JP5288962B2 - Imaging apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus such as a digital camera and a control method thereof, and more particularly to an imaging apparatus that displays an image of an area larger than a recording area on a display unit and a control method thereof.

  Conventionally, digital cameras sequentially record still images captured at a timing desired by a user on a memory card or the like while displaying an image formed on an image sensor on a display screen of a viewfinder provided in the camera body. It is configured as follows.

  Such digital cameras include, for example, those equipped with an optical zoom function that zooms in or out of a subject imaging range to a desired magnification while controlling a lens system in the optical block in accordance with a user operation. . There has also been proposed a digital camera equipped with an electronic zoom function in which a part of an image formed on an image sensor is subjected to predetermined image processing to perform interpolation and enlargement processing.

  By the way, when a user takes an image using the above-described electronic zoom function, if the subject is in a stationary state, the subject can be easily captured within the imaging range even when zoomed in at a desired magnification. However, for example, when zooming in on a relatively fast moving subject such as an athletic meet or a sporting event, it is difficult to follow the subject so that the subject is always within the shooting range.

To solve this problem, a method of simultaneously displaying the peripheral area of the recorded image on the display screen of the viewfinder using a peripheral area that is not used for image recording in the area of the image sensor (hereinafter referred to as “wide view function”). ) Has been proposed (Patent Documents 1 and 2). If the wide view function is used, it is relatively easy to follow a fast-moving subject so as to be captured within the imaging range.
JP 2006-19882 A JP 2006-14221 A

  By the way, when shooting using the wide-view function, it is necessary to display on the display screen of the viewfinder so that the situation around the subject can be easily grasped. On the other hand, it is desired that the recorded image has an appropriate exposure.

  For example, when taking an image of a bright subject around the periphery using the wide view function, if optimal exposure control is performed over the entire display area of the viewfinder, the recorded image captured with this exposure will be overexposed. (See FIG. 5A). Also, if optimal exposure control is performed within the recording area, the recorded image will be properly exposed, but on the viewfinder display screen, the area around the subject will be too dark, making it difficult to grasp the situation on the display screen. (See FIG. 5B).

  The same applies when photographing a dark subject with the wide view function. When optimal exposure control is performed over the entire display area of the viewfinder, a recorded image captured with this exposure will be underexposed (see FIG. 6A). Also, if optimal exposure control within the recording area is performed, the recorded image will be properly exposed, but on the viewfinder display screen, the area around the subject will be too bright, making it difficult to grasp the situation on the display screen. (See FIG. 6B).

  The present invention provides an imaging apparatus and an imaging apparatus control method for setting an optimal mode for each of a viewfinder display screen (display area) and a recording area.

An imaging apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention displays an image of an imaging element that forms a subject image and a second area that is wider than the first area and includes the first area among the areas of the imaging element. Display control means for displaying on the recording section, recording control means for recording the image of the first area on the recording section, a first mode for the image of the first area, and a first mode for the image of the second area. Mode setting means for setting the second mode, the mode setting means changes from the second mode to the first mode in accordance with a half-press operation of the operating means, and the recording control means comprises: The image of the first area obtained in the first mode is recorded in the recording unit in accordance with the full pressing operation of the operation means, and the first mode is a first mode for the image of the first area. The gain of the second mode is set to the second mode. Setting the second gain to the region image.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling an imaging apparatus, which includes an image of a first area and displays an image of a second area wider than the image of the first area. A step for displaying on the screen, a step for setting a mode for the second region, a step for changing from the mode for the second region to the mode for the first region, and the mode for the first region. Recording the image of the first area on the recording unit, and the step of changing is performed from a mode for the second area to a mode for the first area in accordance with a half-press operation of an operating means. change to mode, wherein the step of recording, in accordance with the full press operation of the operation means, to record the image of the first of said obtained in the mode for the area the first area in the recording unit, the first Mode for area, sets a first gain with respect to the image of the first region, the mode for the second region is set to the second gain to the image of the second region.

