JP2014206626A - Electronic device and imaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to observe an image equivalent to a display image of a movable display part in a natural posture regardless of the posture of an electronic device when environment light is bright.SOLUTION: An electronic device comprises: a movable display part that is attached to an electronic device body rotatably around a first rotation axis; and an image observation part that is rotatable centering around a second rotation axis orthogonal to an outer circumferential edge of the movable display part, and allows a user to observe an image identical or similar to a display image of the movable display part.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus and an imaging apparatus.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an imaging apparatus in which the optical axis direction of the photographing lens and the optical axis direction of the optical viewfinder are parallel, and the relative angle formed by the optical axis of the photographing lens and the optical axis of the display monitor is variable. Yes.

JP-A-11-69213

  In an electronic apparatus having a display monitor such as a digital camera, it may be difficult to visually recognize the display monitor when ambient light is bright. For example, in the imaging apparatus described in Patent Document 1, when performing low-angle shooting with a live view image displayed on a display monitor, the live view image may be difficult to visually recognize due to ambient light such as sunlight. is there. In the digital camera described in Patent Document 1, a user can confirm an optical image equivalent (same or similar) to the live view image by using an optical finder. Since it is provided in parallel with the optical axis direction of the viewfinder, it is forced to look in an unreasonable posture in the case of low angle photography or the like.

  An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a movable display unit that is rotatably attached to the electronic apparatus main body around a first rotation axis, and a second rotation axis that is perpendicular to the outer peripheral end of the movable display unit. And an image observation unit that allows the user to observe an image that is the same as or similar to the display image of the movable display unit.

  When the ambient light is bright, the user can observe an image equivalent to the display image of the movable display unit with a natural posture regardless of the posture of the electronic device.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a camera as an example of the electronic device by one embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the perspective view of a camera. (A) It is an example of the perspective view of the camera of the accommodation state. (B) It is a rear view of the camera of the accommodation state. It is an example of the perspective view of a camera. It is an example of the perspective view of a camera. It is an example of the perspective view of a camera. It is an example of the perspective view of a camera. It is an example of the perspective view of a camera. It is an example of the perspective view of a camera. (A) It is an example of the control block diagram of a camera. (B) It is a figure for demonstrating the control which a monitor display control part and an EVF display control part perform with respect to the attitude | position of a camera. It is a figure used for description of the relationship between an image observation part and a 2nd rotating shaft. It is an example of the perspective view of a camera which shows the example of the attitude | position of the camera at the time of low angle imaging | photography. It is an example of the perspective view of the camera with which an image observation part is detachably mounted | worn.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a digital camera which is an example of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. A camera 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes an operation member 101, a lens 102, an image sensor 103, a control device 104, a vari-angle monitor 105, an electronic viewfinder 106, a monitor attitude detection unit 107, and an EVF attitude detection unit 108.

  The operation member 101 includes various input members operated by the user, such as a power button, a release button, a zoom button, a cross key, an enter button, a play button, and a delete button.

  The lens 102 forms a subject image on the imaging surface of the imaging element 103. In FIG. 1, the lens 102 is illustrated as a single lens for the sake of simplicity, but includes a plurality of optical systems such as a focusing lens and a zoom lens (not illustrated).

  The image sensor 103 is an image sensor such as a CMOS, for example, and captures a subject image formed by the lens 102 to generate an image signal. The image sensor 103 outputs the image signal to the control device 104.

  The control device 104 includes a CPU, a memory 109, an image processing circuit, and the like, and controls each unit of the camera 100. The memory 109 constituting the control device 104 includes SDRAM, flash memory, and the like. The SDRAM is a volatile memory, and is used not only as a work memory in which a CPU develops a program when the program is executed, but also as a buffer memory for temporarily recording data. For example, the control device 104 temporarily stores each image signal output from the image sensor 103 in the SDRAM and executes various image processing on the image signal. The flash memory is a non-volatile memory in which data of a program executed by the control device 104, various parameters read when the program is executed, and the like are recorded.

