JP5907856B2 - Imaging device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus.

  In an imaging apparatus having a display unit such as a digital camera, a shooting composition is determined by displaying a subject image captured by the imaging element on a display unit or an electronic viewfinder provided on the back of the imaging apparatus. Is possible.

  In Patent Documents 1 to 5, a mode for displaying an image in a range captured by an image sensor and a mode for displaying an image in a range wider than the range captured by the image sensor can be switched by a button operation or the like. An imaging apparatus configured as described above is disclosed.

  According to these image pickup apparatuses, the shooting composition can be determined while confirming the periphery of the actual image pickup range, so that the convenience is high.

JP 2010-171830 A JP 2009-284309 A JP 2008-96582 A JP 2001-212360 A JP-A-2-97928

  In the case of using the imaging apparatus as described above, there is a case where it is desired to check a composition wider by confirming an image in a wider range than the imaging range, and to move the camera to see the composition change even after the composition is once determined. However, Patent Documents 1 to 5 do not consider such a case, and there is room for further improving the usability of the imaging apparatus.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an imaging apparatus capable of easily determining a shooting composition.

  An image pickup apparatus according to the present invention is an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup element that picks up an image of a subject through an image pickup optical system, and includes a first range indicating an image pickup recording range and a second range wider than the first range. A display unit for live view display of a subject image that is an image of a subject, and a first image for clearly indicating a recording range corresponding to the first range in the subject image to the display unit. When a predetermined operation is performed in a state in which the first display control unit to display the subject image so as to be superimposed on the first image and the first image is displayed, the recording range in the subject image being displayed is displayed. Information corresponding to the recording range held by the information holding unit in the information holding unit holding the corresponding information and in the state where the first image is displayed superimposed on the subject image. Records based A second display control unit that causes the display unit to display a second image for clearly indicating the overlapping range on the subject image when there is an overlapping range that is a range overlapping with the surrounding area. Is.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an imaging apparatus capable of facilitating determination of a shooting composition.

The figure which shows the internal structure of the digital camera 100 as an imaging device for demonstrating one Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement at the time of the framing mode of the digital camera 100 shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the live view image displayed on the display part 6. The figure which shows the example of an image displayed on the display part 6 by the process of step S1 of FIG. The figure which shows the image displayed on the display part 6 at the time of half-pressing operation of the shutter button from the state of FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an image displayed on the display unit 6 when the digital camera 100 is moved to the upper left while the shutter button is half-pressed from the state of FIG. The figure which shows the image displayed on the display part 6 after the shutter button is fully pressed from the state of FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an image displayed on the display unit 6 when the digital camera 100 is moved to the upper left without pressing the shutter button from the state of FIG. The figure which shows the image displayed on the display part 6 when half-pressing operation of a shutter button is performed in the state of FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display image when the shutter button is fully pressed from the state of FIG. 5 to perform imaging, and then the digital camera 100 is rotated 90 ° without pressing the shutter button. The figure which shows the display image after operation which changes the aspect ratio of a recording range to 1: 1 after imaging by fully pressing the shutter button from the state of FIG. The figure which shows the modification of the image displayed on the display part 6. External perspective view of digital camera 200 as an imaging device for explaining another embodiment of the present invention Internal block configuration diagram of the digital camera 200 shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a digital camera 100 as an imaging apparatus for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

  The digital camera 100 includes an imaging optical system 1, an imaging device 2, an analog front end (AFE) 3, a drive unit 4, a digital signal processing unit 5, a display unit 6, and an internal memory 8 such as a work memory. A media interface (I / F) 9 that controls a recording medium 10 such as a flash memory that can read data from an external device, a system control unit 7 that controls and controls the entire camera, and an operation unit 11 are provided. The digital signal processing unit 5, the display unit 6, the system control unit 7, the internal memory 8, and the media I / F 9 are connected to the bus 12.

  The imaging optical system 1 includes a focus lens, a zoom lens, a diaphragm, and the like.

  The image pickup device 2 picks up an image of a subject through the image pickup optical system 1, and for example, a CCD type or CMOS type image pickup device is used.

  The AFE 3 performs analog signal processing on the output signal of the image sensor 2 and then converts it into a digital signal for output.

  The drive unit 4 drives the imaging optical system 1, the imaging element 2, and the AFE 3 in accordance with a command from the system control unit 7.

