IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT FACILITATES CHECKING OF TILT THEREOF, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
First Claim
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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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus that facilitates checking of the tilt thereof by changing a display position of a horizontal guide. A digital camera (image pickup apparatus) includes a tilt sensor for detecting a tilt of the camera. A system controller determines the display position of the horizontal guide based on the tilt of the camera detected by the tilt sensor such that it is displayed in an upper portion of the screen when an angle formed between the optical axis of the camera and a gravity direction is smaller than when the angle is equal to a predetermined angle. The system controller causes the horizontal guide to be displayed on the screen at the determined position, together with an image picked up by an image pickup device.
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7 Claims
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of controlling an image pickup apparatus including an image pickup device that performs photoelectric conversion on an object image, and a display unit that displays an image, comprising:
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generating an image signal based on a signal output from the image pickup device; detecting a tilt of the image pickup apparatus; controlling the display section to display an image based on the generated image signal; determining a display position of a horizontal guide on the display section, based on the detected tilt of the image pickup apparatus, 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 causing the horizontal guide to be displayed at the determined display position, together with the image based on the image signal, on the display section.
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an image pickup apparatus including an image pickup device that performs photoelectric conversion on an object image, and a display unit that displays an image,
wherein the method comprises: -
generating an image signal based on a signal output from the image pickup device; detecting a tilt of the image pickup apparatus; controlling the display section to display an image based on the generated image signal; determining a display position of a horizontal guide on the display section, based on the detected tilt of the image pickup apparatus, 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 causing the horizontal guide to be displayed at the determined display position, together with the image based on the image signal, on the display section.
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