Display control apparatus

1. A display control apparatus, comprising:

a control unit including a central processing unit and a control program, the control program comprising:

a touch operation determination unit that detects a touch operation on a screen; and

a display control unit that displays, on the screen, a setting item list in which a plurality of setting items for setting a condition of an appliance are arranged, and further displays, for a designated item designated in the setting item list, an option row for selecting a specific condition in the designated item, and a selection operation guide for selecting an option with a touch operation from among options arranged in the option row, wherein

the display control unit separates the option row and the selection operation guide, displays the option row and the selection operation guide by superposing the option row and the selection operation guide on the setting item list, and further displays an option selected in accordance with the touch operation performed on the selection operation guide so as to be identifiable in the option row, and

when an option of the option row further includes a plurality of conditions, the display control unit recognizes the option row as a higher-order option row, and the plurality of conditions included in the option as a lower-order option row, and concurrently displays, in two stages, a plurality of conditions of the higher-order option row and a plurality of conditions of the lower-order option row, and

the display control unit

displays, as the selection operation guide, a higher-order selection operation guide for selecting an option from the higher-order option row, and a lower-order selection operation guide for selecting an option from the lower-order option row, in a manner such that the higher-order selection operation guide and the lower order selection operation guide are arranged in two stages in a same order as an order in which the higher-order option row and the lower-order option row are arranged,

displays a plurality of selection operation guides having different switching speeds of an option for a touch operation, as selection operation guides that correspond to one option row of the higher-order and lower-order option rows that has been judged to include more options than the other option row, and

displays a selection operation guide having a single switching speed of the option, as a selection operation guide that corresponds to one option row of the higher-order and lower-order option rows that has been judged to include fewer options than the other option row.

2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the selection operation area and the option area are displayed separately such that a direct touch operation on the option row is unnecessary when selecting an option.

3. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the selection operation area and the option area are displayed separately such that a portion of the setting item list is displayed between the selection operation area and the option area.

4. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit displays the option row in an option area, and further displays the selection operation guide in a selection operation area.

5. An image pickup device, comprising

the display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the display control unit displays a shooting condition as the setting item, and

a shooting condition setting unit that sets the shooting condition in accordance with an option selected by using the selection operation guide is comprised.

6. A display control method, comprising:

a touch operation determination process for detecting a touch operation on a screen; and

a display control process for displaying, on the screen, a setting item list in which a plurality of setting items for setting a condition of an appliance are arranged, and for displaying, for a designated item designated in the setting item list, an option row for selecting a specific condition in the designated item, and a selection operation guide for selecting an option with a touch operation from among options arranged in the option row, wherein

the display control process separates the option row and the selection operation guide, displays the option row and the selection operation guide by superposing the option row and the selection operation guide on the setting item list, and further displays an option selected in accordance with a touch operation performed on the selection operation guide so as to be identifiable in the option row, and

when an option of the option row further includes a plurality of conditions, the display control process recognizes the option row as a higher-order option row, and the plurality of conditions included in the option as a lower-order option row, and concurrently displays, in two stages, a plurality of conditions of the higher-order option row and a plurality of conditions of the lower-order option row, and

the display control process

displays, as the selection operation guide, a higher-order selection operation guide for selecting an option from the higher-order option row, and a lower-order selection operation guide for selecting an option from the lower-order option row, in a manner such that the higher-order selection operation guide and the lower order selection operation guide are arranged in two stages in a same order as an order in which the higher-order option row and the lower-order option row are arranged,

displays a plurality of selection operation guides having different switching speeds of an option for a touch operation, as selection operation guides that correspond to one option row of the higher-order and lower-order option rows that has been judged to include more options than the other option row, and

displays a selection operation guide having a single switching speed of the option, as a selection operation guide that corresponds to one option row of the higher-order and lower-order option rows that has been judged to include fewer options than the other option row.

7. The display control method of claim 6 , wherein the selection operation area and the option area are displayed separately such that a direct touch operation on the option row is unnecessary when selecting an option.

8. The display control method of claim 6 , wherein the selection operation area and the option area are displayed separately such that a portion of the setting item list is displayed between the selection operation area and the option area.

9. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having stored therein a program for causing a computer to execute a process comprising:

a touch operation determination process for detecting a touch operation on a screen; and

a display control process for displaying, on the screen, a setting item list in which a plurality of setting items for setting a condition of an appliance are arranged, and for displaying, for a designated item designated in the setting item list, an option row for selecting a specific condition in the designated item, and a selection operation guide for selecting an option with a touch operation from among options arranged in the option row, wherein

the display control process separates the option row and the selection operation guide, displays the option row and the selection operation guide by superposing the option row and the selection operation guide on the setting item list, and further displays an option selected in accordance with a touch operation performed on the selection operation guide so as to be identifiable in the option row, and

when an option of the option row further includes a plurality of conditions, the display control process recognizes the option row as a higher-order option row, and the plurality of conditions included in the option as a lower-order option row, and concurrently displays, in two stages, a plurality of conditions of the higher-order option row and a plurality of conditions of the lower-order option row, and

the display control process

displays, as the selection operation guide, a higher-order selection operation guide for selecting an option from the higher-order option row, and a lower-order selection operation guide for selecting an option from the lower-order option row, in a manner such that the higher-order selection operation guide and the lower order selection operation guide are arranged in two stages in a same order as an order in which the higher-order option row and the lower-order option row are arranged,

displays a plurality of selection operation guides having different switching speeds of an option for a touch operation, as selection operation guides that correspond to one option row of the higher-order and lower-order option rows that has been judged to include more options than the other option row, and

displays a selection operation guide having a single switching speed of the option, as a selection operation guide that corresponds to one option row of the higher-order and lower-order option rows that has been judged to include fewer options than the other option row.

10. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the selection operation area and the option area are displayed separately such that a direct touch operation on the option row is unnecessary when selecting an option.

11. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the selection operation area and the option area are displayed separately such that a portion of the setting item list is displayed between the selection operation area and the option area.