IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD
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1. An image pickup apparatus which can display an image on a predetermined display area whose aspect ratio is different from that of said image, comprising:
- a first resizing unit adapted to obtain a first resized image by resizing the entirety of said image using a larger magnification out of a first magnification and a second magnification, the first magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a horizontal direction with the size of said display area in the horizontal direction and the second magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a vertical direction with the size of said display area in the vertical direction, the vertical direction being a direction different from the horizontal direction;
a second resizing unit adapted to obtain a second resized image by resizing said image using a magnification smaller than the other magnification of said first magnification and said second magnification;
a determination unit adapted to, in accordance with a currently-set display mode for the image pickup apparatus in displaying the image, automatically determine whether (i) to perform scrolling display wherein a partial area, whose size in the first direction matches the size of the display area in the first direction, of the first resized image is displayed on the display area while scrolling the first resized image only in a second direction in which the size of the entirety of the first resized image in the second direction does not match the size of the display area in the second direction, or (ii) to perform full-screen display wherein the entirety of said second resized image being displayed without said first resized image being displayed; and
a display control unit adapted to perform said scrolling display or said full-screen display in accordance with the determination by the determination unit,wherein the determination unit performs said automatic determination based on whether or not said currently-set display mode is a REC review display mode for displaying a picked up image immediately after the image is picked up.
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Abstract
The system control section 50 displays the entire original image as a display image, or scrolls a display image with a part of the original image being the display image, depending on relationship between the aspect ratios of the original image and the display area.
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1. An image pickup apparatus which can display an image on a predetermined display area whose aspect ratio is different from that of said image, comprising:
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a first resizing unit adapted to obtain a first resized image by resizing the entirety of said image using a larger magnification out of a first magnification and a second magnification, the first magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a horizontal direction with the size of said display area in the horizontal direction and the second magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a vertical direction with the size of said display area in the vertical direction, the vertical direction being a direction different from the horizontal direction; a second resizing unit adapted to obtain a second resized image by resizing said image using a magnification smaller than the other magnification of said first magnification and said second magnification; a determination unit adapted to, in accordance with a currently-set display mode for the image pickup apparatus in displaying the image, automatically determine whether (i) to perform scrolling display wherein a partial area, whose size in the first direction matches the size of the display area in the first direction, of the first resized image is displayed on the display area while scrolling the first resized image only in a second direction in which the size of the entirety of the first resized image in the second direction does not match the size of the display area in the second direction, or (ii) to perform full-screen display wherein the entirety of said second resized image being displayed without said first resized image being displayed; and a display control unit adapted to perform said scrolling display or said full-screen display in accordance with the determination by the determination unit, wherein the determination unit performs said automatic determination based on whether or not said currently-set display mode is a REC review display mode for displaying a picked up image immediately after the image is picked up. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An image display method for displaying an image on a predetermined display area of an image pickup apparatus, the predetermined display area having an aspect ratio different from that of said image, the image display method comprising:
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a first resizing step of obtaining a first resized image by resizing the entirety of said image using a larger magnification out of a first magnification and a second magnification, the first magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a horizontal direction with the size of said display area in the horizontal direction and the second magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a vertical direction with the size of said display area in the vertical direction, the vertical direction being a direction different from the horizontal direction; a second resizing step of obtaining a second resized image by resizing said image using a magnification smaller than the other magnification of said first magnification and said second magnification; a determination step of, in accordance with a currently-set display mode for the image pickup apparatus in displaying the image, automatically determining whether (i) to perform scrolling display wherein a partial area, whose size in the first direction matches the size of the display area in the first direction, of the first resized image is displayed on the display area while scrolling the first resized image only in a second direction in which the size of the entirety of the first resized image in the second direction does not match the size of the display area in the second direction, or (ii) to perform full-screen display wherein the entirety of said second resized image being displayed without said first resized image being displayed; and a display control step of performing said scrolling display or said full-screen display in accordance with the determination in the determination step, wherein the determination step performs said automatic determination based on whether or not said currently-set display mode is a REC review display mode for displaying a picked up image immediately after the image is picked up.
