF.Fill-in light lamp 20 is by L ED (LED：Light Emitting Diode/ light emitting diodes) it forms, had in the front of camera body 10.

《Display》

Display 22 is an example of display device.Display 22 is made of colour liquid crystal display device, in camera body 10 The back side is had.Display 22 is so-called widescreen display, has horizontally long picture.

《Back side operation portion》

Back side operation portion 24 has ACK button 24a, instruction turntable 24b and 6 function button 24c1~24c6.Confirmation is pressed Button 24a, instruction turntable 24b and 6 function button 24c1~24c6 are configured to concentric circles, are integrally formed circular operation portion. Back side operation portion 24 is had at the back side of camera body 10.Display 22 and back side operation portion 24 are configured at camera body together The center of the width direction at 10 back side, and the configuration that is arranged above and below.In particular, back side operation portion 24, which is configured, can use holding camera The thumb of the hand of fuselage 10 is arranged bilaterally symmetrically come on the position that operates, so that left and right either hand can be with substantially Identical operation sense is operated.

Menu button 24a is to call menu screen in the button of display 22, is made of circular pressing button.Menu Button 24a is configured at the center of back side operation portion 24.By pressing menu button 24a, menu screen is shown in display 22.

Menu button 24a also serves as ACK button and functions.ACK button is the button confirmed to inquiry instruction.Printing When, user presses menu button 24a instructions and confirms, determines the instruction of printing.

Instruction turntable 24b is made of the touch sensor of ring-shaped, by touching its surface along circle so as to be operated Rotation.Instruction turntable 24b also has the function as cross key, is configured to vertically to carry out pressing behaviour in 4 directions in left and right Make.

Instruction turntable 24b and menu button 24a is configured, and be configured at the peripheral part of menu button 24a on the same axis.

6 function button 24c1~24c6 configurations on the same circumference, are integrally formed 1 circle.Each button is in the same shape, With the shape that ring is carried out to 6 deciles.Each button is made of pressing button.

Function button 24c1 has as vignetting button (vignetting：Vignette function).Vignetting button is will be to image Implement the button that the function of vignetting processing is called.Vignetting processing is the processing for making the periphery of image dimmed.

Function button 24c2 has the function of as effect button.Effect button is the work(that will be handled image implementation result The button that can be called.Effect process is that the processing of certain effect is assigned to image, such as is equivalent to the color of change image Tune or Fuzzy Processing.

Function button 24c3 has the function of as brightness button.Brightness button be by change image brightness function into The button that row calls.

Function button 24c4 has the function of as print button.Print button is to the image in the display of display 22 Indicate the button of printing.

Function button 24c5 has the function of as backspace button.Backspace button is to indicate a return to the state of first 1 Button.Due to returning to the state of first 1, also have as the button for indicating cancellation selection, instruction etc., i.e., as cancellation The function of button.

Function button 24c6 has the function of as broadcast button.Broadcast button be indicate switching to play mode by Button.If pressing function button 24c6 in a state that pattern to be set as to photograph mode, pattern switches to broadcasting Pattern.

In addition, the switching from play mode to photograph mode is by the 1st release button 16A and the 2nd release button 16B It operates and carries out.Pattern is set in the state of play mode, if the 1st release button 16A of pressing or the 2nd release button 16B is then switched to photograph mode.

《Photograph mode changer lever》

Photograph mode changer lever 26 is an example of photograph mode switching part, is the operating member for switching photograph mode. Photograph mode changer lever 26 is made of slipping switch, is had in the left side of camera body 10.If photograph mode is switched Bar 26 carries out slide and is set in " automated location ", then photograph mode is set as " automatic mode ".If it also, is set in " manual position ", then photograph mode be set as " manual mode ".

In the case of automatic mode, if being shot, print processing is directly performed.On the other hand, the feelings of manual mode Under condition, if being shot, the image taken is shown in display 22, and instruction to be printed is waited to implement print processing.It closes It will be described in detail later in the point.

《Print outlet》

Printing outlet 28 is the outlet of the polaroid film of printing.Printing outlet 28 can lead to as polaroid film 110 The slit crossed is had in the center of the width direction of the top surface of camera body 10.Polaroid film 110 is from printing outlet 28 court It is discharged to surface.

[internal mechanical structure]

Fig. 5 is the figure for representing the mechanical structure inside the digital camera 1 with printer.In addition, it is only shown in Fig. 5 main Partial structure.Also, in Figure 5, using the direction represented by arrow z as thickness direction.

In the inside of the digital camera 1 with printer, as the structure for being related to digital camera, has photographic lens 12 (imaging optical system) and imaging sensor 42 (image-forming component), the optical image of subject is by photographic lens 12 in image sensing Device is imaged.Also, as the structure for being related to printer, has polaroid film packing box 100, film filling room 50, film output Mechanism 52, film transport mechanism 54 and print head 56.

《It is related to the structure of digital camera》

Photographic lens 12 is made of the multiple lens for including condenser lens.In addition, in Figure 5, simplify and only illustrate 1 Lens.Photographic lens 12 is by making condenser lens be moved forward and backward to be focused along optical axis.

Has aperture 12a and shutter 12b in photographic lens 12.Light by photographic lens 12 is adjusted by aperture 12a Light quantity.Light by photographic lens 12 is blocked by shutter 12b.

