JP2001157097A - Electronic camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic camera by which a photographing viewing angle is decided correctly by a through animation to the displayed on a liquid crystal monitor, even when the viewing angle of the through animation displayed in a monitor which is different from that of an image (photographing viewing angle) to be recorded in a recording medium. SOLUTION: In a digital camera, through animation within the range of four corners P1-P4 is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor concerning a range P of the image to be recorded in a memory card in the case of photographing (recording range), and then, the photographing viewing angle is correctly decided by the through animation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic camera,
In particular, the present invention relates to an electronic camera capable of displaying a through moving image on a monitor and confirming a shooting angle of view on the monitor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Digital cameras currently on the market are generally provided with a liquid crystal monitor for displaying images. This liquid crystal monitor is used not only for displaying an image recorded on a recording medium but also for displaying a captured image in real time, and is also used as a finder. Note that an image displayed in real time is hereinafter referred to as a through moving image. The photographing angle of view can be determined based on the through moving image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor of the photographer, and the image of the photographing angle of view can be recorded on the recording medium by pressing the release button. The image display by the electronic camera is described in JP-A-11-187292.

[0003]

However, conventionally,
The angle of view of the through moving image displayed on the LCD monitor does not completely match the angle of view of the recorded image recorded on the recording medium, that is, the angle of view of the captured image. There was a problem that it could not be done. For example,
In digital cameras, the aspect ratio of the LCD monitor and the aspect ratio of the recorded image are often different, and in this case, the through moving image of the LCD monitor is an image of the peripheral portion of the recording range (view angle range of the recorded image). Is cut and displayed. For this reason, in the through moving image, the shooting angle of view cannot be accurately confirmed, and the above-described problem has occurred.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic camera capable of accurately confirming a shooting angle of view by displaying an image on a liquid crystal monitor, in particular, displaying a through moving image. I do.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording unit for recording an image taken by an imaging unit on a recording medium, and an image taken by the imaging unit. Display means for displaying an image on a monitor, in an electronic camera in which the aspect ratio of the image recorded on the recording medium and the aspect ratio of the monitor are different, the display means is imaged by the imaging means and is stored on the recording medium. An image of at least four corners in a recording range of an image to be recorded can be displayed on the monitor.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording means for recording an image picked up by an image pickup means on a recording medium, and a display means for displaying an image picked up by the image pickup means on a monitor. In an electronic camera in which the aspect ratio of an image recorded on the recording medium and the aspect ratio of the monitor are different, the display unit may be up, down, or out of a recording range of an image captured by the imaging unit and recorded on the recording medium. An image is displayed on the monitor so that either one of the left and right entire recording ranges can be confirmed.

According to the present invention, the peripheral image of the recording range of the image recorded on the recording medium can be displayed on the monitor, so that the photographing angle of view can be accurately determined by the peripheral image displayed on the monitor. Can be confirmed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording means for recording an image taken by the image pickup means on a recording medium, and a display means for displaying the image taken by the image pickup means on a monitor. In the electronic camera, the display unit displays a frame along with an image captured by the imaging unit on the monitor, and the recording unit records the image captured by the imaging unit on the recording medium. An image within the range of the frame is recorded on the recording medium.

According to the present invention, only the image in the frame displayed on the monitor is recorded on the recording medium, so that the shooting angle of view can be accurately determined by the through moving image displayed in the frame. it can. Also, by allowing the size of the frame to be freely changed, trimming can be performed before shooting. Even if the user does not have a device for trimming a recorded image after shooting, trimming can be performed. It can be carried out.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of an electronic camera according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 are a front view, a plan view and a rear view showing the appearance of a digital camera to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, on the front of the digital camera 10,
Shooting lens 12, viewfinder window 14, strobe 16,
A strobe light control sensor 18 and the like are provided. A CCD (image pickup device), not shown, is arranged behind the taking lens 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, a release button 22 and a power switch 24 are provided on the upper surface of the digital camera 10. The release button 22 is of a two-stage type, and is automatically pressed (AF) and automatic exposure control (AE) in a "half-pressed" state in which the release button 22 is lightly pressed and stopped.
Is operated to lock the AF and AE, and the photographing is executed in a state of "full press" from "half press".

