US-12621559-B2 - Electronic device

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Abstract

An electronic device acquires a live view image; and performs control such that the live view image is displayed. During moving image shooting, the electronic device performs control such that a first item indicating that the moving image shooting is being performed is displayed together with the live view image. When still image shooting is performed, the electronic device performs control such that a second item indicating that the still image shooting is being performed is temporarily displayed together with the live view image. When still image shooting is performed in a state where moving image shooting is performed and the first item is displayed, the electronic device performs control such that an item to be displayed is temporarily switched from the first item to the second item.

Inventors

Daiyu Ueno

Assignees

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Dates

Publication Date: 20260505
Application Date: 20240321
Priority Date: 20230323

Claims (15)

1 . An electronic device comprising at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a live view image; and a display control unit configured to perform control such that the live view image is displayed, wherein during moving image shooting, the display control unit performs control such that a first item indicating that the moving image shooting is being performed is displayed together with the live view image, when still image shooting is performed, the display control unit performs control such that a second item indicating that the still image shooting is being performed is temporarily displayed together with the live view image, when still image shooting is performed in a state where moving image shooting is performed and the first item is displayed, the display control unit performs control such that an item to be displayed is temporarily switched from the first item to the second item, the electronic device is an image capturing apparatus including a first display, the display control unit is capable of performing control such that the live view image is displayed on both of the first display and a second display included in an external device separate from the electronic device, and when the live view image is displayed on both of the first display and the second display, the display control unit performs control such that the first item and the second item are displayed on at least one of the first display and the second display.
2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first item and the second item is a frame.
3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a color of the second item is different from a color of the first item.
4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein when still-image continuous shooting is performed during moving image shooting, the display control unit performs control such that temporary display of the second item is repeated to cause display of the first item and display of the second item to be alternately repeated.
5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit performs control such that the second item is temporarily displayed for a time period based on at least one of a shutter speed and a frame rate for still-image continuous shooting.
6 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit performs control such that the second item is displayed from beginning to ending of exposure for still image shooting.
7 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory and the at least one processor further function as a setting unit capable of performing setting such that at least one of the first item and the second item is not displayed.
8 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit performs control such that the live view image is displayed on a display included in an external device separate from the electronic device.
9 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein when the live view image is displayed on both of the first display and the second display, the display control unit performs control such that the first item and the second item are not displayed on the second display, and the first item and the second item are displayed on the first display.
10 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein when the live view image is displayed on both of the first display and the second display, the display control unit performs control such that the first item and the second item are displayed on both of the first display and the second display.
11 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein when the live view image is displayed on both of the first display and the second display and when an orientation of the first display is same as an orientation of the second display, the display control unit performs control such that the first item and the second item are not displayed on one of the first display and the second display, and the first item and the second item are displayed on another of the first display and the second display, and when the live view image is displayed on both of the first display and the second display and when orientation of the first display is different from orientation of the second display, the display control unit performs control such that the first item and the second item are displayed on both of the first display and the second display.
12 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a size of the second item is larger than a size of the first item.
13 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein each of the first item and the second item is a frame, and the frame corresponding to the second item is thicker than the frame corresponding to the first item.
14 . A control method of an electronic device, comprising: acquiring a live view image; and performing control such that the live view image is displayed, wherein during moving image shooting, control is performed such that a first item indicating that the moving image shooting is being performed is displayed together with the live view image, when still image shooting is performed, control is performed such that a second item indicating that the still image shooting is being performed is temporarily displayed together with the live view image, when still image shooting is performed in a state where moving image shooting is performed and the first item is displayed, control is performed such that an item to be displayed is temporarily switched from the first item to the second item, the electronic device is an image capturing apparatus including a first display, the electronic device is capable of performing control such that the live view image is displayed on both of the first display and a second display included in an external device separate from the electronic device, and when the live view image is displayed on both of the first display and the second display, control is performed such that the first item and the second item are displayed on at least one of the first display and the second display.
15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute a control method of an electronic device, the control method comprising: acquiring a live view image; and performing control such that the live view image is displayed, wherein during moving image shooting, control is performed such that a first item indicating that the moving image shooting is being performed is displayed together with the live view image, when still image shooting is performed, control is performed such that a second item indicating that the still image shooting is being performed is temporarily displayed together with the live view image, and when still image shooting is performed in a state where moving image shooting is performed and the first item is displayed, control is performed such that an item to be displayed is temporarily switched from the first item to the second item, the electronic device is an image capturing apparatus including a first display, the electronic device is capable of performing control such that the live view image is displayed on both of the first display and a second display included in an external device separate from the electronic device, and when the live view image is displayed on both of the first display and the second display, control is performed such that the first item and the second item are displayed on at least one of the first display and the second display.

