Image capturing apparatus with operation members provided on different sides, control method of the same, and storage medium

A control method of an image capturing apparatus that comprises an image capturing unit, a display unit visible via an eyepiece viewfinder, and a specific operation unit arranged on a main body of the image capturing apparatus on a subject side with respect to an eyepiece unit of the eyepiece viewfinder, or arranged on a circumference of a barrel of an imaging lens, the method comprising:

• performing control such that in a case where the image capturing apparatus takes a driven state, in which the image capturing apparatus is on, and in a case where the display unit is in a display state, specific processing is performed in response to an operation made on the specific operation unit, and in a case where the image capturing apparatus takes the driven state, in which the image capturing apparatus is on, and in a case where the display unit is in a non-display state, the specific processing is not performed even when an operation is made on the specific operation unit,
• wherein the performing control includes performing control such that in a shooting mode, execution of processing that corresponds to an operation made on the specific operation unit is restricted, and in a reproduction mode, the processing that corresponds to an operation made on the specific operation unit is executed, irrespective of whether or not proximity of an object to a display surface side of the display unit is detected, or whether the display unit is in the display state or the non-display state.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method of an image capturing apparatus that comprises an image capturing unit, a display unit visible via an eyepiece viewfinder, and a specific operation unit arranged on a main body of the image capturing apparatus on a subject side with respect to an eyepiece unit of the eyepiece viewfinder, or arranged on a circumference of a barrel of an imaging lens, the method comprising:

• performing control such that in a case where the image capturing apparatus takes a driven state, in which the image capturing apparatus is on, and in a case where the display unit is in a display state, specific processing is performed in response to an operation made on the specific operation unit, and in a case where the image capturing apparatus takes the driven state, in which the image capturing apparatus is on, and in a case where the display unit is in a non-display state, the specific processing is not performed even when an operation is made on the specific operation unit,
• wherein the performing control includes performing control such that in a shooting mode, execution of processing that corresponds to an operation made on the specific operation unit is restricted, and in a reproduction mode, the processing that corresponds to an operation made on the specific operation unit is executed, irrespective of whether or not proximity of an object to a display surface side of the display unit is detected, or whether the display unit is in the display state or the non-display state.