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Granted Patent B2
US 12,477,210 · App. 18/505,338 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Imaging device and control method of imaging device

Inventor: Ayumi Sato (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04N23/62H04N23/633H04N23/667
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Patent No.
US 12,477,210
App. No.
18/505,338
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging device includes a first button to which at least one photographic setting is assigned in accordance with a user operation. The imaging device further includes switching unit which sequentially switches, each time the first button is depressed, a photographic setting to be applied to the imaging device from among a plurality of photographic settings including a photographic setting set to the imaging device and a photographic setting assigned to the first button.

Claims (27)

1 . An imaging device, comprising:

a first button; and

at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:

a storing unit configured to store, in accordance with an instruction to record an image, a photographic setting of the imaging device during recording as a preset of the photographic setting, the storing unit being capable of storing a plurality of presets of photographic settings;

an assigning unit configured to assign, in accordance with a user operation, at least one of the plurality of photographic settings stored as presets to the first button, the assigning unit being capable of assigning the plurality of presets to the first button;

a control unit configured to (1) in a case where a number of presets assigned to the first button does not satisfy a predetermined condition, control so as to switch the photographic setting to be applied to the imaging device, each time the first button is depressed, between a photographic setting set to the imaging device before the first button is operated and the preset of the photographic setting assigned to the first button, and (2) in a case where the number of presets assigned to the first button satisfies the predetermined condition, control so as to switch the photographic setting to be applied to the imaging device, each time the first button is depressed, among the plurality of presets assigned to the first button, and further control so as not to switch to a photographic setting that was set to the imaging device before the first button is operated, in response to depression of the first button.

2 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the predetermined condition is where the plurality of presets assigned to the first button includes two or more presets.

3 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the:

control unit is further configured to set a preset assigned to the first button to a state where a change is not possible.

4 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the

control unit is further configured to, in a first case where the photographic setting to be applied to the imaging device is switched by a depression of the first button to one of the presets assigned to the first button, control the imaging device so that the photographic setting to be applied to the imaging device is not changeable by a method other than a depression of the first button.

5 . The imaging device according to claim 4 , wherein

the assigning unit assigns at least one preset stored by the storing unit to each of the first button and a second button in accordance with a user operation, and

the control unit switches the photographic setting to be applied to the imaging device to any photographic setting from among a plurality of photographic settings including a photographic setting set to the imaging device and the preset assigned to the second button in response to depressing of the second button.

6 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the photographic setting includes at least one setting among an exposure, an ISO sensitivity, a white balance, a presence/absence of automatic focusing, a resolution, a frame rate, an operating mode, a presence/absence of flash photography, and a presence/absence of subject tracking.

7 . A control method of an imaging device including a first button, the control method comprising:

storing, in accordance with an instruction to record an image, a photographic setting of the imaging device during recording as a preset of the photographic setting, wherein a plurality of presets of photographic settings can be stored;

assigning, in accordance with a user operation, at least one of the plurality of photographic settings stored as presets to the first button, wherein the plurality of presets can be assigned to the first button;

determining that the first button is depressed, and

controlling (1) in a case where a number of presets assigned to the first button does not satisfy a predetermined condition, so as to switch the photographic setting to be applied to the imaging device, each time the first button is depressed, between a photographic setting set to the imaging device before the first button is operated and the preset of the photographic setting assigned to the first button, and (2) in a case where the number of presets assigned to the first button satisfies the predetermined condition, so as to switch the photographic setting to be applied to the imaging device, each time the first button is depressed, among the plurality of presets assigned to the first button, and further control so as not to switch to a photographic setting that was set to the imaging device before the first button is operated, in response to depression of the first button.

8 . A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute a control method of an imaging device including a first button, the control method comprising:

storing, in accordance with an instruction to record an image, a photographic setting of the imaging device during recording as a preset of the photographic setting, wherein a plurality of presets of photographic settings can be stored;

assigning, in accordance with a user operation, at least one of the plurality of photographic settings stored as presets to the first button, wherein the plurality of presets can be assigned to the first button;

determining that the first button is depressed, and

controlling (1) in a case where a number of presets assigned to the first button does not satisfy a predetermined condition, so as to switch the photographic setting to be applied to the imaging device, each time the first button is depressed, between a photographic setting set to the imaging device before the first button is operated and the preset of the photographic setting assigned to the first button, and (2) in a case where the number of presets assigned to the first button satisfies the predetermined condition, so as to switch the photographic setting to be applied to the imaging device, each time the first button is depressed, among the plurality of presets assigned to the first button, and further control so as not to switch to a photographic setting that was set to the imaging device before the first button is operated, in response to depression of the first button.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2023
From: SATO, AYUMI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-181608 · Nov 14, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240163545A1 · May 16, 2024
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