Digital camera having multiple displays
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasahito Niikawa, Toshiyuki Tanaka
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Abstract
A digital camera of the invention has an LCD and an EVF. In a third display mode, a whole image is displayed on the LCD, a frame is displayed in the central area, and an image in the central area (within the frame) is enlargedly displayed on the EVF. An enlarged display icon is displayed on the LCD to thereby notify the user of the enlarged display on the EVF. The image capturing range can be confirmed on the LCD, and automatic focusing is performed on the basis of the image in the central area, so that focus can be also confirmed on the EVF. Consequently, according to the invention, both the image capturing range and the focus can be confirmed in the digital camera and an image can be efficiently captured.
Claims21
An electronic camera comprising:
- a first display capable of displaying a captured image;
- a second display capable of displaying said captured image, having a display size smaller than that of said first display;
- a first display controller for displaying an image in a first area in said captured image on said first display;
- and
- a second display controller for displaying an image in a second area narrower than said first area in said captured image onto said second display.
A display control method of an electronic camera having a first display capable of displaying a captured image and a second display capable of displaying a captured image having a display size smaller than that of said first display, comprising the steps of:
- capturing an image of a subject;
- displaying an image in a first area in a captured image on said first display;
- and
- displaying an image in a second area narrower than said first area in said captured image on said second display.
A display system having an electronic camera and an external display device capable of displaying an image captured by said electronic camera in a state where said display device is connected to said electronic camera, said system comprising:
- a first display capable of displaying a captured image;
- a second display capable of displaying said captured image;
- a first display controller for displaying an image in a first area in said captured image onto said first display;
- and
- a second display controller for enlargedly displaying an image in a second area narrower than said first area in said captured image onto said second display.
A recording medium in which a program to be executed by an electronic camera having a first display capable of displaying a captured image and a second display capable of displaying a captured image having a display size smaller than that of said first display is recorded and which can be read by a computer, said program having the steps of:
- capturing an image of a subject;
- displaying an image in a first area in said captured image onto said first display;
- and
- displaying an image in a second area narrower than said first area in said captured image onto said second display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.