Display control apparatus and control method therefor

A method for a display control apparatus having a first display unit internal to a viewfinder, a second display unit external to the viewfinder, and an operation unit configured to switch a display unit on which a display target is displayed, wherein the first display unit and the second display unit each are a display destination, the method comprising:

• detecting whether an eye is in proximity of the viewfinder as an eye proximity detection state;
• performing control to control when a display setting is switched between a first setting for displaying the display target on the first display unit internal to the viewfinder and a second setting for displaying the display target on the second display unit external to the viewfinder by an operation on the operation unit;
• performing control, in a case where the obtained eye proximity detection state satisfies a first condition, to display, on a pre-switching display unit, a notification indicating that the display unit displaying the display target is to be switched;
• switching, in response to a second condition being satisfied, the display of the display target from the pre-switching display unit to a post-switching display unit;
• and
• performing control, in a case where the obtained eye proximity detection state does not satisfy the first condition, to switch the display target to the post-switching display unit without displaying the notification on the pre-switching display unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to cause a computer to perform a method for a display control apparatus having a first display unit internal to a viewfinder, a second display unit external to the viewfinder, and an operation unit configured to switch a display unit on which a display target is displayed, wherein the first display unit and the second display unit each are a display destination, the method comprising:

• detecting whether an eye is in proximity of the viewfinder as an eye proximity detection state;
• performing control to control when a display setting is switched between a first setting for displaying the display target on the first display unit internal to the viewfinder and a second setting for displaying the display target on the second display unit external to the viewfinder by an operation on the operation unit;
• performing control, in a case where the obtained eye proximity detection state satisfies a first condition, to display, on a pre-switching display unit, a notification indicating that the display unit displaying the display target is to be switched;
• switching, in response to a second condition being satisfied, the display of the display target from the pre-switching display unit to a post-switching display unit;
• and
• performing control, in a case where the obtained eye proximity detection state does not satisfy the first condition, to switch the display target to the post-switching display unit without displaying the notification on the pre-switching display unit.