As shown in FIG. 3, a liquid crystal panel 26 for displaying characters, a liquid crystal monitor 28,
A mode switch 30, a cross cursor button (up / down key and left / right key) 32, a finder 34, and the like are provided.

The character display liquid crystal panel 26 displays information relating to the state of the camera, the shooting mode, and the like. For example, a battery check display, a display of the number of frames that can be shot, and a display of the presence or absence of strobe light emission are performed. . still,
On the side of the character display liquid crystal panel 26, there are provided a flash button 36 for setting whether or not to emit a flash, and a macro button 38 for setting macro shooting.

The liquid crystal monitor 28 mainly displays an image. The liquid crystal monitor 28 displays a through moving image so that a photographed image can be confirmed before photographing, and records from a memory card (smart media) loaded in the camera. The read image is read out and displayed for reproduction. LCD monitor 28
A shift button 40, a display button 42, a cancel button 44, and a menu / execute button 46 are arranged in the upper part of.

The mode switch 30 and the cross cursor button 32 are composed of a central button member and a ring member disposed on the outer periphery thereof.
It is rotatable in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions.

The mode switch 30 changes the function (mode) of the camera. By rotating the mode switch 30, for example, a photographing mode for photographing,
It is possible to select a mode such as a reproduction mode in which a captured image is reproduced and various settings are made.

The cross cursor button 32 is tilted by pressing any one of the upper, lower, left and right edges, so that corresponding four directions (up, down, right, left) can be input. It is used as an operation button for selecting various setting items in the setting of mode and the like, and for instructing to change the setting contents, and also for adjusting the magnification of the electronic zoom, instructing the movement of the center of the zoom, and instructing the forward / return of the playback frame. It is used as a means for performing.

Although not shown, a holder for mounting a memory card is provided on one side of the digital camera 10. For example, smart media is used as the type of the memory card. The recording medium is not limited to this, and may be a PC card, flash memory card, IC
Card, floppy disk, magneto-optical disk (MO)
Other types may be used. The captured image is recorded and stored in the memory card.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the digital camera 10. As shown in FIG. The above digital camera 10
Are mainly a central processing unit (CPU) 50, a CCD 5
2, analog signal processing unit 54, digital signal processing unit 5
8, a memory (DRAM) 60, a memory card 64, a display memory 66, a liquid crystal monitor 28, and the like.

The CPU 50 comprehensively controls each circuit based on a signal input from an operation unit 70 including various operation members such as the release button 22, the mode switch 30, and the cross cursor button 32 shown in FIGS. To control.

The CCD 52 converts the subject light taken from the photographing lens 12 into signal charges of an amount corresponding to the amount of incident light. The signal charges are sequentially read from the CCD 52 as voltage signals (image signals), and are read out by the analog processing unit 5.
Added to 4.

The analog signal processing section 54 performs necessary analog processing such as sampling and white balance adjustment on the image signal applied from the CCD 52. The analog-processed image signal is converted into a digital signal (image data) by an A / D converter 56 and input to a digital signal processing unit 58. The CCD 52, the analog signal processing unit 54, and the A / D converter 56 operate in synchronization with a timing signal from a timing generator 57.

The digital signal processing section 58 performs required digital processing such as gamma correction on the image data added from the analog signal processing section 54. As will be described later, processing of a moving image to be displayed on the LCD monitor 28 and a memory card 64
Processing (trimming, etc.) of the image recorded in the digital signal processing unit 58 is performed by the digital signal processing unit 58 based on an instruction from the CPU 50. The digitally processed image data is stored in a memory 60,
Alternatively, the data is written to the display memory 66.