  The vari-angle monitor 105 is a movable display device and includes a liquid crystal monitor 110. A live view image, a menu screen, and the like are displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 110 under the control of the control device 104.

  The electronic viewfinder 106 is an image observation unit including a small display unit 120 and an eyepiece unit 121. The small display unit 120 is, for example, a small liquid crystal monitor, and can display an image obtained by reducing the display image of the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105. The user can observe the image displayed on the small display unit 120 by looking into the eyepiece unit 121. At this time, since the environmental light (sunlight etc.) which illuminates the small display unit 120 is blocked by the user's head or the like looking into the eyepiece unit 121, the visibility of the image displayed on the small display unit 120 does not deteriorate. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the vari-angle monitor 105 is connected to the main body 112 of the camera 100 by a hinge portion 111. In FIG. 2, the vari-angle monitor 105 and the liquid crystal monitor 110 have a rectangular shape with rounded corners.

  The electronic viewfinder 106 is connected to the outer peripheral end 113 on the long side of the vari-angle monitor 105 via the connection unit 122. In FIG. 2, the electronic viewfinder 106 is connected to the vicinity of the hinge portion 111 in the outer peripheral end 113 on the long side.

  The vari-angle monitor 105, the electronic viewfinder 106, and the connection portion 122 can rotate integrally around the first rotation shaft 131 and the third rotation shaft 133.

  The connection part 122 can rotate around the axis of the second rotation axis 132 perpendicular to the outer peripheral end 113 of the vari-angle monitor 105. The electronic viewfinder 106 is fixed to the connection portion 122 and rotates around the second rotation shaft 132 together with the connection portion 122. As the electronic viewfinder 106 rotates about the second rotation axis 132, a direction in which the eyepiece 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106 faces and a direction in which the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105 faces are formed. The angle changes. In FIG. 2, the direction in which the eyepiece 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106 faces and the direction in which the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105 faces are the same.

  The vari-angle monitor 105 receives information about the image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 110 and information about the reduced image displayed on the small display unit 120 (not shown in FIG. 2) of the electronic viewfinder 106 from the hinge unit 111 to the third rotation axis. Obtained from wiring (not shown) extending along 133. The electronic viewfinder 106 acquires information on the reduced image displayed on the small display unit 120 from the vari-angle monitor 105 via the connection unit 122.

  The main body 112 of the camera 100 is provided with a monitor housing 151 for housing the vari-angle monitor 105 on the back surface 141 thereof. In addition, the main body 112 of the camera 100 has a recess 152 for storing the electronic viewfinder 106 below the monitor storage unit 151 and in the vicinity of the first rotation shaft 131.

  The monitor attitude detection unit 107 in FIG. 1 detects the attitude of the vari-angle monitor 105. That is, the vari-angle monitor 105 detects the angle θ1 rotated about the first rotating shaft 131 and the angle θ3 rotated about the third rotating shaft 133 shown in FIG. The monitor attitude detection unit 107 is, for example, a Hall element IC, detects a magnetic field generated by a permanent magnet (not shown) built in the vari-angle monitor 105, and the attitude of the vari-angle monitor 105 is detected based on the detected magnetic field strength. Is detected.

  The EVF posture detection unit 108 in FIG. 1 detects the posture of the electronic viewfinder 106. That is, the angle θ2 rotated around the axis of the second rotating shaft 132 shown in FIG. 2 is detected. The EVF attitude detection unit 108 is, for example, a Hall element IC, and detects a magnetic field generated by a permanent magnet (not shown) built in the vari-angle monitor 105, and the EVF attitude detection unit 108 uses the strength of the detected magnetic field. Detect posture.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B are a perspective view and a rear view of the camera 100, in which the vari-angle monitor 105 is stored in the monitor storage unit 151 and the electronic viewfinder 106 is stored in the recess 152. Indicates. In the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the liquid crystal monitor 110 (not shown) is hidden by the main body 112 of the camera 100, and the eyepiece 121 (not shown) of the electronic viewfinder 106 is the camera. It faces the front side of 100.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the bottom surface 123 of the electronic viewfinder 106 housed in the recess 152 is substantially flush with the bottom surface 142 of the main body 112 of the camera 100, and from the bottom surface 142 of the main body 112. Does not protrude. 3A, the left surface 124 of the electronic viewfinder 106 accommodated in the recess 152 is substantially flush with the left surface 143 of the main body 112 of the camera 100, and the left surface of the main body 112. It does not protrude from 143. As described above, since the electronic viewfinder 106 housed in the recess 152 does not protrude from the main body 112 of the camera 100, the electronic viewfinder 106 does not get in the way when the camera 100 is attached to a tripod or the like. Is also less likely to break.