  The digital signal processing unit 5 processes the signal processed by the AFE 3 to generate captured image data.

  The display unit 6 displays an image captured by the image sensor 2, an image being captured by the image sensor 2 (live view image), various images necessary for camera operation, and the like. The display unit 6 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device.

  The operation unit 11 includes a two-stroke shutter button and a cross key. When the operation unit 11 is operated, an instruction signal corresponding to the operation is input to the system control unit 7. In the digital camera 100, when the shutter button is half-pressed, a signal instructing setting of imaging conditions such as autofocus control and automatic exposure control is input to the system control unit 7. When the shutter button is fully pressed, a signal instructing imaging for recording an image on the recording medium 10 is input to the system control unit 7.

  When the camera is set to the shooting mode, the system control unit 7 causes the imaging device 2 to perform imaging, and causes the display unit 6 to display an image (referred to as a live view image) based on captured image data obtained by the imaging. Repeat. By this processing, a live view image as an image of a subject being imaged by the image sensor 2 is displayed on the display unit 6 in live view.

  In the normal imaging mode, when a live view image is displayed on the display unit 6 and an imaging instruction is issued by a full press operation of the shutter button, the system control unit 7 causes the imaging device 2 to record an image. Imaging is performed, and captured image data obtained by the imaging is recorded on the recording medium 10.

  In the digital camera 100, it is possible to set a framing mode in which a subject in a narrower range is set as an imaging recording range while confirming the maximum imaging range of the subject by the imaging device 2.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the digital camera in the framing mode will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the digital camera 100 shown in FIG. 1 in the framing mode. 3 to 9 are diagrams illustrating examples of images displayed in the display area of the display unit 6.

  For example, when the upper button of the cross key is pressed during display of the live view image, the digital camera 100 shifts to the framing mode, and ends the framing mode when the upper button is released.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a live view image displayed on the display unit 6. When the up button of the cross key is pressed in a state where the live view image shown in FIG. 3 is displayed, the system control unit 7 uses the captured live view image as captured image data at the time of imaging according to the imaging instruction. An image for clearly indicating a recording range that is a range corresponding to the range of the subject to be recorded (recording range specifying image) is acquired from the internal memory, and this recording range specifying image is superimposed on the live view image on the display unit 6. It is displayed (step S1).

  The recording range is set to a size smaller than the size of the live view image.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on the display unit 6 in the process of step S1 of FIG. FIG. 4 shows an image when the aspect ratio of the recording range is 4: 3.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the live view image, a frame W indicating a recording range having an aspect ratio of 4: 3 is displayed as an image for clearly indicating the recording range. In the framing mode, the display position of the frame W is fixed, and the frame W is always displayed at the center position of the live view image even when the digital camera 100 is moved.

  The system control unit 7 performs the process of step S1 at every display update timing of the live view image until the half-press operation of the shutter button is detected.

  When the system control unit 7 detects a half-press operation of the shutter button in a state where the live view image and the frame W are displayed (step S2: YES), the system control unit 7 outputs the image sensor 2 immediately after detecting the half-press operation. AE / AF control is performed based on the signal corresponding to the recording range among the captured image signals (step S3). In other words, when the shutter button is half-pressed, the focus is adjusted based on the subject corresponding to the image in the frame W displayed on the display unit 6, and the exposure is determined.

  After step S3, the system control unit 7 selects an image within the recording range in the live view image being displayed when the half-press operation of the shutter button is detected, and internally selects the selected image (hereinafter referred to as a selected image). The selected image recording area of the memory 8 is stored (step S4). Note that the image stored in the selected image recording area is deleted when the framing mode ends.

  Furthermore, the system control unit 7 determines an overlapping range that is an overlapping range with the selected image in the live view image being displayed. Then, the system control unit 7 generates an overlapping range specifying image that is an image for clearly indicating the overlapping range, and displays the generated overlapping range specifying image on the display unit 6 so as to overlap with the live view image (step). S5).

  The overlapping range specifying image is, for example, an image in which a portion that overlaps the overlapping range in the live view image is transparent and a portion that overlaps the range excluding the overlapping range is a single color (for example, gray).

  The overlapping range explicit image may be a frame image in the same manner as the recording range explicit image. When the overlapping range explicit image is a frame image, it is better to change the display color of the frame or the line type of the frame in order to distinguish it from the frame of the recording range explicit image.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an image displayed on the display unit 6 when the shutter button is half-pressed from the state of FIG.

