JP2002051238A - Electronic camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic camera in which a user can easily confirm a photographic condition by displaying the photographic information of the electronic camera through one action in photographing. SOLUTION: This electronic camera is provided with a display means 68 for displaying a monitor image of a photographing object and photographic conditions, a switch (operating part 102) for the user to instruct the display and non-display of the photographic conditions and an information processing means (central information processor 100) for instructing the display of the photographic conditions to the display means only while the user presses the switch (operating part 102). Thus, the user can easily confirm the photographic conditions.

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 collectively displaying shooting information or recording information of the electronic camera with one touch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional silver halide camera, photographing information such as an aperture value, a shutter speed, a focusing condition, and a flash setting mode is displayed to a user in a viewfinder in which the user checks a subject image. A camera configured to prevent a failure in photographing is known.

[0003] Further, in the electronic cameras that have been rapidly spreading in recent years, the shooting modes and shooting conditions are greatly diversified and complicated as compared with the conventional electronic cameras, so that all the shooting information is stored in the viewfinder. The photographing information is displayed to the user only in the setting mode such as the menu mode or the setup mode without being displayed.

[0004] Further, at the time of reproducing an image in an electronic camera, it is not possible to display, for example, photographing conditions and recording conditions recorded in an Exif format image file.

[0005]

However, when a user performs photographing with an electronic camera, it is sometimes necessary to perform photographing while recognizing photographing conditions in detail. When a user checks the shooting conditions with a conventional electronic camera, it is necessary to check the shooting conditions after switching the execution mode of the electronic camera to a menu mode or a setup mode. As a result, the user may miss out on a photo opportunity while switching modes or shoot under different shooting conditions than expected by the user, and the work may not be what the user intended. Had occurred.

For example, when shooting is performed indoors and the white balance setting is set to a light source of an incandescent lamp, and then shooting is continued outdoors, forgetting to change the white balance setting to daylight. Image becomes a failure image that is strongly bluish overall.

[0007] Further, at the time of reproducing an image in a conventional electronic camera, a problem has arisen that a user cannot know under what conditions the image has been photographed or recorded.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an electronic camera capable of displaying photographing information of the electronic camera at a time with one touch at the time of photographing so that a user can easily confirm photographing conditions. It is intended to provide.

[0009] Further, at the time of reproducing an image, the photographing information and recording information of the electronic camera are collectively displayed by one touch, so that the user can easily confirm the photographing condition and the recording condition, and further register it as the next photographing condition. The purpose is to provide a simple electronic camera.

[0010]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display device for displaying a subject image on a monitor and displaying a photographing condition at the time of photographing, and displaying or not displaying the photographing condition. It is characterized by comprising a switch for instructing display, and an information processing means for instructing the display means to display the photographing condition only while the switch is pressed.

According to the present invention, display means for displaying a subject image on a monitor and photographing conditions at the time of photographing, a switch for instructing display and non-display of the photographing conditions, and displaying photographing conditions only during a period in which the switch is pressed Is provided to the display means, so that the user can easily confirm the photographing conditions.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer system comprising:
The invention described in (1) is a display unit for displaying and displaying an image reproducing or recording, and a photographing condition or a recording condition recorded together with the image; an input unit for instructing display and non-display of the photographing condition or the recording condition; And information processing means for instructing the display means to display the shooting condition or the recording condition when the display of the shooting condition or the recording condition is instructed through the means.

According to the present invention, display means for displaying and reproducing an image and displaying photographing or recording conditions recorded together with the image, input means for instructing display or non-display of the photographing or recording condition, The information processing means for instructing the display means to display the photographing condition or the recording condition only while the display of the photographing condition or the recording condition is instructed through the input means is provided, so that the user can easily confirm the photographing condition. It is possible to do.