Imaging sensor 42 is for example by ccd image sensor (CCD：Charge Coupled Device：Charged Couple member Part), cmos image sensor (CMOS：Complementary Metal Oxide Semi conductor：Complementary metal Compound semiconductor) etc. the solid-state imaging element of two dimension form, output represents the optics of subject being imaged by photographic lens 12 The signal of picture.Imaging sensor 42 has the imaging area of aspect ratio corresponding with the printable area of used polaroid film Domain.

《It is related to the structure of printer》

There are polaroid film packing box 100 multiple polaroid films 110 to be accommodated in the structure in housing 120.

Fig. 6 is the front view of polaroid film 110.Fig. 7 is the rearview of polaroid film.

In Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, the direction represented with arrow F is the use direction of polaroid film 110.That is, with arrow F Polaroid film 110 is transported on the direction of expression, and uses polaroid film 110.So as to be loaded into the digital phase with printer In the case of machine 1, the direction represented with arrow F becomes the discharge direction of polaroid film 110.

Polaroid film 110 is the autography type polaroid film of the card shape with rectangle.Polaroid film 110 is configured to the back side Side is set as plane of exposure 110a, and face side is set as viewing surface 110b.Plane of exposure 110a is by exposing the face to record image, observing Face 110b is the face of image that observation is recorded.

As shown in fig. 6, the viewing surface 110b in polaroid film 110 has observation portion 118.Observation portion 118 is to show figure The part (image forming area) of picture.By carrying out development treatment to exposure portion 112 (with reference to figure 7), so as to aobvious in observation portion 118 Diagram picture.The configuration corresponding with exposure portion 112 of observation portion 118.Has frame 118a around observation portion 118, image is shown in frame In 118a (image forming area).The aspect ratio in observation portion 118 is all 1 to 1 with 112 phase of exposure portion, has square shape.It is seeing It examines in the 110b of face, the back side is configured with capsule portion 114 (with reference to figure 7；Develop liquid capsule) region, i.e., with the image shape in viewing surface 110b In the region different into region to the conveyance direction width on the one side (in conveyance direction front side) for being present in polaroid film 110 compared with Wide region is white space 115, and as be described hereinafter, user can charge to message in white space 115.

As shown in fig. 7, have exposure portion 112, capsule portion 114 and collection portion 116 in the plane of exposure 110a of polaroid film 110.

Exposure portion 112 is by exposing the part to record image.Across exposure portion 112, capsule portion 114 and collection portion 116 Front and rear (in table) configuration.Polaroid film 110 involved by 1st embodiment has the exposure of square shape that aspect ratio is 1 pair 1 Portion 112.

Capsule portion 114 is configured relative to exposure portion 112 in the front side in arrow F directions.It is built-in in capsule portion 114 and includes development The development treatment liquid capsule 114a for the treatment of fluid.In 1st embodiment, the region of the viewing surface 110b sides in the capsule portion 114 is clear area Domain 115.

The rear side in arrow F directions is configured relative to exposure portion 112 for collection portion 116.Development is built-in in collection portion 116 The absorbing material 116a for the treatment of fluid.

In addition, usually, polaroid film 110 becomes the upside of image with collection portion 116, capsule portion 114 becomes figure (with reference to figure 11) is printed on the direction of the downside of picture, collection portion 116 become upside, capsule portion 114 become downside direction (with Opposite direction during printing) on observe, as be described hereinafter, image is rotated according to the instruction of user and is printed.Original state (no user The state of instruction) collection portion 116 and which side in capsule portion 114 be set as upside (white space become to be printed by hypograph The upside or downside of image) it can be set by the operation of back side operation portion 24.

Polaroid film 110 is after exposition, developed by the way that the development treatment liquid in capsule portion 114 is made to be unfolded to exposure portion 112 Processing.By the way that polaroid film 110 is made to pass through between rolling, the development treatment liquid in capsule portion 114 is extruded from capsule portion 114, to exposure Light portion 112 is unfolded.Remaining development treatment liquid is captured by collection portion 116 during expansion processing.

Housing 120 has the box shape of rectangle.Housing 120 has exposure opening portion 120a in front portion, and is pushing up Face part has slit-shaped outlet 120b.Make plane of exposure 110a in polaroid film 110 towards the face side of housing 120, and make Capsule portion 114 is overlapped and is accommodated in housing towards the top surface side of housing 120.

Also, housing 120 has slit-shaped card slot opening portion 120c in bottom surface portions.It is accommodated in i.e. aobvious in housing 120 Film 110 is entered from card slot opening portion 120c in card slot 52a, so as to be conveyed a sheet by a sheet to outlet 120b, and from discharge Mouth 120b discharges.

10 polaroid films 110 are accommodated in 1 polaroid film packing box 100.

Film loads room 50 as the recess portion that can store polaroid film packing box 100, by the main part 10A of camera body 10 Had.If the rear cover portion 10B of camera body 10 is opened, film filling room 50 is exposed, can carry out polaroid film packing box 100 Filling.

Film output mechanism 52 sends out i.e. present gum a sheet by a sheet from the polaroid film packing box 100 for being loaded into film filling room 50 Piece 110.Film output mechanism 52 has the card slot 52a that the conveying direction along polaroid film 110 is moved forward and backward, with card slot 52a Polaroid film 110 in a sheet by a sheet scraping housing 120, polaroid film 110 is sent out from polaroid film packing box 100.

The polaroid film that film transport mechanism 54 will be sent out by film output mechanism 52 from polaroid film packing box 100 110 are transported with certain speed.Film transport mechanism 54 has conveyance to rolling 54A and expansion to rolling 54B.