The memory card 64 stores the digital camera 1
0 is a recording medium that can be attached to and detached from, and stores image data. When the setting mode is set to the photographing mode by the mode switch 30 (see FIG. 3) and the release button 22 (see FIG. 2) is turned on, one frame of image data is read from the CCD 52 into the digital signal processing unit 58,
After the digital processing by the digital signal processing unit 58, the image data is written into the memory 60. Then, the image data is compressed by the compression / expansion circuit 62 and recorded on the memory card 64.

The liquid crystal monitor 28 displays various menu screens, and also displays a through moving image captured by the CCD 52 and an image recorded and stored in the memory card 64. When the setting mode is set to the shooting mode by the mode switch 30 and the display of the through moving image is turned on by the display button 42 (see FIG. 3), the digital signal processing unit 58
, Image data is continuously read from the CCD 52, and after this image data is digitally processed by the digital signal processing unit 58, it is written to the display memory 66, and the image data of the display memory 66 is sequentially newly read. Rewritten by image data. This allows
The image data written in the display memory 66 is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28, and a through moving image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28.

When the setting mode is set to the reproduction mode by the mode switch 30 and the reproduction of any image data recorded on the memory card 64 is designated by a predetermined operation, the image data is read from the memory card 64, After being decompressed and restored to the original image data by the compression / decompression circuit 62, the image data is transferred to the display memory 66 and displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28.

Next, the display of a through moving image on the liquid crystal monitor 28 in the digital camera 10 configured as described above will be described.

As described above, the digital camera 10 can shoot when the setting mode is set to the shooting mode by the mode switch 30. At this time, the display of the through moving image is turned on by the display button 42 (the display button 42). Each time the button is pressed, display or non-display of the through moving image can be selected), and the through moving image can be displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28, and the liquid crystal monitor 28 can be used as a finder. In a normal display, the through moving image is displayed on the entire screen of the liquid crystal monitor 28, and the angle of view of the through moving image corresponds to the aspect ratio of the liquid crystal monitor 28. Therefore, when the aspect ratio of the liquid crystal monitor 28 is different from the aspect ratio of an image (hereinafter, referred to as a recorded image) recorded on the memory card 62 by turning on the release button 22 (this digital camera 10 This corresponds to the case), the angle of view of the through moving image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 differs from the angle of view of the recorded image, and the liquid crystal monitor 28
A through moving image in which the peripheral portion of the view angle range of the recorded image is cut is displayed.

FIG. 5 shows a view angle range (hereinafter, referred to as a recording range) of a recorded image in a normal through moving image display.
The angle of view range of the through moving image displayed on the LCD monitor 28,
That is, it is a diagram showing the relationship with the display range of the liquid crystal monitor 28. For example, if the aspect ratio of the liquid crystal monitor 28 is 4: 3 and the aspect ratio of the recorded image is 3: 2, the display range L is different from the recording range P as shown in FIG. The image is not displayed on the LCD monitor 28.

In such a case, the photographer cannot accurately determine the angle of view (the angle of view of the recorded image) based on the through moving image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28.

According to the present invention, even in such a case, the shooting angle of view can be accurately grasped by the through moving image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28. Hereinafter, FIGS. 6 to 12 will be used. Several forms are shown.

First, the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 will be described. When a through moving image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28,
As shown in FIG. 6A, the images in the ranges P1 to P4 indicated by the oblique lines at the four corners of the recording range P are converted into the digital signal processing unit 58.
Then, a combination of the images in these ranges is written in the display memory 66, and the images at the four corners of the recording range P are displayed on the display range L of the liquid crystal monitor 28 as shown in FIG. . At this time, images other than the extraction ranges P1 to P4 are excluded from display targets. Extraction range P1 to P4
May be determined so as to match the size of the display range L when they are combined, or to be smaller (or larger) than the size of the display range L when they are combined. , The size of the display range L may be matched by performing an enlargement (or reduction) process.

