Electronic appliance
View Patent ↗An electronic appliance is provided, which can be produced at a low cost, and in which there is a degree of freedom in a setting value and any one of a number of setting values can be set as an operating condition with a simple operation. A digital camera 1 includes a first operation switch (for example, a shutter dial 2 ) that allows an operator to select a first state assigned one setting value (for example, a shutter speed) or a second state assigned a plurality of setting values, a liquid crystal monitor 9 that displays the setting values assigned to the second state when the second state is selected with an operation switch, and a second operation switch (for example, an auxiliary dial 7 ) that allows the operator to select any one of the setting values displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 9.
1. An electronic appliance, comprising:
a first operation switch that allows an operator to select a first state assigned one setting value or a second state assigned a plurality of setting values;
a display that displays the setting values assigned to the second state, when the second state is selected with the first operation switch;
a second operation switch that allows the operator to select any one of the setting values displayed on the display; and
a controller that sets a first setting value assigned to the first state as an operating condition, when the first state is selected with the first operation switch, and sets a second setting value selected with the second operation switch as an operating condition, when the second state is selected with the first operation switch.
2. The electronic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the controller allows the display to show a display that prompts the operator to select a setting value with the second operation switch, when the second state is selected with the first operation switch.
3. The electronic appliance according to claim 2 , wherein the display that prompts the operator to select a setting value with the second operation switch includes a picture symbol.
4. The electronic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the controller varies a display embodiment of a setting value to be displayed on the display before and after setting the setting value selected with the second operation switch as the operating condition.
5. The electronic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic appliance is a camera, and
the selling value is at least one of a shutter speed and an aperture value.
6. The electronic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic appliance is a mobile telephone terminal, and
the setting value is a transmission destination identifier.
7. The electronic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic appliance is a television receiver set, and
the setting value is a broadcast channel.
8. The electronic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic appliance is a household electric appliance for cooking, and
the setting value is a cooking menu.
9. The electronic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic appliance has a plurality of operation modes, and
the setting value is a selected operation mode of said plurality of operation modes.