PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a time lag occurring in performing the process of detection, calculation and correction when image photographing is performed by following the movement of eyeballs by using a tracking device.SOLUTION: An image photographing apparatus includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire an image of an eye to be inspected a measuring unit configured to measure the movement of the eye to be inspected based on the image a predicting unit configured to predict the movement of the eye to be inspected when the acquiring unit acquires the image of the eye to be inspected, based on a cycle of the movement of the eye to be inspected which has been measured by the measuring unit and a control unit configured to control an acquisition position where the acquiring unit acquires the image based on the movement of the eye to be inspected which has been predicted by the predicting unit.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】 追尾装置を用いて眼球の動きに追随して撮像する場合において、検出、算出及び補正のプロセス実行時に生じるタイムラグを抑制する。【解決手段】 前記被検眼の画像を取得する取得手段と、前記画像に基づいて前記被検眼の動きを計測する計測手段と、前記計測手段により計測された前記被検眼の動きの周期に基づいて、前記取得手段が前記被検眼の画像を取得するときの前記被検眼の動きを予測する予測手段と、前記予測手段により予測された前記被検眼の動きに基づいて、前記取得手段が前記画像を取得する際の取得位置を制御する制御手段と、を有する撮像装置を提供する。【選択図】図4
