Image pickup apparatus capable of displaying a image representing an object brightness that can be set as a target exposure by exposure control, and method of controlling the same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKei Tohyama
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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus which is capable of shooting a still image and a moving image and displaying an exposure parameter interlocking range. A light metering unit meters an object brightness. A camera microcomputer performs exposure control such that an exposure becomes equal to a target exposure determined based on a result of metering by the light metering unit. The camera microcomputer causes the image display section to display a first image representing the object brightness metered by the light metering unit and a second image representing an object brightness that can be set as the target exposure by the exposure control.
Claims5
An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- a display unit;
- a light metering unit configured to meter an object brightness;
- an exposure control unit configured to perform exposure control such that an exposure becomes equal to a target exposure determined based on a result of metering by said light metering unit;
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- a display control unit configured to cause said display unit to display a first image representing the object brightness metered by said light metering unit and a second image representing an object brightness that can be set as the target exposure by the exposure control.
A method of controlling an image pickup apparatus including a display unit, a light metering unit configured to meter an object brightness, and an exposure control unit configured to perform exposure control such that an exposure becomes equal to a target exposure determined based on a result of metering by said light metering unit, comprising:
- causing the display unit to display a first image representing the object brightness metered by the light metering unit and a second image representing an object brightness that can be set as the target exposure by the exposure control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.