  Other objects and features of the present invention are illustrated in the following examples.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an imaging apparatus and an imaging apparatus control method for setting an optimum mode for each of a display area and a recording area.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In each figure, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  First, the configuration of the imaging apparatus (image processing apparatus) in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an image processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes an image processing apparatus. Reference numeral 10 denotes a photographing lens, reference numeral 12 denotes a shutter having a diaphragm function, and reference numeral 14 denotes an image sensor that converts an optical image into an electrical signal, and forms a subject image. Reference numeral 16 denotes an A / D converter that converts an analog signal output of the image sensor 14 into a digital signal.

  A timing generation circuit 18 supplies a clock signal and a control signal to the image sensor 14, the A / D converter 16, and the D / A converter 26. The timing generation circuit 18 is controlled by the memory control circuit 22 and the system control circuit 50.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes an image processing circuit. The image processing circuit 20 performs predetermined pixel interpolation processing and color conversion processing on the data from the A / D converter 16 or the data from the memory control circuit 22.

  Further, the image processing circuit 20 performs a predetermined calculation process using the captured image data. The system control circuit 50 performs predetermined processing on the exposure control means 40 and the distance measurement control means 42 based on the calculation result obtained by the calculation processing of the image processing circuit 20. These processes include, but are not limited to, a TTL (through-the-lens) AF (autofocus) process, an AE (automatic exposure) process, and an EF (flash pre-flash) process. It is not a thing.

  Further, the image processing circuit 20 performs predetermined arithmetic processing using the captured image data, and also performs TTL AWB (auto white balance) processing based on the obtained arithmetic result.

  Reference numeral 22 denotes a memory control circuit. The memory control circuit 22 controls the A / D converter 16, the timing generation circuit 18, the image processing circuit 20, the image display memory 24, the D / A converter 26, the memory 30, and the image compression / decompression circuit 32.

  Data output from the A / D converter 16 is written into the image display memory 24 or the memory 30 via the image processing circuit 20 and the memory control circuit 22. The data output from the A / D converter 16 can also be written directly into the image display memory 24 or the memory 30 via the memory control circuit 22.

  Reference numeral 24 is an image display memory, 26 is a D / A converter, and 27 is an external output connector for outputting the output of the D / A converter 26 to an external monitor. When the connector is inserted into the external output connector 27, the system control circuit 50 can know the external output state by the external output connection detection means 108.

  An image display unit 28 includes a TFT-LCD or the like. The display image data written in the image display memory 24 is displayed by the image display unit 28 via the D / A converter 26. If the captured image data is sequentially displayed using the image display unit 28, an electronic viewfinder function can be realized.

  The image display unit 28 can arbitrarily turn on / off the display according to an instruction from the system control circuit 50. When the display is turned off, the power consumption of the image processing apparatus 100 is greatly reduced. be able to.

  Further, the image display unit 28 is coupled to the main body of the image processing apparatus 100 by a rotatable hinge unit. For this reason, the image display unit 28 can set an arbitrary direction and angle, and can use an electronic finder function, a reproduction display function, and various display functions.

  Further, the image display unit 28 can be configured to store the display portion of the image display unit 28 toward the image processing apparatus 100. In this case, the display state of the image display unit 28 can be stopped by detecting the storage state by the image display unit open / close detection means 106.

  Reference numeral 30 denotes a memory for storing captured still images and moving images. The memory 30 has a storage capacity sufficient to store a predetermined number of still images and a moving image for a predetermined time.

  Thereby, even in the case of continuous shooting or panoramic shooting in which a plurality of still images are continuously shot, it is possible to write a large amount of images to the memory 30 at high speed.

  The memory 30 is also used as a work area for the system control circuit 50. The memory 30 can also be used as a write buffer for the recording medium 200.

  An image compression / decompression circuit 32 compresses and decompresses image data by adaptive discrete cosine transform (ADCT) or the like. The image compression / decompression circuit 32 reads an image stored in the memory 30, performs a compression process or an expansion process, and writes the processed data to the memory 30.