  4 is a perspective view of the camera 100, in which the electronic viewfinder 106 and the connecting portion 122 are rotated 180 degrees around the second rotation shaft 132 from the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. Indicates. In the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. 4, the eyepiece 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106 faces the back side of the camera 100.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the camera 100, and the vari-angle monitor 105, the electronic viewfinder 106, and the connection portion 122 are rotated 180 degrees around the first rotation shaft 131 from the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. 4. Show the posture. In the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. 5, the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105 is exposed on the back side of the main body 112 of the camera 100, and the eyepiece 121 (not shown) of the electronic viewfinder 106 is It faces the front side.

  When the electronic viewfinder 106 and the connecting portion 122 are rotated 180 degrees around the second rotation shaft 132 from the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. 5, the posture shown in FIG. 2 is obtained.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the camera 100, and the vari-angle monitor 105, the electronic viewfinder 106, and the connection unit 122 (not shown) are arranged around the third rotation shaft 133 from the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. A posture rotated 180 degrees is shown. In the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. 6, the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105 is exposed on the front side of the main body 112 of the camera 100, and an eyepiece 121 (not shown) of the electronic viewfinder 106 is also used. It faces the front side.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the camera 100 and shows a posture in which the electronic viewfinder 106 and the connecting portion 122 are rotated 180 degrees around the second rotation shaft 132 from the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. In the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. 7, the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105 is exposed on the front side of the main body 112 of the camera 100, and the eyepiece 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106 faces the back side of the camera 100. ing.

  8 is a perspective view of the camera 100. From the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. 7, the vari-angle monitor 105, the electronic viewfinder 106, and the connection part 122 (not shown) are arranged around the first rotation shaft 131. A posture rotated 180 degrees is shown. In the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. 8, the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105 is stored in the monitor storage unit 151 in a state of being exposed on the back side of the main body 112 of the camera 100. The electronic viewfinder 106 has an eyepiece 121 (not shown) facing the front side of the camera 100 above the monitor housing 151.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the camera 100 and shows a posture in which the electronic viewfinder 106 and the connecting portion 122 are rotated 180 degrees around the second rotation shaft 132 from the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. In the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. 9, the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105 is stored in the monitor storage unit 151 in a state of being exposed on the back side of the main body 112 of the camera 100. In the posture of the camera 100 shown in FIG. 9, the eyepiece 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106 is also directed to the back side of the camera 100.

  FIG. 10A is a control block diagram of the control device 104 of the camera 100. As illustrated in FIG. 10A, the control device 104 functions as at least a monitor display control unit 161 and an EVF display control unit 162 by executing a program stored in the memory 109.

  The monitor display control unit 161 controls on / off of image display on the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the variangle monitor 105 based on the posture of the variangle monitor 105 detected by the monitor posture detection unit 107 and the image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 110. And control the direction of the. FIG. 10B shows a camera 100 equipped with a varying monitor 105 shown in FIGS. 2, 3A and 4B, FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. FIG. The control executed by the monitor display control unit 161 when in each posture is shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B and FIG. 4, when the liquid crystal monitor 110 is stored in the monitor storage unit 151 while being hidden by the main body 112 of the camera 100, the monitor display control unit 161 is Then, the image display on the liquid crystal monitor 110 is switched to the off state. Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the liquid crystal monitor 110 is exposed and stored in the monitor storage unit 151, the monitor display control unit 161 displays the display image on the liquid crystal monitor 110 as it is. (Normal display).

