Imaging apparatus with display and image display apparatus
A digital camera is provided with a vertically long camera body having an approximately rectangular solid shape. An LCD panel provided in a rear surface of the camera body is arranged such that longitudinal directions of the display screen and the camera body correspond to each other. The digital camera is operated through a touch panel provided in a lower portion of the display screen. In a taking mode, an image is displayed in a small size on an upper portion of the display screen. In reproducing, the camera body is rotated sideways by 90 degree. In a reproducing mode, display posture of the image is also rotated by 90 degree, and the image is displayed in a large size on the entire display screen.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a body;
an image sensor and a lens for photographing;
a display panel provided on a first surface of the body and having a function of touch detection;
a first button arranged on a second surface of the body, the second surface oriented as a side surface of the body;
wherein the display panel displays a first key and a zoom key,
wherein photography is performed by pressing the first button,
wherein photography is performed by touching the first key too, and
wherein a zoom operation is performed by touching the zoom key.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel displays a plurality of operation keys including the first key in an area not displaying a live view image taken by the image sensor for grasping.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the display panel displays a plurality of operation keys including a flush control key in the area not displaying the live view image.
4. The apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the body has a longitudinal direction,
wherein the longitudinal direction has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, and
wherein the first key is displayed on the first side relative to a center of the body, and an area displaying the live view image is displayed on the second side relative to the center of the body.
5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the zoom key is displayed on the first side relative to the center of the body.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel displays a plurality of operation keys including a flush control key in an area not displaying a live view image taken by the image sensor for grasping.
7. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising:
a second button arranged on the second surface,
wherein the apparatus has a plurality of plural operating modes, and
wherein when one of the operating modes changes into another of the plurality of operating modes, a function of the second button changes.
8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of operating modes have a taking mode for recording an image and a set-up mode for various settings.
9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein a function of the zoom key in the taking mode is a zoom function.
10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein a function of the zoom key in the set-up mode is moving an image object.
11. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising:
a power switch arranged on a third surface of the body opposite to the second surface, and
wherein the second surface and the third surface have a longitudinal direction,
wherein the first button is disposed between the lens and the first key in the longitudinal direction of the second surface, and
wherein the power switch is disposed between the lens and the first key in the longitudinal direction of the third surface.
12. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a size of the body in a direction crossing to a longitudinal direction of the body is a size can be grasped with one hand.
13. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel is overlapped with the image sensor and the lens.