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6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute an image display method for displaying an image on a predetermined display area of an image pickup apparatus, the predetermined display area having an aspect ratio different from that of said image, the image display method comprising:
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a first resizing step of obtaining a first resized image by resizing the entirety of said image using a larger magnification out of a first magnification and a second magnification, the first magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a horizontal direction with the size of said display area in the horizontal direction and the second magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a vertical direction with the size of said display area in the vertical direction, the vertical direction being a direction different from the horizontal direction; a second resizing step of obtaining a second resized image by resizing said image using a magnification smaller than the other magnification of said first magnification and said second magnification; a determination step of, in accordance with a currently-set display mode for the image pickup apparatus in displaying the image, automatically determining whether (i) to perform scrolling display wherein a partial area, whose size in the first direction matches the size of the display area in the first direction, of the first resized image is displayed on the display area while scrolling the first resized image only in a second direction in which the size of the entirety of the first resized image in the second direction does not match the size of the display area in the second direction, or (ii) to perform full-screen display wherein the entirety of said second resized image being displayed without said first resized image being displayed; and a display control step of performing said scrolling display or said full-screen display in accordance with the determination in the determination step, wherein the determination step performs said automatic determination based on whether or not said currently-set display mode is a REC review display mode for displaying a picked up image immediately after the image is picked up.
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7. An image display control apparatus for displaying an image on a predetermined display area whose aspect ratio is different from that of said image, comprising:
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a first resizing unit adapted to obtain a first resized image by resizing the entirety of said image using a larger magnification out of a first magnification and a second magnification, the first magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a horizontal direction with the size of said display area in the horizontal direction and the second magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a vertical direction with the size of said display area in the vertical direction, the vertical direction being a direction different from the horizontal direction; a second resizing unit adapted to obtain a second resized image by resizing said image using a magnification smaller than the other magnification of said first magnification and said second magnification; a determination unit adapted to, in accordance with a currently-set display mode for the image display control apparatus in displaying the image, automatically determine whether (i) to perform scrolling display wherein a partial area, whose size in the first direction matches the size of the display area in the first direction, of the first resized image is displayed on the display area while scrolling the first resized image only in a second direction in which the size of the entirety of the first resized image in the second direction does not match the size of the display area in the second direction, or (ii) to perform full-screen display wherein the entirety of said second resized image being displayed without said first resized image being displayed; and a display control unit adapted to perform said scrolling display or said full-screen display in accordance with the determination by the determination unit, wherein the determination unit performs said automatic determination based on whether or not said currently-set display mode is a slide show display mode for automatic serial display of images. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An image display method for displaying an image on a predetermined display area of an image display control apparatus, the predetermined display area having an aspect ratio different from that of said image, the image display method comprising:
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a first resizing step of obtaining a first resized image by resizing the entirety of said image using a larger magnification out of a first magnification and a second magnification, the first magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a horizontal direction with the size of said display area in the horizontal direction and the second magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a vertical direction with the size of said display area in the vertical direction, the vertical direction being a direction different from the horizontal direction; a second resizing step of obtaining a second resized image by resizing said image using a magnification smaller than the other magnification of said first magnification and said second magnification; a determination step of, in accordance with a currently-set display mode for the image display control apparatus in displaying the image, automatically determining whether (i) to perform scrolling display wherein a partial area, whose size in the first direction matches the size of the display area in the first direction, of the first resized image is displayed on the display area while scrolling the first resized image only in a second direction in which the size of the entirety of the first resized image in the second direction does not match the size of the display area in the second direction, or (ii) to perform full-screen display wherein the entirety of said second resized image being displayed without said first resized image being displayed; and a display control step of performing said scrolling display or said full-screen display in accordance with the determination in the determination step, wherein the determination step performs said automatic determination based on whether or not said currently-set display mode is a slide show display mode for automatic serial display of images.
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute an image display method for displaying an image on a predetermined display area of an image display control apparatus, the predetermined display area having an aspect ratio different from that of said image, the image display method comprising:
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a first resizing step of obtaining a first resized image by resizing the entirety of said image using a larger magnification out of a first magnification and a second magnification, the first magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a horizontal direction with the size of said display area in the horizontal direction and the second magnification being for matching the size of the entirety of said image in a vertical direction with the size of said display area in the vertical direction, the vertical direction being a direction different from the horizontal direction; a second resizing step of obtaining a second resized image by resizing said image using a magnification smaller than the other magnification of said first magnification and said second magnification; a determination step of, in accordance with a currently-set display mode for the image display control apparatus in displaying the image, automatically determining whether (i) to perform scrolling display wherein a partial area, whose size in the first direction matches the size of the display area in the first direction, of the first resized image is displayed on the display area while scrolling the first resized image only in a second direction in which the size of the entirety of the first resized image in the second direction does not match the size of the display area in the second direction, or (ii) to perform full-screen display wherein the entirety of said second resized image being displayed without said first resized image being displayed; and a display control step of performing said scrolling display or said full-screen display in accordance with the determination in the determination step, wherein the determination step performs said automatic determination based on whether or not said currently-set display mode is a slide show display mode for automatic serial display of images.
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