[0014]

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

1 to 3 are a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of an electronic camera according to the present invention, respectively. The electronic camera 10 has such a size and shape that the user can securely hold the electronic camera at the time of shooting and easily prevent camera shake as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, a collapsible photographing lens 12 for photographing a subject image, a pop-up flash 16 for irradiating light to the subject image to compensate for the light amount, and a flash 16 The flash dimming sensor 18 for adjusting the amount of light emitted from the camera according to the distance to the subject, the self-timer lamp 20, the grip unit 22 for accurately holding the electronic camera 10, and the focusing position are manually set. A focus adjustment ring 24 operated by a user when performing adjustment is provided.

On the side of the electronic camera 10, a focus mode setting switch 30 for setting an automatic or manual focus adjustment mode, and a zoom switch for instructing adjustment of the focal length and the angle of view to the wide-angle side and the telephoto side. 32,
An information button 34 (input means or switch) for instructing the photographing conditions at the time of photographing to be displayed on the display means of the electronic camera 10 with one touch; an exposure compensation button 36 for instructing an exposure compensation amount of the photographed image; A white balance adjustment button 38 for adjusting the white balance and a flash pop-up button 40 for setting the flash 16 to a usable position are provided. Further, inside the accessory cover 42 of the electronic camera 10, a communication connector 44 for transmitting and receiving information to and from another electronic device, a video signal terminal 46 for transmitting and receiving a video signal, and a power supply for supplying power from the outside. And a power supply terminal 48.

As shown in FIG. 2, a viewfinder 5 is provided on the back of the electronic camera 10 so that the user can check the subject image even if the surroundings are bright.
0, a cross key 52 for inputting information to the electronic camera 10 by the user instructing the up, down, left, and right directions, and setting white balance and brightness during shooting or playback, and shooting. Menu / execute button 54 (instruction means) used to instruct recording means to record the photographed condition of the completed image as the photographing condition for the next photographing, and cancel the process or return the process to the previous state Cancel / return button 56 for designating the display, a display button 58 for instructing the display means to display, and a shift button 60 for allocating other processing to the multi-function operation button.
Are provided.

On the back of the electronic camera 10, a display switching button 62 for instructing to switch the display of an image or information to the viewfinder 50 or the liquid crystal monitor, and an enlarged display for confirming the focus on the subject are instructed. An enlarged display button 64, a fixed button 66 for inputting an instruction such as an AE lock, and a display means 68 for displaying information such as an image or photographing conditions and recording conditions are provided. In addition, on the bottom surface of the electronic camera 10, a battery cover 72 for covering a portion where a battery is mounted, and a tripod screw hole 74 are provided.

The cross key 52 is used to input corresponding four directions (right, left, up, down). The right key and the left key are used for the forward frame forward button and the reverse frame button in the reproduction mode. Each functions as a feed button, and the up and down keys function as zoom levers for adjusting the magnification of the electronic zoom in the shooting mode. The right key, the left key, and the up / down key are operation buttons for selecting a desired menu from a list of menus when the menu mode is set by the menu / execute button 54 and for instructing selection of a setting item in each menu. Function as

The menu / execute button 54 is used to change the displayed screen from the normal screen of each mode to the menu screen, or to confirm selection contents, execute processing, or instruct processing confirmation. Button. When the menu / execute button 54 is pressed in each of the shooting mode, movie mode, and playback mode, a menu screen corresponding to each mode is displayed. For example, when the menu / execute button 54 is pressed on the one-frame playback screen in the playback mode, a setting icon menu of five items of “erase”, “auto play”, “resize”, “protect”, and “DPOF” is displayed. It is displayed below the screen of the means 68.

When a desired item is selected with the right key or the left key of the cross key 52, a menu balloon of a submenu corresponding to each item is displayed. The display position of the menu balloon moves in accordance with the arrangement order of the icons indicating the menu items at the bottom of the screen. A desired setting content is selected from the submenu with the up / down key of the cross key 52, and the selected content is confirmed by pressing the menu / execute button 54.

For example, in the item "Resize", the number of pixels can be changed, and "2400 → 1280", "240"
0 → 640 ”or“ 1280 → 640 ”. The “protect” submenu that prohibits rewriting of the recorded image includes three selection items of “all frame release”, “all frame protect”, and “1 frame setting”. When the desired item is selected with the up / down keys and the menu / execute button 54 is pressed, a confirmation screen for executing the respective protect processing is displayed. By further pressing the menu / execute button 54 on the confirmation screen, the target file is protected. Alternatively, non-protection setting is performed.

