PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a body;
an operation unit having a plurality of keys;
a determination unit that determines an attitude of the body;
a setting unit that sets predetermined keys among the plurality of keys in the operation unit as an image capturing command key for performing an image capturing command, according to the attitude of the body determined by the determination unit; and
an image capturing unit that captures an image according to the image capturing command by way of the image capturing command key set by the setting unit.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a portable electronic device that can change imaging instruction keys according to the position of the casing, and a control method therefor. The device is provided with an operating unit casing, an operating unit (21) that has multiple keys, an assessment unit (452) that assesses the position of the operating side casing, a setting unit (453) that sets the prescribed keys in the operating part (21) to be the imaging instruction keys that give instructions for imaging according to the position of the operating side casing assessed by the assessment unit (452), and a camera (231) that performs imaging according to the imaging instructions from the imaging instruction keys that are set by the setting unit (453).
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14 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a body; an operation unit having a plurality of keys; a determination unit that determines an attitude of the body; a setting unit that sets predetermined keys among the plurality of keys in the operation unit as an image capturing command key for performing an image capturing command, according to the attitude of the body determined by the determination unit; and an image capturing unit that captures an image according to the image capturing command by way of the image capturing command key set by the setting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling a portable electronic device including a body and an operation unit having a plurality of keys, the method comprising:
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a determination step of determining an attitude of the body; a setting step of setting a predetermined key among the plurality of keys in the operation unit as an image capturing command key for performing an image capturing command, according to the attitude of the body determined in the determination step, and an image capturing step of capturing an image according to the image capturing command image by way of the image capturing command key set in the setting step.
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