  At the time when the shutter button is half-pressed from the state of FIG. 4, the overlapping range of the live view image being displayed and the image selected by the system control unit 7 is the recording range in the live view image being displayed. The same. For this reason, in the state where the frame W is superimposed on the live view image, the range excluding the overlapping range in the live view image (same as the range outside the frame W in the example of FIG. 5) is grayed out on the display unit 6. An image (the shaded area in the figure is grayed out) is displayed.

  After step S5, the system control unit 7 detects whether the shutter button is fully pressed (step S6: YES) or until the release of the half-press operation of the shutter button is detected (step S7: YES). The process of step S5 is performed at every display update timing of the live view image.

  For example, the case where the digital camera 100 is moved to the upper left while the shutter button is half-pressed from the state where the image shown in FIG. 5 is displayed will be described. In this case, the overlapping range in the live view image displayed on the display unit 6 moves to the lower right as compared with the case of FIG. On the other hand, as described above, the recording range in the live view image is fixed. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6, a frame W is displayed at the center of the live view image, and an image in which the range excluding the overlapping range at the lower right of the live view image is grayed out is displayed on the display unit 6. .

  When the determination in step S7 is YES, the system control unit 7 stops displaying the overlapping range specifying image on the display unit 6 (step S8).

  For example, when the half-press of the shutter button is released from the state where the image shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, the image displayed on the display unit 6 changes to the image illustrated in FIG.

  In step S6, when a full press operation of the shutter button is detected (step S6: YES), the system control unit 7 records the recording range in the image selected in step S4 and the live view image being displayed at the time when the full press operation is detected. It is determined whether or not the image is the same (step S9).

  If the determination in step S9 is YES, the system control unit 7 causes the imaging device 2 to perform imaging for image recording in accordance with imaging conditions set in advance, and from the captured image data obtained by this imaging, A portion corresponding to the recording range is trimmed, the trimmed image data is recorded on the recording medium 10, and a preview image based on the image data is displayed on the display unit 6 for a predetermined time (step S12).

  If the determination in step S9 is NO, the system control unit 7 selects an image in the recording range in the live view image being displayed at the time when the full press operation is detected, and overwrites the selected image recording area in the internal memory 8 with this image. Then, the selected image is updated (step S10).

  Then, the system control unit 7 performs AE / AF control based on a signal corresponding to the recording range among the captured image signals output from the image sensor 2 immediately after the detection of the full pressing operation of the shutter button (step S11). Then, the process of step S12 is performed.

  When the display of the preview image is completed in step S12, the system control unit 7 resumes the display of the live view image and the frame W (the same processing as step S1) and selects the internal memory 8 in the live view image to be displayed. An overlapping range that is a range overlapping with the selected image recorded in the image recording area is determined.

  Then, the system control unit 7 generates an overlapping range specifying image that is an image for clearly indicating the overlapping range, and displays the generated overlapping range specifying image on the display unit 6 so as to overlap with the live view image (step). S13). At this time, the system control unit 7 displays an image indicating that the image in the overlapping range is already recorded on the image in the overlapping range in the live view image.

  After step S12, the system control unit 7 performs the process of step S13 at every timing of updating the live view image displayed on the display unit 6 until the half-press operation of the shutter button is detected.

  For example, when the shutter button is fully pressed while the image shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, the image in the frame W shown in FIG. 6 is selected and stored, and the image in the frame W shown in FIG. The captured image data of the subject to be recorded is recorded on the recording medium 10. When the preview of the image based on the captured image data is finished, as shown in FIG. 7, the frame W is overlaid on the live view image, and the overlapping range of the live view image with the image in the frame W of FIG. An icon A indicating that recording has already been performed is superimposed on (in FIG. 7, the same range as the frame W), and an image obtained by graying out the range excluding the overlapping range in the live view image is displayed on the display unit 6.

  When the digital camera 100 is moved, for example, to the upper left without pressing the shutter button from the state shown in FIG. 7, the overlapping range in the live view image moves to the lower right, so that it is displayed on the display unit 6. The image to be changed changes as shown in FIG.