Description

BACKGROUND Technical Field The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, and particularly relates to a technology of displaying an item indicating that shooting is being performed. Description of the Related Art A typical digital camera has a still image shooting function and a moving image shooting function. In moving image shooting, moving image data resulting from image capturing by an image capturing element is stored in a temporary storage region, and then written to a recording medium such as a memory card or a hard disk. A technology has been proposed in which, as an item indicating that moving image shooting is in progress, a red frame along an outline of a display surface is displayed during the moving image shooting. In an image capturing apparatus such as a digital camera or a smartphone (camera application), still image shooting using an electronic shutter and not involving driving of a mechanical shutter may be performed. The electronic shutter is appropriate for the still image shooting in a quiet environment but, in the still image shooting using the electronic shutter, no shutter sound caused by driving the mechanical shutter is heard. Accordingly, a technology has been proposed in which, as an item indicating that still image shooting is in progress (still image shooting is being performed) when the still image shooting is performed, a white frame along an outline of a display surface is displayed. There may also be a case where the still image shooting is performed during the moving image shooting. A technology related to the still image shooting during the moving image shooting is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-221451. However, in the technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-221451, a user cannot easily be notified whether or not the still image shooting is currently in progress, whether or not the moving image shooting is in progress, or whether or not the still image shooting is in progress during the moving image shooting. SUMMARY The present disclosure allows a user to easily recognize that both moving image shooting and still image shooting are being performed, while maintaining visibility of a live view image. An electronic device according to the present disclosure includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a live view image; and a display control unit configured to perform control such that the live view image is displayed, wherein during moving image shooting, the display control unit performs control such that a first item indicating that the moving image shooting is being performed is displayed together with the live view image, when still image shooting is performed, the display control unit performs control such that a second item indicating that the still image shooting is being performed is temporarily displayed together with the live view image, and when still image shooting is performed in a state where moving image shooting is performed and the first item is displayed, the display control unit performs control such that an item to be displayed is temporarily switched from the first item to the second item. Further features of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGS. 1A and 1B are external views of a digital camera. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the digital camera. FIG. 3 is a flow chart of main processing. FIG. 4 is a flow chart of frame-display-unit determination processing. FIG. 5 is a flow chart of moving-image shooting processing. FIG. 6 is a flow chart of still-image shooting processing. FIGS. 7A to 7C are schematic diagrams illustrating a moving-image shooting screen. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating an operation of displaying shooting frames. DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS Referring to the drawings, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below. FIGS. 1A and 1B are external views of a digital camera 100 (image capturing apparatus) as an example of an apparatus (electronic device) to which the present disclosure is applicable. FIG. 1A is a front perspective view of the digital camera 100, while FIG. 1B is a rear perspective view of the digital camera 100. A display unit 28 is a display unit provided in a rear surface of the digital camera 100 to display an image and various information. A touch panel 70a can detect a touch operation performed on a display surface (touch operation surface) of the display unit 28. An outside viewfinder display unit 43 is a display unit provided in an upper surface of the digital camera 100 to display various set values for the digital camera 100 represented by a shutter speed and an aperture. A shutter button 61 is an operation member for giving a shooting instruction. A mode changeover switch 60 is an operation member for swit