The "DPOF" submenu for setting the printing conditions of an image and recording it in a print information file includes:
"Specify / Release all frames", "Confirm / Release", "Specify one frame",
Includes a selection item of “with date”. This DPOF
By creating the file in advance with the electronic camera 10 or a personal computer and recording the image together with the image on a recording medium, it is not necessary to specify the print contents for each individual image file when ordering a lab or printing with a printing apparatus. Become.

When the menu / execute button 54 is pressed in the shooting mode or the movie mode, the shooting conditions (ISO
The setting menu screen for (sensitivity, white balance, brightness, etc.) is displayed.

The cancel / return button 56 is used to cancel (cancel) the item selected from the menu or to return to the previous operation state.

The display means 68 can be used as a display for confirming a photographing frame, and can display a photographed image and an image read out from a recording medium loaded in the camera. Also, a cross key 52 composed of a right key, a left key, and an up / down key, and a command dial 96 described later.
The selection of the menu using and the setting of various setting items in each menu are also performed using the display screen of the display means 68. Further, the display means 68 is capable of displaying information such as the number of images that can be taken and the number of reproduced frames, the presence or absence of flash emission, macro mode display, recording image quality (quality) display, and pixel number display.

The recording medium cover 7 of the electronic camera 10
0, a removable recording medium (not shown) can be mounted.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the electronic camera 10, a shutter button 80 for instructing photographing and a power switch 82 for instructing operation or non-operation of the electronic camera 10 are provided.
A mode setting switch 84 for setting the electronic camera 10 to a shooting or playback mode, a flash button 86 for instructing flash emission or flash inhibition, a macro button 88 for instructing macro photography, and a self-timer button 9
0, a continuous shooting button 92 for instructing setting or canceling of the continuous shooting mode, a mode switching dial 94 for switching various shooting modes of the electronic camera 10, and a command dial 96 for setting various modes.

On the mode switching dial 94, for example, a setup mode for setting, for example, the resolution, compression ratio, sharpness, color state at the time of recording, date, etc. of the recorded image, and the exposure and flash emission can all be manually set. A manual shooting mode, an aperture-priority shooting mode, a shutter speed-priority shooting mode, a program shooting mode in which shooting conditions are recorded and set in advance in an electronic camera recording unit, and a fully automatic shooting mode. A scene select mode for setting a shooting scene to a night view, a person, a distant view, or the like, and a moving image recording mode are provided, and each mode can be set by a user's instruction.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the electronic camera 10. The central processing unit (information processing unit) 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a mode setting switch 84, a shutter button 80, an information button 34, an instruction unit for instructing recording of shooting conditions, and other various switches and buttons. Operating unit 102 and communication connector 4
Each circuit in the electronic camera 10 can be collectively controlled based on the input from the electronic camera 4 or the like.

The operation unit 102 includes the cross key 52 described above,
Menu / Execute button 54, Cancel / Return button 5
6, a block including input operation means such as a display button 58 and a power switch 82. The central information processing apparatus 100 and peripheral blocks are connected by an internal bus 104,
Information can be transmitted to each other.

Central information processing device 100 (information processing means)
Receives information indicating that the information button 34 for instructing display and non-display of shooting conditions has been pressed from the operation unit 102 (input means or switch) in the shooting mode.
The display unit 68 is instructed to display the photographing conditions only while the information button 34 is pressed. The operability is improved by using a self-return type switch such as a self-return type push button switch, a self-return type slide switch, or a self-return type toggle switch as the input means or switch of the operation unit 102.

