IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD

• US 20110181751A1
• Filed: 01/25/2011
• Published: 07/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Mizumori, Ryuta
• Application Number:
  US13/013,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20110181751A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/222.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/634 Warning indications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction

Abstract

An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to generate image data by capturing an object image, a data processing unit configured to generate, by reading predetermined data describing information on a layout of an electronic album from a recording medium and by using the image data generated by the imaging unit, an image representing the image captured by the imaging unit in an album form, a display unit configured to display the image captured by the imaging unit, and a control unit configured to control, in response to completion of a shooting preparation by the imaging unit, the display unit to display the image generated by the data processing unit.

Claims

1. An imaging apparatus comprising:

an imaging unit configured to generate image data by capturing an object image;

a data processing unit configured to generate, by reading predetermined data describing information on a layout of an electronic album from a recording medium and by using the image data generated by the imaging unit, an image representing the image captured by the imaging unit in an album form;

a display unit configured to display the image captured by the imaging unit; and

a control unit configured to control, in response to completion of a shooting preparation by the imaging unit, the display unit to display the image generated by the data processing unit.

2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image generated by the data processing unit includes at least a plurality of image setting frames to set arrangement of a plurality of images, and a plurality of images captured by the imaging unit, and

wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display an image being captured within, among the plurality of image setting frames, an image setting frame targeted for setting.

3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a release switch having a two-stage switch configuration,

wherein the imaging unit performs, upon detection of first-stage pressing of the release switch, the shooting preparation according to a plurality of shooting parameters, and

wherein the control unit controls, after completion of the shooting preparation according to the plurality of shooting parameters, the display unit to display the image generated by the data processing unit.

4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an orientation detection unit configured to detect an orientation of the imaging apparatus to output orientation information,

wherein the control unit compares the orientation information acquired from the orientation detection unit with information on an aspect ratio of an image setting frame that becomes a setting target of an image to be captured, and controls the display unit to display a warning message when there is mismatching between the orientation information and the aspect ratio of the image setting frame that becomes the setting target.

5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays a predetermined icon or menu in response to completion of the shooting preparation by the imaging unit, and

wherein the control unit controls, when the predetermined icon or menu is displayed and selected by a user, the display unit to display the image generated by the data processing unit.

6. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a generation unit configured to generate electronic album data by registering the image data of the image captured by the imaging unit and the layout of the electronic album in association with each other.

7. An imaging apparatus comprising:

an imaging unit configured to generate image data by capturing an object image;

a data processing unit configured to generate, by reading predetermined data describing information on a layout of an electronic album and by using the image data generated by the imaging unit, an image representing the image captured by the imaging unit in an album form;

a display unit configured to display a still image for checking after the imaging unit has captured the still image; and

a control unit configured to control, while the display unit displays the still image for checking, the display unit to display a predetermined selectable icon or menu to enable displaying the image generated by the data processing unit.

8. The imaging apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a generation unit configured to generate electronic album data by registering the image data of the image captured by the imaging unit and the layout of the electronic album in association with each other,

wherein, after the still image has been captured and before the generation unit registers the still image in the electronic album, the display unit displays the still image data for checking and displays the predetermined icon or menu, and

wherein the control unit controls, in response to the predetermined icon or menu being selected by a user, the display unit to display the image generated by the data processing unit.

9. The imaging apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a trimming unit configured to trim, while the display unit displays the image generated by the data processing unit, the still image in response to a predetermined operation unit being operated.

10. An imaging method comprising:

generating image data by capturing an object image;

generating, by reading predetermined data describing information on a layout of an electronic album from a recording medium and by using the image data, an image representing the captured image in an album form;

displaying the captured image; and

controlling, in response to completion of a shooting preparation in the image capturing, displaying of the generated image.

11. An imaging method comprising:

generating image data by capturing an object image;

generating, by reading predetermined data describing information on a layout of an electronic album from a recording medium and by using the image data, an image representing the captured image in an album form;

displaying a still image for checking after the still image has been captured; and

controlling, while the still image is displayed for checking, displaying of a predetermined selectable icon or menu to enable displaying the generated image.