Imaging apparatus and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9560245-B2
Application number	US-201514799408-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2015
Priority date	Jul 22, 2014
Publication date	Jan 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

An imaging apparatus having a lens or a mount unit for mounting a lens on an object side surface of an apparatus main body and a grip unit at an end portion on one side of the apparatus main body, includes a setting unit to set a prohibit state that prohibits changing a setting value, an operation member for changing the setting value, a temporary cancel member, and a control unit to perform control. Where the prohibit state is set and if the temporary cancel member has not been operated and the operation member has been operated, the control unit controls not to change the setting value. Where the prohibit state is set and if the temporary cancel member has been operated and the operation member has been operated, the control unit changes the setting value according to an operation performed on the operation member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An imaging apparatus having a lens or a mount unit for mounting a lens on an object side surface of an apparatus main body and a grip unit at an end portion on one side of the apparatus main body, the imaging apparatus comprising:
at least one processor coupled to a memory;
a setting unit configured to set a prohibit state that prohibits changing a setting value of a specific setting item;
an operation member to be used in changing the setting value of the specific setting item;
a temporary cancel member; and
a control unit configured to perform control,
wherein, in a case where the prohibit state is set and if the temporary cancel member has not been operated and the operation member has been operated, the control unit is configured to perform control not to change the setting value of the specific setting item,
wherein, in a case where the prohibit state is set and if the temporary cancel member has been operated and the operation member has been operated, the control unit is configured to perform control to change the setting value of the specific setting item according to an operation performed on the operation member,
wherein, in a case where the prohibit state is not set, the control unit performs control to change the setting value of the specific setting item according to an operation performed on the operation member regardless of whether the temporary cancel member has been operated, and
wherein the setting unit and the control unit are implemented by the at least one processor.

2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the temporary cancel member is arranged at a position where a finger of a human hand holding the grip unit can operate the temporary cancel member.

3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the temporary cancel member is arranged at a position where the index finger or the ring finger among the fingers of the human hand holding the grip unit can operate the temporary cancel member.

4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the temporary cancel member is arranged closer to the grip unit than a center portion of the lens or the mount unit and arranged on the object side surface.

5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the temporary cancel member is arranged in a periphery of the lens or the mount unit.

6. The imaging apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the temporary cancel member is arranged at a lower portion than the center portion.

7. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the temporary cancel member is a push type or a lever type operation member which returns to an original position in a case where the temporary cancel member is not operated.

8. The imaging apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the operation member is arranged closer to the grip unit than the center portion and arranged on a surface which is not the object side surface.

9. The imaging apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the operation member is arranged on an upper surface of the imaging apparatus.

10. The imaging apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the operation member is arranged on an opposite surface of the object side surface.

11. The imaging apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising another temporary cancel member,
wherein, in a case where the prohibit state is set and if the another temporary cancel member has not been operated and the operation member has been operated, the control unit performs control not to change the setting value of the specific setting item,
wherein, in a case where the prohibit state is not set and if the another temporary cancel member has been operated and the operation member has been operated, the control unit performs control to change the setting value of the specific setting item according to an operation performed on the operation member, and
wherein the another temporary cancel member is arranged closer to the grip unit than the center portion and on an opposite surface of the object side surface.

12. A control method for an imaging apparatus having a lens or a mount unit for mounting a lens on an object side surface of an apparatus main body and a grip unit at an end portion on one side of the apparatus main body, a setting unit configured to set a prohibit state that prohibits changing a setting value of a specific setting item, an operation member to be used in changing the setting value of the specific setting item, and a temporary cancel member, the control method comprising:
performing control via at least one processor coupled to a memory,
wherein, in a case where the prohibit state is set and if the temporary cancel member has not been operated and the operation member has been operated, performing control includes performing control not to change the setting value of the specific setting item,
wherein, in a case where the prohibit state is set and if the temporary cancel member has been operated and the operation member has been operated, performing control includes performing control to change the setting value of the specific setting item according to an operation performed on the operation member, and
wherein, in a case where the prohibit state is not set, performing control includes performing control to change the setting value of the specific setting item according to an operation performed on the operation member regardless of whether the temporary cancel member has been operated.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a control method to control an imaging apparatus having a lens or a mount unit for mounting a lens on an object side surface of an apparatus main body and a grip unit at an end portion on one side of the apparatus main body, a setting unit configured to set a prohibit state that prohibits changing a setting value of a specific setting item, an operation member to be used in changing the setting value of the specific setting item, and a temporary cancel member, the control method comprising:
performing control via at least one processor coupled to a memory,
wherein, in a case where the prohibit state is set and if the temporary cancel member has not been operated and the operation member has been operated, performing control includes performing control not to change the setting value of the specific setting item,
wherein, in a case where the prohibit state is set and if the temporary cancel member has been operated and the operation member has been operated, performing control includes performing control to change the setting value of the specific setting item according to an operation performed on the operation member, and
wherein, in a case where the prohibit state is not set, performing control includes performing control to change the setting value of the specific setting item according to an operation performed on the operation member regardless of whether the temporary cancel member has been operated.

14. An imaging apparatus having a lens or a mount unit for mounting a lens on an object side surface of an apparatus main body and a grip unit at an end portion on one side of the apparatus main body, the imaging apparatus comprising:
at least one processor coupled to a memory;
a setting unit configured to set a prohibit state that prohibits changing a setting value of a specific setting item;
an operation member to be used in changing the setting value of the specific setting item;
a temporary cancel member; and
a control unit configured to perform control,
wherein, in a case where the prohibit state is set and if the temporary cancel member has not been operate

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Fukushima Yuki

Classifications

• H04N23/667 Primary

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

• H04N23/68

  for stable pick-up of the scene, e.g. compensating for camera body vibrations · CPC title

• H04N23/611

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

• H04N5/2254

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G03B2217/002

  Details of arrangement of components in or on camera body · CPC title