Conveyance is driven and rotated by motor (not shown) to rolling 54A, and the both sides of capsule polaroid film 110 and removed It send.

Expansion is driven and rotated by motor (not shown) to rolling 54B, and the entire polaroid film 110 of capsule and removed It send.Moreover, during the conveyance, the capsule portion 114 of polaroid film 110 is flattened, expansion processing is carried out to development treatment liquid.

Print head 56 records image on the polaroid film 110 sent out from polaroid film packing box 100.Print head 56 is by line Type photohead is formed.Print head 56 presses 1 to the plane of exposure 110a of polaroid film 110 transported by film transport mechanism 54 Line irradiation printing light, image is recorded by 1 passage to polaroid film 110.

In the digital camera 1 with printer involved by 1st embodiment, film output mechanism 52, film transporter Structure 54 and print head 56 are the constitutive requirements for forming printing portion.

[electric structure]

Fig. 8 is the figure for the electric structure for representing the digital camera with printer.In addition, major part is only illustrated in Fig. 8 Structure.

Digital camera 1 with printer has photographic lens 12, photographic lens drives as the structure for being related to digital camera Dynamic portion 212, imaging sensor 42, imaging sensor driving portion 214, analog signal processing unit 216, image data input unit 218, Digital signal processing section 220 and internal storage 222.Also, as the structure for being related to printer, has film output mechanism 52nd, film output mechanism driving portion 230, film transport mechanism 54, film transport mechanism driving portion 232, print head 56, print head Driving portion 234, printing picture signal processing unit 236.In addition, the structure common as digital camera and printer, have and be Unite controller 240, working storage 242, data storage 244, display 22, display driving portion 246, operation portion 248 and Power supply unit 250.System controller 240 (image input unit, image rotation portion, printing portion, display control unit, trimming portion) controls this A little important documents.

《It is related to the structure of digital camera》

Photographic lens driving portion 212 is the drive member of photographic lens 12.The driving of photographic lens driving portion 212 focuses on saturating Mirror, aperture 12a, shutter 12b.Photographic lens driving portion 212 drives photographic lens 12 under the control of system controller 240.

Imaging sensor driving portion 214 is the drive member of imaging sensor 42.Imaging sensor driving portion 214 is in system Driving imaging sensor 42 under the control of controller 240.

Analog signal processing unit 216 imports the signal exported from imaging sensor 42, implements the processing of correlated-double-sampling ring, puts The signal processings such as big processing, and be converted into the picture signal of number and export.

Image data input unit 218 (image data input unit) is imported and is believed from simulation under the control of system controller 240 The picture signal of number that number processing unit 216 exports.The image data of 1 equivalent imported is stored on working storage In 242.

Digital signal processing section 220 implements synchronization process, white to the image data that imported into working storage 242 The signal processings such as balance correction, gamma correction, contour correction, generation include brightness data (Y data) and chromatism data (Cr, Cb Data) image data.

Also, digital signal processing section 220 is processed image data under the control of system controller 240.

The image that internal storage 222 (storage part) storage is obtained by shooting.Also, internal storage 222 will represent The information of the content of rotation and/or the trimming of image is associated with and stores with image foundation.Internal storage 222 is by such as EEPROM (EEPROM：Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory：Electric erazable programmable is read and write Memory) etc. nonvolatile memories form.In addition, being stored in the image of internal storage 222 and information can be by not shown Interface portion the recording mediums such as storage card are recorded.It also, can be via the image and letter of interface portion input record to storage card etc. Breath, for the rotation or trimming and printing of aftermentioned image.

《It is related to the structure of printer》

＜ film output mechanism driving portions>

Film output mechanism driving portion 230 is the drive member of film output mechanism 52.Film output mechanism driving portion 230 Card slot 52a is driven under the control of system controller 240.

＜ film transport mechanism driving portions>

Film transport mechanism driving portion 232 is the drive member of film transport mechanism 54.Film transport mechanism driving portion 232 According to the instruction from system controller 240, driving conveyance rotates rolling 54B rolling 54A and expansion.

＜ print head driving portions>

Print head driving portion 234 is the drive member of print head 56.Print head driving portion 234 is in system controller 240 The lower driving print head 56 of control.

Printing is with picture signal processing unit 236 (subject test section, image rotation portion, trimming portion, printing portion) in system Printing image data is generated under the control of controller 240.Printing is to be used to be recorded by print head 56 with image data The image data of polaroid film 110.Print head 56 is schemed according to the printing generated by printing with picture signal processing unit 236 It is driven as data, image is recorded on polaroid film 110.Also, printing is controlled with picture signal processing unit 236 in system Under the control of device 240, aftermentioned subject detection, image rotation and trimming are carried out.

《The common structure of digital camera and printer》

The entirety of digital camera 1 of the control of system controller 240 with printer.System controller 240 is by calculating mechanism Into providing various functions by performing various programs (program including being used to perform Method of printing according to the present invention).

Working storage 242 is operation memory.Working storage 242 is for example by SDRAM (SDRAM： Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory：Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) etc. compositions.

Data storage 244 is by required various data etc. store in control program, control memory. Data storage 244 is made of nonvolatile memories such as EEPROM.

Display driving portion 246 (display control unit) is the drive member of display 22.Display driving portion 246 is in system Display 22 is driven under the control of controller 240.

Operation portion 248 is by power ring 14, the 1st release button 16A, the 2nd release button 16B, back side operation portion 24 and photography Pattern switching bar 26 is formed.Operation with each operating member is output to induction signal system controller 240 by operation portion 248.

