Image capture control apparatus and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10440286-B2
Application number	US-201715710276-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2017
Priority date	Sep 27, 2016
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

An apparatus comprises a finder configured for observing an optical image of an object, a display having a plurality of items that overlap with the optical image and are observable through the finder, and capable of switching whether to light up the items or not, a detection unit which detects a specific object in the optical image, and a control unit which performs control to light up, in the display, an item indicating a position for performing specific processing, among the plurality of items, light up the item in a first form, when the specific object is not detected, and light up the item in a second form in which visibility of the specific object is greater than when lighting up the item is the first form, when the specific object is detected.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image capture control apparatus comprising:
a finder unit configured for observing an optical image of an object;
a display unit having a plurality of items that overlap with the optical image and are observable through the finder unit, and capable of switching whether to light up the items or not;
at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:
a detection unit configured to detect a specific object in the optical image; and
a control unit configured to perform control to:
light up, in the display unit, an item indicating a position for performing specific processing, among the plurality of items,
light up the item in a first form, in a case where the detection unit does not detect the specific object, and
light up the item in a second form in which visibility of the specific object is greater than when lighting up the item in the first form, in a case where the detection unit detects the specific object,
wherein the control unit performs control to display the item at a lower luminance than in the first form, in the case where the detection unit detects the specific object.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit performs control to light up the item of a position that overlaps with the position where the specific processing of the optical image is performed among the plurality of items.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit performs control to display the item in a thin manner, in the case where the detection unit detects the specific object.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit performs control to not light up the item, in a case where the specific processing cannot be performed on the specific object, even if the detection unit detects the specific object.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the specific object is a face of a person.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the items indicate focus detection areas, and
the specific processing is autofocus.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an image capturing unit configured to capture an image.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
in the display unit, the plurality of items are disposed to be aligned along a horizontal axis and a vertical axis of the display unit.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory and the at least one processor function as an acceptance unit configured to accept an instruction for performing the specific processing,
wherein the control unit performs control to light up the item in response to the acceptance unit having accepted the instruction and the specific processing having been performed.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising a shutter release,
wherein the control unit performs control such that the acceptance unit receives the instruction in response to the shutter release being half-pressed, and shooting is performed in response to the shutter release being full-pressed.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the items disposed in the display unit each include at least a first portion and a second portion, and the first portion and second portion of the items are able to light up separately.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory and the at least one processor function as
a luminance detection unit configured to detect luminance of the optical image,
wherein the control unit performs control such that items in the display unit light up at a luminance that is based on the luminance of the optical image detected by the luminance detection unit.

13. An image capture control apparatus comprising:
a finder unit configured for observing an optical image of an object;
a display unit having a plurality of items that overlap with the optical image and are observable through the finder unit, and capable of switching whether to light up the items or not;
at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:
a detection unit configured to detect a specific object in the optical image; and
a control unit configured to perform control to:
light up, in the display unit, an item indicating a position for performing specific processing, among the plurality of items,
light up the item in a first form, in a case where the detection unit does not detect the specific object, and
light up the item in a second form in which visibility of the specific object is greater than when lighting up the item in the first form, in a case where the detection unit detects the specific object,
wherein the control unit performs control to light up the item such that a region of the item that overlaps with the specific object is smaller than in the first form, in the case where the detection unit detects the specific object.

14. A control method of an image capture control apparatus having a finder unit configured for observing an optical image of an object and a display unit having a plurality of items that overlap with the optical image and are observable through the finder unit, and capable of switching whether to light up the items or not, the method comprising:
detecting a specific object in the optical image; and
performing control to:
light up an item indicating a position for performing specific processing in a first form, among the plurality of items, is a case where the specific object is not detected, and
light up the item in a second form in which visibility of the specific object is greater than when lighting up the item in the first form, in a case where the specific object is detected,

wherein the performing step performs control to display the item at a lower luminance than in the first form, in the case where the detection unit detects the specific object.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method of an image capture control apparatus having a finder unit configured for observing an optical image of an object and a display unit having a plurality of items that overlap with the optical image and are observable through the finder unit, and capable of switching whether to light up the items or not, the method comprising:
detecting a specific object in the optical image; and
performing control to:
light up an item indicating a position for performing specific processing in a first form, among the plurality of items, in a case where the specific object is not detected, and
light up the item in a second form in which visibility of the specific object is greater than when lighting up the item in the first form, in a case where the specific object is detected,
wherein the performing step performs control to display the item at a lower luminance than in the first form, in the case where the detection unit detects the specific object.

16. A control method of an image capture control apparatus having a finder unit configured for observing an optical image of an object and a display unit having a plurality of items that overlap with the optical image and are observable through the finder unit, and capable of switching whether to light up the items or not, the method comprising:
detecting a specific object in the optical image; and
performing control to:
light up, in the display unit, an item indicating a position for performing specific processing, among the plurality of items,
light up the item in a first form, in a case where the detecting step does not detect the specific object, and
light up the item in a seco

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Fukushima Yuki

Classifications

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• H04N23/675

  comprising setting of focusing regions · CPC title

• H04N23/611

  where the recognised objects include parts of the human body · CPC title

• H04N5/772 Primary

  the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure · CPC title

• H04N23/74 Primary

  by influencing the scene brightness using illuminating means · CPC title