Imaging apparatus and display control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11223770-B2
Application number	US-201916246635-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 14, 2019
Priority date	Nov 5, 2008
Publication date	Jan 11, 2022
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022

Abstract

An imaging apparatus includes: a first display panel unit for executing display toward a user side; a second display panel unit for executing display toward a subject side; an imaging processing unit for subjecting incident light from the subject side to photoelectric conversion to obtain a captured image signal; a recording processing unit for executing a recording process to a recording medium regarding the captured image signal obtained at the imaging processing unit; and a control unit for controlling the display states of the first display panel unit and the second display panel unit for each of a plurality of various types of operation periods changing along with the operation of the imaging processing unit or the recording processing unit, and executing display control wherein the first display panel unit and the second display panel unit can have different display content during at least a single operation period.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
an image sensor;
an imaging lens;
a first display comprising a portion of a subject side of the imaging apparatus;
a second display comprising a portion of a user side of the imaging apparatus, the subject side and the user side forming different surfaces of the imaging apparatus; and
a processor configured to control the first display and the second display to a predetermined display status,
wherein the predetermined display status includes:
a first display status displaying a first image at the first display and not displaying the first image at the second display,
a second display status displaying the first image at the second display and not displaying the first image at the first display,
a third display status displaying a second image at the first display and displaying the second image at the second display, and
wherein the first display status, the second display status, the third display status are transitionable respectively, and
wherein the imaging lens is arranged on the subject side and the subject side is arranged opposite the user side.

2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first image comprises one of a captured image, text data, animation data or computer graphics data.

3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second image comprises one of a captured image, text data, animation data or computer graphics data.

4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined display status includes a fourth display status displaying one or more thumbnail images on the second display and displaying a third image on the first display in response to selection of one of the one or more thumbnail images on the second display.

5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined display status includes a fifth display status display in which a different image is displayed on the first display than an image displayed on the second display.

6. A method for controlling operation of an imaging apparatus, the imaging apparatus including a first display comprising a portion of a subject side of the imaging apparatus and a second display comprising a portion of a user side of the imaging apparatus, the subject side and the user side forming different surfaces of the imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
arranging the subject side opposite the user side;
arranging an imaging lens on the subject side of the imaging apparatus;
determining by a processor whether a subject is located on the subject side of the imaging apparatus; and
controlling with a processor display states of the first display and second display from among a plurality of display states, wherein the plurality of display states include:
a first display state displaying a first image at the first display and not displaying the first image at the second display,
a second display state displaying the first image at the second display and not displaying the first image at the first display, and
a third display state displaying a second image at the first display and displaying the second image at the second display.

7. The imaging method according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of display status comprises a fourth display state displaying one or more thumbnail images on the second display and displaying a third image on the first display in response to selection of one of the one or more thumbnail images on the second display.

8. The imaging method according to claim 7 , wherein the predetermined display state comprises a fifth display state display in which a different image is displayed on the first display than an image displayed on the second display.

Assignees

• Sony Group Corp

Inventors

• Akita Miho
• Marukawa Kazuyuki
• Tanaka Sho

Classifications

• H04N23/651

  for reducing power consumption by affecting camera operations, e.g. sleep mode, hibernation mode or power off of selective parts of the camera · CPC title

• H04N23/63 Primary

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• H04N23/611 Primary

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

• G03B13/04 Primary

  of direct vision type, e.g. frame, sighting mark · CPC title

• H04N23/62

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title