Power supply unit 250 supplies power supply under the control of system controller 240, to each section.Power supply unit 250 has as electricity The battery and power circuit in source.

[effect]

Digital camera 1 with printer has photograph mode, play mode and the printing model of pattern.With beating The digital camera 1 of print machine can shoot image by being set as photograph mode, can arrive the image recording of shooting Internal storage 222.Also, by being set as play mode, the image that internal storage 222 is recorded can be broadcast It puts.Also, in the case of being set as photograph mode, the image taken can be printed on the spot, be set as the situation of play mode Under, the image in playing can be printed.

《Photograph mode》

If powering on, the digital camera 1 with printer is started with the state of photograph mode.Photograph mode has automatic mold Formula and manual mode, automatic mode are carried out with manually switching by photograph mode changer lever 26.During automatic mode, if being clapped It takes the photograph, then directly performs print processing, on the other hand, during manual mode, if being shot, the image taken is shown in display Device 22 waits instruction to be printed to implement print processing.

The common printing ＞ of ＜

Wherein, to the quilt in common printing (situation of the rotation of the image without the Method of printing based on the present invention) The relationship for taking the photograph body and white space illustrates.Hereinafter, subject is set as personage P1 as shown in Figure 9, the face of personage P1 Upper and lower directions is set as consistent with the upper and lower directions of the digital camera 1 with printer.If being shot to such personage P1, Common printing is printed as (a) part of Figure 10, is watched on direction for people as (b) part of Figure 10.That is, i.e. Present gum piece 110 is with white space 115 (in viewing surface 110b, capsule portion 114 is located at the region at the back side) as conveyance direction (arrow F) The mode in front transported (with reference to figure 10, Figure 11).In Figure 11, paper side be viewing surface 110b, the opposite side of paper For plane of exposure 110a.Therefore, in common printing (state of Figure 10, Figure 11), when watching, white space 115 becomes personage P1 Downside.In addition, in Figure 11, during printing, by image printing, (image and white space of printing are configured according to the rotation of image Image) be shown in display 22.In Figure 11, the lightness of image printing is reduced to show, but can also reduce chroma.

In the case of charging to message in the white space 115 of such printed matter, message is located at the downside of personage P1, but There is a situation where the downside that message is not preferably located to subject according to user, for this kind of user, in the process above can not Obtain desirable printed matter.Therefore, in the 1st embodiment, next print processing is carried out.In addition, it is operated by the back side The operation in portion 24, the Print direction under original state are set as the direction shown in Figure 10, Figure 11.

Then, the print processing involved by the 1st embodiment is illustrated.Figure 12 is the sequence for representing print processing Flow chart.In addition, subject is personage P1 shown in Fig. 9.

If starting the digital camera 1 with printer, system controller 240 carries out live view to display 22 and shows Show, live view is shot in the state of showing according to the shooting of user instruction.Live view, which is shown, refers to that image will be passed through The image real-time display that sensor 42 captures is in display 22, also referred to as " straight-through display ".Photography instruction passes through entirely by the 1st release Button 16A or the 2nd release button 16B is carried out.In addition, as its last stage, the releases of the 1st release button 16A of half-press or the 2nd are pressed Button 16B carries out shooting preparation.That is, it carries out surveying light and ranging, the setting and focusing of degree of being exposed.

After half-press the 1st release button 16A or the 2nd release button 16B, referred to by pressing any one in these buttons entirely Show formal photography, implement processing (the step S100 formally to photograph；Image inputs process).That is, by the exposure of setting come pair Imaging sensor 42 is exposed, and reads record image.Internal storage is recorded as photographs in the image of reading 222。

In automatic mode, system controller 240 performs next processing, and prints the image of rotation.In manual mode, Perform that next processing carrys out revolving camera image and preview is shown in the (step of Figure 12 of display 22 together with white space 115 Rapid S108), if pressing print button and ACK button in this state, it is determined that the instruction of printing, system controller 240 perform Next processing.

In step S102 (subject detection process), the subject of photographs is detected after formal photograph processing, according to Testing result judges whether to detect the face of personage in step S104 (subject detection process).These processing are controlled in system It is carried out under the control of device 240 by printing with picture signal processing unit 236.Face detection can utilize various well known methods.Example Such as, in photographs, the image in checking object region and face image template at the position in mobile object region, and investigate two The association of person.Moreover, if relating value is more than preset threshold value, which is regarded as into face area.Face is not detected In the case of portion, reprocessed in the size for changing subject area.In addition, as face area detecting method, additionally it is possible to which utilizing will Contained characteristic area in face (for example, the region with the colour of skin, in area of skin color with black region (eyes), the colour of skin Region has shape etc. of face) method that is set as face area to detect etc..In addition, people is not detected in step S102, S104 In the case of the face of object, the processing of step S106, S108 is skipped to carry out step S110.

Wherein, as shown in figure 13, it is set as detecting the face of personage P1 in photographs Im0 (in step S104 "Yes").In Figure 13, single dotted broken line represents that face detection (is not printed) with frame G1.In addition, face detection may not be applicable in frame.Also, Frame will be suitably omitted in later figure.

In step S106, according to the result of face detection come revolving camera image Im0 (image rotation process).The example of Figure 13 In son, the upper and lower directions D1 of face is consistent with the upper and lower directions D0 of photographs Im0, therefore with upper and lower directions D1 and conveyance direction Photographs I m0 are rotated 180 degree by (direction of arrow F) consistent mode.It will be by rotating obtained image (image Iml) It is shown in Figure 14.In addition, the arrow for the upper and lower directions for representing above-mentioned face detection frame and face need not be shown in display Device 22.