By displaying the through moving image of the peripheral portion of the recording range P on the liquid crystal monitor 28 in this manner, the photographer can accurately determine the photographing angle of view.

The display of the through moving image in the peripheral portion of the recording range P can be switched between a normal through moving image display (display of the through moving image in the central portion of the recording range P) and a predetermined operation button. It is suitable. For example, a special operation button for switching the display is provided, and each time the operation button is pressed, the display of the normal through moving image and the recording range P
May be switched to the display of a through moving image of the peripheral portion of the recording area P. Also, the moving image display of the peripheral portion of the recording range P may be performed only while the operation button is being pressed, and the operation button is normally released. May be displayed.

Instead of providing special operation buttons, the above-mentioned display button 42 (see FIG. 3) is used. When the display button 42 is pressed once, the display is switched from the non-display of the through moving image to the normal through moving image display. In other words, when the button is pressed again, the display is switched to the display of the through moving image around the recording area P, and when the button is pressed again, the display is switched to the non-display of the through moving image. When the release button 22 is not pressed, a normal through moving image may be displayed, and when the release button 22 is half-pressed, the display may be switched to a through moving image display of a peripheral portion of the recording range P.

Next, the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 will be described. In this embodiment, the rectangular extraction ranges P1 to P4 shown by hatching in FIG. 6A are replaced with the recording range as shown in FIG. Extraction range P1'-P of polygon along the periphery of P
4 '. In addition, this extraction range P1'-P
When the image of 4 'is combined, a space is created in the central portion, and the area P
5 'images are extracted and combined. As a result, FIG.
As shown in (B), in the display range L of the liquid crystal monitor 28, not only the through moving image of the extraction range P1 'to P4' in the peripheral part of the recording range P but also the through moving image of the extraction range P5 'in the central part is displayed. Is done. In this case, the photographer can check not only the peripheral part but also the central part within the photographing angle of view at the same time. The extraction ranges P1 to P4 (P
The shapes 1 'to P4') are not limited to the shapes shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. The method described with reference to FIG. 6 can be similarly applied to switching between the display of the through moving image and the display of the normal through moving image in the present embodiment.

Next, the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 will be described. In this embodiment, the digital signal processing section 5 is provided so that all the images in the recording range P shown in FIG.
8 and the liquid crystal monitor 28 as shown in FIG.
Is displayed in the display range L of the entire range of the recording range P. In this case, since an image is not displayed in a part of the display range L (the upper and lower hatched portions M in FIG. 8B), a background color such as black or blue may be applied to this part. Thereby, the photographer can accurately determine the photographing angle of view.

Note that the method described with reference to FIG. 6 can be similarly applied to switching between the display of a through moving image and the display of a normal through moving image in the present embodiment.

Next, the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 will be described. In the above embodiment, the extraction range for extracting an image from the recording range P to the display range L is determined in advance as one pattern. The range can be appropriately selected by the photographer. First, for the recording range P shown in FIG. 9A, several division methods for dividing the recording range P into a plurality of extraction ranges as shown in FIG. 10B are prepared, and the photographer can select a desired division method. To do. FIG. 3 shows three types of division methods. When the photographer selects one of the division methods, an image is extracted from each area divided by the division method, and a liquid crystal monitor is displayed. Select a display area (extraction range) to be displayed at 28. FIG. 7C shows a case where a division method based on nine divisions is selected and four ranges at four corners are selected as display areas. When the display area is selected in this manner, the digital signal processing unit 58 extracts through-moving images in a range corresponding to the display area from within the recording range P, combines the through-moving images, and combines the through-moving images into the display range L. After enlarging or reducing so as to fit within, the data is written to the display memory 66. Thus, the through moving image of the selected display area is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 as shown in FIG.