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the liquid crystal monitor 110 is exposed in a state of facing the front side of the camera 100, the monitor display control unit 161 inverts the display image to the liquid crystal monitor 110. indicate.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, when the liquid crystal monitor 110 is exposed in a state facing the back side of the camera 100, the monitor display control unit 161 inverts the display image up and down and left and right to display the liquid crystal monitor 110. To display.

  The EVF display control unit 162 is a small display of the electronic viewfinder 106 based on the posture of the vari-angle monitor 105 detected by the monitor posture detection unit 107 and the posture of the electronic viewfinder 106 detected by the EVF posture detection unit 108. On / off control of image display on the unit 120 and control of the orientation of the image displayed on the small display unit 120 are executed. When the camera 100 including the electronic viewfinder 106 is in each posture illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3 (a) and 3 (b), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. The control executed by the EVF display control unit 162 is also shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 8, the eyepiece 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106 is exposed in a state facing the front side of the camera 100. The EVF display control unit 162 switches the image display on the small display unit 120 to the off state. That is, the EVF display control unit 162 does not allow the user to observe the image displayed on the small display unit 120.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 9, when the eyepiece 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106 faces the back side of the camera 100 and the liquid crystal monitor 110 also faces the back side of the camera 100, the EVF display control unit 162. Displays a reduced image on the liquid crystal monitor 110 on the small display unit 120. In the case of FIG. 2, the display image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 110 that is inverted vertically and horizontally is reduced and displayed on the small display unit 120. In the case of FIG. 9, a display image that is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 110 and is not subjected to inversion control is reduced and displayed on the small display unit 120.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the eyepiece 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106 faces the back side of the camera 100 and the liquid crystal monitor 110 faces the front side of the camera 100, the EVF display control unit 162 The display image 110 is reduced and horizontally reversed and displayed on the small display unit 120. That is, the horizontally reversed display image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 110 is reduced and horizontally reversed and displayed on the small display unit 120.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the eyepiece 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106 faces the back side of the camera 100 and the liquid crystal monitor 110 faces the front side of the camera 100, the liquid crystal monitor 110 is turned off. Is displayed, the display image is reduced and vertically and horizontally reversed and displayed on the small display unit 120.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically illustrating a surface 125 of the electronic viewfinder 106 that faces the bottom surface 123 illustrated in FIG. FIG. 11 shows the posture in which the electronic viewfinder 106 is housed in the recess 152 with the eyepiece 121 facing the front side of the camera 100 as shown in FIG. A posture in which the electronic viewfinder 106 is housed in the recess 152 with the eyepiece 121 facing the back side is indicated by a broken line.

  As is apparent from FIG. 11, the connecting portion 122 is provided in the vicinity of the EVF back surface 126 facing the eyepiece surface having the eyepiece portion 121. The second rotating shaft 132 passing through the connecting portion 122 extends in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 11 and intersects the EVF back surface 126 perpendicularly. The electronic viewfinder 106 does not interfere with the main body 112 of the camera 100 between the electronic viewfinder 106 and the recess 152 when the electronic viewfinder 106 rotates about the axis of the second rotation shaft 132 (not shown). Sufficient space is provided.

The operation of the camera 100 will be described.
When the camera 100 is not used, the vari-angle monitor 105 and the electronic viewfinder 106 are stored in the storage position illustrated in FIG. In other words, the vari-angle monitor 105 is stored in the monitor storage unit 151 in a state where the liquid crystal monitor 110 (not shown) is concealed toward the front side of the camera 100, and the electronic viewfinder 106 includes the eyepiece unit 121 (not shown). 100 is housed in the recess 152 in a state directed toward the front surface side of 100. At this time, the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105 and the small display unit 120 (not shown) of the electronic viewfinder 106 are both in the off state.

  When photographing using the camera 100, the user changes the camera 100 from the posture shown in FIG. 3A to the posture shown in FIG. For example, the user rotates the vari-angle monitor 105 and the electronic viewfinder 106 around the first rotation axis 131 to change the camera 100 to the posture shown in FIG. At this time, the monitor display control unit 161 displays the live view image that is inverted vertically and horizontally on the liquid crystal monitor 110. The EVF display control unit 162 displays the live view image reduced by flipping up and down and left and right on a small display unit 120 (not shown) of the electronic viewfinder 106.