When carrying out the rotation and display of image as shown in Figure 13, Figure 14, the upper and lower directions of face's (subject) can be from The result of face detection (image procossing) judges, can also by the direction of the digital camera 1 with printer when shooting come Judge." direction of the digital camera 1 with printer during shooting " can will for example be detected by acceleration transducer Gravity direction is set as top to determine.

Revolving camera image Im0 obtains image Iml in step S106, by image printing Im2 (image Im1 and clear area The image that domain 115 is configured according to the rotation of image；Show an example of image) it is shown in (the step S108 of display 22；Reference chart 16).In the case of the image Im1 for printing rotation, top (the one of " specific direction " of personage P1 is located at white space 115 Example) mode transported in (the arrow F directions of Figure 15, Figure 16), therefore in image printing Im2 relative to image Im1 in personage White space 115 is configured on the top of P1 (with reference to figure 15).

As shown in Figure 15, Figure 16, when showing image printing Im2, the sample (being sample M1 in Figure 15) of message is shown in In the white space 115 being configured in a manner of being located at the top of image Im1.In 1st embodiment, it is able to confirm that in this way Message is logged into the state of white space 115 by display, can be readily derived contemplated printed matter.In addition, the sample of message The content of product is not particularly limited, also, display can be carried out by word, number, symbol and figure.The sample M1 of Figure 15 is set Want to be shown as handwriting style, but the types such as word are not limited to which for hand-written charge to of user.

In step S110, print instruction is determined whether.The judgement can be carried out by whetheing there is pressing menu button 24a. If specifically, menu button 24a of the pressing as ACK button, it is determined that print instruction, if pressing is as backspace button Function button 24c5 then cancels the instruction of printing.In addition, the instruction and cancellation of printing can show print instruction with dialog box It is carried out in display 22.Also, determining whether print instruction can only carry out in manual mode, and when automatic mode can skip step Rapid S110.

If image printing Im2 is shown in the state of display 22 and presses menu button 24a, it is determined that print instruction, (step S112 is printed as shown in figure 16；Image prints process).As described above, in the 1st embodiment, by photographs Im0 rotates 180 degree to be set as image Im1, therefore the direction for the subject being shown in the image printing Im2 of display 22 and row The direction of subject in the polaroid film 110 gone out is consistent, the imperceptible incongruity of user.In addition, about common printing, Same as described abovely, lightness and/or chroma can be reduced to show by being shown in the image printing Im2 of display 22.

If terminating printing, step S114 is carried out, by the rotation information of photographs Im0 and image (wherein, by graph As Im0 rotates 180 degree) association is established to be stored in internal storage 222.The title of image file can be recorded in rotation information Part can also be recorded other file and be linked with image file.Skip such storage, can according to the instruction of user come Reproduce the rotation of image.

It is described above, according to the digital camera 1 with printer, according to the result revolving camera image Im0 of face detection, The image printing Im2 of image Im1 including rotation and white space 115 is shown in display 22, therefore can be before printing Confirm the position relationship of image Im1 and white space 115.Also, it is aligned the configuration direction (upside of face) of white space 115 The sample of message is shown in display (with reference to the sample M1 of figure 15), therefore can confirm before printing and be logged into information The state of white space 115.

In this way, according to the 1st embodiment, carry out printed drawings using the polaroid film with image forming area and white space During picture, the printed matter that white space is located at desirable direction relative to subject can be obtained.

In addition, in the 1st above-mentioned embodiment, to the revolving camera image in a manner of the upside that white space is located at face Situation be illustrated, but be located at there may also be user preferences white space the situation of the downside of face.Therefore, it is such In the case of, in step s 110 according to the operation of back side operation portion 24 (function button 24c1~24c6) judgement can be "No" and Back to step S106, image Iml can also be rotated again and is come as usually printed.In this case, it as shown in Figure 10, obtains White space 115 is located at the printed matter of the downside of personage P1.

Also, in the digital camera 1 with printer, as described above, under original state (state of no user instruction) Print direction (any of Figure 15, Figure 16) can be set by the operation of back side operation portion 24, therefore also there is " original state Under be set as such as Figure 16, but user preferences are printed to such as Figure 15 " situation.Under such circumstances, it is also identical with the 1st embodiment Ground revolving camera image and can be shown in display 22, and printed as image printing.

In the 1st above-mentioned embodiment, the upper and lower directions unanimous circumstances in direction and image to the face of subject into Explanation has been gone (with reference to figure 13).But according to the direction based on subject or the handle of the digital camera 1 with printer of user Direction is held, the direction there are face is consistent not with the upper and lower directions of image and inclined situation.Hereinafter, to figure in this case The rotation of picture illustrates.

Figure 17 be represent face direction it is inclined in the case of photographs Im3 figure (in Figure 17, arrow F expression beat Conveyance direction during print).In Figure 17, the upper and lower directions D2 of face's (being detected by frame G2) of the personage P2 as subject not with The upper and lower directions D0 of photographs Im3 is consistent and tilts.In this case, identically with the 1st above-mentioned embodiment, it can be with face Mode consistent with the direction D3 of the opposite direction of the upper and lower directions D0 as photographs Im3 the upper and lower directions D2 in portion rotates about 180 degree, as a result, the image of rotation is identical with the image Iml shown in Figure 14.Therefore, as the personage P2 and blank of subject The relationship in region 115 is identical with image printing Im2 shown in figure 15, carries out and the display identical about content illustrated in fig. 16 And printing.