When information indicating that the information button 34 for instructing display and non-display of the photographing condition or the recording condition is pressed from the operation unit 102 in the image reproduction mode, the information button 34 is pressed. The display unit 68 instructs the display unit 68 to display the photographing condition or the recording condition only during the operation. In this state, when the user instructs the recording of the photographing condition displayed on the display unit 68 via the instruction unit, the operation unit 102 instructs the central information processing apparatus 100 to record the photographing condition from the instruction unit. Notify that. Central information processing device 1
00 records the information of the photographing condition in a recording means (recording means such as a memory) provided inside or near the central information processing apparatus 100, using the photographing condition instructed to record as the photographing condition for the next photographing. When photographing is performed in the next program photographing mode, photographing can be performed under photographing conditions recorded in the recording unit.

When the power switch 82 is pressed and the mode setting switch 84 is set to the photographing mode, the central processing unit 100 detects this and turns on the power of each block necessary for the operation in the camera. Control for extending the lens barrel of the photographing lens 12 to start preparation for photographing is performed. When the mode setting switch 84 is set from the shooting mode to the reproduction mode, the central information processing device 100 detects this and performs control for retracting the lens barrel of the shooting lens 12.

Here, when performing driving processing such as extension or collapsing of the lens barrel of the photographing lens 12, automatic adjustment of focus, and zoom driving, the central information processing apparatus 100 drives each motor 108 to the driver 106. Is output, and control to move the taking lens 12 is performed.

The shooting mode is set by the mode setting switch 84, and when the shutter button 80 is pressed, the central information processing apparatus 100 detects this and executes still shooting. One frame of image data obtained by the shooting is recorded on the recording medium 110. At this time, the central information processing apparatus 100 performs focusing control and exposure control, and a subject image is formed on a light receiving surface of a solid-state imaging device (CCD) 112 via the photographing lens 12.

The solid-state image sensor 112 converts the subject light imaged on the light receiving surface into a charge signal of an amount corresponding to the light amount. The charge signal thus accumulated is sequentially read out as a voltage signal corresponding to the charge signal. CCD1
Voltage signals sequentially read out from the CDS circuit 11
4 (correlated double sampling circuit), where the R, G, and B signals for each pixel are sampled and held, amplified, and output to the A / D converter 116. A
The / D converter 116 converts the R, G, and B signals sequentially input from the CDS circuit 114 into, for example, 10 bits (0 to 1023).
, And output to the image signal processing circuit 118.

The image signal processing circuit 118 includes a synchronizing process for simultaneously converting point-sequential R, G, and B signals output from the A / D converter 116, white balance adjustment, gamma correction, and YC signal processing. Is performed. The luminance signal Y and the chroma signals Cr and Cb (YC signals) created by the YC signal processing of the image signal processing circuit 118
Is compressed into a predetermined format (for example, the JPEG format) by the compression / decompression circuit 120 and then recorded on the recording medium 110 via the media control circuit 122.

The form of the recording medium 110 is not limited to smart media, but may be a PC card, a compact flash (registered trademark), a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk,
A memory stick or the like may be used, and various media that can be read and written according to a method of electronic, magnetic, optical, or a combination thereof can be used. In addition, dedicated signal processing means and an interface are appropriately applied according to the medium to be used. This recording medium 110
May be configured such that a plurality of recording media can be mounted on the camera body irrespective of different types or the same type of recording media. The means for storing image data is not limited to the recording medium 110 detachable from the camera body, but may be a central information processing device 10 of the electronic camera.
0 may be a built-in recording medium (internal memory) provided inside or near the “0”.

When the shooting mode is set by the mode setting switch 84 and the continuous shooting mode is set by the continuous shooting button 92, continuous recording of images becomes possible. Further, in the moving image shooting mode, the moving image shooting operation may be started by pressing the shutter button 80, and may be stopped when the shutter button 80 is pressed again. In addition, continuous shooting operation or moving image shooting is performed only while the shutter button 80 is kept pressed,
The continuous shooting or the moving image shooting may be stopped by releasing the press.

On the other hand, when the reproduction mode is set by the mode setting switch 84, the image file of the last frame recorded on the recording medium 110 is read through the media control circuit 122. The compressed data of the read image file is expanded into an uncompressed YC signal via the compression / expansion circuit 120.

