IP Library Granted Patent US 12,526,513
Granted Patent B2
US 12,526,513 · App. 18/754,920 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Imaging device, control method for controlling imaging device, and storage medium

Inventors: Takahiro Komiyama (Tochigi, JP); Kyouhei Suzuki (Tokyo, JP); Mei Saito (Saitama, JP); Reiko Kakimi (Kanagawa, JP); Hironori Oishi (Kanagawa, JP); Takuya Marumo (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H04N23/64H04N23/61H04N23/634
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Patent No.
US 12,526,513
App. No.
18/754,920
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging device includes one or more memories, and one or more processors in communication with the one or more memories. The one or more processors and the one or more memories are configured to capture an image, display a live view image obtained by capturing the image on a display unit, and in a case where a piece of camerawork used to capture a moving image is selected from among a plurality of pieces of camerawork indicating imaging methods for capturing a moving image, then based on attribute information regarding the selected piece of camerawork, perform control to display on the display unit a guide that instructs a user to make a motion according to the selected piece of camerawork.

Claims (37)

1 . An imaging device comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors in communication with the one or more memories, wherein execution of the stored instructions configures the one or more processors to:

capture an image;

display a live view image obtained by capturing the image on a display; and

in a case where a piece of camerawork used to capture a moving image is selected from among a plurality of pieces of camerawork indicating imaging methods for capturing a moving image, then based on attribute information regarding the selected piece of camerawork, perform control to display on the display a guide that instructs a user to move the imaging device according to a motion associated with the selected piece of camerawork.

2 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein execution of the one or more instructions further configures the one or more processors to:

acquire information regarding an object from the captured image during the capturing of the moving image; and

update the display of the guide based on attribute information regarding the selected piece of camerawork and the acquired information regarding the object.

3 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein execution of the one or more instructions further configures to:

acquire information regarding an object from the captured image during the capturing of the moving image; and

in a case where a shift from the motion according to the selected piece of camerawork is detected based on attribute information regarding the selected piece of camerawork and the acquired information regarding the object, perform control to display, on the display, correction information that instructs the user to move the imaging device to correct the motion.

4 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein execution of the one or more instructions further configures the one or more processors to:

acquire information regarding an object from the captured image during the capturing of the moving image; and

in a case where a shift from the motion according to the selected piece of camerawork is detected based on attribute information regarding the selected piece of camerawork and the acquired information regarding the object, control an operation of an imaging device main body or a lens.

5 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein execution of the one or more instructions further configures the one or more processors to:

based on information regarding an object recognized from the captured image during the capturing of the moving image, determine pieces of recommended camerawork from among the plurality of pieces of camerawork indicating the imaging methods for capturing a moving image; and

provide a notification of the determined pieces of camerawork.

6 . The imaging device according to claim 5 , wherein a piece of camerawork used to capture the moving image is selected from among the pieces of camerawork of which the notification is provided.

7 . The imaging device according to claim 5 , wherein based on a scene recognized from the captured image during the capturing of the moving image, the pieces of recommended camerawork are determined from among the plurality of pieces of camerawork.

8 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the attribute information includes a composition and a moving direction and a moving velocity of the imaging device during the capturing of the moving image.

9 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein execution of the one or more instructions further configures the one or more processors to:

acquire information regarding an object from the captured image during the capturing of the moving image; and

in a case where a shift from the motion according to the selected piece of camerawork is detected based on attribute information regarding the selected piece of camerawork and the acquired information regarding the object, calculate an amount of correction of an imaging device main body or a lens for capturing the moving image according to the selected piece of camerawork.

10 . The imaging device according to claim 9 , wherein based on the amount of correction, control is performed to change a position and orientation of the imaging device main body by controlling a driving device of the imaging device main body to correct a position of the object in the live view image.

11 . The imaging device according to claim 9 , wherein based on the amount of correction, control is performed to change an enlargement ratio of the lens to correct a size of the object in the live view image.

12 . The imaging device according to claim 9 , wherein based on the amount of correction, control is performed to display correction information that instructs the user, on the display, to move such that motion is corrected.

13 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the guide is information indicating at least any one of a position and a size of an object in the live view image and a moving direction and a moving velocity of an imaging device main body to the user.

14 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the piece of camerawork is an imaging method in which the user captures a moving image while moving by holding a camera main body.

15 . A control method for controlling an imaging device, the control method comprising:

capturing an image;

displaying a live view image obtained by capturing the image on a display; and

in a case where a piece of camerawork used to capture a moving image is selected from among a plurality of pieces of camerawork indicating imaging methods for capturing a moving image, then based on attribute information regarding the selected piece of camerawork, performing control to display on the display a guide that instructs a user to make a motion according to the selected piece of camerawork.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that when executed by one or more processors of a computer, execute a control method for controlling an imaging device, the control method comprising:

capturing an image;

displaying a live view image obtained by capturing the image on a display; and

in a case where a piece of camerawork used to capture a moving image is selected from among a plurality of pieces of camerawork indicating imaging methods for capturing a moving image, then based on attribute information regarding the selected piece of camerawork, performing control to display on the display a guide that instructs a user to make a motion according to the selected piece of camerawork.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2024
From: KOMIYAMA, TAKAHIRO; SUZUKI, KYOUHEI; SAITO, MEI; KAKIMI, REIKO; OISHI, HIRONORI; MARUMO, TAKUYA
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069617/0822 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2024
From: KOMIYAMA, TAKAHIRO; SUZUKI, KYOUHEI; SAITO, MEI; KAKIMI, REIKO; OISHI, HIRONORI; MARUMO, TAKUYA
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 068145/0856 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-108615 · Jun 30, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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