It on the other hand, also can be with above-mentioned " common state " in the same manner with the upper and lower of face in the state of Figure 17 The mode consistent with the upper and lower directions D0 of photographs Im3 to D2 rotates.In this case, as shown in (a) part of Figure 18, relatively It is located at the downside (an example in " specific direction ") of face in postrotational image Im3a white spaces 115.Therefore, it is possible to wrap The image printing Im4 (display image) for including postrotational image Im3a and white space 115 is shown in display 22.At this point, The sample M1 of message is aligned in white space 115 to show.

If in addition, image printing Im4 is shown in display 22, face downward and there are users to feel ugly possibility Property.Therefore, when being shown in display 22, the image printing rotated in a manner of upward by face can also be shown in display 22.If at this point, keeping the position relationship of the subject (personage P2) and sample M1 in image printing Im4, and directly rotate 180 Degree then becomes as shown in image printing Im4a, and sample M1a will be not easy to recognize, but under such circumstances, rotating print image When, as long as the rotation is coordinated to rotate sample, shown as image printing Im4b.User can easily distinguish as a result, Recognize image printing Im4b (including image Im3b and the sample M1b being configured on the downside of it).In addition, the rotation of such image printing In the case of only carrying out when being shown in display 22 therefore being shown as image printing Im4b, during printing, on display 22 Image printing direction it is opposite with the direction of the image on the polaroid film 110 transported (with reference to figure 11).

Example 1 from the description above in the case that subject inclination is appeared before one's eyes, obtains rotating image and white space is located at The upside of face or the image of downside and printing, user can obtain easily distinguishing the image of subject.In addition, as in example 1 In the case of rotating image, rotation angle is not 180 degree, therefore postrotational image and image forming area (observation portion 118) Shape is inconsistent.Therefore, it can suitably amplify, reduce and trimmed image, to make shape is consistent (to implement about the above-mentioned the 1st Mode and following example are also identical).

Situation of the subject for a personage is illustrated, but there are quilts in the 1st above-mentioned embodiment and example 1 Body is taken the photograph as multiple personages, and the respectively different situation in direction of face.Hereinafter, the rotation to image under such circumstances carries out Explanation.

Figure 19 is the flow chart for representing subject as the rotation processing of the image in the case of multiple personages.Progress and Figure 12 The step of identical processing, imposes identical step number, to omit detailed description.

In the flow chart of Figure 19, it is judged as the feelings of " face of detection personage " by step S104 (subject detection process) Under condition (judging result is "Yes"), judge whether to detect 1 face in step S105 (subject detection process), detect ("No" in step S105) carries out step S107 (subject detection process, image rotation process) to sentence in the case of various faces Whether the difference in the direction of disconnected various faces is within allowed band.For example, it as shown in figure 20, is detected in photographs Im5 The subject arrived is personage P3a and personage P3b (being based on frame G2a, G2b), and the direction of the face of those personages is respectively upper and lower In the case of D4, upper and lower directions D5, judge upper and lower directions D4 and upper and lower directions D5 institutes angle degree whether be allowed band it It is interior.The value of allowed band can be set as the arbitrary value such as 30 degree, 45 degree, 90 degree as needed.In addition, photographs The direction of Im5 is upper and lower directions D0, and upper and lower directions D4 is considered as consistent with upper and lower directions D0.

In the example of Figure 20, upper and lower directions D4 and upper and lower directions D5 institutes angle degree is smaller, is within allowed band.The feelings Under condition, image rotates (with reference to 13~Figure 15 of figure) identically with the 1st above-mentioned embodiment, (aobvious with the image printing Im6 of Figure 21 Show with image) status display in display 22.In white space 115, by according to postrotational image Im5a and clear area Display direction (upper and lower directions when being shown in display 22 is consistent with the upper and lower directions of the image) display of the position relationship in domain 115 The sample M2 of message.It is identical with Figure 16 to the appearance of display and the printing of display 22.

The difference for showing the direction of face in Figure 20 it is smaller and be within allowed band in the case of example, but can also The difference that there is a situation where the direction of face is more than allowed band.The direction of the face of personage P4a, P4b is shown (up and down in Figure 22 Direction D6, D7) differ greatly in the case of photographs Im7, upper and lower directions D6, D7 institute angle degree is more than 120 degree.This Sample, in a state that the direction of face differs greatly, if existing, to be aligned any face's rotation image be all difficult to distinguish other faces Situation, therefore the difference in the direction of face can not rotate figure more than when being printed as described below in the case of allowed band Picture.In addition, as the composition of Figure 22 is likely to occur from upside to the situation of multiple personages on accumbency ground or floor or more on the contrary Individual puts situation of camera on the ground etc. from upside viewing.

In the example of Figure 22, if the allowed band of the difference of face orientation is set as 90 degree, the difference in the direction of face surpasses Allowed band is crossed, therefore negates the judgement of step S107 (subject detection process, image rotation process), skips step S106 (image rotation process) carries out the step S108 of not revolving camera image Im7.In this case, due to not revolving camera image Im7, Therefore image printing Im7a is shown as shown in figure 23 on display 22.In white space 115 with according to photographs Im7 and blank The display direction of the position relationship in region 115 shows the sample M3 of message.To the appearance and figure of display and the printing of display 22 11 is identical.

