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An image sensor of an electronic camera photoelectrically converts a subject image obtained by a shooting optical system to generate an image signal. A image processing section generates face registration image data and moving image data. A face detecting section detects a face area inside a shootin

An image sensor of an electronic camera photoelectrically converts a subject image obtained by a shooting optical system to generate an image signal. A image processing section generates face registration image data and moving image data. A face detecting section detects a face area inside a shooting screen based on the moving image data. A controlling section adjusts shooting parameters of the shooting optical system, depending on a position detected at the face area. A face image generating section cuts out an image of the face area to generate face image data. A face recognizing data generating section extracts feature points of the face of a captured person from a part of the face area of the face registration image data and generates face recognizing data. A recording section records the face recognizing data or face image data.

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1. An electronic camera comprising: an image sensor which photoelectrically converts a subject image obtained by a shooting optical system to generate an image signal;an image processing section which generates face registration image data based on said image signal from said image sensor and genera

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An electronic camera comprising: an image sensor which photoelectrically converts a subject image obtained by a shooting optical system to generate an image signal;an image processing section which generates face registration image data based on said image signal from said image sensor and generates moving image data based on said image signal;a face detecting section which detects a face area inside a shooting screen based on said moving image data;a controlling section which adjusts shooting parameters of said shooting optical system, depending on a position detected at said face area;one of a face image generating section which cuts out an image of said face area to generate face image data and a face recognizing data generating section which extracts feature points of the face of a captured person from a part of the face area of said face registration image data to generate face recognizing data based on said feature points; anda recording section which records one of said face image data and said face recognizing data, whereinsaid controlling section estimates an expression of a captured person based on a state of detecting said face area and disables the release operation of said image sensor depending on the type of expression. 2. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein said controlling section executes a release operation of said image sensor when the face is detected based on said moving image data. 3. The electronic camera according to claim 1, further comprising a display section displaying an image of said moving image data, wherein said controlling section turns on power of said display section in a shooting mode generating said face registration image data. 4. The electronic camera according to claim 1, further comprising a display section displaying an image of said moving image data wherein said image processing section synthesizes a composition assisting display assisting the positioning of the face in the shooting screen and outputs the composition assisting display at the central part of said moving image data. 5. The electronic camera according to claim 4, wherein said image processing section further synthesizes and outputs a sample display of a subject in a state of shooting into said moving image data. 6. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein said controlling section restricts a digital zoom processing with respect to said face registration image data on generation of said face registration image data. 7. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein said shooting optical system further includes a zoom lens, and said controlling section restricts a magnifying power adjustable range of said zoom lens on adjustment of said shooting parameters and at release more than on normal shooting. 8. The electronic camera according to claim 7, wherein said controlling section sets a zoom position of said zoom lens to a wide-angle end at release. 9. The electronic camera according to claim 1, further comprising: an image blurring correcting lens which corrects image blurring on a shooting screen;an angular displacement detecting section which detects change in the angle of the optical axis of said electronic camera; anda correcting lens driving section which drives said image blurring correcting lens based on said change in the angle at release. 10. The electronic camera according to claim 1, further comprising an image sensitivity modification section adjusting gain of said image signal, wherein said controlling section makes greater the gain of said image signal at release than when it is set on normal shooting. 11. The electronic camera according to claim 1, further comprising a flash emitting section which emits flash to a field, wherein said controlling section disables the flash emission by said flash emitting section at release. 12. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein said controlling section generates shooting condition data which indicates shooting conditions at release and records the shooting condition data at said recording section by allowing the data to correspond to one of said face image data and said face recognizing data. 13. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein said controlling section generates acquisition time data which indicates time of acquiring one of said face image data and said face recognizing data and additionally records the acquisition time data at said recording section by allowing the data to correspond to one of said face image data and said face recognizing data. 14. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein said image processing section generates index image data based on said face registration image data, and said controlling section records said index image data at said recording section by allowing the data to correspond to one of said face image data and said face recognizing data. 15. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein said controlling section groups one of a plurality of said face image data and a plurality of said face recognizing data generated from the same captured person and records the thus grouped data at said recording section. 16. The electronic camera according to claim 15, wherein said controlling section groups two or more pieces of one of said face image data and said face recognizing data different in any one of the direction of the face of a captured person, the presence or absence of glasses of said captured person and shooting conditions of said face registration image data. 17. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein said controlling section decides a priority level of said face registration image data based on a state of detecting said face area when a plurality of said face registration image data obtained from the same captured person are generated, and one of said face image generating section and said face recognizing data generating section generates one of said face image data and said face recognizing data from said face registration image data higher in said priority level. 18. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein said controlling section estimates the direction of the face of a captured person based on a state of detecting said face area and disables the release operation of said image sensor when the direction of the face is not in agreement with a predetermined direction. 19. An electronic camera comprising: an image sensor which photoelectrically converts a subject image obtained by a shooting optical system to generate an image signal;a face detecting section which detects a face area inside a shooting screen based on said image signal from said image sensor;a face recognizing data generating section which extracts feature points of the face of a captured person from a part of said face area to generate face recognizing data based on said feature points; anda controlling section which estimates an expression of a captured person based on a state of detecting said face area and disables the release operation of said image sensor depending on the type of expression. 20. An image processing device comprising: a controlling section which includes at least any one of a built-in memory, a connecting section with a recording medium and an external communication unit, thereby acquiring shooting image data previously generated by an electronic camera through any one of said built-in memory, said recording medium and a computer coupled via said external communication unit;a face detecting section which detects a face area inside a shooting screen based on said shooting image data;one of a face image generating section which cuts out an image of said face area to generate face image data and a face recognizing data generating section which extracts feature points of the face of a captured person from a part of the face area of said shooting image data to generate face recognizing data based on said feature points;a recording section which records one of said face image data and said face recognizing data; andan input section accepting input by a user, whereinsaid face detecting section changes a threshold value which specifies a detection accuracy of said face area based on input from said input section. 21. The image processing device according to claim 20, further comprising: an image processing section which synthesizes a display recognizing said face area in a reproduced image of said shooting image data; anda display section which displays an output image of said image processing section. 22. The image processing device according to claim 21, wherein one of said face image generating section and said face recognizing data generating section generates one of said face image data and said face recognizing data on a face area selected by input from said input section when a plurality of face areas are detected from said shooting image data. 23. The image processing device according to claim 20, wherein said controlling section groups one of a plurality of said face image data and a plurality of said face recognizing data generated from the same captured person and records the thus grouped data at said recording section. 24. The image processing device according to claim 20, wherein said controlling section cuts out a part of the face area of said shooting image data into a predetermined size to generate index image data and records the index image data at said recording section by allowing the data to correspond to one of said face image data and said face recognizing data. 25. The image processing device according to claim 20, wherein said shooting image data has an attachment data area at which shooting conditions on shooting are recorded, and said controlling section generates shooting condition data based on the shooting conditions of said attachment data area and records the shooting condition data at said recording section by allowing the data to correspond to one of said face image data and said face recognizing data. 26. The image processing device according to claim 20, wherein said shooting image data has an attachment data area at which shooting date and hour are recorded, and said controlling section generates acquisition time data of one of said face image data and said face recognizing data based on the shooting date and hour of said attachment data area and records the acquisition time data at said recording section by allowing the data to correspond to one of said face image data and said face recognizing data. 27. An electronic camera comprising: an image sensor which photoelectrically converts a subject image obtained by a shooting optical system to generate an image signal;a face detecting section which detects a face area of a shooting screen based on said image signal to extract feature points of the face of a captured person from a part of the face area;a recording section which allows face recognizing data previously generated based on feature points of the face of a person to correspond to index image data indicating a registered person corresponding to the face recognizing data and records them;a face recognizing section which determines whether said captured person is said registered person based on the feature points extracted by said face detecting section and said face recognizing data;a controlling section which generates an edit screen relating a display item used in specifying said face recognizing data with an image of said index image data and showing the result; anda communicating section transmitting image data of a shooting image externally, whereindetermination on whether said image data is transmitted in shooting of said registered person and address information on a destination of said image data are recorded at said recording section in a state where they are allowed to correspond to said face recognizing data. 28. The electronic camera according to claim 27, wherein said index image data is the shooting image data of said registered person. 29. The electronic camera according to claim 28, wherein said index image data is shooting image data used in generating said face recognizing data. 30. The electronic camera according to claim 28, wherein a plurality of said index image data with regard to the same registered person may be recorded at said recording section, and said controlling section selects an image of any given shooting image data from said index image data and relates the selected image with said display item to show results on said edit screen. 31. The electronic camera according to claim 30, wherein said controlling section selects an image of newest shooting image data from among said index image data. 32. The electronic camera according to claim 30, wherein said controlling section selects an image of shooting image data on the front of the face of said registered person from among said index image data. 33. The electronic camera according to claim 30, wherein said controlling section sequentially switches an image of said index image data at every predetermined time interval to show the image on said edit screen. 