Camera with a display control
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1. A camera comprising:
- a monitor which allows a composition of a subject to be confirmed;
an illuminating unit which illuminates at least one of a plurality of regions on the monitor;
a subject condition detecting unit which detects an image condition of the subject; and
a control unit which changes the one of the plurality of regions displaying the subject to be illuminated by the illuminating unit, in accordance with the image condition of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting unit,wherein the control unit detects a main subject in accordance with the image condition of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting unit and increases illumination intensity of the illuminating unit for illuminating the region where the main subject is detected.
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Abstract
A camera comprises a monitor which allows a composition of a subject to be confirmed, a backlight which illuminates at least one region on the monitor, an image pickup device and a distance measuring unit for detecting an image condition of the subject, and a backlight control unit which changes the region to be illuminated by the backlight, in accordance with a detection result from the image pickup device and the distance measuring unit.
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1. A camera comprising:
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a monitor which allows a composition of a subject to be confirmed; an illuminating unit which illuminates at least one of a plurality of regions on the monitor; a subject condition detecting unit which detects an image condition of the subject; and a control unit which changes the one of the plurality of regions displaying the subject to be illuminated by the illuminating unit, in accordance with the image condition of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting unit, wherein the control unit detects a main subject in accordance with the image condition of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting unit and increases illumination intensity of the illuminating unit for illuminating the region where the main subject is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 15, 17, 21)
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4. A camera comprising:
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monitoring means for allowing a composition of a subject to be confirmed; illuminating means for illuminating at least one of a plurality of regions on the monitoring means; subject condition detecting means for detecting an image condition of the subject; and control means for changing the one of the plurality of regions displaying the subject to be illuminated by the illuminating means, in accordance with the image condition of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting means, wherein the control means detects a main subject in accordance with the image condition of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting means and increases illumination intensity of the illuminating means for illuminating the region where the main subject is detected. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18)
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5. A camera comprising:
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a monitor which allows a composition of a subject to be confirmed; an illuminating unit which illuminates at least one of a plurality of regions on the monitor; a subject condition detecting unit which detects a distance distribution of the subject; and a control unit which changes the one of the plurality regions displaying the subject to be illuminated by the illuminating unit, in accordance with the distance distribution detected by the subject condition detecting unit, wherein the control unit detects a main subject in accordance with the distance distribution of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting unit and increases illumination intensity of the illuminating unit for illuminating the region where the main subject is detected. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A camera comprising:
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monitoring means for allowing a composition of a subject to be confirmed; illuminating means for illuminating at least one of a plurality of regions on the monitoring means; subject condition detecting means for detecting a distance distribution of the subject; and control means for changing the one of the plurality of regions displaying the subject to be illuminated by the illuminating means, in accordance with the distance distribution of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting means, wherein the control means detects a main subject in accordance with the distance distribution of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting means and increases illumination intensity of the illuminating means for illuminating the region where the main subject is detected.
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9. A camera comprising:
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a monitor which has a function of emitting light for each of pixels, and which allows a composition of a subject to be confirmed at photographing time; a subject condition detecting unit which detects an image condition of the subject; and a light-emission intensity controlling unit which controls a light-emission intensity for a part of the each of the pixels of the subject on the monitor, in accordance with the image condition of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting unit, wherein the light-emission intensity controlling unit detects a main subject in accordance with the image condition of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting unit and increases light-emission intensity of the light-emission intensity controlling unit for illuminating the region where the main subject is detected. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A camera comprising:
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monitoring means for having a function of omitting light for each of pixels, for allowing a composition of a subject to be confirmed at photographing time; subject condition detecting means for detecting an image condition of the subject; and light-emission intensity controlling means for controlling a light-emission intensity for a part of the each of the pixels of the subject on the monitoring means, in accordance with the image condition of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting means, wherein the light-emission intensity controlling means detects a main subject in accordance with the image condition of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting means and increases light-emission intensity of the light-emission intensity controlling means for illuminating the region where the main subject is detected.
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12. A camera comprising:
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a monitor which has a function of emitting light for each of pixels, and which allows a composition of a subject to be confirmed at photographing time; a subject condition detecting unit which detects a distance distribution of the subject; and a light-emission intensity controlling unit which controls a light-emission intensity for a part of the each of the pixels of the subject on the monitor, in accordance with the distance distribution of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting unit, wherein the light-emission intensity controlling unit detects a main subject in accordance with the distance distribution of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting unit and increases illumination intensity of the light-emission intensity controlling unit for illuminating the region where the main subject is detected. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A camera comprising:
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monitoring means for having a function of emitting light for each of pixels, and for allowing a composition of a subject to be confirmed at photographing time; subject condition detecting means for detecting a distance distribution condition of the subject; and light-emission intensity controlling means for controlling a light-emission intensity for a part of the each of the pixels of the subject on the monitoring means, in accordance with the distance distribution of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting means, wherein the light-emission intensity controlling means detect a main subject in accordance with the distance distribution of the subject detected by the subject condition detecting means and increases light-emission intensity of the light-emission intensity controlling means for illuminating the region where the main subject is detected.
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19. A camera comprising:
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a photographing lens; a distance measuring unit which measures distance at an angle of view of the photographing lens; a main subject detecting unit which detects a position of a main subject from a distance measuring result of the distance measuring unit; a monitor which displays an image obtained via the photographing lens; a selecting unit which selects a specific region in accordance with the position of the main subject existing in the image displayed by the monitor; an illuminating unit which has a plurality of light sources to illuminate at least one of regions on the monitor an illumination control unit which illuminates the specific region selected by the selecting unit by turning on the light source, of the plurality of light sources, which corresponds to the region selected by the selecting unit.
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20. A camera comprising:
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a photographing lens; a distance measuring means for distance measuring at an angle of view of the photographing lens; a main subject detecting means for detecting a position of a main subject from a distance measuring result of the distance measuring means; a monitor means for displaying an image obtained via the photographing lens; a selecting means for selecting a specific region in accordance with the position of the main subject existing in the image displayed by the monitor means; an illuminating means having a plurality of light sources to illuminate at least one of regions on the monitor; and an illumination control means for illuminating the specific region selected by the selecting means by turning on the light source, of the plurality of light sources, which corresponds to the region selected by the selecting means.
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