The expanded YC signal is converted into, for example, an NTSC color composite video signal via an image reproduction processing circuit 124 and a video encoding circuit 126, and is output to the display means 68 or the finder 50. 46 (see FIG. 1). Thereby, the recording medium 11 is displayed on the display means 68 or the finder 50.
The image of the last frame recorded at 0 is displayed. Also,
When a television receiver (not shown) is connected to the video signal terminal 46, the image of the last frame is also displayed on the television receiver.

Then, when the right key of the cross key 52 is pressed, the frame is advanced in the forward direction, and when the left key is pressed, the frame is advanced in the reverse direction. Then, an image file corresponding to the frame position at which the frame has been advanced is read out from the recording medium 110, and the image advanced at the same time as the above is displayed on the display means 6.
8 is played. When the frame is advanced in the forward direction while the image of the last frame is displayed, the image file of the first frame recorded on the recording medium 110 is read, and the image of the first frame is displayed on the display means 68. Or on a television receiver or other image display device.

FIG. 5 shows a viewfinder 50 in the photographing mode.
Alternatively, a monitor image 131 of the subject image 130 displayed on the display means 68 is shown.

FIG. 6 shows the information button 34 in the state shown in FIG.
13 shows a monitor image 131 in which the subject image 130 displayed on the finder or the display means 68 when the button is pressed and the shooting conditions are combined.

As shown in the figure, a mask 132 is put on the outer peripheral portion of the monitor image 131, and information of various photographing conditions is displayed on the mask 132 in an easily viewable manner.
Hereinafter, the contents of various types of information relating to the shooting conditions will be described. On the upper left of the displayed monitor image 131, a display “P” indicating that the current shooting mode is the program mode, a display indicating that shooting is performed using the self-timer, and a display indicating that the current shooting mode is the continuous shooting mode are displayed. Display, a display indicating that the mode is for performing auto bracketing photography, a display indicating that the flash is in the light-inhibiting state, a display indicating that the mode is the macro mode, and a manual focus mode. A photographing mode display 134 such as an “MF” display indicating that is shown in FIG.

Also, at the upper right position of the monitor image 131 shown in FIG. 6, a remaining frame number display 136 indicating the number of images that can be recorded on the recording medium, a pixel display 138 indicating the resolution of the recorded image, and a recorded image Compression information 140 relating to the type of compression, shutter speed information 142 during shooting, and AE lock information 1 indicating setting / non-setting of AE lock during shooting.
44, aperture value information 146 indicating an aperture value at the time of shooting, exposure correction information 148 indicating whether or not exposure correction is performed at the time of shooting, and exposure correction amount information 150 displaying numerically or graphically the state of exposure correction. Are shown.

When the user presses the information button 34 in the state where the photographing is performed as described above, the photographing conditions are displayed in an easy-to-see manner together with the subject image as shown in FIG. 6, so that the user can easily confirm the photographing conditions. It is possible to carry out shooting. The display of the photographing condition may be performed only while the information button 34 is pressed, or the information button 3 may be displayed.
4 is pressed once to display the photographing conditions as shown in FIG. 6, and when the information button 34 is pressed again, a part or all of the photographing conditions are deleted and the monitor image 131 of only the subject image 130 shown in FIG. It may be displayed.

FIG. 7 shows the information button 34 in the state shown in FIG.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a monitor image 131 in which a subject image 130 displayed when is pressed and a shooting condition are combined.

In FIG. 6, since the mask 132 is applied to the outer peripheral portion of the monitor image 131, the subject image is not visible at the portion of the mask 132. However, in the monitor image 131 shown in FIG. 7, the mask 152 is formed to be translucent. Therefore, various photographing conditions can be confirmed while observing the entire subject image 130. Therefore, it is possible to quickly confirm the photographing frame and the photographing conditions, and it is possible to instantly respond to a photo opportunity.

FIG. 8 shows the information button 34 in the state shown in FIG.
Object image 130 displayed when is pressed one or more times
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a monitor image 131 in which a photographing condition and a photographing condition are combined.

