# US 2019/0320121 A1 · Control apparatus, control method, and program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0320121 A1 - Document ID: US20190320121A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/468,643 - Filed: 2017-12-06 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-19 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Masahiro Takahashi; Hidenori Karasawa; Lyo Takaoka; Daisuke Hiro; Haruka Kawata; Ayako Iwase; Kanako Yana - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190320121A1 ## CPC - G03B 17/18: Signals indicating condition of a camera member or suitability of light (indicating depth of field G03B13/30) - H04N 23/671: {in combination with active ranging signals, e.g. using light or sound signals emitted toward objects} - G03B 13/36: Autofocus systems - G03B 17/20: visible in viewfinder - H04N 5/772: {the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure} - H04N 23/63: by using electronic viewfinders - H04N 23/631: {Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters} - H04N 23/635: {Region indicators; Field of view indicators} - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - H04N 23/675: {comprising setting of focusing regions} - H04N 23/73: by influencing the exposure time - H04N 25/589: with different integration times, e.g. short and long exposures - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract The present technology relates to a control apparatus, a control method, and a program for giving a sense of imaging to a user. There are provided a processing unit that processes data based on pixel signals output from a plurality of pixels, and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display an image based on the data processed by the processing unit as a through image. The display unit displays a mark indicating a recording process in response to an instruction of recording the data together with the through image displayed on the display unit. The mark is displayed at each of four corners of the display unit. Alternatively, the mark is displayed near a frame of autofocus. The present technology is applicable to an imaging device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A control apparatus comprising: a processing unit configured to process data based on pixel signals output from a plurality of pixels; and a display control unit configured to control a display unit to display an image based on the data processed by the processing unit as a through image, wherein the display unit displays a mark indicating a recording process in response to an instruction of recording the data together with the through image displayed on the display unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mark is displayed at each of four corners of the display unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mark is displayed near a frame of autofocus. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mark is linearly displayed in each of upper and lower parts of the display unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mark is displayed in a shape along a frame of the display unit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mark is displayed in a predetermined shape wherein a center of the predetermined shape is located at a center of the display unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the marks are displayed in figures each having a predetermined shape wherein a center of the figures is located at a center of the display unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mark is a still image. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mark is a moving image. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mark is a line that shifts from a predetermined one side toward an opposite side of the display unit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mark is an indicator that indicates a number of images allowed to be captured. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mark is displayed for a time substantially equivalent to an exposure time. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mark is displayed for a time longer than an exposure time when the exposure time is shorter than a predetermined time. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mark is displayed at a position following a frame of autofocus in a mode continuing focusing during a half-press of a shutter button, and is displayed at a predetermined position within the display unit in a different mode. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in a continuous imaging mode that continuously captures a plurality of images, the mark is displayed at a start and an end of continuous imaging. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the processing unit processes first data transmitted at first data density, and second data transmitted at second data density different from the first data density, the first data and the second data being based on pixel signals output from the plurality of pixels; and the display unit causes the display unit to display an image based on the first data as the through image. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The control apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the processing unit records, in a recording medium, the second data temporarily stored in a storage unit when an instruction of recoding the data is issued. ### Claim 18 A control method of a control apparatus that comprises: a processing unit configured to process data based on pixel signals output from a plurality of pixels; and a display control unit configured to control a display unit to display an image based on the data processed by the processing unit as a through image, the control method including: a step configured to control the processing unit to display a mark indicating a recording process in response to an instruction of recording the data together with the through image displayed on the display unit. ### Claim 19 A program for a computer that controls a control apparatus that comprises: a processing unit configured to process data based on pixel signals output from a plurality of pixels; and a display control unit configured to control a display unit to display an image based on the data processed by the processing unit as a through image, the program causing the computer to execute a process that includes: a step configured to control the processing unit to display a mark indicating a recording process in response to an instruction of recording the data together with the through image displayed on the display unit.