IP Library Granted Patent US 9,363,439
Granted Patent B2
US 9,363,439 · App. 13/760,759 · Granted Jun 7, 2016

Photographing apparatus and operation control method for the same

Inventor: Katsuhisa Kawaguchi (Atsugi, JP)
Assignee: Olympus Corporation
H04N5/23293H04N5/23216
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Patent No.
US 9,363,439
App. No.
13/760,759
Granted
Jun 7, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A photographing apparatus includes: an image pickup section picking up an object image to acquire a picked-up image; a display section capable of showing a display based on the picked-up image; a touch panel generating a signal corresponding to a predetermined operation; and a control section detecting a direction of a slide operation on the touch panel and performing control to select one of multiple items displayed on the display section on the basis of the direction of the slide operation; and the control section sets a display position of each of the multiple items to correspond to an operation direction for selecting the item on a one to one basis and selects one of the multiple items corresponding to the direction of the slide operation in the selection.

Claims (26)

1. A photographing apparatus comprising:

an image pickup section picking up an object image to acquire a picked-up image;

a display section capable of showing a display based on the picked-up image;

a touch panel generating a signal corresponding to a predetermined operation; and

a control section detecting a direction of a slide operation on the touch panel and performing control to select one of multiple items displayed on the display section on the basis of the direction of the slide operation; wherein

the control section sets a display position of each of the multiple items to correspond to an operation direction for selecting the item on a one to one basis and selects one of the multiple items corresponding to the direction of the slide operation irrespective of a position of a starting point of touch on the touch panel by the slide operation, in the selection.

2. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control section combines the display based on the picked-up image with the display for changing a photographing parameter and displays the combination on the display section.

3. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display section is of an eye piece type.

4. The photographing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the display section is of an eye piece type.

5. The photographing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the touch panel is provided on a display screen of another display section different from the display section.

6. The photographing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the touch panel is provided on a display screen of another display section different from the display section.

7. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the touch panel is provided on a display screen of the display section.

8. The photographing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the touch panel is provided on a display screen of the display section.

9. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the control section displays a setting mode selection display and a parameter selection display for each setting mode as displays for changing a photographing parameter; and

the control section causes the setting mode selection display to be displayed in response to a touch operation on the touch panel and performs selection of a setting mode, display of the parameter selection display corresponding to the selected setting mode and selection of a parameter on the basis of a result of the detection of the slide direction.

10. An operation control method for a photographing apparatus, the photographing apparatus comprising: an image pickup section picking up an object image to acquire a picked-up image; a display section capable of showing a display based on the picked-up image; a touch panel generating a signal corresponding to a predetermined operation; and a control section, the method comprising:

setting a display position of each of the multiple items displayed on the display section to correspond to an operation direction for selecting the item on a one to one basis by the control section;

detecting a direction of a slide operation on the touch panel by the control section; and

selecting, on the basis of the detected slide operation direction and irrespective of a position of a starting point of touch on the touch panel by the slide operation, one of the multiple items corresponding to the slide operation direction, by the control section.

11. A photographing apparatus comprising:

an image pickup section picking up an object image to acquire a picked-up image;

a display section capable of showing a display based on the picked-up image;

a touch panel generating a signal corresponding to a predetermined operation; and

a control section detecting a direction of a slide operation on the touch panel and performing control to select one of multiple items displayed on the display section on the basis of the direction of the slide operation; wherein

the control section sets a display position of each of the multiple items to correspond to an operation direction for selecting the item on a one to one basis and selects one of the multiple items corresponding to the direction of the slide operation such that the starting point of the slide operation may be at any point on the touch panel, in the selection.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OM DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058294/0274 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 15, 2015
From: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036616/0332 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2013
From: KAWAGUCHI, KATSUHISA
To: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Reel/Frame 030350/0723 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-024469 · Feb 7, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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