IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus;
a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image;
an aspect ratio setter which sets the aspect ratio of a picked-up image; and
a display controller which controls whether or not to provide the inclination guide display on the display device on the basis of the aspect ratio set by the aspect ratio setter.
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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus is disclosed which provides an appropriate inclination guide display in accordance with an aspect ratio of a picked-up image and the like. The image pickup apparatus includes an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus, a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image, and an aspect ratio setter which sets the aspect ratio of a picked-up image. The apparatus includes a display controller which controls whether or not to show the inclination guide display on the display device on the basis of the aspect ratio set by the aspect ratio setter.
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46 Claims
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image; an aspect ratio setter which sets the aspect ratio of a picked-up image; and a display controller which controls whether or not to provide the inclination guide display on the display device on the basis of the aspect ratio set by the aspect ratio setter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; an aspect switcher which switches the aspect ratio of a picked-up image; and a display controller which, if inclination information detected by the inclination detector indicates a predetermined value or larger, superimposedly shows an inclination guide display on a picked-up image displayed on a display device, wherein the display controller changes the predetermined value in accordance with the aspect ratio. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; an aspect switcher which switches the aspect ratio of a picked-up image; and a display controller which, if inclination information detected by the inclination detector indicates a predetermined value or larger, superimposedly shows an inclination guide display on a picked-up image displayed on a display device, wherein the display controller changes, when it shows the inclination guide display, the display angle of the inclination guide display relative to the inclination detected by the inclination detector, in accordance with the aspect ratio. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; an aspect switcher which switches the aspect ratio of a picked-up image; and a display controller which, if inclination information detected by the inclination detector indicates a predetermined value or larger, superimposedly shows an inclination guide display on a picked-up image displayed on a display device, wherein sensitivity of the inclination detector is changed in accordance with the aspect ratio. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; an aspect switcher which switches the aspect ratio of a picked-up image; and a display controller which, if inclination information detected by the inclination detector indicates a predetermined value or larger, superimposedly shows an inclination guide display on a picked-up image displayed on a display device, wherein the display controller changes the predetermined value in accordance with the aspect ratio, and the display controller changes, when it shows the inclination guide display, the display angle of the inclination guide display relative to the inclination detected by the inclination detector, in accordance with the aspect ratio. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image; a shake detector which detects a shake of the image pickup apparatus; and a display controller which controls whether or not to cause the display device to superimposedly show the inclination guide display on the picked-up image, on the basis of the detection output from the shake detector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image; and a display controller which controls whether or not to cause the display device to superimposedly show the inclination guide display on the picked-up image, on the basis of a shake variation signal obtained by a band limitation of a detection output from the inclination detector. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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a display device which displays a picked-up image; an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; a display processor which shows an inclination guide display corresponding to the inclination detected by the inclination detector, on the display device; a shake detector which detects a shake of the image pickup apparatus; and an exaggeration level changer which changes a level of exaggeration of the inclination guide display in accordance with the shake detected by the shake detector. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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a display device which displays a picked-up image; an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; a display processor which shows an inclination guide display corresponding to the inclination detected by the inclination detector, on the display device; a shake detector which detects a shake of the image pickup apparatus; and a detection sensitivity changer which changes detection sensitivity of the inclination detector in accordance with the shake detected by the shake detector. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image; a stitch image-pickup mode switcher capable of switches at least between a normal image-pickup mode and a stitch image pickup mode in which image-pickup is performed a plural number of times and then a plural picked-up images are connected together; and a display controller which controls such that the inclination guide display is provided in the stitch image-pickup mode.
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23. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an image pickup mode setter which sets one of a moving image pickup mode and a still image pickup mode; a display device which displays a picked-up image; an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; and a display processor which shows an inclination guide display corresponding to the inclination detected by the inclination detector, on the display device, wherein the display processor changes a display state of the inclination guide display in accordance with the image pickup mode set by the image-pickup mode setter. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an image pickup mode setter which sets a moving image pickup mode and a still image pickup mode; a display device which displays a picked-up image; an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; a display processor which shows an inclination guide display corresponding to the inclination detected by the inclination detector, on the display device; and a changer which changes detection sensitivity of the inclination detector depending on whether the moving image pickup mode or the still image pickup mode is set. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an image pickup mode setter capable of setting at least a moving image pickup mode and a still image pickup mode; an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; a display device which displays a picked-up image; and a display processor which shows an inclination guide display corresponding to the inclination detected by the inclination detector, on the display device, wherein the display processor controls whether or not to show the inclination guide display on the display device in accordance with the image pickup mode set by the image pickup mode setter. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an image pickup mode setter which sets an image pickup mode; a display device which displays a picked-up image; an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; a display processor which shows an inclination guide display corresponding to the inclination detected by the inclination detector, on the display device; and a display controller which switches whether or not to show the inclination guide display in accordance with the inclination detected by the inclination detector and changes an inclination at which the inclination guide display is shown or not shown, in accordance with the image pickup mode set by the image pickup mode setter. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an image pickup mode setter which sets an image pickup mode; a display device which displays a picked-up image; an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; a display processor which shows an inclination guide display exaggerating the inclination detected by the inclination detector, on the display device; and a display controller which changes a level of exaggeration of the inclination guide display in accordance with the image pickup mode set by the image pickup mode setter. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an image pickup mode setter which sets an image pickup mode; a display device which displays a picked-up image; an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; a display processor which shows an inclination guide display corresponding to the inclination detected by the inclination detector, on the display device; and a detection sensitivity changer which changes detection sensitivity of the inclination detector in accordance with the image pickup mode set by the image pickup mode setter. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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a display device which displays a picked-up image; an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; an inclination guide display generator which generates an inclination guide display corresponding to the inclination of the image pickup apparatus detected by the inclination detector; and a switcher which switches whether or not to show the inclination guide display on the display device on the basis of the inclination of the image pickup apparatus detected by the inclination detector, wherein an inclination at which the inclination guide display is shown or not shown is changed depending on a zoom position of the image pickup apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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a display device which displays a picked-up image; an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; and an inclination guide display generator which generates an inclination guide display corresponding to the inclination of the image pickup apparatus detected by the inclination detector, wherein the inclination guide display generator generates the inclination guide display exaggerating the inclination of the image pickup apparatus detected by the inclination detector, in accordance with a zoom position of the image pickup apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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44. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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a display device which displays a picked-up image; an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; an inclination guide display generator which generates an inclination guide display corresponding to the inclination of the image pickup apparatus detected by the inclination detector; and a detection sensitivity changer which changes detection sensitivity of the inclination detector in accordance with a zoom position of the image pickup apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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46. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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a display device which displays a picked-up image; an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus; and a display controller which, when the inclination detected by the inclination detector is equal to or larger than a first angle, controls such that an inclination guide display corresponding to the inclination detected by the inclination detector is shown on the display device, and when the inclination detected by the inclination detector is smaller than a second angle that is smaller than the first angle, controls such that the inclination guide display is not shown on the display device.
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Specification