Display control apparatus, electronic apparatus, and control method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10873695-B2
Application number	US-201715849499-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2017
Priority date	Dec 27, 2016
Publication date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020

Abstract

A display control apparatus includes a switching unit configured to switch a display mode of a setting screen between a first display mode and a second display mode, the setting screen being arranged to display a plurality of setting items, including a predetermined setting item; and a control unit configured to, in the first display mode, display on the setting screen a first item related to the predetermined setting item and a plurality of items related to a plurality of setting items different from the predetermined setting item, and display a second item, on the setting screen in the case that the first item is selected, the second item representing candidate values which may be set, and in the second display mode, display on the setting screen a third item representing candidate values which may be set, and display a plurality of items related to the plurality of setting items.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display control apparatus comprising:
at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:
a switching unit configured to switch a display mode of a setting screen between a first display mode and a second display mode, the setting screen being arranged to display a plurality of setting items, including a predetermined setting item; and
a control unit configured to:
in the first display mode, display on the setting screen a first item which is related to the predetermined setting item and a plurality of items related to a plurality of setting items different from the predetermined setting item, and not display candidate values of the predetermined setting item, and
in the second display mode, display on the setting screen candidate values of the predetermined setting item together with a plurality of items related to the plurality of setting items,

wherein, on the setting screen in the first display mode, a setting item is selectable from the first item and the plurality of items, and a sub screen of the setting screen displaying candidates of setting values of the selected item is displayed in response to selection of the setting item,
in a case that the first item is selected, display the candidate values which may be set as a value of the predetermined setting item,
a value is to be selectable from candidate values of the predetermined setting item in a sub screen of the first item,
wherein, in the second display mode, a setting item is selectable from the plurality of items on the setting screen
and a value is selectable from the candidate values of the predetermined setting item on the setting screen, and
on the setting screen, in response to item selection of the plurality of items, a sub screen of the setting screen displaying candidates of setting values of the selected item is displayed, and a value is to be selectable from candidate values of the selected item in the sub screen.

2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the number of setting items that are different from the predetermined setting item and are displayed on the setting screen is smaller in the second display mode than in the first display mode.

3. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit performs control not to display the plurality of items related to the plurality of setting items when a second item is displayed, and performs control to display the plurality of items related to the plurality of setting items when a third item is displayed.

4. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if an operation of setting a value of the predetermined setting item is performed while a third item is displayed, the control unit performs control to display a guidance about the value that has been set, and if an operation of setting a value of the predetermined setting item is performed while a second item is displayed, the control unit performs control not to display the guidance.

5. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of a second item and a third item is a bar for setting a value of the predetermined setting item.

6. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit performs control to display an indicator indicating a set value on a bar representing candidate values of the predetermined setting item on the setting screen in the second display mode, and performs control to display a set value of the predetermined setting item in a form of a numeral and not to display the indicator on the setting screen in the first display mode before a second item is displayed.

7. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the setting screen in the first display mode and the setting screen in the second display mode have different background colors.

8. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, upon a first button being operated while a screen different from the setting screen is displayed, the control unit performs control to display the setting screen in the first display mode if the first display mode is set and display the setting screen in the second display mode if the second display mode is set.

9. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit performs control to display the first item and a third item such that the third item is larger in size than the first item.

10. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory and the at least one processor further function as:
a selecting unit configured to select a shooting mode from among a plurality of shooting modes,
wherein the predetermined setting item varies according to a shooting mode selected by the selecting unit.

11. The display control apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the predetermined setting item is shutter speed if the shooting mode is a Tv mode.

12. The display control apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the predetermined setting item is aperture value if the shooting mode is an Av mode.

13. A control method for a display control apparatus, comprising:
switching a display mode of a setting screen between a first display mode and a second display mode, the setting screen being arranged to display a plurality of setting items, including a predetermined setting item; and
performing control,
in the first display mode, to display on the setting screen a first item which is related to the predetermined setting item and a plurality of items related to a plurality of setting items different from the predetermined setting item, and not to display candidate values of the predetermined setting item, and
in the second display mode, to display on the setting screen candidate values of the predetermined setting item together with a plurality of items related to the plurality of setting items,

wherein, on the setting screen in the first display mode, a setting item is selectable from the first item and the plurality of items, and a sub screen of the setting screen displaying candidates of setting values of the selected item is displayed in response to selection of the setting item,
in a case that the first item is selected, display the candidate values which may be set as a value of the predetermined setting item,
a value is to be selectable from candidate values of the predetermined setting item in a sub screen of the first item, and
wherein, in the second display mode, a setting item is selectable from the plurality of items on the setting screen
and a value is selectable from the candidate values of the predetermined setting item on the setting screen, and
on the setting screen, in response to item selection of the plurality of items, a sub screen of the setting screen displaying candidates of setting values of the selected item is displayed, and a value is to be selectable from candidate values of the selected item in the sub screen.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to implement a method for a control apparatus, the method comprising:
switching a display mode of a setting screen between a first display mode and a second display mode, the setting screen being arranged to display a plurality of setting items, including a predetermined setting item; and
performing control,
in the first display mode, to display on the setting screen a first item which is related to the predetermined setting item and a plurality of items related to a plurality of setting items different from the predetermined setting item, and not to display candidate values of the predetermined settin

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Yoshida Koji
• Wakui Ryu
• Yamazaki Shingo
• Miyajima Takuro

Classifications

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• H04N23/62 Primary

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