Image capture apparatus and method of controlling the same
First Claim
1. An image capture apparatus comprising:
- an inclination detection unit which detects an inclination of the image capture apparatus;
an inclination determination processing unit which determines whether the image capture apparatus falls within a predetermined inclination range;
a display unit which displays the inclination of the image capture apparatus and a predetermined reference orientation which can be set for the image capture apparatus;
a still state determination unit which determines that the image capture apparatus is in a still state, if a variation of the inclination falls within a predetermined range, anda reference orientation setting unit which sets the reference orientation of the image capture apparatus,wherein said reference orientation setting unit sets the detected inclination as the reference orientation, if the inclination determination processing unit determines that the image capture apparatus falls within a predetermined inclination range and said still state determination unit determines that the image capture apparatus is in the still state.
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Abstract
An image capture apparatus comprises an inclination detection unit which detects an inclination of the image capture apparatus, a display unit which displays the inclination of the image capture apparatus, and a predetermined reference orientation set for the image capture apparatus, a still state determination unit which determines that the image capture apparatus is in a still state, if a variation of the inclination falls within a predetermined range, and a reference orientation setting unit which sets the reference orientation of the image capture apparatus, wherein the reference orientation setting unit does not set the reference orientation if the still state determination unit determines that the image capture apparatus is not in the still state.
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1. An image capture apparatus comprising:
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an inclination detection unit which detects an inclination of the image capture apparatus; an inclination determination processing unit which determines whether the image capture apparatus falls within a predetermined inclination range; a display unit which displays the inclination of the image capture apparatus and a predetermined reference orientation which can be set for the image capture apparatus; a still state determination unit which determines that the image capture apparatus is in a still state, if a variation of the inclination falls within a predetermined range, and a reference orientation setting unit which sets the reference orientation of the image capture apparatus, wherein said reference orientation setting unit sets the detected inclination as the reference orientation, if the inclination determination processing unit determines that the image capture apparatus falls within a predetermined inclination range and said still state determination unit determines that the image capture apparatus is in the still state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling an image capture apparatus, comprising:
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an inclination detection step of causing an inclination detection unit to detect an inclination of the image capture apparatus; an inclination determination processing step of determining whether the image capture apparatus falls within a predetermined inclination range; a display step of causing a display unit to display the inclination of the image capture apparatus and a predetermined reference orientation which can be set for the image capture apparatus; a still state determination step of causing a still state determination unit to determine that the image capture apparatus is in a still state, if a variation of the inclination falls within a predetermined range; and a reference orientation setting step of causing a reference orientation setting unit to set the reference orientation of the image capture apparatus based on the inclination, wherein in the reference orientation setting step, the reference orientation is set, if it is determined in the inclination determination processing step that the image capture apparatus falls within a predetermined inclination range and it is determined in the still state determination step that the image capture apparatus is in the still state. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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