In the above-described embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the case where a through moving image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 has been described.
The same applies to the case where the image is captured by turning on, before the image is recorded on the memory card 64, or after the image is recorded, the image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 to check the angle of view. In addition, in this case, it is not always necessary to be able to simultaneously check the images at the four corners of the recording range P. Therefore, for example, the image in the recording range P is scrolled to display the display range L of the liquid crystal monitor 28. May be displayed so that the images at the four corners of the recording range P can be sequentially confirmed. However, when the through moving image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 as in the above-described embodiment, it is also possible to confirm the shooting angle of view before shooting by applying such a scrolling method.

Next, the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 will be described. This embodiment differs from the embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 in that the recording range is determined in accordance with the display range of the through moving image on the liquid crystal monitor 28. By recording an image in the range of the angle of view confirmed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 on the memory card 64, the angle of view for photographing can be accurately determined. As an example, the display angle range (the display range L in FIG. 5) displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 in the display of a normal through moving image is set as a recording range, and when the release button 22 is turned on, the display range L By recording the image on the memory card 64, it is possible to record the image of the angle of view confirmed by the photographer in the through moving image. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, instead of simply setting the display range L of the liquid crystal monitor as the recording range, a frame frame F is displayed within the display range L of the liquid crystal monitor 28 as shown in FIG. Is displayed, and the photographer can enlarge or reduce the size of the frame F by a predetermined operation as shown in FIG. 4B, and the position of the frame F can be changed as shown in FIG. As shown in ()), the photographer can change up, down, left and right by a predetermined operation. When the photographer inputs the confirmation of the frame by operating a predetermined operation button, and determines the size and the position of the frame, the digital image processing is performed on the LCD monitor 28 only for the through image in the frame F. The image is extracted and displayed by the unit 58, and a predetermined background color or pattern is displayed outside the frame F. When the photographer turns on the release button 22, an image within the range of the frame F is extracted by the digital signal processing unit 58 and recorded on the memory card 64. In addition, not only the image within the range of the frame frame F but also the image of the specified size including the background color and the pattern outside the frame frame F is stored in the memory card 64.
May be recorded. As a result, the shooting angle of view can be accurately determined, and trimming can be performed before shooting, so that trimming can be performed even when an editing device having a trimming function is not possessed.

In changing the size of the frame F, the aspect ratio of the frame F may be freely changed.

For the operation of enlarging, reducing and moving the frame F, for example, as shown in FIG.
And a switch S2 for movement, if the switch S1 for enlargement / reduction is turned on and the cross cursor button 32 (see FIG. 3) is operated, the frame F is set to a desired size (and shape). The frame frame F can be moved to a desired position by turning on the movement switch S2 and operating the cross cursor button 32 (see FIG. 3).

When the photographer determines the frame, a predetermined background color or pattern is displayed outside the frame. However, even when the frame is determined, a through moving image is displayed outside the frame. You may make it display.

When the photographer determines the frame frame (before), the frame frame may be displayed by a dotted line, and after the frame frame is determined, the frame frame may be displayed by a solid line.

In the above case, the frame is determined before photographing (before the release button 22 is turned on) and displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 together with the through moving image.
The frame may be determined after shooting. That is, after the release button 22 is turned on and the image is captured, before the image is recorded on the memory card 64, the image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 and the frame is displayed in the same manner as described above, and the photographer When the frame is changed to a desired size and position and determined, only the image in the frame may be recorded on the memory card 64.

When an image in the frame is recorded on the memory card 64, information on the image size of the image may also be recorded on the memory card.

