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IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT FACILITATES CHECKING OF TILT THEREOF, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

  • US 20110242394A1
  • Filed: 03/24/2011
  • Published: 10/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

  • an image pickup unit that includes an image pickup device configured to perform photoelectric conversion on an object image, and is configured to generate an image signal based on a signal output from said image pickup device;

    a tilt detection unit configured to detect a tilt of the image pickup apparatus;

    a display section configured to display an image;

    an image display control unit configured to control said display section to display the image based on the image signal output from said image pickup unit;

    a position determination unit configured to determine a display position of a horizontal guide on said display section, based on the tilt of the image pickup apparatus detected by said tilt detection unit, such that the horizontal guide is displayed in an upper portion of the display section when an angle formed between an optical axis of the image pickup apparatus and a gravity direction is smaller than when the angle formed between the optical axis and the gravity direction is equal to a predetermined angle; and

    a control unit configured to cause the horizontal guide to be displayed at the display position determined by said position determination unit, together with the image based on the image signal, on said display section.

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