Digital still camera with composition assist function, and method of controlling operation of same
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakashi Soga, Masafumi Hirata, Minoru Arai, Akihisa Yamazaki
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Abstract
The image of a subject is displayed on a display screen of a liquid crystal display device provided on the back side of a digital camera. An assistance frame is displayed in a form superimposed on the image of the subject and the composition of a photograph to be obtained by shooting the subject is decided based upon the assistance frame. As the user decides the composition of a photograph in accordance with the assistance frame, the user acquires a well-balanced photographic technique.
Claims7
A digital still camera equipped with a composition assist function, comprising:
- an imaging unit for sensing the image of a subject and outputting image data representing the image of the subject;
- a display unit for displaying the image of the subject represented by the image data output from said imaging unit;
- a move-command input unit for inputting a command to move a position at which the assistance lines are displayed;
- a display controller for controlling said display unit so as to display assistance lines, which are for deciding composition for the purpose of taking a picture of the subject, in a form superimposed on the image of the subject being displayed on said display unit, and responds to a move command entered from said move-command input unit by displaying the assistance lines upon moving them without changing a form of the assistance lines;
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- a recording controller responsive to depression of a shutter-release button for recording the image data, which is output from said imaging unit, on a recording medium.
A method of controlling operation of a digital still camera equipped with a composition assist function, the camera having an imaging unit for sensing the image of a subject and outputting image data representing the image of the subject, a display unit for displaying the image of the subject represented by the image data output from said imaging unit, a move-command input unit for inputting a command to move a position, and a recording controller responsive to depression of a shutter-release button for recording the image data, which is output from said imaging unit, on a recording medium, said method including:
- a step of controlling said display unit so as to display assistance lines, which are for deciding composition for the purpose of taking a picture of the subject, in a form superimposed on the image of the subject being displayed on said display unit;
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- responding to a move command entered from the move-command input init by displaying the assistance lines upon moving them without changing a form of the assistance lines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.