PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD
First Claim
1. A photographing apparatus capable of changing a lens condition for photographing a subject, the apparatus comprising:
- a display section displaying a photographing image showing the subject;
a control section reading out information related to the subject and information related to surroundings of the subject from a database on the basis of position information and compass direction information about the photographing apparatus; and
a display control section selecting the information related to the subject according to the lens condition and performing control so as to display the selected information on the display section by superimposing the selected information on the photographing image.
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Abstract
A digital camera includes: a display section displaying a photographing image obtained by photographing a subject; a signal processing and control section reading out information related to the subject and information related to surroundings of the subject from a database on the basis of position information and compass direction information about the digital camera; and a display control section selecting the information related to the subject according to the lens condition and performing control so as to display the selected information on the display section by superimposing the selected information on the photographing image.
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20 Claims
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1. A photographing apparatus capable of changing a lens condition for photographing a subject, the apparatus comprising:
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a display section displaying a photographing image showing the subject; a control section reading out information related to the subject and information related to surroundings of the subject from a database on the basis of position information and compass direction information about the photographing apparatus; and a display control section selecting the information related to the subject according to the lens condition and performing control so as to display the selected information on the display section by superimposing the selected information on the photographing image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A photographing apparatus capable of changing a lens condition for photographing a subject, the apparatus comprising:
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a display section displaying a photographing image showing the subject; a control section reading out map information recorded in a database on the basis of position information and compass direction information about the photographing apparatus; and a display control section performing control so as to display the read-out map information on the display section by superimposing the read-out map information on the photographing image. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A photographing method for a photographing apparatus capable of changing a lens condition for photographing a subject, the method comprising:
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a display step of displaying a photographing image showing the subject, on a display section; a control step of reading out information related to the subject and information related to surroundings of the subject from a database on the basis of position information and compass direction information about the photographing apparatus; and a display control step of selecting the information related to the subject according to the lens condition and performing control so as to display the selected information on the display section by superimposing the selected information on the photographing image. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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