Then, the another example of image rotation is illustrated.Figure 24 is shown, is examined in photographs Im8 by face Survey detects multiple personage P5a, P5b, P5c with frame, and the upper and lower directions of the face of those personages is the sample of upper and lower directions D8, D9, D10 Son.Upper and lower directions D8, D9 are consistent with the upper and lower directions D0 of photographs Im8, and upper and lower directions D10 and upper and lower directions D0 are variant.

In the example, under such circumstances, a fairly large number of direction is preferentially selected to carry out revolving camera image Im8.It is specific and Speech, 2 upper and lower directionss D8, D9 are the same direction, and 1 upper and lower directions D10 is different directions, therefore is aligned upper and lower directions D8, D9 Carry out revolving camera image Im8.The degree of rotation and the 1st embodiment (with reference to 13~Figure 15 of figure) in the same manner, with personage P5a, P5b Face upper and lower directions D8, D9 and the consistent mode of conveyance direction (direction of arrow F) be set as 180 degree.Display 22 as a result, In image printing Im9 as shown in figure 25 (including postrotational image Im8a and white space 115；Display image) like that, White space 115 is located at the top of the face of personage.Also, the sample M4 of message is shown in white space 115.Such printing The display and printing of image can be carried out with about identical illustrated by Figure 16.

In this way, it is also able to confirm that the position relationship of white space 115 and image in this example embodiment and is logged into message The state of white space 115 can obtain white space 115 and be located at institute relative to personage P5a, P5b, P5c as subject The printed matter in desired direction.

Then, the another example of image rotation is illustrated.In the example, the difference of the face orientation of multiple personages exists In the case of within allowed band (for example, 90 degree), the revolving camera image on the basis of the centre in various faces direction.For example, As shown in figure 26, multiple personage P6a, P6b are shone in photographs Im10, face orientation is respectively upper and lower directions D11, D12.Face The difference (upper and lower directions D11, D12 institute angle degree) in portion direction is less than 90 degree.In this case, by upper and lower directions D11, D12 The direction D13 of centre be set as benchmark, revolved in a manner that direction D13 is consistent with the conveyance direction (direction of arrow F) during printing Turn photographs Im10.

The image printing Im11 (display image) that rotation in this way obtains is shown in Figure 27.Image printing Im11 In, it is configured in a manner that white space 115 is located at upside relative to postrotational image Im10a, also shows the sample M5 of message. The display and printing of such image printing can carry out identically with Figure 16.In this way, also it is able to confirm that clear area in the example The position relationship of domain 115 and image and the state that message is logged into white space 115, can obtain 115 phase of white space For being located at the printed matter in desirable direction as personage P6a, P6b of subject.

Then, as described above, being illustrated to the trimming of the image of rotation.According to shooting situation, there are personage appear before one's eyes compared with Small situation can obtain personage by trimming or its face image occupies the printed matter of more space.Figure 28 is to represent figure The flow chart of the processing of rotation and the trimming of picture.In Figure 28, the processing identical with Figure 12, Figure 19 is subject to identical step number, To omit detailed description.

In the flow chart of Figure 28, after the image of step S108 display rotations and the sample of message, in step S109a Judge whether to trimming instruction.The judgement can by whether there is via the user of back side operation portion 24 instruction input come into Row.If being judged as having, step S109b is carried out to be trimmed, and trimmed image and message are shown in step S109b Sample.In addition, the processing of trimming is carried out under the control of system controller 240 by printing with picture signal processing unit 236.

Such as Figure 29 detects personage P7 by face detection in photographs Im12 with frame G4, the direction of face is upper Lower direction D14.If in this case, as described above, in a manner that upper and lower directions D14 and conveyance direction (direction of arrow F) are consistent 180 degree is rotated, then obtains the image Iml2a shown in Figure 30, but personage P7 is present in the adjacent edges of image in image Im12a, Therefore part of the part trimming in addition to personage.For example, the top/bottom latitude Tv and left and right range Th shown in Figure 30 can be left, it is right It is trimmed in region other than it.Top/bottom latitude Tv and left and right range Th are set in image centered on the face of personage P7 In Im12a, the image after trimming does not have vacant (no image section).

If being trimmed in this way, will be shown in step S109c by the sample for trimming obtained image and message Display 22.For example, the image printing Im13 (display image) that display is as shown in figure 31.In image printing Im13, as above institute It states, shows the top of the image Iml2b of the part in addition to personage P7 of part trimming rotation and the face positioned at personage P7 White space 115.Also, show the sample M6 of message in white space 115.The display and printing of such image printing can With about Figure 16 illustrating identical carry out.In addition, identically with the 1st above-mentioned embodiment, represent photographs and figure The information of the content of rotation and/or the trimming of picture, which is mutually established, is associated with and is stored in internal storage 222 (step S114a), energy Enough instructions according to user reproduce the content of rotation and/or trimming.

<2nd embodiment>

In the 1st above-mentioned embodiment and another example, to realize the present invention's by carrying the digital camera 1 of printer Printer, camera and Method of printing are illustrated, but printer, camera and the Method of printing of the present invention is not It is limited to such mode, can be also realized using smart mobile phone and printer.

