Imaging apparatus, recording medium for recording a computer program, and imaging control method
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1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an imaging unit for capturing sequential images of a subject according to a predetermined imaging frame rate and for outputting image data;
a buffer unit for temporarily holding the image data that is sequentially outputted from the imaging unit;
a display unit for displaying the image data;
a slow display control unit for executing a slow display process for slow-motion displaying the image data that is outputted from the imaging unit at the imaging frame rate on the display unit at a display frame rate that is lower than the imaging frame rate by supplying the image data to the display unit via the buffer unit, in response to a slow display instruction operation;
a recording unit for recording the image data,a buffer control unit for controlling, in response to the slow display instruction operation, the buffer unit to hold image data of a single frame which is inputted to the buffer unit at a time at which the slow display instruction operation is performed, as initial image data for the slow-motion displaying, and to simultaneously hold image data of plural frames which are inputted to the buffer unit subsequently thereafter; and
a recording control unit for recording onto the recording unit, in response to a first recording instruction operation that is performed while the slow display control unit is executing the slow display process, still image data corresponding to the image of the subject that is displayed on the display unit at a time at which the first recording instruction operation is performed.
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Abstract
An image apparatus records images of a subject corresponding to a photo opportunity without intensifying complex operations after the imaging. When a SLOW button is depressed, a process is started in which frame image data that is obtained at an imaging frame rate is stored sequentially in a buffer memory. The frame image data is read out from the buffer memory at a display frame rate that is set in advance, and images are displayed on a display device based on this frame image data. When a shutter key is depressed, the frame image data read out from the buffer memory is recorded to storage memory.
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36 Claims
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1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
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an imaging unit for capturing sequential images of a subject according to a predetermined imaging frame rate and for outputting image data; a buffer unit for temporarily holding the image data that is sequentially outputted from the imaging unit; a display unit for displaying the image data; a slow display control unit for executing a slow display process for slow-motion displaying the image data that is outputted from the imaging unit at the imaging frame rate on the display unit at a display frame rate that is lower than the imaging frame rate by supplying the image data to the display unit via the buffer unit, in response to a slow display instruction operation; a recording unit for recording the image data, a buffer control unit for controlling, in response to the slow display instruction operation, the buffer unit to hold image data of a single frame which is inputted to the buffer unit at a time at which the slow display instruction operation is performed, as initial image data for the slow-motion displaying, and to simultaneously hold image data of plural frames which are inputted to the buffer unit subsequently thereafter; and a recording control unit for recording onto the recording unit, in response to a first recording instruction operation that is performed while the slow display control unit is executing the slow display process, still image data corresponding to the image of the subject that is displayed on the display unit at a time at which the first recording instruction operation is performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A non-transitory recording medium having an imaging control program stored thereon for enabling a computer to record and process images, the computer having an imaging device comprising a display unit, an imaging unit for capturing sequential images of a subject according to a predetermined imaging frame rate and for outputting image data, and a buffer unit for temporarily holding the image data that is sequentially outputted from the imaging unit, the imaging control program being executable to control the computer to perform functions comprising:
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a slow display control function for executing a slow display process for slow-motion displaying the image data that is outputted from the imaging unit at the imaging frame rate on the display unit at a display frame rate that is lower than the imaging frame rate by supplying the image data to the display unit via the buffer unit, in response to a slow display instruction; a buffer control function for controlling, in response to the slow display instruction, the buffer unit to hold image data of a single frame which is inputted to the buffer unit at a time at which the slow display instruction is received, as initial image data for the slow-motion displaying, and to simultaneously hold image data of plural frames which are inputted to the buffer unit subsequently thereafter; and a recording control function to record onto a recording unit, in response to a recording instruction that is received while the slow display control function is executing the slow display process, still image data corresponding to the image of the subject that is displayed on the display unit at a time at which the recording instruction is received.
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36. An imaging control method comprising:
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capturing sequential images of a subject according to a predetermined imaging frame rate and outputting image data to a buffer; executing a slow display process by slow-motion displaying outputted image data on a display unit at a display frame rate that is lower than the imaging frame rate by supplying the image data to the display unit via the buffer unit, in response to a slow display instruction; holding in the buffer, in response to the slow display instruction, image data of a single frame which is inputted to the buffer at a time at which the slow display instruction is received, as initial image data for the slow-motion displaying, and simultaneously holding in the buffer image data of plural frames which are inputted to the buffer subsequently thereafter; and recording onto a recording unit, in response to a recording instruction that is received during the slow display process, still image data corresponding to the image of the subject that is displayed on the display unit at a time at which the recording instruction is received.
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