Image sensing apparatus and control method therefor
First Claim
1. An image sensing apparatus having an image sensing mode for electrically sensing an object and storing acquired image data on a storage medium and a reproduction mode for reproducing and displaying the stored image, the apparatus comprising:
- a switch for selecting the image sensing mode or the reproduction mode;
a changing unit for designating an angle of view of an image to be sensed during the selected image sensing mode and a magnification of an image to be displayed during the selected reproduction mode;
a control unit that, during the selected reproduction mode, maintains the magnification of the image at a value that exists prior to a start of operation of said changing unit from the start of operation until an extent of operation of said changing unit exceeds a preset first threshold value, and changes the magnification of the image depending on the extent of operation if the first threshold value is exceeded, and during the selected image sensing mode, maintains the angle of view of an image at the value that exists prior to the start of operation of said changing unit from the start of operation until the extent of operation of said changing unit exceeds a preset second threshold value, and changes the angle of view of the image depending on the extent of operation if the second threshold value is exceeded; and
a display unit that displays a reproduction image at a magnification changed by said control unit during the selected reproduction mode and displays an object image acquired at an angle of view changed by said control unit during the selected image sensing mode,wherein the first threshold value is greater than the second threshold value.
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Abstract
An image sensing apparatus having an image sensing mode for electrically sensing an object and storing an acquired image and a reproduction mode for reproducing and displaying the stored image includes a view angle changing unit for changing an angle of view of an image to be sensed in the image sensing mode and a magnification of an image to be displayed in the reproduction mode, a control unit that, in the reproduction mode, maintains the magnification of the image unchanged from before a start of operation of the view angle changing unit until an extent of operation of the view angle changing unit exceeds a preset first threshold value, and changes the magnification of the image depending on the extent of operation if the preset first threshold value is exceeded, and a display unit that displays a reproduction image at a magnification changed by the control unit.
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22 Claims
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1. An image sensing apparatus having an image sensing mode for electrically sensing an object and storing acquired image data on a storage medium and a reproduction mode for reproducing and displaying the stored image, the apparatus comprising:
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a switch for selecting the image sensing mode or the reproduction mode; a changing unit for designating an angle of view of an image to be sensed during the selected image sensing mode and a magnification of an image to be displayed during the selected reproduction mode; a control unit that, during the selected reproduction mode, maintains the magnification of the image at a value that exists prior to a start of operation of said changing unit from the start of operation until an extent of operation of said changing unit exceeds a preset first threshold value, and changes the magnification of the image depending on the extent of operation if the first threshold value is exceeded, and during the selected image sensing mode, maintains the angle of view of an image at the value that exists prior to the start of operation of said changing unit from the start of operation until the extent of operation of said changing unit exceeds a preset second threshold value, and changes the angle of view of the image depending on the extent of operation if the second threshold value is exceeded; and a display unit that displays a reproduction image at a magnification changed by said control unit during the selected reproduction mode and displays an object image acquired at an angle of view changed by said control unit during the selected image sensing mode, wherein the first threshold value is greater than the second threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling an image sensing apparatus having a switch for selecting an image sensing mode for electrically sensing an object and storing acquired image data on a storage medium or a reproduction mode for reproducing and displaying the stored image, a view angle changing unit for setting an angle of view of an image to be sensed during the selected image sensing mode and for setting a magnification of an image to be displayed during the selected reproduction mode, and a display unit that displays a reproduction image, the control method comprising:
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determining which of the image sensing mode and the image reproduction mode is selected; detecting an operating state of the view angle changing unit; during the selected reproduction mode, maintaining the magnification of the image at a value that existed prior to a start of operation of the changing unit from the start of operation until an extent of operation of the changing unit exceeds a preset first threshold value, and changing a magnification of the image depending on the extent of operation when the first threshold value is exceed; displaying a reproduction image at the display unit at the controlled magnification during the selected image sensing mode, the angle of view of the image is maintained at the value that existed prior to the start of operation of the changing unit from the start of operation until the extent of operation of the changing unit exceeds a preset second threshold value, and the angle of view of the image is changed depending on the extent of operation if the second threshold value is exceeded; and displaying an object image acquired at the controlled angle of view, wherein the first threshold value used during the selected reproduction mode is greater than the second threshold value used during the selected image sensing mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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