IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM OF IMAGING APPARATUS

• US 20160286189A1
• Filed: 03/21/2016
• Published: 09/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OM Digital Solutions Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: KUDO, Hiroki, UEMURA, Yuiko, MISHIO, Yuki, TOYODA, Tetsuya
• Granted Patent: US 9,781,393 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/741 by increasing the dynamic range of the image compared to the dynamic range of the electronic image sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/743 Bracketing, i.e. taking a series of images with varying exposure conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/76 by influencing the image signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2621 Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects during image pickup, e.g. digital cameras, camcorders, video cameras having integrated special effects capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/643 Hue control means, e.g. flesh tone control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/74 for obtaining special effects H04N9/65 - H04N9/73 take precedence

Abstract

An imaging apparatus include an imaging processing unit, a dial operation unit, a boundary setting unit, and a control unit. The imaging processing unit acquires image data having a predetermined image effect. The dial operation unit receives a dial operation to set at least one boundary line in the image data. The boundary setting unit sets the boundary line in the image data in response to the dial operation. The control unit controls the imaging processing unit so that image data having different image effects are obtained in the respective partial regions of the image data that are divided by the boundary line set by the boundary setting unit.

Claims

1. An imaging apparatus comprising:

an imaging processing unit which acquires image data having a predetermined image effect;

a dial operation unit which receives a dial operation to set at least one boundary line in the image data;

a boundary setting unit which sets the boundary line in the image data in response to the dial operation; and

a control unit which controls the imaging processing unit so that image data having different image effects are obtained in the respective partial regions of the image data that are divided by the boundary line set by the boundary setting unit.

2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dial operation unit includes a first dial operation unit which receives a dial operation to set an inclination of the boundary line, and

the boundary setting unit sets the inclination of the boundary line in the image data in response to the dial operation of the first dial operation unit.

3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dial operation unit includes a second dial operation unit which receives a dial operation to set a position of the boundary line, and

the boundary setting unit sets the position of the boundary line in the image data in response to the dial operation of the second dial operation unit.

4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dial operation unit includes a third dial operation unit which receives a dial operation to set a correction factor of the image effect for each of the partial regions, and

the imaging processing unit acquires the image data in accordance with the correction factor.

5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the boundary line forms a closed region, and

the control unit which controls the imaging processing unit so that image data having different image effects are obtained in the respective partial regions inside and outside the closed region.

6. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit which displays a central point, segments radially extending from the central point, and boundary line constituent points which are points on the segments and which constitute the boundary line when the boundary line constituent points are connected to one another,

wherein the dial operation unit includes a fourth dial operation unit which receives a dial operation to set positions of the boundary line constituent points, and

the boundary setting unit sets the position of the boundary line in response to the dial operation of the fourth dial operation unit.

7. The imaging apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the dial operation unit includes a fifth dial operation unit which receives a dial operation to select one of the segments, and

the fourth dial operation unit receives a dial operation to set a position of the boundary line constituent point on the segment selected by the dial operation of the fifth dial operation unit.

8. The imaging apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a first operation unit which receives an operation to switch between a point selection mode and a segment selection mode, the point selection mode being designed to receive a dial operation by the fourth dial operation unit to set the position of the boundary line constituent point, the segment selection mode being designed to receive a dial operation by the fourth dial operation unit to select one of the segments.

9. The imaging apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a second operation unit which receives an operation to change a position of the central point.

10. The imaging apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the boundary setting unit changes the position of the boundary line while maintaining a shape of the boundary line in response to the operation of the second operation unit.

11. The imaging apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the boundary setting unit has a size changing mode to change a size of a region surrounded by the boundary line while maintaining a shape of the boundary line in response to the dial operation of the fourth dial operation unit,

the imaging apparatus further comprising a third operation unit which receives an operation to switch to the size changing mode.

12. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image effect includes at least one of a brightness correction, a contrast correction, a highlight and shadow correction, a white balance correction, and a hue and saturation correction in the image data.

13. A control method of an imaging apparatus comprising:

receiving a dial operation by a dial operation unit to set at least one boundary line in image data;

setting the boundary line in the image data in response to the dial operation; and

controlling an imaging processing unit so that image data having different image effects are obtained in the respective partial regions of the image data that are divided by the set boundary line.

14. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium to record a program to cause a computer to:

receive a dial operation by a dial operation unit to set at least one boundary line in image data;

set the boundary line in the image data in response to the dial operation; and

control an imaging processing unit so that image data having different image effects are obtained in the respective partial regions of the image data that are divided by the set boundary line.