Imaging device, control method of imaging device, and computer program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9826154-B2
Application number	US-201615214014-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2016
Priority date	Jun 5, 2012
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

There is provided an imaging device including an imaging control unit that executes imaging control in first and second self-timer modes in which an automatic focusing process and an imaging process are executed in order after reception of an imaging start instruction. A first period from the reception of the imaging start instruction to execution of the automatic focusing process in the first self-timer mode is shorter than a second period from the reception of the imaging start instruction to execution of the automatic focusing process in the second self-timer mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
a body including a hinge;
a display part configured to move around the hinge; and
a circuitry configured to:
execute an automatic focusing process after an imaging instruction, and
change an execution timing of the automatic focusing process between a first timing which is a time after a first period from the imaging instruction and a second timing which is a time after a second period from the imaging instruction based on a position of the display part,
wherein the second period is longer than the first period, and
wherein the position is a position in which the display part has moved 180 degrees from an initial position.

2. The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the execution timing of the automatic focusing process is set to the first timing when the display part is in the initial position.

3. The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second timing is set when a self-timer mode is set.

4. The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine a period between the imaging instruction and an imaging process based on a pre-determined self-timer period.

5. The imaging apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the pre-determined self-timer period is set by a user.

6. The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to perform an imaging operation, and wherein the imaging operation is operated by a user.

7. The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display part is a touch panel display.

8. An imaging apparatus comprising:
a body; and
a circuitry configured to:
execute an automatic focusing process after an imaging instruction,
determine a state of the body, and
change an execution timing of the automatic focusing process between a first timing which is a time after a first period from the imaging instruction and a second timing which is a time after a second period from the imaging instruction based on the state of the body,
wherein the second period is longer than the first period.

9. The imaging apparatus of claim 8 , wherein, to determine the state of the body, the circuitry is further configured to determine whether the body has been shaken for a pre-determined time.

10. The imaging apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, to change the execution timing of the automatic focusing process, the circuitry is further configured to select a self-timer mode in a general imaging mode in response to determining that the body has not been shaken for the pre-determined time.

11. The imaging apparatus of claim 10 , wherein, to change the execution timing of the automatic focusing process, the circuitry is further configured to select the self-timer mode in a self-shot mode in response to determining that the body has been shaken for the pre-determined time.

12. The imaging apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second timing is set when the self-timer mode is set.

13. The imaging apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine a period between the imaging instruction and an imaging process based on a pre-determined self-timer period.

14. The imaging apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the pre-determined self-timer period is set by a user.

15. The imaging apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to perform an imaging operation, and wherein the imaging operation is operated by a user.

16. An imaging method comprising:
executing, with an imaging apparatus, an automatic focusing process after an imaging instruction; and
changing an execution timing of the automatic focusing process between a first timing which is a time after a first period from the imaging instruction and a second timing which is a time after a second period from the imaging instruction based on a position of a display part of the imaging apparatus,
wherein the second period is longer than the first period, and
wherein the position is a position in which the display part has moved 180 degrees from an initial position.

17. The imaging method of claim 16 , further comprising setting the execution timing of the automatic focusing process to the first timing when the display part is in the initial position.

18. The imaging method of claim 16 , further comprising determining a period between the imaging instruction and an imaging process based on a pre-determined self-timer period.

19. The imaging method of claim 18 , further comprising setting, by a user, the pre-determined self-timer period.

20. An imaging method comprising:
executing, with an imaging apparatus, an automatic focusing process after an imaging instruction;
determining, with a circuitry, a state of a body of the imaging apparatus; and
changing an execution timing of the automatic focusing process between a first timing which is a time after a first period from the imaging instruction and a second timing which is a time after a second period from the imaging instruction based on the state of the body,
wherein the second period is longer than the first period.

21. The imaging method of claim 20 , wherein determining the state of the body further includes determining whether the body has been shaken for a pre-determined time.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Naito Masaki
• Kirisawa Tsukasa

Classifications

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title

• H04N23/673

  based on contrast or high frequency components of image signals, e.g. hill climbing method · CPC title

• H04N23/531

  being rotatable or detachable · 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

• H04N23/667 Primary

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