  After the process of step S13, when the system control unit 7 detects a half-press operation of the shutter button (step S14: YES), the system control unit 7 stops displaying the recorded icon A on the display unit 6 (step S15). Then, the process of step S3 is performed.

  For example, when a half-press operation of the shutter button is performed in the state shown in FIG. 8, the icon A is not displayed, and a portion other than the overlapping range between the image in the frame W and the live view image in FIG. 8 is grayed out. 9 is displayed on the display unit 6.

  As described above, in the digital camera 100, the live view image displayed at an arbitrary time and the image for clearly indicating the current recording range in the live view image and the live view image selected in the past are selected. An image for clearly indicating a range overlapping with the recording range (overlapping range) is displayed in an overlapping manner.

  In a general camera, even if the camera is moved from the state shown in FIG. 5 in which the recording range is fixed, the screen only changes as shown in FIG. This makes it difficult to know where the pre-determined recording range is on the live view image. On the other hand, according to the digital camera 100, in the live view image, the overlapping range with the previously determined recording range is clearly distinguished from the recording range at the present time, so that the composition can be easily determined. Can do.

  In addition, since the overlapping range with the recording range selected in advance is clearly indicated on the display unit 6, it is easy to restore the composition by combining the overlapping recording range with the recording range displayed at the present time. Will improve.

  Further, according to the digital camera 100, in the live view image, the overlapping range is displayed in color, and the other range is displayed in gray out. For this reason, it is easier to distinguish the recording range and the overlapping range than when the overlapping range specifying image is a simple frame image.

  Further, according to the digital camera 100, for example, when the shutter button is fully pressed from the state of FIG. 5 to perform imaging, and then the digital camera 100 is rotated 90 ° without pressing the shutter button, the display unit 6 An image as shown in FIG. 10 can be displayed. In the state of FIG. 5, even when the digital camera 100 is rotated 90 ° while half-pressing the shutter button, the same image can be displayed except that the icon A is not displayed in FIG. 10. As described above, according to the digital camera 100, it is possible to easily compare the composition when the camera is held vertically and when it is held horizontally.

  Note that the aspect ratio of the recording range described above may be changed depending on the setting. For example, when an operation for changing the aspect ratio of the recording range to 1: 1 is performed after the shutter button is fully pressed from the state of FIG. 5 and imaging is performed, the system control unit 7 displays the image on the display unit 6. An image as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. As described above, according to the digital camera 100, composition comparison can be easily performed in a state where the aspect ratio of the recorded image is changed.

  When performing control to display the recording range specifying image and the overlapping range specifying image on the live view image, the system control unit 7 displays the recording range specified by the recording range specifying image and the overlapping range specifying image. It is preferable to display an image for guiding the moving direction of the digital camera 100 necessary for matching with the overlapping range specified by, superimposed on the live view image.

  For example, when the image shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display unit 6, as shown in FIG. 12, the arrow image Y is displayed superimposed on the live view image. The system control unit 7 determines in which direction the digital camera 100 is moved from the coordinate information of the recording range and the overlapping range in the live view image to be displayed on the display unit 6 to match the recording range and the overlapping range. Determine. Then, an arrow image Y corresponding to the determined direction may be generated or read from the memory and displayed on the display unit 6.

  In the above description, in step S12 in FIG. 2, the portion corresponding to the recording range is trimmed from the captured image data obtained by imaging with the imaging device 2, and the trimmed image data is recorded on the recording medium 10. However, it is not limited to this.

  For example, apart from the image sensor 2, a wide-angle image sensor that can capture an image with a wider angle of view than the image sensor 2 is provided in the digital camera 100. In the framing mode, an image based on the captured image data obtained by capturing with the wide-angle image sensor is displayed on the display unit 6 as a live view image. In this case, the range of the subject corresponding to the recording range in the live view image can be made to coincide with the maximum imaging range of the subject by the image sensor 2, and imaging can be performed without reducing the resolution even in the framing mode. Become.

  In FIG. 1, the mounting position of the display unit 6 in the digital camera 100 is not specified, but the display unit 6 is, for example, a display device provided on the surface opposite to the surface on which the imaging optical system of the digital camera 100 housing is provided. The small-sized display in the view-type electronic viewfinder that can confirm the image displayed on the small-sized display device provided in the camera casing from the eyepiece window provided in the casing of the digital camera 100. It may be a device.