  When the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105 becomes difficult to view due to ambient light such as sunlight, the user observes the live view image displayed on the small display unit 120 from the eyepiece unit 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106. be able to. Since the electronic viewfinder 106 is located on the lower long side of the outer peripheral end 113 of the vari-angle monitor 105, the nose does not contact the camera 100 or the like when the user looks into the eyepiece 121, and the camera 100 becomes dirty. Absent.

  When performing low-angle shooting, the user rotates the vari-angle monitor 105 and the electronic viewfinder 106 around the third rotation axis 133 to change the camera 100 to the posture shown in FIG. In the posture illustrated in FIG. 12, the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105 is directed upward in the vertical direction, and the user can easily observe the live view image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 110.

  In the posture shown in FIG. 12, the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 110 tends to be difficult to visually recognize due to sunlight or the like. Even when the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor 110 becomes difficult to visually recognize in the posture shown in FIG. 12, the user observes the live view image displayed on the small display unit 120 from the eyepiece unit 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106. be able to. Further, the user can look into the eyepiece 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106 with a natural posture by rotating the electronic viewfinder 106 around the second rotation shaft 132.

According to the embodiment described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
The camera 100 is rotatable about a vari-angle monitor 105 attached to the main body 112 so as to be rotatable around the first rotation axis 131 and a second rotation axis 132 perpendicular to the outer peripheral end 113 of the vari-angle monitor 105. The electronic apparatus includes an electronic viewfinder 106 that allows the user to observe an image that is the same as or similar to the display image of the vari-angle monitor 105. Since the camera 100 includes the electronic viewfinder 106 as described above, the user can naturally display an image equivalent to the display image of the vari-angle monitor 105 regardless of the posture of the camera 100 when the ambient light is bright. Can be observed.

The embodiment described above can be carried out by being modified as follows.
[Modification 1]
In the above embodiment, a digital camera having a vari-angle monitor and an electronic viewfinder has been described. However, the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to a digital camera. For example, the present invention can also be applied to a folding portable terminal that does not include an imaging unit. In the foldable portable terminal, a first housing having a liquid crystal monitor and a second housing having a numeric keypad are connected via a hinge portion, and the following observation device is provided at the outer peripheral end of the first housing. Is provided. The observation apparatus has an eyepiece, and the user can observe the same screen as the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor by looking through the eyepiece.

[Modification 2]
In the above-described embodiment, the electronic viewfinder 106 has the small display unit 120. However, a display unit such as the small display unit 120 is provided on the vari-angle monitor 105 or the main body 112 of the camera 100 to provide an optical fiber. The display image may be guided to the eyepiece unit 121 using, for example. Further, the display unit provided in the electronic viewfinder 106 may not be smaller than the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105. For example, a display screen having the same size as the liquid crystal monitor 110 or larger than the liquid crystal monitor 110 is provided inside the electronic viewfinder 106, and an image enlarged to the same size or larger than the liquid crystal monitor 110 of the vari-angle monitor 105 is displayed. It may be displayed.

  The reduced image displayed on the small display unit 120 of the electronic viewfinder 106 may not be generated by the main body 112 of the camera 100. For example, a new image processing unit may be provided inside the vari-angle monitor 105, and the image processing unit may perform reduction processing on image information to be displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 110 acquired from the main body 112. .

[Modification 3]
The electronic viewfinder 106 may be provided at any position as long as it is the outer peripheral end 113 of the vari-angle monitor 105. The main body 112 of the camera 100 is desirably provided with a recess for storage at a position corresponding to the position where the electronic viewfinder 106 is provided. When the concave portion is provided on the lower side of the main body 112, it is preferable that the opening of the concave portion is provided on the lower side of the main body 112 so that the bottom surface of the electronic viewfinder 106 is flush with the bottom surface of the main body 112. When the concave portion is provided on the upper side of the main body 112, it is preferable to provide the opening of the concave portion on the upper side of the main body 112 so that the upper surface of the electronic viewfinder 106 is flush with the upper surface of the main body 112.

