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US 2006/0139477 A1Published application
Image pickup apparatus and method of controlling same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorRyunosuke Iijima
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Abstract
In a period of time during which an image effect is being selected, a synthesized image in which the selected image effect is synthesized to an input image is generated and the operation of the image effect of the synthesized image is automatically and repeatedly displayed, thereby allowing the user to check what kind of operation the currently-selected fade function is before recording.
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An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- image input unit which inputs an image;
- image effect selection unit which selects an arbitrary image effect;
- synthesized image generation unit which generates a synthesized image in which the selected image effect is synthesized to the image input by the image input unit;
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- controlling unit which, when the arbitrary image effect is selected by the image effect selection unit, effects control so as to automatically and repeatedly display the operation of the image effect of the synthesized image in a period of time during which the image effect is being selected.
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A method of controlling an image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image input step for inputting an image;
- an image effect selection step for selecting an arbitrary image effect;
- a synthesized image generation step for generating a synthesized image in which the selected image effect is synthesized to the image input in the image input step;
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- a controlling step for, when the arbitrary image effect is selected by the image effect selection step, effecting control so as to automatically and repeatedly display the image effect operation of the synthesized image in a period of time during which the image effect is being selected.
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A computer program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an image pickup apparatus, the method comprising:
- an image input step for inputting an image;
- an image effect selection step for selecting an arbitrary image effect;
- a synthesized image generation step for generating a synthesized image in which the selected image effect is synthesized to the image input in the image input step;
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- a controlling step for, when the arbitrary image effect is selected by the image effect selection step, effecting control so as to automatically and repeatedly display the image effect operation of the synthesized image in a period of time during which the image effect is being selected.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.