  FIG. 13 is an external perspective view of a digital camera 200 as an imaging apparatus for explaining another embodiment of the present invention.

  The digital camera 200 includes a rectangular housing 19. A lens barrel 18 is provided in the front center of the housing 19. In the lens barrel 18, a photographing lens (a focus lens for adjusting the focal position, a zoom lens, etc.) 13 is housed.

  A shutter button 14 is provided on one side of the upper end surface of the housing 19. A finder device 15 is provided at a corner on the opposite side of the upper end surface of the housing 19 from the shutter button 14. The subject-side finder window 16 of the finder device 15 is provided at a corner on the front surface of the housing 19. An eyepiece window 17 of the finder device 15 is provided in a portion on the back side of the casing 19 that faces the subject-side finder window 16.

  FIG. 14 is an internal block diagram of the digital camera 200 shown in FIG.

  In the figure, a digital camera 200 performs analog signal processing on a CCD type solid-state imaging device 21a, an imaging optical system placed in front of the solid-state imaging device 21a, and an output signal (photographed image signal) of the solid-state imaging device 21a. A CDSAMP 25a, an analog / digital (A / D) converter 26a that converts an output signal of the CDSAMP 25a into a digital signal, and a finder device 15 are provided. The imaging optical system includes a photographing lens 13 (a zoom lens is 13a and a focus lens is 13b) and a diaphragm (iris) 24.

  The solid-state imaging device 21a is a CCD type in the example of FIG. 14, but may be another type of solid-state imaging device such as a CMOS type.

  The finder device 15 includes a subject-side finder window 16, an eyepiece window 17, an objective optical system 65, a prism 66 having a half mirror 63 therein, and a display device 61 that displays an image.

  Between the object side finder window 16 and the eyepiece window 17, an objective optical system 65 and a prism 66 are arranged in this order along the incident optical axis L of the finder device 15.

  The half mirror 63 is installed at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the optical axis L.

  The display device 61 is configured by a liquid crystal display device, for example, and is disposed adjacent to the half mirror 63 and parallel to the optical axis L. The display device 61 displays the image by transmitting the backlight light only in a portion where the image is to be displayed in the display area and not transmitting the backlight light in other portions (black display). Do.

  Thereby, in a state where no image is displayed on the display device 61, only the image of the subject (OVF optical image) that has passed through the finder optical system including the objective optical system 65 and the half mirror 63 is confirmed from the eyepiece window 17. Can do.

  Further, in a state where an image is displayed on the display device 61, an image in which the OVF optical image and the light emitted from the display device 61 and reflected by the half mirror 63 (EVF image displayed on the display device 61) are superimposed. Can be confirmed from the eyepiece window 17.

  The finder device 15 is a device in which the prism 66 and the display device 61 are deleted, and a see-through display device is arranged at a position where the prism 66 is located so that a display area thereof is perpendicular to the optical axis L. There may be.

  The digital camera 200 is driven by a motor driver 46 that supplies drive pulses to the drive motor of the zoom lens 13a, a motor driver 47 that supplies drive pulses to the drive motor of the focus lens 13b, and a drive motor that controls the aperture of the diaphragm 24. A motor driver 48 that supplies a signal and a timing generator (TG) 49 that supplies a driving timing pulse to the solid-state imaging device 21a are provided. The motor drivers 46, 47, 48 and TG 49 operate based on a command from the control unit 32. Further, the CDSAMP 25a also operates based on a command from the control unit 32.

  The digital camera 200 further includes an image input controller 31 that captures a digital captured image signal output from the A / D converter 26a, a control unit 32 that performs overall control of the entire digital camera 200, and an image input controller 31. An image signal processing circuit 33 that processes captured captured image signals to generate captured image data, a memory 36 that includes a RAM used as a work memory, a ROM that stores various data, and the like, and a captured image after image processing A compression processing circuit 39 that compresses data into a JPEG image or an MPEG image, a display control unit 41, a media controller 43 that records captured image data on a recording medium 42, an acceleration sensor 75, and a bus 44 that interconnects them .

  The display control unit 41 displays various images on a liquid crystal display device 40 (not shown in FIG. 1) provided on the back of the camera or the like or a display device 61 in the finder device 15.

  The acceleration sensor 75 is for detecting the movement of the digital camera 200. For example, a three-axis acceleration sensor is used. The acceleration sensor 75 transmits the detected motion information to the control unit 32.

  The control unit 32 is connected to an operation unit 50 including a shutter button 14 shown in FIG. 13 and a zoom button, a cross key (not shown), and the like. Based on a user instruction input through the operation unit 50, the control unit 32 controls the digital camera 200.

  In the digital camera 200, the range of the subject that can be confirmed from the eyepiece window 17 of the finder device 15 includes the maximum imaging range of the subject by the imaging element 21a and is wider than this range. Thereby, the finder device 15 can be used as a live view image display means in the framing mode. That is, in the digital camera 200, the OVF optical image that can be seen from the eyepiece window 17 can be handled as a live view image displayed on the display unit 6 in the digital camera 100.

  The control unit 32 controls the image displayed on the display device 61 so that the change in the image viewed from the eyepiece window 17 is the same as the change in the image displayed on the display unit 6 in the digital camera 100. The same effect as the camera 100 can be obtained. This will be specifically described below.

  If the OVF optical image seen from the eyepiece window 17 is the image illustrated in FIG. 3, the image shown in FIG. 4 can be observed from the eyepiece window 17 in the framing mode. In the digital camera 200, the frame W illustrated in FIG. 4 is an image indicating a range corresponding to the imaging range of the subject by the imaging element 21a in the OVF optical image, and is an image displayed on the display device 61 by the control unit 32. is there.

  When the shutter button is half-pressed while the image of FIG. 4 is visible from the eyepiece window 17, the control unit 32 detects the digital camera 200 detected by the acceleration sensor 75 when the half-press operation is detected. Information on the three-dimensional coordinates is stored in the information storage area of the memory 36. This three-dimensional coordinate information is information corresponding to the image in the frame W in the OVF optical image displayed when the shutter button is half-pressed.

  In addition, the control unit 32 causes the imaging element 21a to perform imaging for AE / AF, and performs AE / AF control based on a captured image signal obtained by the imaging.

  Further, the control unit 32 compares the information of the three-dimensional coordinates stored in the information storage area of the memory 36 with the information of the latest three-dimensional coordinates of the digital camera 200 detected by the acceleration sensor 75, and the OVF optical image. The overlapping range with the image corresponding to the three-dimensional coordinate information stored in the information storage area of the memory 36 is determined. Then, the control unit 32 causes the display device 61 to display an overlapping range specifying image for specifying the overlapping range.

  As described above, by using the information of the acceleration sensor 75, the images shown in FIGS. 3 to 12 can be observed from the eyepiece window 17. Here, the overlapping range is determined from the information of the acceleration sensor. However, in order to increase the determination accuracy of the overlapping range, it is preferable to use pattern recognition for the captured image together. Specifically, the image picked up by the image pickup element 21a is constantly monitored, and the determination accuracy is increased by using the information of the acceleration sensor 75 supplementarily while mainly determining the overlapping range by comparing the images. Can do.

  As described above, the following items are disclosed in this specification.

  The disclosed imaging apparatus is an imaging apparatus having an imaging element that images a subject through an imaging optical system, and includes a first range indicating an imaging recording range and a second range wider than the first range. A display unit for live view display of a subject image that is an image of a subject, and a first image for clearly indicating a recording range corresponding to the first range in the subject image to the display unit. When a predetermined operation is performed in a state in which the first display control unit to display the subject image so as to be superimposed on the first image and the first image is displayed, the recording range in the subject image being displayed is displayed. Information corresponding to the recording range held by the information holding unit in the information holding unit holding the corresponding information and in the state where the first image is displayed superimposed on the subject image. Based on A second display control unit that causes the display unit to display a second image for clearly indicating the overlapping range on the subject image when there is an overlapping range that overlaps the range. Is.

  In the disclosed imaging device, the first image is an image of a frame indicating the recording range, and the second image is transparent in a portion overlapping the overlapping range in the subject image. In this case, a portion that overlaps a range excluding the overlapping range in FIG.

  In the disclosed imaging apparatus, the predetermined operation includes an operation for instructing to set an imaging condition.

  In the disclosed imaging apparatus, the predetermined operation includes an operation for giving an imaging instruction.

  In the disclosed imaging apparatus, the second display control unit is configured to display the second image for clearly indicating an overlapping range that overlaps the recording range in which the information is held according to an operation for performing an imaging instruction. In addition, an image indicating that the subject in the overlapping range has been photographed and recorded is displayed.