In the figure, various photographing conditions set in the menu mode are displayed in addition to the photographing conditions shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the light amount information 154 indicating the light amount of the flash, the white balance information 156 indicating the setting state of the white balance, the light metering mode information 158 indicating the light metering mode, and the sensitivity indicating the setting sensitivity at the time of shooting. The shooting conditions of the information 160, bracket shooting information 162 for shooting a plurality of images by shifting the exposure and the focus position from a predetermined set value, and sharpness information 164 indicating setting information such as contour enhancement processing at the time of shooting are as follows. Is displayed.

Of the information of each of the photographing conditions to be displayed, information necessary for photographing is indicated by an information button 3
When the information button 34 is not pressed, the information may be displayed in advance, and when the information button 34 is pressed, more detailed information on the photographing conditions may be displayed on the display means 68.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a monitor image 168 in which the reproduction image 166 displayed on the finder or the display means 68 and the photographing conditions are synthesized when the information button 34 is pressed one or more times in the reproduction mode. It is.

According to the figure, a portion around the monitor image 168 includes a reproduction display 170 indicating the reproduction mode, folder information 172 in which the reproduction image 166 is recorded, and frame number information 174 of the reproduction image 166. , A file name 176 of the reproduced image 166, protect information 178 indicating whether or not the reproduced image 166 can be erased, and a print information file that describes conditions for printing one or more images recorded on the recording medium 110. Print information 180 indicating that the reproduced image 166 is registered, print number information 182 indicating the number of prints recorded in the print information file,
The shooting date and time information 184 indicating the shooting date and time is displayed. Further, information on the place where the image was taken may be displayed together.

The monitor image 168 also displays various photographing conditions set in the setup mode of the electronic camera 10. In the embodiment shown in FIG.
Pixel display 188 indicating the vertical and horizontal resolution of the recorded image, compression information 190 regarding the type of compression of the recorded image, shutter speed information 192 indicating the shutter speed at the time of shooting, and an aperture value at the time of shooting. Aperture value information 1
94, sensitivity information 196 indicating a setting sensitivity at the time of shooting, and light amount information 198 indicating a flash emission condition.

By displaying the photographing conditions together with the recorded image even in the reproduction mode as described above, it is possible to easily refer to the previous photographing conditions. Also, in the playback mode, the information button 34 is pressed to
The shooting conditions are displayed as shown in (1), and the shooting conditions of the reproduced image 166 are copied and registered in the electronic camera 10 as the next shooting conditions by, for example, pressing an execution button (instruction means such as the menu / execution button 54). It is also possible. If the photographing conditions can be copied in this manner, it is possible to set complicated and diverse photographing conditions without fail, and it is possible to easily set a desired image by preventing mistakes in the photographing conditions during the next photographing. It is possible to obtain. In addition, by allowing the electronic camera 10 to easily confirm the setting information of a previously photographed image, the user can determine how to set a photographing condition setting value in a scene to obtain a more desirable image. Will be able to know exactly. Therefore, the user can take a preferable image utilizing the experience of the past photographing conditions in the next photographing.

[0059]