  Reference numeral 40 denotes exposure control means for controlling the shutter 12 having an aperture function. The exposure control means 40 also has a flash light control function by cooperating with the flash 48.

  Reference numeral 42 denotes distance measurement control means for controlling the focusing of the imaging lens 10. Reference numeral 44 denotes zoom control means for controlling zooming of the imaging lens 10, and reference numeral 46 denotes barrier control means for controlling the operation of the protection means 102 that is a barrier.

  48 is a flash. The flash 48 has an AF auxiliary light projecting function and a flash light control function.

  The exposure control means 40 and the distance measurement control means 42 are controlled by TTL processing. The exposure control means 40 and the distance measurement control means 42 are controlled by the system control circuit 50 based on the calculation result of the captured image data by the image processing circuit 20.

  A system control circuit 50 controls the entire image processing apparatus 100. A system memory 52 stores constants, variables, programs, and the like for operation of the system control circuit 50.

  Reference numeral 54 denotes a display unit such as a liquid crystal display device or a speaker that displays an operation state, a message, or the like using characters, images, sounds, or the like according to execution of a program in the system control circuit 50. One or a plurality of display units 54 are installed at positions in the vicinity of the operation unit of the image processing apparatus 100 that are easily visible. The display unit 54 is configured by, for example, a combination of an LCD, an LED, a sound generating element, and the like.

  In the display unit 54, some of the functions are installed inside the optical viewfinder 104.

  Among the display contents of the display unit 54, the LCD or the like includes, for example, a single shot / continuous shooting display, a self-timer display, a compression rate display, a recording pixel number display, a recording number display, and a remaining image number display. Is displayed. Also, shutter speed display, aperture value display, exposure compensation display, flash display, red-eye reduction display, macro shooting display, buzzer setting display, battery level display for clock, battery level display, error display, multi-digit number information Display etc. are also displayed. Further, the display unit 54 displays a display state of the recording medium 200, a communication I / F operation display, a date / time display, and the like.

  Among the display contents of the display unit 54, for example, in-focus display, camera shake warning display, flash charge display, shutter speed display, aperture value display, exposure correction display, and the like are displayed inside the optical viewfinder 104.

  Reference numeral 56 denotes an electrically erasable / recordable nonvolatile memory. As the non-volatile memory 56, for example, an EEPROM is used.

  Reference numerals 60, 62, 64 and 70 denote operation means for inputting various operation instructions of the system control circuit 50. These operation means are configured by a single or a combination of a switch, a dial, a touch panel, pointing by eye-gaze detection, a voice recognition device, and the like.

  Here, a specific description of these operating means will be given.

  Reference numeral 60 denotes a mode dial switch. The mode dial switch 60 can switch and set the mode of each function. The mode of each function includes power off, automatic shooting mode, shooting mode (including wide view, panoramic shooting, moving image shooting, etc.), playback mode, multi-screen playback / erase mode, and PC connection mode. However, it is not limited to these.

  Reference numeral 62 denotes a shutter switch SW1. The shutter switch SW1 is turned on during the operation of a shutter button (not shown), and starts operations such as AF (auto focus) processing, AE (automatic exposure) processing, AWB (auto white balance) processing, and EF (flash pre-flash) processing. Instruct.

  Reference numeral 64 denotes a shutter switch SW2. The shutter switch SW2 is turned on when the operation of a shutter button (not shown) is completed, and instructs the start of a series of processing operations via the A / D converter 16 and the memory control circuit 22 for the signal read from the image sensor 14. These processes include an exposure process for writing image data in the memory 30 and a development process using calculations in the image processing circuit 20 and the memory control circuit 22. These processes also include a recording process in which image data is read from the memory 30, compressed by the image compression / decompression circuit 32, and the image data is written to the recording medium 200. The shutter switch SW2 instructs to start and stop moving image shooting in the case of moving image shooting.

