Image pick-up system

• US 20050195308A1
• Filed: 11/17/2004
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Miyashita, Mamoru
• Application Number:
  US10/989,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20050195308A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6812 based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors

Abstract

An image pick-up system is structured so as to include a main body, a display section, a section which detects posture of the main body, and a display switching section. The display section performs through-image display, in which image data taken-in at a given frame rate is displayed continuously, and playback display of a still image after photographing. The detecting section detects whether or not the main body is at a posture within a range for confirming image playback. Display is switched by the display switching section such that, when the detecting section detects that the main body is at a posture within the confirmation range, a playback image is displayed at the display section, and when the detecting section detects that the main body is not at a posture within the confirmation range, through-images are displayed at the display section.

Claims

1. An image pick-up device comprising:

a display section able to carry out through image display, in which image data taken-in at a frame rate is displayed continuously, and playback display of a still image after photographing;

an angle change detecting section able to detect an angle change of a threshold or greater of the display section; and

a display switching section switching display between the through image display and the playback display, when an angle change of the threshold or greater of the display section is detected by the angle change detecting section.

2. The image pick-up device of claim 1, further comprising a time-based switching section switching display at the display section from the playback display to the through image display, when the angle change is not detected by the angle change detecting section during a threshold time period after the playback display is carried out at the display section.

3. The image pick-up device of claim 1, wherein the angle change detecting section has a gyroscope connected so as to be able to transmit signals to the display switching section.

4. An image pick-up device comprising:

a display section able to carry out through image display, in which image data taken-in at a frame rate is displayed continuously, and playback display of a still image after photographing;

a direction detecting section able to detect whether or not the display section is oriented in a direction within a playback display request range; and

a display switching section which, when the direction detecting section detects that the display section is oriented in a direction within the playback display request range, displays a playback image at the display section, and when the direction detecting section detects that the display section is not oriented in a direction within the playback display request range, displays through images at the display section.

5. The image pick-up device of claim 4, wherein the direction within the playback display request range is a direction in which the display section is set at an angle of 60°

or less from a horizontal direction.

6. The image pick-up device of claim 4, further comprising a time-based switching section switching display at the display section from the playback display to the through image display, when a direction within the playback display request range is not detected by the direction detecting section at or after a threshold time after the playback display is carried out at the display section.

7. The image pick-up device of claim 4, wherein the direction detecting section has a sensor connected so as to be able to transmit signals to the display switching section.

8. An image pick-up system comprising:

an image pick-up device main body;

a display section provided at the image pick-up device main body, and able to carry out through image display, in which image data taken-in at a frame rate is displayed continuously, and playback display of a still image after photographing;

a posture detecting section able to detect whether or not the image pick-up device main body is at a posture within a playback confirmation range; and

a display switching section which, when the posture detecting section detects that the image pick-up device main body is at a posture within the playback confirmation range, displays a playback image at the display section, and when the posture detecting section detects that the image pick-up device main body is not at a posture within the playback confirmation range, displays through images at the display section.

9. The image pick-up system of claim 8, wherein the posture within the playback confirmation range is a posture at which the display section is set at an angle of 60°

or less from a horizontal direction.

10. The image pick-up system of claim 8, further comprising a time-based switching section switching display at the display section from the playback display to the through image display, when a posture within the playback confirmation range is not detected by the posture detecting section at or after a threshold time after the playback display is carried out at the display section.

11. An image pick-up device comprising:

a display section able to carry out through image display, in which image data taken-in at a frame rate is displayed continuously, and playback display of a still image after photographing;

angle change detecting means for detecting an angle change of a threshold or greater of the display section; and

display switching means for switching display between the through image display and the playback display, when an angle change of the threshold or greater of the display section is detected by the angle change detecting means.

12. An image pick-up device comprising:

an image pick-up device main body;

a display section provided at the image pick-up device main body, and able to carry out through image display, in which image data taken-in at a frame rate is displayed continuously, and playback display of a still image after photographing;

posture detecting means for detecting whether or not the image pick-up device main body is at a posture within a playback confirmation range; and

display switching means for, when the posture detecting means detects that image pick-up device main body is at a posture within the playback confirmation range, displaying a playback image at the display section, and when the posture detecting means detects that the image pick-up device main body is not at a posture within the playback confirmation range, displaying through images at the display section.

13. A method of switching images in an image pick-up system, comprising:

displaying a first image when an image is taken-in;

making the image pick-up system stand-by until generation of a signal;

when a change in orientation of a portion of the image pick-up system arises, sensing the change and generating the corresponding signal; and

switching the first image to a second image in accordance with the signal.