  In the disclosed imaging device, when the first image and the second image are displayed by the display unit, the recording range specified by the first image and the second image are specified. And a third display control unit that displays an image for guiding the moving direction of the imaging apparatus necessary for matching the overlapping range on the subject image.

  The disclosed imaging device is a display device in which the display unit displays an image, the imaging element is capable of capturing an image of the subject in the second range, and the display device is configured to capture the first image by the imaging element. An image based on captured image data obtained by imaging a subject in two ranges is displayed as the subject image.

  The disclosed imaging device is a display device in which the display unit displays an image, the maximum imaging range of the subject by the imaging element is the first range, and a wide angle for imaging the subject in the second range. An imaging device for imaging is provided, and the display device displays an image based on captured image data obtained by imaging a subject with the imaging device for wide-angle imaging as the subject image.

  In the disclosed imaging device, the display unit is a display device that displays a finder optical system and an image, and is arranged at a position where the optical image passing through the finder optical system and the image can be superimposed. And an eyepiece window for observing an image in which the image displayed on the display device and the optical image are superimposed, and for the observer looking into the eyepiece window, the optical image is used as the subject image. The live view display is performed, and the first display control unit causes the display unit to display the first image, and causes the display unit to superimpose the first image on the subject image. The second display control unit displays the second image on the display device, and causes the display unit to display the second image superimposed on the subject image. .

  The present invention is particularly convenient and effective when applied to a digital camera or the like.

6 Display unit 7 System control unit W Frame indicating recording range

Claims (9)

An imaging apparatus having an imaging element that images a subject through an imaging optical system,
A display unit for live-view display of a subject image that is an image of a subject in a second range that includes the first range indicating the imaging recording range and is wider than the first range;
A first display control unit that causes the display unit to display a first image for clearly indicating a recording range that is a range corresponding to the first range in the subject image, overlaid on the subject image;
An information holding unit that holds information corresponding to the recording range in the displayed subject image when a predetermined operation is performed in a state where the first image is displayed;
In the state where the first image is displayed superimposed on the subject image, the subject image is an overlap that overlaps the recording range based on the information corresponding to the recording range held by the information holding unit. An image pickup apparatus comprising: a second display control unit that, when there is a range, causes the display unit to display a second image for clearly indicating the overlapping range on the subject image. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1,
The first image is an image of a frame indicating the recording range;
The image pickup apparatus, wherein the second image is an image in which a portion overlapping the overlapping range in the subject image is transparent and a portion overlapping the range excluding the overlapping range in the subject image is a single color. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The predetermined operation includes an operation for instructing to set an imaging condition. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The imaging apparatus includes an operation for performing an imaging instruction. The imaging apparatus according to claim 4,
The second display control unit includes the overlapping range together with the second image for clearly indicating an overlapping range that overlaps the recording range in which the information is held according to an operation for performing an imaging instruction. An image pickup apparatus that displays an image indicating that the subject has been photographed and recorded. The imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
When the first image and the second image are displayed by the display unit, the recording range specified by the first image matches the overlapping range specified by the second image. An image pickup apparatus comprising: a third display control unit configured to display an image for guiding a moving direction of the image pickup apparatus necessary for causing the image pickup apparatus to be superimposed on the subject image. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The display unit is a display device that displays an image,
The image sensor is capable of imaging a subject in the second range;
The display device displays an image based on captured image data obtained by imaging the subject in the second range by the imaging element as the subject image. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The display unit is a display device that displays an image,
The maximum imaging range of the subject by the imaging device is the first range,
An image sensor for wide-angle imaging that images the subject in the second range;
The display device displays an image based on captured image data obtained by imaging a subject by the wide-angle imaging element as the subject image. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The display unit includes a finder optical system, a display device that displays an image, a display device that is disposed at a position where the optical image passing through the finder optical system and the image can be superimposed, and a display on the display device And an eyepiece window for observing an image in which the optical image and the optical image are superimposed, and displaying the optical image as the subject image in live view for an observer looking into the eyepiece window. ,
The first display control unit causes the display unit to display the first image, and causes the display unit to display the first image so as to overlap the subject image.
The second display control unit is an imaging device that causes the display unit to display the second image, and causes the display unit to display the second image so as to overlap the subject image.

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