34. The electronic camera according to claim 27, wherein shooting conditions of image data used in generating said face recognizing data are recorded at said recording section in a state where they are allowed to correspond to said face recognizing data. 35. The electronic camera according to claim 27, wherein the shooting time of image data used in generating said face recognizing data is recorded at said recording section in a state where the shooting time is allowed to correspond to said face recognizing data. 36. The electronic camera according to claim 27, wherein process setting applicable in shooting of said registered person is recorded at said recording section in a state where the setting is allowed to correspond to said face recognizing data. 37. The electronic camera according to claim 27, wherein said controlling section includes a personal authentication unit managing determination on whether said edit screen is displayed and output. 38. The electronic camera according to claim 37, wherein said personal authentication unit includes face authentication by said face recognizing section. 39. An electronic camera comprising: an image sensor which photoelectrically converts a subject image obtained by a shooting optical system to generate an image signal;a face detecting section which detects a face area of a shooting screen based on said image signal to extract feature points of the face of a captured person from a part of the face area;a recording section which allows face recognizing data previously generated based on feature points of the face of a registered person to correspond to shooting setting applicable in shooting of said registered person and records the data;a face recognizing section which determines whether said captured person is said registered person based on feature points extracted by said face detecting section and said face recognizing data; anda controlling section which sets a priority level of said registered person and generates shooting image data based on said shooting setting in shooting of said registered person, thereby applying said shooting setting corresponding to a person having the highest priority level among said registered persons on detection of a plurality of said registered persons. 40. The electronic camera according to claim 39, further comprising an input section accepting input by a user, wherein said controlling section specifies said registered person based on input from said input section to set said priority level individually. 41. The electronic camera according to claim 40, further comprising a display section displaying an edit screen on which said registered person is specified, wherein said controlling section allows one of a position and an order of displaying a display item of said registered person on said edit screen to change according to said priority level. 42. The electronic camera according to claim 39, wherein said controlling section sets said priority level in order of the registration of said registered persons. 43. The electronic camera according to claim 39, wherein said controlling section arranges said registered persons according to the names to set said priority level. 44. The electronic camera according to claim 39, wherein said recording section is able to group a plurality of said face recognizing data with regard to the same registered person and record the thus grouped data, and said controlling section sets said priority level to the grouped face recognizing data group according to the number of said face recognizing data included in the face recognizing data group. 45. The electronic camera according to claim 39, wherein said recording section further records data on the number of shootings indicating the number of shootings for each of said registered persons, and said controlling section sets higher said priority level of a registered person having a greater number of shootings based on said data on the number of shootings. 46. An electronic camera comprising: an image sensor which photoelectrically converts a subject image obtained by a shooting optical system to generate an image signal;a face detecting section which detects a face area of a shooting screen based on said image signal to extract feature points of the face of a captured person from a part of the face area;a recording section which records face recognizing data previously generated based on feature points of the face of a registered person;a controlling section which selects determining-purpose face recognizing data from said face recognizing data group based on the number of said face recognizing data included in the face recognizing data group with regard to a registered person to be recognized for the face; anda face recognizing section which determines whether said captured person is the registered person to be recognized for the face based on feature points extracted by said face detecting section and said determining-purpose face recognizing data. 47. The electronic camera according to claim 46, wherein said controlling section selects said determining-purpose face recognizing data in such a manner that an evaluation value corresponding to a product of the number of said face recognizing data and the number of said face areas is below a threshold value specified by the processing capacity of said face recognizing section. 48. The electronic camera according to claim 46, wherein said controlling section weights and selects said determining-purpose face recognizing data based on a priority level set for each registered person where a plurality of registered persons to be recognized for the face are available. 49. The electronic camera according to claim 46, wherein said controlling section selects said determining-purpose face recognizing data, with priority given to a registered person having a greater number of said face recognizing data where a plurality of registered persons to be recognized for the face are available. 50. The electronic camera according to claim 46, wherein said controlling section selects said determining-purpose face recognizing data, with priority given to face recognizing data newer in acquisition time where a plurality of said face recognizing data are recorded with regard to the same registered person. 51. The electronic camera according to claim 46, wherein said controlling section selects said determining-purpose face recognizing data, with priority given to face recognizing data which shooting conditions on said acquisition are similar to the present shooting conditions where a plurality of said face recognizing data differ in shooting conditions on acquisition with regard to the same registered person are recorded. 52. The electronic camera according to claim 46, wherein said controlling section selects said determining-purpose face recognizing data, with priority given to face recognizing data corresponding to the front of the face where a plurality of said face recognizing data differ in the direction of the face with regard to the same registered person are recorded. 53. The electronic camera according to claim 46, wherein said recording section further records data of the number of shootings indicating the number of shootings for each of said registered persons, and said controlling section selects said determining-purpose face recognizing data, with priority given to a registered person greater in the number of shootings based on said data of the number of shootings.