Display apparatus and control method thereof
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
- a display unit configured to play back a sequence of images on the display unit;
a detection unit configured to detect an attitude of the display apparatus or the display unit;
an obtaining unit configured to obtain orientation information whether an image to be displayed is a landscape image or a portrait image; and
a control unit configured to control the display unit to, in either one of a case where the attitude detected by the detection unit is horizontally-oriented and the orientation information obtained by the obtaining unit indicates that the image to be displayed is the portrait image, and a case where the attitude detected by the detection unit is vertically-oriented and the orientation information obtained by the obtaining unit indicates that the image to be displayed is the landscape image, pause playback of the sequence of images and display said sequence of images in a reduced state against when said sequence of images is not rotated and in a rotated state according to the attitude detected by the detection unit, and display an item to start playback of said sequence of images, even when playback of the sequence of images is started, wherein the control unit is configured to start playback of said sequence of images in the rotated and the reduced state when the s operated.
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Abstract
A display apparatus including a display unit, adapted to playback a sequence of images, comprises: a detection configured to detect an attitude of the display apparatus or the display unit; a control unit configured to control the display unit to pause playback of the sequence of images, if the detected attitude of the display apparatus is not substantially aligned with the orientation of an image to be displayed.
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
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a display unit configured to play back a sequence of images on the display unit; a detection unit configured to detect an attitude of the display apparatus or the display unit; an obtaining unit configured to obtain orientation information whether an image to be displayed is a landscape image or a portrait image; and a control unit configured to control the display unit to, in either one of a case where the attitude detected by the detection unit is horizontally-oriented and the orientation information obtained by the obtaining unit indicates that the image to be displayed is the portrait image, and a case where the attitude detected by the detection unit is vertically-oriented and the orientation information obtained by the obtaining unit indicates that the image to be displayed is the landscape image, pause playback of the sequence of images and display said sequence of images in a reduced state against when said sequence of images is not rotated and in a rotated state according to the attitude detected by the detection unit, and display an item to start playback of said sequence of images, even when playback of the sequence of images is started, wherein the control unit is configured to start playback of said sequence of images in the rotated and the reduced state when the s operated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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9. A control method of a display apparatus including a display unit, comprising:
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a displaying step of playing back a sequence of ages on the display unit; a detection step of detecting an attitude of the display apparatus or the display unit; an obtaining step of obtaining orientation information whether an image to be displayed is a landscape image or a portrait image; and a control step of controlling said display unit to, in either one of a case where the attitude detected in the detection step is horizontally-oriented and the orientation information obtained in the obtaining step indicates that the image to be displayed is the portrait image, and a case where the attitude detected in the detection step is vertically-oriented and the orientation information obtained in the obtaining step indicates that the image to be displayed is the landscape image, pause playback of the sequence of images, and display said sequence of images in a reduced state against when said sequence of images is not rotated and in a rotated state according to the attitude detected by the detection step, and display an item to start playback of said sequence of images, even when playback of said sequence of images is started, wherein the control step starts playback of said sequence of images in the rotated and the reduced state when the item is operated.
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