  An operation unit 70 includes various buttons and a touch panel. The operation unit 70 includes a menu button, a set button, a macro button, a multi-screen playback page break button, a flash setting button, and a single shooting / continuous shooting / self-timer switching button. Further, the operation unit 70 includes a menu movement + (plus) button, a menu movement-(minus) button, a reproduction image movement + (plus) button, a reproduction image-(minus) button, a photographing image selection button, an exposure correction button, a date. / Time setting button etc. are included.

  Reference numeral 80 denotes power supply control means. The power supply control means 80 includes a battery detection circuit, a DC-DC converter, and a switch circuit that switches a block to be energized. The power supply control means 80 detects the presence / absence of a battery, the type of battery, and the remaining battery level, controls the DC-DC converter based on the detection result and an instruction from the system control circuit 50, and sets the necessary voltage. Only the necessary period is supplied to each part including the recording medium.

  82 and 84 are connectors. Reference numeral 86 denotes power supply means. The power supply means 86 includes a primary battery such as an alkaline battery or a lithium battery, a secondary battery such as a NiCd battery, a NiMH battery, or a Li battery, an AC adapter, or the like.

  Reference numeral 90 denotes an interface with a recording medium such as a memory card or a hard disk. A connector 92 connects to a recording medium such as a memory card or a hard disk. Reference numeral 98 denotes recording medium attachment / detachment detecting means for detecting whether or not the recording medium 200 is attached to the connector 92.

    In this embodiment, the interface and connector for attaching the recording medium are described as having one system. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The interface and the connector for attaching the recording medium may have a single or a plurality of systems. Further, a configuration in which interfaces and connectors of different standards are combined may be used.

    For example, the interface 90 and the connector 92 are configured using a PCMCIA card, a CF (Compact Flash (registered trademark)) card, or the like that conforms to a standard. In this case, various communication cards such as a communication card such as a LAN card, a modem card, a USB card, an IEEE 1394 card, a P1284 card, a SCSI card, and a PHS can be connected. As a result, image data and management information attached to the image data can be transferred to / from peripheral devices such as other computers and printers.

  Reference numeral 102 denotes a protection unit that covers the imaging unit including the imaging lens 10 of the image processing apparatus 100 to prevent the imaging unit from being contaminated or damaged.

  Reference numeral 104 denotes an optical viewfinder. The optical viewfinder 104 can capture an image using only the optical viewfinder 104 without using the electronic viewfinder function of the image display unit 28. In addition, some functions of the display unit 54 such as a focus display, a camera shake warning display, a flash charge display, a shutter speed display, an aperture value display, an exposure correction display, and the like are installed in the optical viewfinder 104. .

  Reference numeral 106 denotes image display unit open / close detection means. The image display unit open / close detection means 106 detects whether or not the image display unit 28 is in a storage state in which the display part is stored toward the image processing apparatus 100. Here, when the image display unit open / close detection unit 106 detects that the image display unit is in the retracted state, it stops the display operation of the image display unit 28 and prohibits unnecessary power consumption.

  Reference numeral 108 denotes external output connection detection means. The external output connection detection means 108 detects whether or not an external monitor is connected to the external output connector 27. Here, when the external output connection detection means 108 detects that it is in a connected state, it uses an external monitor as a display device instead of the image display unit 28.

  110 is a communication means. The communication unit 110 has various communication functions such as RS232C, USB, IEEE1394, P1284, SCSI, modem, LAN, and wireless communication.

  Reference numeral 112 denotes a connector for connecting the image processing apparatus 100 to another device by the communication unit 110 or an antenna for wireless communication.

  Reference numeral 114 denotes a microphone as sound data acquisition means. Reference numeral 116 denotes an A / D converter. The A / D converter 116 performs A / D conversion in order for the system control circuit 50 to process the audio data obtained by the microphone 114.

  Reference numeral 118 denotes a speaker as audio data reproducing means. 120 is a D / A converter. The D / A converter 120 performs D / A conversion in order to reproduce the digital audio data output from the system control circuit 50 on the speaker 118.

