Setting of photographic parameter value

Abstract

Provided is a photographing parameter setting system including: a photographing device which photographs an image; and a photographing information providing device which provides photographing information for specifying predetermined photographing parameter values to the photographing device, wherein the photographing information providing device includes: a photographing information storage unit which stores photographing information corresponding to a photographing opportunity defined by a temporal range and a geographic range; and a photographing information transmission unit which transmits the photographing information stored in the photographing information storage unit, and wherein the photographing device includes: a photographing information reception unit which receives the photographing information transmitted from the photographing information transmission unit; and a photographing parameter setting unit which sets the predetermined photographing parameter values used for photographing at the photographing opportunity, on the basis of the received photographing information.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numbers reference like elements.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the configuration of a photographing parameter setting system 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of contents of optimal parameter value information OV.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a photographing parameter value setting process of the photographing parameter setting system 10 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an outline of the photographing parameter value setting process of the photographing parameter setting system 10 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the configuration of a photographing parameter setting system 10a according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of contents of event information EI.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of contents of correspondence information CI.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a photographing parameter value setting process of the photographing parameter setting system 10a according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an outline of the photographing parameter value setting process of the photographing parameter setting system 10a according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of content of scene information SI.

Claims

1. A photographing parameter setting system comprising: a photographing device which photographs an image; anda photographing information providing device which provides photographing information for specifying predetermined photographing parameter values to the photographing device,wherein the photographing information providing device includes:a photographing information storage unit which stores photographing information corresponding to a photographing opportunity defined by a temporal range and a geographic range; anda photographing information transmission unit which transmits the photographing information stored in the photographing information storage unit, andwherein the photographing device includes:a photographing information reception unit which receives the photographing information transmitted from the photographing information transmission unit; anda photographing parameter setting unit which sets the predetermined photographing parameter values used for photographing at the photographing opportunity, on the basis of the received photographing information.

2. The photographing parameter setting system according to claim 1, wherein the photographing information transmission unit transmits the photographing information only within the geographic range of the photographing opportunity and the temporal range of the photographing opportunity.

3. The photographing parameter setting system according to claim 1, wherein the photographing information storage unit stores plural pieces of photographing information corresponding to a plurality of photographing opportunities,wherein the photographing device further includes a photographing opportunity information transmission unit which transmits photographing opportunity information for specifying the photographing opportunity, which performs the photographing using the photographing device, to the photographing information providing device, andwherein the photographing information providing device further includes:a photographing opportunity information reception unit which receives the photographing opportunity information transmitted from the photographing opportunity information transmission unit; anda photographing information specifying unit which specifies the photographing opportunity which performs the photographing using the photographing device and specifies the photographing information to be transmitted to the photographing device, on the basis of the received photographing opportunity information.

4. The photographing parameter setting system according to claim 3, wherein the photographing device further includes:a position information acquiring unit which acquires position information for specifying a current position of the photographing device; anda time information acquiring unit which acquires time information for specifying a current time, andwherein the photographing opportunity information includes the position information and the time information.

5. The photographing parameter setting system according to claim 1, wherein the photographing information transmitted from the photographing information transmission unit is photographing condition specifying information indicating whether a photographing condition at the photographing opportunity corresponds to any one of a plurality of predetermined photographing conditions, andwherein the photographing parameter setting unit includes correspondence information for defining the plurality of photographing conditions and the predetermined photographing parameter values.

6. The photographing parameter setting system according to claim 5, wherein the photographing device further includes a photographing condition specifying information adding unit which adds the photographing condition specifying information to an image file indicating the image generated by the photographing.

7. The photographing parameter setting system according to claim 1, wherein the photographing device further includes a judgment unit which judges whether the photographing at the photographing opportunity is finished, andwherein the photographing parameter setting unit cancels the setting of the predetermined photographing parameter values on the basis of the photographing information when it is judged that the photographing at the photographing opportunity is finished by the judgment unit.

8. A photographing parameter setting method comprising: (a) storing photographing information for specifying predetermined photographing parameter values corresponding to a photographing opportunity defined by a temporal range and a geographic range in a predetermined storage area;(b) transmitting the photographing information stored in the storage area;(c) at a photographing device which photographs an image, receiving the transmitted photographing information; and(d) at the photographing device, setting the predetermined photographing parameter values used for photographing at the photographing opportunity on the basis of the received photographing information.

9. A photographing device which photographs an image, the device comprising: a photographing information reception unit which receives photographing information for specifying predetermined photographing parameter values; anda photographing parameter setting unit which sets the predetermined photographing parameter values used for photographing on the basis of the received photographing information.