As described above, according to the electronic camera of the present invention, the display means for displaying the subject image on the monitor and the photographing conditions at the time of photographing, and the switch for instructing the display and non-display of the photographing conditions are provided. The information processing means for instructing the display means to display the photographing conditions only while the switch is being pressed is provided, so that the user can easily confirm the photographing conditions.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a display means for displaying and reproducing an image and displaying photographing or recording conditions recorded together with the image, and instructing display and non-display of the photographing or recording condition And an information processing unit for instructing the display unit to display the photographing condition or the recording condition when the display of the photographing condition or the recording condition is instructed through the input unit. It is possible to check the conditions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an electronic camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the electronic camera shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the electronic camera shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the electronic camera of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a monitor image of a subject image displayed on a finder or a display unit in a shooting mode.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a monitor image in which a subject image displayed when an information button is pressed in a shooting mode and a shooting condition are combined;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a monitor image in which a subject image displayed when an information button is pressed in a shooting mode and a shooting condition are combined.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a monitor image in which a subject image and a shooting condition displayed when the information button is pressed one or more times in a shooting mode are combined.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a monitor image in which a reproduction image displayed when the information button is pressed one or more times in a reproduction mode and a shooting condition are combined.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: electronic camera, 12: taking lens, 30: focus mode setting switch, 32: zoom switch, 34 ...
Information button, 36 Exposure compensation button, 38 White balance adjustment button, 50 Viewfinder, 52 Cross key, 54 Menu / Execute button, 56 Cancel /
Return button, 58 ... Display button, 60 ... Shift button, 6
2 Display switch button 68 Display means 70 Recording medium cover 80 Shutter button 82 Power switch 84 Mode setting switch 86 Flash button 88 Macro button 90 Self-timer button 92 … Continuous shooting button, 94… Mode switching dial, 9
6 ... command dial, 100 ... central information processing device, 1
02: operation unit, 104: internal bus, 106: driver,
Reference numeral 108: motor, 110: recording medium, 112: solid-state image sensor, 130: subject image, 131: monitor image, 13
2 ... mask, 134 ... shooting mode display, 136 ... remaining frame number display, 138 ... pixel display, 140 ... compression information, 14
2: shutter speed information, 144: AE lock information, 1
46: aperture value information, 148: exposure correction information, 150: exposure correction amount information, 152: mask, 154: light amount information, 15
6 white balance information, 158 photometric mode information,
160: sensitivity information, 162: bracket shooting information, 16
4 Sharpness information, 166 playback image, 168 monitor image, 170 playback display, 172 folder information, 174 frame number information, 176 file name, 178
Protect information, 180 Print information, 182 Print number information, 184 Photo date and time information, 188 Pixel display, 190 Compression information, 192 Shutter speed information, 194 Aperture value information, 196 Sensitivity information, 198 Light intensity information

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A monitor for displaying a subject image on a monitor and a photographing condition at the time of photographing, a switch for instructing display and non-display of the photographing condition, and a display of the photographing condition for a period during which the switch is pressed. An electronic camera, comprising: information processing means for instructing a display means. 2. The information processing unit erases or makes the display of part or all of the subject image clear or translucent when instructing the display unit to display the photographing condition. 2. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein an instruction to display the photographing conditions is given above. 3. The photographing conditions include a photographing mode relating to an automatic exposure, an exposure metering mode, a self-timer mode,
3. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein the electronic camera is shooting mode information such as a continuous shooting mode, a mode relating to auto bracketing shooting, a flash emission mode, a macro shooting mode, and a focusing mode. 4. The photographing conditions include a resolution of a photographed image, a condition for compressing a recorded image, a shutter speed at the time of photographing, information indicating setting or non-setting of an AE lock at the time of photographing, an aperture value at the time of photographing, and a value at the time of photographing. And information such as exposure correction information, flash light amount, white balance setting information, setting sensitivity information at the time of shooting, shooting location information, or setting information of image edge enhancement processing. Or 3 electronic cameras. 5. The photographing condition includes a first photographing condition displayed while the switch is pressed, and a second photographing condition displayed even when the switch is not pressed. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
An electronic camera according to claim 1. 6. A display means for displaying and displaying an image and a photographing condition or a recording condition recorded together with the image, an input means for instructing display and non-display of the photographing condition or the recording condition, and An electronic camera, comprising: an information processing unit that instructs the display unit to display a shooting condition or a recording condition when the display of the shooting condition or the recording condition is instructed through the unit. 7. The recording conditions include folder information in which a reproduced image to be reproduced and displayed is recorded, frame number information of the reproduced image, file name of the reproduced image, protect information of the reproduced image, print information of the image, and photographing information. 7. The electronic camera according to claim 6, wherein the electronic camera is information such as location information or shooting date and time information. 8. The photographing conditions include an image resolution, an image compression condition, a shutter speed at the time of photographing, an aperture value at the time of photographing,
The electronic camera according to claim 6, wherein the electronic camera is a condition such as a setting sensitivity at a time of photographing or a flash emission condition. 9. An instructing unit for instructing a user to record a photographing condition displayed on the display unit, and a recording unit for recording the photographing condition instructed to record as a photographing condition for performing photographing next time. The electronic camera according to claim 6, further comprising: