IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20140293075A1
• Filed: 06/17/2014
• Published: 10/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Noguchi, Masaaki
• Granted Patent: US 9,143,688 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/208.6
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/634 Warning indications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6812 based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/683 performed by a processor, e.g. controlling the readout of an image memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/685 performed by mechanical compensation

Abstract

An image capturing apparatus having a plurality of executable image blurring correction modes selects an image blurring correction mode to be executed from among the executable image blurring correction modes in accordance with an image capturing situation, and executes the selected image blurring correction mode. The image capturing apparatus has a plurality of display items respectively associated with the image blurring correction modes, and displays the display item corresponding to the image blurring correction mode under execution on a display screen.

Claims

1. An image capturing apparatus capable of executing a plurality of image blurring correction modes, comprising:

a correction unit configured to select an image blurring correction mode from among the plurality of image blurring correction modes in accordance with an image capturing situation and execute the selected image blurring correction mode; and

a display unit configured to have a plurality of display items respectively associated with the plurality of image blurring correction modes, for selecting a display item corresponding to the image blurring correction mode under execution by the correction unit from among the plurality of display items, and display the selected displayed item on a display screen.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if two or more image blurring correction modes among the plurality of image blurring correction modes are under execution simultaneously, the display unit selects one of the display items corresponding to the two or more image blurring correction modes and simultaneously displays the selected display item on the display screen.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the plurality of display items are assigned, in advance, display priorities based on their corresponding image blurring correction modes, and

when two or more image blurring correction modes among the plurality of image blurring correction modes are under execution simultaneously, the display unit displays a display item of a highest display priority among the display items corresponding to the two or more image blurring correction modes.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the image capturing apparatus is capable of selecting and operating one of a moving image capturing mode and a still image capturing mode, and

at least one image blurring correction mode is different between a group of a plurality of image blurring correction modes for the moving image capturing mode and a group of a plurality of image blurring correction modes for the still image capturing mode.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the correction unit selects an image blurring correction mode to be executed from the group of the plurality of image blurring correction modes for the moving image capturing mode while the moving image capturing mode is under execution, and selects an image blurring correction mode to be executed from the group of the plurality of image blurring correction modes for the still image capturing mode while the still image capturing mode is under execution.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if it is confirmed consecutively for a predetermined number of times at predetermined intervals that an image blurring correction mode corresponding to a displayed display item has stopped, the display unit removes display of said display item.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if it is confirmed consecutively for a predetermined number of times at predetermined intervals that an image blurring correction mode whose corresponding display item is not being displayed is under execution, the display unit starts to display the corresponding display item.

8. An image capturing apparatus capable of selecting and operating in one of a moving image capturing mode and a still image capturing mode, and executing a plurality of image blurring correction modes, comprising:

a correction unit configured to select an image blurring correction mode from among the plurality of image blurring correction modes in accordance with an image capturing situation and execute the selected image blurring correction mode, a group of a plurality of image blurring correction modes for the moving image capturing mode and a group of a plurality of image blurring correction modes for the still image capturing mode respectively including at least one different image blurring correction mode; and

a display unit configured to have a plurality of display items respectively associated with the plurality of image blurring correction modes, for selecting a display item corresponding to the image blurring correction mode under execution by the correction unit from among the plurality of display items, and display the selected displayed item on a display screen,

wherein an item to be displayed is different between the moving image capturing mode and the still image capturing mode.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8,

wherein the plurality of display items are assigned, in advance, display priorities based on their corresponding image blurring correction modes, and

when two or more image blurring correction modes among the plurality of image blurring correction modes are under execution simultaneously, the display unit displays a display item of a highest display priority among the display items corresponding to the two or more image blurring correction modes.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the correction unit selects an image blurring correction mode to be executed from the group of the plurality of image blurring correction modes for the moving image capturing mode while the moving image capturing mode is under execution, and selects an image blurring correction mode to be executed from the group of the plurality of image blurring correction modes for the still image capturing mode while the still image capturing mode is under execution.

11. A method for controlling an image capturing apparatus having a plurality of executable image blurring correction modes, the method comprising:

a step of selecting an image blurring correction mode from among the plurality of image blurring correction modes in accordance with an image capturing situation and executing the selected image blurring correction mode, and

a step of selecting, from among a plurality of display items that are respectively associated with the plurality of image blurring correction modes, a displayed item corresponding to the image blurring correction mode that is under execution in the executing step.