Image display device displaying partial areas and positional relationship therebetween

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10015404-B2
Application number	US-201615248519-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2016
Priority date	Feb 26, 2014
Publication date	Jul 3, 2018
Grant date	Jul 3, 2018

Abstract

For example, in an operation of determining a composition while zooming in a plurality of areas and confirming positional relationship of mutual images such as, for example, a case of horizontal leveling and the like performed when a construction is photographed, it has been necessary to perform a complicated operation of repeating designation and release of zoom-in areas among the plurality of the areas. Therefore, an imaging apparatus is provided, the imaging apparatus being provided with a display unit that displays an image, and a display control unit that zooms in and displays a plurality of partial areas within the image, and also displays on the display unit positional information representing positions of the plurality of partial areas within the image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image display device comprising:
a display that displays a first image; and
a processor that performs a control to display on the display a first zoom-in image of a first partial area and a second zoom-in image of a second partial area that is positioned to a first direction of the first partial area within the first image together with display of a positional relationship between the first partial area and the second partial area in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and also to display on the display a second image representing positions of the first and second partial areas within the first image.

2. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second image is an image that displays a graphic indicative of the positions of the first and second partial areas in the first image.

3. The image display device according to claim 2 , wherein
a plurality of the graphics is arranged in the first direction.

4. The image display device according to claim 3 , further comprising
an instruction unit that moves the plurality of the graphics relative to the first direction.

5. The image display device according to claim 4 , wherein
the processor moves the positions of the first and second partial areas in the first image in synchronization with movement by the instruction unit.

6. The image display device according to claim 2 , wherein
the graphic is superimposed and displayed on at least one of the first zoom-in image of the first partial area and the second zoom-in image of the second partial area.

7. The image display device according to claim 3 , further comprising
an instruction unit that integrally moves the plurality of the graphics in the second direction intersecting with the first direction.

8. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein
in the positional relationship, a line connecting the first and second partial areas is positioned in parallel with a side of the first image having a rectangular shape.

9. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein
in the positional relationship, the first and second partial areas are positioned side by side at an equal distance from a side of the first image having a rectangular shape.

10. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the image display device displays a line representing the first direction in the first zoom-in image of the first partial area and the second zoom-in image of the second partial area.

11. The image display device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a setting unit that sets a position for focus adjustment in the first image, wherein
the setting unit, when zooming in and displaying the first and second zoom-in images on the display, sets the position for focus adjustment in the first and second zoom-in images.

12. A non-transitory recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to:
display a first image on a display; and
display on the display a first zoom-in image of a first partial area and a second zoom-in image of a second partial area that is positioned to a first direction of the first partial area within the first image together with display of a positional relationship between the first partial area and the second partial area in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and also to display on the display a second image representing positions of the first and second partial areas within the first image.

Assignees

• Nikon Corp

Inventors

• Hara Shinya

Classifications

• H04N23/667

  Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes · CPC title

• H04N23/635 Primary

  Region indicators; Field of view indicators · CPC title

• H04N23/675 Primary

  comprising setting of focusing regions · CPC title

• H04N23/69

  Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming · CPC title

• H04N23/632

  for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters · CPC title