Figure 32 is the figure for the structure for representing the print system 500 involved by the 2nd embodiment of the present invention.Print system 500 include smart mobile phone 200 (camera, the printer that carry printer) and printer 300 (printer) and form.Smart mobile phone 200 have：The ministry of photography (digital camera) obtains image by imaging optical system and image-forming component；Image processing part carries out figure Rotation of picture etc.；And display, have touch control plate function (not illustrated in Figure 32), show above-mentioned graph on the display Picture and/or image printing, and the identical behaviour such as user's progress and the back side operation portion 24 for illustrating in the 1st embodiment Make.Also, the program that Method of printing according to the present invention is performed in smart mobile phone 200 is mounted as application software, is led to The control progress for crossing the application software is identical with about the digital camera 1 with printer illustrated in the 1st embodiment Processing.That is, smart mobile phone 200 is as printer according to the present invention and in the camera with printer in the 2nd embodiment Image input unit, subject test section, image rotation portion, display control unit, trimming portion function, also, also serve as showing Show that the display device of photographs or image printing etc. functions.Smart mobile phone 200 also has printing according to the present invention A part for the function (printing portion) of machine (to the print instruction function of printer 300).

On the other hand, printer 300 with smart mobile phone 200 by wiredly and/or wirelessly communicating, according to from intelligence The instruction of mobile phone 200 is printed.In printer 300, identically with the 1st embodiment, can use be contained in polaroid film The polaroid film 110 of packing box 100, the polaroid film 110 after printing are discharged from outlet 311.

In the print system 500 of above structure, also by the processing sequence shown in flow chart of Figure 12, Figure 19, Figure 28 etc., (image input), the rotation of image, image printing are shot identically with the 1st embodiment and another example (including image, sky The sample of white region and message) display, print instruction etc..Thereby, it is possible to obtain white space relative to subject to be located at The printing in desirable direction, further, it is possible to confirm the state that message is logged into white space.In addition, in print system 500 Smart mobile phone 200 function also can by by the software installation identical with above-mentioned application software to PC come real It is existing.

In above-mentioned embodiment and example, situation of the subject for the face of personage is illustrated, but the present invention Middle subject is not limited to the face of personage, and can be suitable for sky, sea, ground, trees, building, various equipment etc. has up and down Other subjects in direction.

Embodiments of the present invention and example are illustrated above, but the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned mode, Do not depart from the present invention purport in the range of can carry out various modifications.

Claims

1. a kind of printer, print images onto polaroid film, the polaroid film have image forming area and with other sides White space compare the white space of one side wider width, and the white space is different from described image forming region Region, which is characterized in that have：

Image input unit, input picture；

Subject test section detects subject from the described image inputted；

Image rotation portion rotates the described image inputted according to the direction of the subject, and the described image rotated is beaten In the case of printing to the polaroid film, the described image inputted is rotated so that the white space is shot relative to described Body is located at specific direction；And

The described image rotated is printed to the polaroid film by printing portion.

2. printer according to claim 1, has,

The described image rotated and the white space are configured to the clear area by display control unit, the display control unit Domain is shown in display device with being located at the specific direction relative to the described image rotated.

3. printer according to claim 2, wherein,

The display control unit is in the white space being shown, according to the direction based on the configuration, described aobvious Showing device shows the sample of message.

4. the printer according to Claims 2 or 3, wherein,

The display control unit shows the described image that will have been inputted or the described image rotated rotation in the display device Be it is consistent with the conveyance direction of the polaroid film during printing obtained from display image.

5. printer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein,

The specific direction is upwardly direction or downwardly direction relative to the subject detected.

6. printer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein,

The face of subject test section detection personage, using as the subject.

7. printer according to claim 6, wherein,

The described image that the rotation of described image rotating part has inputted is so that the white space is located at the face of the personage Upside.

8. printer according to claim 6, wherein,

The described image that the rotation of described image rotating part has inputted is so that the white space is located at the face of the personage Downside.

9. the printer described according to claim 6 or 7, wherein,

In the case that the subject test section detects the face of multiple personages, in the direction of the face of the multiple personage For difference when within allowed band, described image rotating part rotates the described image inputted.

10. the printer described according to claim 6 or 7, wherein,

In the case that the subject test section detects the face of multiple personages, in the direction of the face of the multiple personage When difference is more than allowed band, described image rotating part does not rotate the described image inputted.

11. the printer described according to claim 6 or 7, wherein,

The printer has trimming portion, and the trimming portion is in the described image rotated to removing the face of the personage detected The part in the region other than portion is trimmed, and the printing portion printing implements the image after the trimming.

12. printer according to claim 11, wherein,

The printer has storage part, the storage part will represent it is described rotation and/or the trimming content information with The described image of input, which is established, to be associated with and stores.

13. printer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein,

The polaroid film is the autography type polaroid film that development liquid capsule is provided in the white space,

The development liquid capsule is set as front to transport the autography type polaroid film by the printing portion in the printing.

14. a kind of camera with printer, which is characterized in that

Have the printer described in claim 1 or 3, imaging optical system and output to represent through the imaging optical system The image-forming component of the signal of the optical image of the subject obtained from imaging,

The image that the input of described image input unit is generated according to the signal exported.

15. a kind of Method of printing, print images onto polaroid film, the polaroid film have image forming area and and other The white space on side compares the white space of one side wider width, and the white space is different from described image forming region Region, which is characterised by comprising：

Image input step, input picture；

Subject detecting step detects subject from the described image inputted；

Image rotation step rotates the described image inputted according to the direction of the subject detected, by what is rotated In the case that described image prints to the polaroid film, the described image inputted is rotated so that the white space is opposite It is located at specific direction in the subject；And

The described image rotated is printed to the polaroid film by image printing step.