  Reference numeral 200 denotes a recording medium such as a memory card or a hard disk. The recording medium 200 includes a recording unit 202 composed of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, or the like, an interface 204 with the image processing apparatus 100, and a connector 206 for connecting to the image processing apparatus 100. If the recording medium 200 is a PCMCIA standard PC-Card, a CF card, or the like, an information storage circuit storing performance may be incorporated.

  Next, an image pickup apparatus and an image pickup apparatus control method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating control when the wide view function is used in the imaging apparatus of the present embodiment.

  In the imaging apparatus of the present embodiment, the wide view function is started by operating a zoom switch or other switches included in the operation unit 70. In the wide view function, a partial image (first region image) of the image (second region image) formed on the image sensor 14 is cut out and recorded in the recording unit 202. At this time, not only the recording area (first area) but also the area including the peripheral part (second area) is displayed on the display unit 54.

  Thus, the system control circuit 50 also functions as display control means. At this time, the system control circuit 50 as display control means includes an image of the first area (recording area) in the area of the image sensor 14 and a second area (recording area) wider than the image of the first area. And its peripheral part) are controlled to be displayed on the display unit 54.

  Therefore, if imaging is performed using the wide view function, it is relatively easy to follow a fast-moving subject so as to be captured within the imaging range.

  When the wide view function is used, the imaging field angle can be changed to the telephoto side by a tele switch included in the operation unit 70, and can be changed to the wide angle side by a wide switch. The system control circuit 50 instructs the zoom control unit 44 to change the imaging angle of view of the imaging lens 10 when changing the imaging angle of view with the optical zoom. Further, the system control circuit 50 instructs the image processing circuit 20 to perform image clipping and pixel interpolation processing when changing the imaging angle of view with the electronic zoom.

  Further, when the wide view function is used, the entire image area (second area) displayed on the display unit 54 is not recorded on the recording unit 202 but a part of the displayed image area. A certain recording area (first area) is recorded in the recording unit 202. That is, the system control circuit 50 also functions as a recording control unit, and controls the recording unit 202 to record an image corresponding to a first area imaged in a first mode described later.

  In the display unit 54, an image area (recording area: first area) to be recorded is displayed, for example, surrounded by a frame so that the user can recognize the image area to be recorded (see FIGS. 3 and 4). .)

  In the wide view function of this embodiment, the mode setting means (system control circuit 50) is configured to change from the second mode to the first mode when the recording control means (system control circuit 50) records an image of the first area. Change to The recording control unit records the image of the first area obtained in the first mode on the recording unit 202.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the wide view function is started, the system control circuit 50 first displays an image of the second area that includes the image of the first area and is wider than the image of the first area. To display. Then, the system control circuit 50 performs AE processing on the entire image area (second area) displayed on the display unit 54 (S1201).

  Here, among the captured image data read out from the image sensor 14, TTL AE processing is performed using image area data displayed on the display unit 54. By performing AE processing on the entire display area, the entire display area has an optimal exposure (second exposure value), and even when shooting a subject with a large contrast between the surroundings, the situation around the subject can be grasped. Easy to display.

  As described above, the system control circuit 50 as the mode setting means sets the second mode for the image of the entire image area (second area) displayed on the display unit 54. Here, as a value set as the second mode, in addition to an evaluation value for exposure control (second exposure value), for example, an evaluation value for white balance (second white balance value), or There is a gain value (second gain) and the like.

  Next, the system control circuit 50 determines whether or not the shutter switch SW1 has been pressed (S1202). If not, the system control circuit 50 returns to step S1201. When the shutter switch SW1 is pressed, each process such as an AF process, an AWB process, and an EF process for imaging preparation is performed.

  For the AE process, it is determined whether to use the data in the entire display area or the data in the recording area (S1203). This may be determined in advance using the menu, or may be configured to be changed by operating the operation unit 70 while the shutter switch SW1 is being pressed. Further, it may be configured to automatically determine and determine according to the camera mode or the like.

