Photographing apparatus and photographing control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016269643-A1
Application number	US-201415031875-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 19, 2014
Priority date	Oct 29, 2013
Publication date	Sep 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In the photographing apparatus and the photographing control method, a processor can set one of a still-image photographing mode, and a specified photographing mode other than the still-image photographing mode. An LPF controller allows the optical low-pass filter effect to be obtained by moving the movable member via a driver when the processor has set a photographing mode to the still-image photographing mode, and prohibits an obtaining of the optical low-pass filter effect, obtained by moving the movable member via the driver, when the processor has set the photographing mode to the specified photographing mode.

First claim

1 . A photographing apparatus comprising:
an image sensor, which converts an object image that is formed by a photographing optical system into electrical pixel signals; a driver configured to obtain an optical low-pass filter effect via an object light-bundle being incident on a plurality of pixels of said image sensor by moving a movable member in a direction that is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system, wherein said movable member includes at least one of a lens element, constituting part of said photographing optical system, and said image sensor; a processor configured to set a photographing mode to one of a still-image photographing mode and a specified photographing mode other than said still-image photographing mode; and an LPF controller configured to allows said optical low-pass filter effect to be obtained by moving said movable member via said driver when said processor has set the photographing mode to said still-image photographing mode, and configured to prohibits an obtaining of said optical low-pass filter effect, obtained by moving said movable member via said driver, when said processor has set the photographing mode to said specified photographing mode.

2 . The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said processor is configured to set the photographing mode to a live view mode as a photographing standby mode in said still-image photographing mode and in said specified photographing mode, and
wherein said LPF controller prohibits an obtaining of said optical low-pass filter effect, obtained by moving said movable member via said driver, when said processor has set the photographing mode to said live view mode.

3 . The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said specified photographing mode includes at least one of a movie-shooting mode and an HDR photographing mode.

4 . The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an LPF operation switch for carrying out a switching operation between obtaining and not obtaining said optical low-pass filter effect, obtained by moving said movable member via said driver,
wherein said LPF controller activates the operation of said LPF operation switch when said processor has set the photographing mode to said still-image photographing mode, and deactivates the operation of said LPF operation switch when said processor has set the photographing mode to said specified photographing mode.

5 . The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said specified photographing mode includes a movie-shooting mode, and
wherein said processor cancels the setting of said movie-shooting mode and sets the photographing mode to said still-image photographing mode when a shutter release button is depressed during a movie-shooting operation in said movie-shooting mode.

6 . A photographing control method of a photographing apparatus, which includes an image sensor, which converts an object image that is formed by a photographing optical system into electrical pixel signals; and a driver configured to obtain an optical low-pass filter effect via an object light-bundle being incident on a plurality of pixels of said image sensor by moving a movable member in a direction that is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system, wherein said movable member includes at least one of a lens element, constituting part of said photographing optical system, and said image sensor, said photographing control method comprising:
setting one of a still-image photographing mode and a specified photographing mode other than said still-image photographing mode; and an LPF control which allows said optical low-pass filter effect to be obtained by moving said movable member via said driver when the photographing mode is set to said still-image photographing mode, and which prohibits an obtaining of said optical low-pass filter effect, obtained by moving said movable member via said driver, when the photographing mode is set to said specified photographing mode.

7 . The photographing control method of a photographing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the photographing mode is set to a live view mode as a photographing standby mode in said still-image photographing mode and in said specified photographing mode; and
wherein said LPF control prohibits an obtaining of said optical low-pass filter effect, obtained by moving said movable member via said driver, when the photographing mode is set to said live view mode.

8 . The photographing control method of a photographing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said specified photographing mode includes at least one of a movie-shooting mode and an HDR photographing mode.

9 . The photographing control method of a photographing apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising performing a switching operation between obtaining and not obtaining said optical low-pass filter effect, obtained by moving said movable member via said driver,
wherein said LPF control activates the operation in said switching operation when the photographing mode is set to said still-image photographing mode, and deactivates said switching operation when the photographing mode is set to said specified photographing mode.

10 . The photographing control method of a photographing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said specified photographing mode includes a movie-shooting mode, and
wherein the setting of said movie-shooting mode is cancelled and the photographing mode is set to said still-image photographing mode when a shutter release button is depressed during a movie-shooting operation in said movie-shooting mode.

Assignees

• Ricoh Imaging Co Ltd

Inventors

• Numako Norio

Classifications

• H04N23/687 Primary

  by shifting the lens or sensor position · CPC title

• H04N23/6812

  based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors · CPC title

• H04N23/54

  Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils · 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

• H04N25/134

  based on three different wavelength filter elements · CPC title