Next, the embodiment shown in FIG. 12 will be described. In this embodiment, the photographer can select the shape of the frame F shown in FIG. 10 to a desired shape.
For the through moving image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 as shown in FIG. 7A, the photographer selects a desired frame frame from a plurality of types of frame frames prepared in advance to determine the recording range. Make a choice. FIG. 3B illustrates three types of frame frames. When the photographer selects a desired frame frame and, for example, selects a rectangular frame frame as shown in FIG. 10C, the selected frame frame is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 as shown in FIG. At the same time, only the through moving image in the frame is displayed. The colors and patterns outside the frame may be freely selected by the photographer. Subsequently, the photographer adjusts the size and position of the frame as shown in FIG. 10E in the same manner as shown in FIG. Thereafter, when the photographer turns on the release button 22, the image in the frame is recorded on the memory card 64.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 12 can be applied even when the aspect ratio of the liquid crystal monitor 28 does not differ from that of the recorded image.

In the above description of the through moving image display mode of the liquid crystal monitor 28 shown in FIGS. 6 to 12, a case has been described in which images at least at four corners of the recording range can be confirmed on the liquid crystal monitor 28. Range 4
Even if the corner image cannot be confirmed, it may be sufficient if at least one of the upper, lower, left and right images of the recording range can be confirmed. Hereinafter, such an embodiment will be described.

FIGS. 13A and 13B show the liquid crystal monitor 2.
8 shows a case where the display range L and the recording range P are different in size, and the recording range P is larger than the display range L. FIG. In this embodiment, the moving image at the upper end of the recording range P is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 by matching the upper ends of the display range L. FIG. Of the recording range P is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 by matching the upper left point of the recording area P. By displaying the through moving image at the end of the recording range P, the angle of view of the recorded image can be known. As in the embodiment of FIG. 13A, the lower end, the left end, or the right end of the display range L is made coincident with the lower center, the left center, or the right center of the recording range P, and the through moving image of the display range L is displayed on the liquid crystal. The display may be displayed on the monitor 28, or the upper right end point, the lower left end point, or the right lower end point of the display range L may be displayed at the upper right end point, the lower left end point, or the lower right end point of the recording range P, similarly to the display form of FIG. The moving image of the display range L may be displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 by matching the lower end points. Further, these display modes may be switched by a switch or the like (scrolling may be performed) so that the angle of view at the desired end can be confirmed.

FIGS. 14A, 14B, and 14C show that the image size of the display range L of the liquid crystal monitor 28 differs from that of the recording range P, and the upper and lower ends of the recording range P are the upper and lower ends of the display range L. Is a case where the through moving image is displayed on the LCD monitor 28 after being reduced or enlarged so as to match the recording range P.
3A shows a case where the horizontal direction is longer than the horizontal direction of the display range L. FIG. 4A shows a through moving image on the liquid crystal monitor 28 with the central portion of the recording range P as the display range L. (B), (C) in FIG.
Is a mode in which the left end and the right end of the display range L are made to coincide with the left end and the right end of the recording range P, respectively, and the moving image of the display range L is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28. By displaying the through moving image in the entire recording range in the vertical direction in the recording range P, the angle of view of the recorded image can be known. The display modes of (A), (B), and (C) may be switched by a switch or the like (or may be scrolled) so that the angle of view at the desired end can be confirmed.

FIGS. 15A, 15B and 15C show that the image size of the display range L of the liquid crystal monitor 28 differs from that of the recording range P, and the left and right ends of the recording range P are the left and right ends of the display range L. Is a case where the through moving image is displayed on the LCD monitor 28 after being reduced or enlarged so as to match the recording range P.
3A shows a case where the vertical direction is longer than the vertical direction of the display range L. FIG. 4A shows a through moving image on the liquid crystal monitor 28 with the central portion of the recording range P as the display range L. (B), (C) in FIG.
Is a mode in which the upper and lower ends of the display range L are matched with the upper and lower ends of the recording range P, respectively, and a through moving image of the display range L is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28. In this way, by displaying the through moving image of the entire recording range in the horizontal direction in the recording range P, the angle of view of the recorded image can be known. The display modes of (A), (B), and (C) may be switched by a switch or the like (or may be scrolled) so that the angle of view at the desired end can be confirmed.