  In step S1203, when the exposure value (first exposure value) in the recording area (first area) is changed, the AE process is performed using the data of the image area (recording area) recorded in the recording unit 202. (S1204). Thus, the system control circuit 50 as the mode setting means sets the first mode for the image in the recording area (first area). Here, as a value set as the first mode, for example, an evaluation value for white balance (first white balance value) in addition to an evaluation value for exposure control (first exposure value), or There is a gain value (first gain) and the like.

  In addition, the system control circuit 50 reflects the result on the display of the display unit 54 and proceeds to step S1206. As described above, the system control circuit 50 changes from the second mode for the image in the second area to the first mode for the image in the first area in accordance with the operation of the shutter switch SW1 (half-press operation of the operation means). To do.

  On the other hand, if the exposure is not changed in the recording area, the process advances to step S1205 while the AE process is performed on the entire display area (second area).

  In step S1206, the system control circuit 50 determines whether or not the shutter switch SW2 has been pressed. If not, the system control circuit 50 returns to step S1202. If the shutter switch SW2 is pressed, processing for imaging is performed (S1207).

  Here, processing is performed so that a part of the captured image data read from the image sensor 14 is cut out and recorded in the recording unit 202. That is, an image corresponding to the first region is captured under an imaging condition that provides proper exposure. As described above, since the system control circuit 50 performs the AE process in the recording area in advance (S1204), the recorded image is properly exposed.

  In step S1205, the system control circuit 50 determines whether or not the shutter switch SW2 has been pressed. If not, the system control circuit 50 returns to S1202. When the shutter switch SW2 is pressed, AE processing is performed using data in the image area recorded in the recording unit 202 (S1208), and processing for photographing is performed (S1207). Also at this time, since the AE process in the recording area is performed in advance (S1208), the recorded image is exposed appropriately.

  As described above, the system control circuit 50 as the recording control unit records the image of the first area obtained in the first mode in the recording unit 202 in accordance with the operation of the shutter switch SW2 (the full pressing operation of the operation unit). Control to do.

  When the photographing process is completed in step S1207, the system control circuit 50 determines whether or not to end the wide view function (S1209). If not completed, the process returns to step S1201, and if completed, the wide view function is terminated.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the wide view function is used, the AE process is performed on the entire display area. For this reason, the entire display area is optimally exposed, and even when a subject having a large contrast between the surroundings is photographed, the situation around the subject can be easily displayed. In addition, since the AE process is performed on the recording area at the time of imaging, the recorded image has proper exposure.

  In step S1203, when the exposure is changed within the recording area while the shutter switch SW1 is being pressed, the actual exposure of the recorded image can be checked while the shutter switch SW1 is being pressed. A schematic diagram of the display image and the captured image at this time is shown in FIG.

  In step S1203, when the shutter switch SW1 is being pressed and the exposure is not changed within the recording area, the situation around the subject can be easily displayed while the shutter switch SW1 is being pressed. A schematic diagram of the display image and the captured image at this time is shown in FIG.

  When the wide view function is used, the exposure mode may be changed in order to make it easier to grasp the situation around the subject. For example, when shooting a subject with a large contrast between the surroundings in the spot metering mode, the exposure on the display screen is greatly influenced by the luminance of the subject, making it difficult to grasp the periphery of the subject.

  Therefore, in the spot metering mode using the wide view function, the AE process can be performed in the evaluation metering mode or the center-weighted average metering mode using the data of the entire display area. It is also possible to display the situation around the subject in an easy-to-understand manner, and to record an image by performing AE processing in the spot metering mode using data in the recording area during imaging.

  Further, as described above, in the wide view function, the data of the entire display area and the data in the recording area are switched among the captured image data read from the image sensor 14 as data used for exposure control. However, this data can also be applied to other controls other than exposure control. For example, when the wide view function is used, WB processing may be performed using data of the entire display area, and an image may be recorded by performing WB processing using data in the recording area during imaging.

