IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An image capture apparatus comprising:
- an inclination detection unit which detects an inclination of the image capture apparatus;
a display unit which displays the inclination of the image capture apparatus, and a predetermined reference orientation set for the image capture apparatus;
a still state determination unit which determines that the image capture apparatus is in a still state, if a variation of the inclination falls within a predetermined range, anda reference orientation setting unit which sets the reference orientation of the image capture apparatus,wherein said reference orientation setting unit does not set the reference orientation if said still state determination unit determines that the image capture apparatus is not in the still state.
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Abstract
An image capture apparatus comprises an inclination detection unit which detects an inclination of the image capture apparatus, a display unit which displays the inclination of the image capture apparatus, and a predetermined reference orientation set for the image capture apparatus, a still state determination unit which determines that the image capture apparatus is in a still state, if a variation of the inclination falls within a predetermined range, and a reference orientation setting unit which sets the reference orientation of the image capture apparatus, wherein the reference orientation setting unit does not set the reference orientation if the still state determination unit determines that the image capture apparatus is not in the still state.
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12 Claims
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1. An image capture apparatus comprising:
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an inclination detection unit which detects an inclination of the image capture apparatus; a display unit which displays the inclination of the image capture apparatus, and a predetermined reference orientation set for the image capture apparatus; a still state determination unit which determines that the image capture apparatus is in a still state, if a variation of the inclination falls within a predetermined range, and a reference orientation setting unit which sets the reference orientation of the image capture apparatus, wherein said reference orientation setting unit does not set the reference orientation if said still state determination unit determines that the image capture apparatus is not in the still state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling an image capture apparatus, comprising:
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an inclination detection step of causing an inclination detection unit to detect an inclination of the image capture apparatus; a display step of causing a display unit to display the inclination of the image capture apparatus and a predetermined reference orientation set for the image capture apparatus; a still state determination step of causing a still state determination unit to determine that the image capture apparatus is in a still state, if a variation of the inclination falls within a predetermined range; and a reference orientation setting step of causing a reference orientation setting unit to set the reference orientation of the image capture apparatus, wherein in the reference orientation setting step, the reference orientation is not set if it is determined in the still state determination step that the image capture apparatus is not in the still state. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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