The embodiments shown in FIGS. 13 to 15 are not limited to the case where a through moving image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28. After the image is captured by turning on the release button 22, the image is transferred to the memory card 64. The same applies to the case where the image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 28 to check the angle of view before or after recording the image.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a digital camera has been described.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to all electronic cameras that acquire an image with an electric signal using an image sensor. In particular, in the above embodiment, the case where a still image is shot has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to an electronic camera that shoots a moving image when confirming and determining the angle of view during or before shooting a moving image.

[0057]

According to the above-described electronic camera of the present invention, the image of the peripheral portion in the recording range of the image recorded on the recording medium can be displayed on the monitor.
The photographing angle of view can be accurately confirmed from the image of the peripheral portion displayed on the monitor. In particular, in displaying a through moving image, the image of the peripheral portion of the recording range can be confirmed, so that the photographing can be performed with the photographing range accurately determined.

According to another aspect of the present invention, only the image in the frame displayed on the monitor is recorded on the recording medium. Can be determined accurately. Also, by allowing the size of the frame to be freely changed, trimming can be performed before shooting,
Trimming can be performed even when the user does not have a device for trimming the recorded image after shooting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a digital camera to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the appearance of a digital camera to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the appearance of the digital camera to which the present invention is applied;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the digital camera.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a view angle range of a recorded image and a display range of a liquid crystal monitor.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing one mode of displaying a through moving image on a liquid crystal monitor.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing one mode of displaying a through moving image on a liquid crystal monitor.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing one mode of displaying a through moving image on a liquid crystal monitor.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing one mode of displaying a through moving image on a liquid crystal monitor.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing one mode of displaying a moving image on a liquid crystal monitor.

FIG. 11 is a view showing an example of an operation member used in the embodiment shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing one mode of displaying a through moving image on a liquid crystal monitor.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing one mode of displaying a through moving image on a liquid crystal monitor.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing one mode of displaying a through moving image on a liquid crystal monitor.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing one mode of displaying a through moving image on a liquid crystal monitor.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Digital camera, 22 Release button, 28
LCD monitor, 30 mode switch, 32 cross cursor button, 50 CPU, 52 CCD, 54 analog signal processor, 58 digital signal processor, 60 memory, 64 memory card, 66 display memory

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a recording unit that records an image captured by an imaging unit on a recording medium; and a display unit that displays an image captured by the imaging unit on a monitor. In an electronic camera having a different aspect ratio from that of the monitor, the display means includes at least four images in a recording range of an image captured by the imaging means and recorded on the recording medium.
An electronic camera, wherein an image of a corner can be displayed on the monitor. 2. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the entire image in the recording range on the monitor by reducing the image in the recording range. 3. The display means switches display of an image at the center of the recording range to display of images at at least four corners of the recording medium by a predetermined switching button or by half-pressing a release button. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein: 4. An electronic camera, comprising: a recording unit that records an image captured by an image capturing unit on a recording medium; and a display unit that displays an image captured by the image capturing unit on a monitor. The monitor displays a frame together with the image captured by the imaging unit, and the recording unit, when recording the image captured by the imaging unit on the recording medium, displays the image within the frame range. An electronic camera characterized by recording on the recording medium. 5. The electronic camera according to claim 4, wherein a size of the frame displayed by said display means can be changed. 6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the recording unit records information on an image size of the image to be recorded when the image within the range of the frame is recorded on the recording medium. camera. 7. An aspect of an image recorded on the recording medium, comprising: recording means for recording an image captured by the imaging means on a recording medium; and display means for displaying an image captured by the imaging means on a monitor. In an electronic camera having a different aspect ratio between the monitor and the monitor, the display means includes an entire recording range of one of upper, lower, left, and right among a recording range of an image captured by the imaging unit and recorded on the recording medium. An electronic camera, wherein an image is displayed on the monitor so that the image can be confirmed.