  Further, as described above, in the wide view function, the data of the entire display area and the data in the recording area of the captured image data read from the image sensor 14 are switched and changed to an appropriate exposure. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, display conditions such as gain may be changed instead of exposure. In other words, when using the wide view function, the data in the recording area is always used for exposure control. However, in the control to display on the display screen, the data in the entire display area is used to increase the display data gain. / Perform down. Thereby, since the display screen is displayed with appropriate brightness, it is easy to grasp the situation around the subject, and the recorded image can be appropriately exposed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide an imaging apparatus and an imaging apparatus control method for setting an optimum mode for each of the display screen and the recording area.

  In this embodiment, when shooting using the wide view function, the optimum mode (exposure value, white balance value, gain value) is set for the viewfinder display screen (image of the display area). Therefore, the situation around the subject can be easily displayed. In this embodiment, the optimum mode (exposure value, white balance value, gain value) is set for the image in the recording area. Therefore, a good image of the subject can be recorded.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been specifically described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the matters described as the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.

It is a block diagram of the image processing apparatus in a present Example. 6 is a flowchart illustrating control when a wide view function is used in the imaging apparatus according to the present exemplary embodiment. It is a schematic diagram at the time of image | photographing using the wide view function in the imaging device of a present Example. It is a schematic diagram at the time of image | photographing using the wide view function in the imaging device of a present Example. In the conventional example, it is a schematic diagram in the case of photographing a bright subject with respect to the peripheral area using the wide view function. In the conventional example, it is a schematic diagram in the case of photographing a dark subject with respect to the peripheral area using the wide view function.

Explanation of symbols

10: imaging lens 12: shutter 14: imaging device 16: A / D converter 18: timing generation circuit 20: image processing circuit 22: memory control circuit 24: image display memory 26: D / A converter 28: image display unit 30: Memory 32: Image compression / decompression circuit 40: Exposure control means 42: Distance measurement control means 44: Zoom control means 46: Barrier control means 48: Flash 50: System control circuit 52: System memory 54: Display unit 56: Non-volatile Memory 60: Mode dial switch 62: Shutter switch SW1
64: Shutter switch SW2
70: operation unit 80: power control means 82, 84, 92, 206: connector 86: power supply means 90, 204: interface 98: recording medium attachment / detachment detection means 100: image processing apparatus 102: protection means 104: optical viewfinder 110: communication Means 112: Connector (antenna)
200: Recording medium 202: Recording unit

Claims (4)

An image sensor for forming a subject image;
Display control means for displaying an image of a second region that includes the first region and is wider than the first region among the regions of the imaging element;
Recording control means for recording an image of the first area in a recording unit;
Mode setting means for setting a first mode for the image of the first region and a second mode for the image of the second region;
The mode setting means changes from the second mode to the first mode according to a half-press operation of the operating means,
The recording control unit records an image of the first area obtained in the first mode in the recording unit according to a full pressing operation of the operation unit,
The first mode sets a first gain for the image of the first region,
In the second mode, the second gain for the image of the second region is set. The first mode sets a first exposure value for the image of the first region,
The second mode, the image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that to set the second exposure value for the image of the second region. The first mode sets a first white balance value for the image of the first region,
The second mode, the image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that setting the second white balance value for the image of the second region. A step of displaying, on a display unit, an image of a second region that includes an image of the first region among the regions of the image sensor and is wider than the image of the first region;
Setting a mode for the second region;
Changing from the mode for the second region to the mode for the first region;
Recording the image of the first area obtained in the mode for the first area on a recording unit,
The step of changing is changed from the mode for the second region to the mode for the first region according to a half-press operation of the operating means,
In the recording step, the image of the first area obtained in the mode for the first area is recorded in the recording unit in accordance with the full pressing operation of the operating means,
The mode for the first region sets a first gain for the image of the first region,
The mode for the second area sets a second gain for the image of the second area.