[Modification 4]
The electronic viewfinder 106 may be detachably attached to the outer peripheral end 113 of the vari-angle monitor 105. In that case, it is desirable to provide one or more connection ports for connecting the electronic viewfinder 106 at the outer peripheral end 113 of the electronic viewfinder 106.

  FIG. 13 shows a camera 100r having five connection ports 222 to which the electronic viewfinder 106r can be connected at the outer peripheral end 113r of the vari-angle monitor 105r. Each connection port 222 is detachably mounted with a connection portion 122r of the electronic viewfinder 106r. The connection unit 122r and the connection port 222 have electrical contacts for communication, and image data related to a display image that can be observed from the eyepiece unit 121 of the electronic viewfinder 106r is transmitted from the main body 112r of the camera 100r.

[Modification 5]
In the present invention, the display unit provided in the vari-angle monitor 105 may not be the liquid crystal monitor 110 as long as it is a display unit whose visibility is reduced by ambient light.

  The embodiments and modifications described above are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to these contents as long as the features of the invention are not impaired. Further, the embodiments and modifications described above may be combined and executed as long as the features of the invention are not impaired.

100, 100r: Camera, 103: Image sensor, 104: Control device, 105, 105r: Vari-angle monitor, 106, 106r: Electronic viewfinder, 107: Monitor posture detector, 108: EVF posture detector, 109: Memory, 110: Liquid crystal monitor, 111: Hinge part, 112, 112r: Main body, 113, 113r: Outer peripheral edge, 120: Small display part, 121: Eyepiece part, 122, 122r: Connection part, 131: First rotating shaft, 132 : Second rotation axis, 133: third rotation axis, 151: monitor storage unit, 152: recess, 161: monitor display control unit, 162: EVF display control unit

Claims (9)

A movable display unit that is rotatably attached to the electronic device main body around the first rotation axis;
An image observation unit that is rotatable about a second rotation axis perpendicular to the outer peripheral edge of the movable display unit, and that allows the user to observe an image that is the same as or similar to the display image of the movable display unit;
An electronic device comprising: The electronic device according to claim 1,
The movable display unit has a rectangular shape,
The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image observation unit is attached in the vicinity of the first rotation axis in an outer peripheral end on a long side of the movable display unit. The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2,
A first posture detection unit that detects a posture of the image observation unit;
A display control unit for determining whether to cause the user to observe the same or similar image as the display image of the movable display unit from the image observation unit based on the detection result of the first posture detection unit;
An electronic device, further comprising: The electronic device according to claim 3,
A second posture detection unit for detecting the posture of the movable display unit;
Whether the display control unit causes the user to observe from the image observation unit an image that is the same as or similar to the display image of the movable display unit, based on the detection results of the first and second attitude detection units. An electronic device characterized by determining. The electronic device according to claim 4,
The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit controls a display direction of an image that is the same as or similar to the display image based on detection results of the first and second attitude detection units. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A storage unit provided in the electronic device main body and storing the movable display unit;
And further comprising a recess having an opening on the bottom or top surface of the electronic device body,
When the movable display unit is stored in the storage unit and the image observation unit is stored in the recess, the image observation unit is provided when the opening of the recess is provided on the bottom surface of the electronic device main body. When the opening of the concave portion is provided on the upper surface of the electronic device body, the upper surface of the image observation unit is flush with the upper surface of the electronic device body. An electronic device characterized by being In the electronic device as described in any one of Claim 1 to 6,
The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second rotation axis intersects perpendicularly with a bottom surface or a peripheral edge of the top surface of the image observation unit. In the electronic device as described in any one of Claim 1 to 7,
The image observation unit
A connecting portion rotatably attached to an outer peripheral end of the movable display portion;
An external image observation device detachably attached to the connection part;
An electronic device comprising: The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
An imaging unit that captures a subject image and outputs a captured image;
With
The imaging apparatus, wherein the image observation unit is an electronic viewfinder unit.

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