Imaging apparatus and control method for improving usability in image capture
AssigneeSony Group Corporation
InventorsAsuka Ikeno, Mayuko Sato, Sumino Sato, Yuki Murata
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Abstract
Provided is an imaging apparatus that includes a control unit that causes recording of moving image capture mode information that indicates a moving image capture mode last used before power-off of the imaging apparatus, and causes power-on of the imaging apparatus when a predetermined operation is performed while the imaging apparatus is in a power-off state, and makes a setting to the moving image capture mode indicated by the moving image capture mode information upon activation of a function to start capturing a moving image or after termination of capturing of the moving image due to the activation of the function.
Claims14
An imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a central processing unit (CPU) configured to:
- perform a recording operation of moving image capture mode information, wherein
- the moving image capture mode information indicates a first moving image capture mode last used, for capture of a moving image, before power-off of the imaging apparatus;
- perform power-on of the imaging apparatus based on a specific operation, wherein
- the specific operation is performed in a power-off state of the imaging apparatus;
- set, upon activation of a function to start the capture of the moving image, a mode for the capture of the moving image to a blur-priority auto mode;
- set, subsequent to termination of the capture of the moving image due to the activation of the function, the mode for the capture of the moving image to the first moving image capture mode;
- and
- switch, based on a first user operation and based on the capture of the moving image in the blur-priority auto mode, between the capture of the moving image in the blur-priority auto mode and the capture of the moving image at a specific F value.
A control method, comprising:
- in an imaging apparatus:
- performing recording of moving image capture mode information, wherein
- the moving image capture mode information indicates a first moving image capture mode last used, for capture of a moving image, before power-off of the imaging apparatus;
- performing, power-on of the imaging apparatus based on a specific operation, wherein
- the specific operation is performed in a power-off state of the imaging apparatus;
- setting, upon activation of a function to start the capture of the moving image, a mode for the capture of the moving image to a blur-priority auto mode;
- setting, subsequent to termination of the capture of the moving image due to the activation of the function, the mode for the capture of the moving image to the first moving image capture mode;
- and
- switching, based on a first user operation and based on the capture of the moving image in the blur-priority auto mode, between the capture of the moving image in the blur-priority auto mode and the capture of the moving image at a specific F value.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer in an imaging apparatus, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:
- performing recording of moving image capture mode information, wherein
- the moving image capture mode information indicates a first moving image capture mode last used, for capture of a moving image, before power-off of the imaging apparatus;
- performing, power-on of the imaging apparatus based on a specific operation, wherein
- the specific operation is performed in a power-off state of the imaging apparatus;
- setting, upon activation of a function to start the capture of the moving image, a mode for the capture of the moving image to a blur-priority auto mode;
- setting, subsequent to termination of the capture of the moving image due to the activation of the function, the mode for the capture of the moving image to the first moving image capture mode;
- and
- switching, based on a first user operation and based on the capture of the moving image in the blur-priority auto mode, between the capture of the moving image in the blur-priority auto mode and the capture of the moving image at a specific F value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.