Digital camera and electronic device

• US 20060146165A1
• Filed: 08/31/2005
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Aizawa, Toyokazu, Nagaoka, Shiro, Abe, Tatsuro, Ikehata, Tatsuhiko, Tashiro, Kei, Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi
• Application Number:
  US11/215,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20060146165A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/531 being rotatable or detachable
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/67 Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals

Abstract

A digital camera in this invention includes a rotary member, display unit, and display control unit. The display unit displays a selection screen on which a predetermined number of selection candidates are aligned, and identifies and displays the predetermined selection target of the predetermined number of selection candidates. The display control unit controls the transition direction of an identification display target on the basis of the rotational direction of the rotary member, identifies and displays an immediately succeeding selection candidate of the predetermined selection candidate on the basis of the first rotational speed of the rotary member, and identifies and displays an at least second succeeding selection candidate of the predetermined selection candidate on the basis of the second rotational speed of the rotary member.

Claims

1. A digital camera comprising:

a photographing unit configured to photograph a video;

a recording unit configured to record the video photographed by the photographing unit;

a rotary member;

a display unit configured to display the video photographed by the photographing unit, display, in response to a display switching operation, a selection screen on which a predetermined number of successive selection candidates of a plurality of selection candidates are aligned, and identify and display a predetermined selection target of the predetermined number of selection candidates; and

a display control unit configured to control a transition direction of an identification display target on the basis of a rotational direction of the rotary member, identify and display an immediately succeeding selection candidate or an immediately preceding selection candidate of a predetermined selection candidate on the basis of a first rotational speed of the rotary member, and identify and display an at least second succeeding selection candidate or an at least second preceding selection candidate of the predetermined selection candidate on the basis of a second rotational speed of the rotary member.

2. An electronic device comprising:

a rotary member;

a display unit configured to display a selection screen on which a predetermined number of successive selection candidates of a plurality of selection candidates are aligned, and identify and display a predetermined selection target of the predetermined number of selection candidates; and

a display control unit configured to control a transition direction of an identification display target on the basis of a rotational direction of the rotary member, identify and display an immediately succeeding selection candidate or an immediately preceding selection candidate of a predetermined selection candidate on the basis of a first rotational speed of the rotary member, and identify and display an at least second succeeding selection candidate or an at least second preceding selection candidate of the predetermined selection candidate on the basis of a second rotational speed of the rotary member.

3. A device according to claim 2, wherein

the display unit displays the selection screen on which the predetermined number of selection candidates are successively arranged in m rows×

n columns, and

the display control unit transits the predetermined number of selection candidates aligned in the selection screen when a selection candidate belonging to a row different from a row to which the predetermined selection candidate belongs is changed to an identification display target upon rotation of the rotary member.

4. A device according to claim 2, wherein

the display unit displays the selection screen on which the predetermined number of selection candidates are successively arranged in m rows×

n columns, and

the display control unit controls, on the basis of the rotational speed of the rotary member, a scroll speed of the predetermined number of selection candidates aligned in the selection screen.

5. A device according to claim 2, wherein

the display unit displays the selection screen on which the predetermined number of selection candidates are successively arranged in m rows×

n columns, and

the display control unit identifies and displays, on the basis of the second rotational speed of the rotary member, a selection candidate belonging to a row different from a row to which the predetermined selection candidate belongs and belonging to a column which is the same as a column to which the predetermined selection candidate belongs.

6. A device according to claim 2, wherein

the display unit displays the selection screen on which the predetermined number of selection candidates are successively arranged in m rows×

n columns, and

the display control unit identifies and displays, on the basis of the second rotational speed of the rotary member, a selection candidate belonging to an Xth row from a row to which the predetermined selection candidate belongs and belonging a column which is the same as a column to which the predetermined selection candidate belongs, and identifies and displays, on the basis of a third rotational speed of the rotary member, a selection candidate belonging to a Yth row from a row to which the predetermined selection candidate belongs and belonging to a column which is the same as a column to which the predetermined selection candidate belongs.

7. A device according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit does not display the identification display target during rotation of the rotary member on the basis of the rotational speed of the rotary member.

8. A device according to claim 2, wherein

the display unit displays the selection screen on which the predetermined number of selection candidates are successively arranged on an arc, and

the display control unit transits the predetermined number of selection candidates aligned in a selection screen when a selection candidate different from the predetermined selection candidate is changed to an identification display target upon rotation of the rotary member.

9. A device according to claim 2, wherein

the display unit displays the selection screen on which the predetermined number of selection candidates are successively arranged on an arc, and

the display control unit controls a scroll speed of the predetermined number of selection candidates aligned in the selection screen on the basis of the rotational speed of the rotary member.

10. A device according to claim 2, wherein

the display unit displays the selection screen on which the predetermined number of selection candidates are successively arranged on an arc, and

the display control unit excludes a selection candidate displayed at one end of the arc from display targets upon rotation of the rotary member, and additionally displays a new selection candidate as the display target at the other end of the arc.

11. A digital camera comprising:

a rotary member;

a photoelectric conversion unit configured to convert an optical image into an electrical signal;

a recording unit configured to record an image on the basis of the electrical signal converted by the photoelectric conversion unit; and

a focus distance control unit configured to control a changeable range of a focus distance between a focus adjustment lens and the photoelectric conversion unit on the basis of an object distance and a rotational speed of the rotary member.

12. A camera according to claim 11, wherein the focus distance control unit controls the focus distance in a first changeable range on the basis of a first object distance and a predetermined rotational speed of the rotary member, and controls the focus distance in a second changeable range which is wider than the first changeable range on the basis of a second object distance which is smaller than the first object distance and the predetermined rotational speed.

13. A camera according to claim 11, wherein the focus distance control unit controls the focus distance in a first changeable range on the basis of a predetermined object distance and a first rotational speed of the rotary member, and controls the focus distance in a second changeable range which is wider than the first changeable range on the basis of the predetermined object distance and a second rotational speed which is higher than the first rotational speed.

14. A camera according to claim 11, wherein the focus distance control unit determines a defined number of steps from the detected object distance on the basis of a relationship between the object distance and a defined number of steps, the relationship representing an increase in the defined number of steps along with a decrease in the object distance, determines an actual number of steps from the detected rotational speed on the basis of a relationship between the rotational speed and the defined number of steps, the relationship representing an increase in the defined number of steps along with an increase in the rotational speed of the rotary member, and controls the focus distance on the basis of the actual number of steps.

15. A camera according to claim 11, wherein the focus distance control unit determines the predetermined number of steps from the detected object distance on the basis of a relationship between the object distance and a defined number of steps, the relationship representing an increase in the defined number of steps along with a decrease in the object distance, sets the predetermined number of steps in accordance with a first rotational speed of the rotary member, sets the defined number of steps in accordance with a second rotational speed which is higher than the first rotational speed of the rotary member, sets the predetermined multiple of the defined number of steps in accordance with a third rotational speed which is higher than the second rotational speed of the rotary member, and controls the focus distance on the basis of the set number of steps.