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Granted Patent B2
US 11,843,894 · App. 17/721,189 · Granted Dec 12, 2023

Electronic apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium

Inventor: Koichi Nakagawa (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H04N5/2628G03B35/10H04N13/207H04N13/398H04N23/632H04N23/698G03B17/14
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Patent No.
US 11,843,894
App. No.
17/721,189
Granted
Dec 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a processor, and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic apparatus to perform control to display an image in a display unit based on a third image including a first image captured through a first optical system, and a second image having a parallax with respect to the first image, captured through a second optical system, receive an enlargement instruction for enlarging a part of the image displayed in the display unit, and perform control, upon reception of the enlargement instruction while the third image is displayed, to display in the display unit an enlarged image including an enlarged portion of either one of the first image and the second image.

Claims (39)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a connection unit configured to connect with a lens unit;

an imaging unit configured to generate image data based on an optical image input through the lens unit;

a processor; and

a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic apparatus to:

perform control to display an image in a display unit based on the image data;

receive an enlargement instruction for enlarging a part of the image displayed in the display unit; and

perform control, upon reception of the enlargement instruction, to display in the display unit an enlarged image of a part of the image data generated by the imaging unit which differs depending on a type of the lens unit connected to the connection unit,

wherein the enlarged image of a center part of either one of a first image region and a second image region of the image data generated by the imaging unit is displayed in the display unit, in a case where a lens unit of a first type is connected to the connection unit, and

wherein the enlarged image of a center part of the image data generated by the imaging unit is displayed in the display unit, in a case where a lens unit of a second type is connected to the connection unit,

wherein the lens unit of the first type includes a first optical system that inputs a first optical image corresponding to the first image region, and a second optical system that inputs a second optical image corresponding to the second image region, with a predetermined parallax to the first optical image, and

wherein the lens unit of the second type includes a single optical system.

2. A method of controlling an electronic apparatus including a connection unit configured to connect with a lens unit and an imaging unit configured to generate image data based on an optical image input through the lens unit, the method comprising:

performing control to display an image in a display unit based on the image data; and

receiving an enlargement instruction for enlarging a part of the image displayed in the display unit; and

displaying in the display unit an enlarged image of a part of the image data generated by the imaging unit which differs depending on a type of the lens unit connected to the connection unit,

wherein the enlarged image of a center part of the image data generated by the imaging unit is displayed in the display unit, in a case where a lens unit of a second type is connected to the connection unit,

wherein the enlarged image of a center part of the image data generated by the imaging unit is displayed in the display unit, in a case where a lens unit of a second type is connected to the connection unit,

wherein the lens unit of the first type includes a first optical system that inputs a first optical image corresponding to the first image region, and a second optical system that inputs a second optical image corresponding to the second image region, with a predetermined parallax to the first optical image, and

wherein the lens unit of the second type includes a single optical system.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method of controlling an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying an image in a display unit based on image data generated based on an optical image input through a lens unit connectable to a connection unit;

receiving an enlargement instruction for enlarging a part of the image displayed in the display unit; and

displaying in the display unit an enlarged image of a part of the image data generated by an imaging unit which differs depending on a type of the lens unit connected to the connection unit,

wherein the enlarged image of a center part of the image data generated by the imaging unit is displayed in the display unit, in a case where a lens unit of a second type is connected to the connection unit,

wherein the enlarged image of a center part of the image data generated by the imaging unit is displayed in the display unit, in a case where a lens unit of a second type is connected to the connection unit,

wherein the lens unit of the first type includes a first optical system that inputs a first optical image corresponding to the first image region, and a second optical system that inputs a second optical image corresponding to the second image region, with a predetermined parallax to the first optical image, and

wherein the lens unit of the second type includes a single optical system.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the program further causes the electronic apparatus to be capable of performing control to store information about a position of a part of the image data in a memory, and

wherein the enlarged image of the part of the image data based on the information stored in the memory is displayed in the display unit regardless of the type of the lens unit which is connected to the connection unit, if the information is stored in the memory, upon reception of the enlargement instruction.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the program further causes the electronic apparatus to perform control to change the part of the image data to be the enlarged image, and

wherein the part of the image data is capable of changing only inside either the first image region or the second image region, in a case where the lens unit of the first type is connected to the connection unit.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the program further causes the electronic apparatus to perform control to, upon reception of an instruction for changing outside of either the first image region or the second image region, change the part of the image data to be enlarged image to end part of the other image region.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the program further causes the electronic apparatus to perform control to store information about a position where the part of the image data to be enlarged changed in a memory.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the program further causes the electronic apparatus to perform control to switch the part of the image data to be enlarged between the first image region and the second image region, in a case where a lens unit of a first type is connected to the connection unit.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the program further causes the electronic apparatus to perform control to display a guide indicating which of the enlarged images of the first image region and the second image region of the image data generated by the imaging unit is currently displayed in the display unit, in a case where a lens unit of a first type is connected to the connection unit.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first image region and the second image region include circular optical images.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image data is generated by forming the first optical image corresponding to the first image region and the second optical image corresponding to the second image region side by side on the imaging unit.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image data is a live view image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2022
From: NAKAGAWA, KOICHI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 059738/0380 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-074490 · Apr 26, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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