Image pickup apparatus having electronic compass function, control method therefor, and storage medium

An image pickup apparatus comprising:

• an image pickup unit configured to shoot a subject;
• an obtaining unit configured to obtain shooting azimuth information;
• a display unit configured to display an image;
• a switching unit configured to switch between a shooting mode and a reproduction mode;
• and
• a display control unit configured to, based on the shooting azimuth information obtained by said obtaining unit, cause said display unit to display the shooting azimuth,
• wherein when the shooting mode is set, said display control unit causes said display unit to display the shooting azimuth by a first azimuth display method together with a through-the-lens image from said image pickup unit, and when the reproduction mode is set, said display control unit causes said display unit to display the shooting azimuth by a second azimuth display method different from the first azimuth display method.

An image pickup apparatus comprising:

• an image pickup unit configured to shoot a subject;
• an obtaining unit configured to obtain shooting azimuth information;
• a display unit configured to display an image;
• and
• a display control unit configured to, based on the shooting azimuth information obtained by said obtaining unit, causes said display unit to display the shooting azimuth,
• wherein to display a moving image on said display unit, said display control unit causes said display unit to display the shooting azimuth by a first azimuth display method, and to display a still image on said display unit, said display control unit causes said display unit to display the shooting azimuth by a second azimuth display method different from the first azimuth display method.

A control method for an image pickup apparatus comprising an image pickup unit that shoots a subject, an obtaining unit that obtains shooting azimuth information, and a display unit that displays an image, comprising:

• a switching step of switching between a shooting mode and a reproduction mode;
• and
• a display control step of, based on the shooting azimuth information obtained by the obtaining unit, causing the display unit to display the shooting azimuth,
• wherein in said display control step, when the shooting mode is set, the display unit is caused to display the shooting azimuth by a first azimuth display method together with a through-the-lens image from the image pickup unit, and when the reproduction mode is set, the display unit is caused to display the shooting azimuth by a second azimuth display method different from the first azimuth display method.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for implementing a control method for an image pickup apparatus comprising an image pickup unit that shoots a subject, an obtaining unit that obtains shooting azimuth information, and a display unit that displays an image, comprising:

• a switching step of switching between a shooting mode and a reproduction mode;
• and
• a display control step of, based on the shooting azimuth information obtained by the obtaining unit, causing the display unit to display the shooting azimuth,
• wherein in the display control step, when the shooting mode is set, the display unit is caused to display the shooting azimuth by a first azimuth display method together with a through-the-lens image from the image pickup unit, and when the reproduction mode is set, the display unit is caused to display the shooting azimuth by a second azimuth display method different from the first azimuth display method.