Imaging device and imaging method
An imaging device, capable of shooting a combined photograph that is a single image made up of a plurality of images, and capable of live view display, comprises a first display section, a second display section, an imaging section for converting a subject image to image data, an image processing section for subjecting the image data to image processing, and a combined photograph processing section, for combining a plurality of image data subjected to image processing by the image processing section to create a single image, wherein, when a live view image is to be displayed on the first display section an image that has been subjected to processing by the combined photograph processing section is displayed, while when a live view image is to be displayed on the second display section an image that has been subjected to image processing by the image processing section is displayed.
1. An imaging device, capable of shooting a combined photograph that is a single image made up of a plurality of images, and that is capable of live view display, comprising:
a first display section,
a second display section that is different from the first display section,
an imaging section for converting a subject image to image data and outputting the image data,
an image processing section for subjecting the image data to image processing, and
a combined photograph processing section, for combining at least one image that has been subjected to image processing by the image processing section and a live view image that has been repeatedly formed by the imaging section, and carrying out second image processing that is different to the image processing, to create a single image, wherein,
when a live view image, repeatedly formed by the imaging section, is displayed on the first display section, an image that has been subjected to processing by the combined photograph processing section is displayed,
when a live view image, repeatedly formed by the imaging section, is displayed on the second display section, an image that has been subjected to image processing by the image processing section is displayed; and
the second image processing carried out by the combined photograph processing section carries out at least one image processing of color change so that a peak of color distribution of images to be combined becomes an average of peak values of images to be combined, or brightness change so that brightness distribution of images to be combined becomes an average value of images to be combined.
2. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein:
the image processing section carries out image processing to create an image to be displayed on the second display section, is input with an image that has been image processed by the image processing section, and carries out special image processing to create an image to be displayed on the first display section.
3. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein:
the image processing section carries out some of the image processing that is carried out for a case where an image to be displayed on the first display section is created, in a case of creating an image to be displayed on the second display section.
4. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein:
the image processing section carries out some of the image processing that is carried out for a case where an image to be displayed on the first display section is created, in a case of creating an image to be displayed on the second display section, with different parameters.
5. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein
the first display section is a rear display panel, and the second display section is an electronic viewfinder.
6. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein
the first display section is a display section that is affected by external light, and the second display section is a display section that is relatively unaffected by external light compared to the first display section.
7. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein:
the combined photograph processing section uses a template for setting a plurality of different images to arrange selected image data at designated positions of the template, and generates single image data.
8. An imaging method for shooting a combined photograph that is single image made up of a plurality of images, and carrying out live view display, comprising:
converting a subject image to image data and outputting the image data;
in a case where a live view image of a single frame, repeatedly formed by the imaging section, is displayed on a second display section, displaying an image obtained by subjecting the image data to image processing;
combining at least one image data that has been subjected to the image processing and a live view image that has been repeatedly formed by the imaging section, and carrying out second image processing that is different to the image processing, to create a single image; and
in the case where a live view image of a combined photograph, repeatedly formed by the imaging section, is displayed on a first display section that is different to the second display section, displaying the single image that has been generated by carrying out the second image processing that is different to the image processing as an image of this combined photograph;
wherein the second image processing carries out at least one image processing of color change so that a peak of color distribution of images to be combined becomes an average of peak values of images to be combined, or brightness change so that brightness distribution of images to be combined becomes an average value of images to be combined.
9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program, for shooting a combined photograph that is single image made up of a plurality of images, and carrying out live view display, to be executed on a computer, comprising:
converting a subject image to image data and outputting the image data;
in a case where a live view image of a single frame, repeatedly formed by the imaging section, is displayed on a second display section, displaying an image obtained by subjecting the image data to image processing;
combining at least one image data that has been subjected to the image processing and a live view image that has been repeatedly formed by the imaging section, and carrying out second image processing that is different to the image processing, to create a single image; and
in the case where a live view image of a combined photograph, repeatedly formed by the imaging section, is displayed on a first display section that is different to the second display section, displaying the single image that has been generated by carrying out the second image processing that is different to the image processing as displaying an image of this combined photograph;
wherein the second image processing carries out at least one image processing of color change so that a peak of color distribution of images to be combined becomes an average of peak values of images to be combined, or brightness change so that brightness distribution of images to be combined becomes an average value of images to be combined.