JP2002182295A - Camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera with which the visibility of a liquid crystal display is enhanced without making the liquid crystal large-sized. SOLUTION: A display part 5 for displaying several pieces of photographing information is provided with a 1st display area 5a and a 2nd display area 5b. The information most related with an actuated operating member 2 is selected by a control part 1 while referring to table data stored by a storage part 4, and then, the information is displayed in the 2nd display area 5b of the display part 5. The photographing information data is obtained by a photographing information obtaining part 6, and the information corresponding to the data is displayed by the control part 1 in the 2nd display area 5b as a display corresponding to the photographing condition while referring to the table data of the storage part 4. Besides, information corresponding to data obtained by a camera information detecting part 7 is displayed by the control part 1 in the 2nd display area 5b while referring to the table data of the storage part 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera, and more particularly, to a camera display device for improving the visibility of a liquid crystal display.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A method of displaying information on a liquid crystal in order to allow a user to grasp shooting information and setting information of a camera has been conventionally performed. However, the display area of the liquid crystal is limited by miniaturization, cost, and space constraints of the camera,
For this reason, characters and figures that can be displayed are reduced, and the visibility is particularly poor for elderly people.

In order to improve visibility, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
Japanese Patent Publication No. 281438 discloses a technique for improving visibility by enlarging a selected figure and displaying individual shooting information with a liquid crystal capable of displaying a plurality of shooting information.

[0004]

However, when the enlarged display with good visibility is performed, other information is not displayed. Therefore, when the user wants to know information other than the enlarged information, the user has to perform an operation of switching the display, which takes extra time and effort.

[0005] Further, even in the case of a liquid crystal, the whole must be formed in a dot matrix, and when displaying a plurality of images, even those which can be displayed in segments must be displayed in a dot matrix. For this reason, there is a problem that the labor for creating the display program is slightly increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a camera capable of improving the visibility of a liquid crystal display without increasing the size of a liquid crystal.

[0007]

That is, according to the present invention, in a camera provided with a display means for displaying a plurality of pieces of information relating to photographing, the display means comprises a first area for displaying the plurality of pieces of information, At least one of the plurality of pieces of information
And a second area for displaying two pieces of information in a form different from the first area.

[0008] In the camera of the present invention, a plurality of pieces of information on photographing are displayed on the display means. The display means has a first area and a second area, the first area displays the plurality of pieces of information, and the second area includes at least one of the plurality of pieces of information. Information is the first
Is displayed in a form different from the area of.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the concept of the camera of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, an operation member 2 for inputting various information is provided in a control unit 1 for controlling the entire camera.
It is connected via the operation detection unit 3. The control unit 1
Includes a storage unit 4 storing an operation member-display information table, and a display unit 5 displaying a plurality of pieces of information related to imaging.
And a camera information acquiring unit 6 for acquiring photographing information and a camera state detecting unit 7 for detecting the state of the camera at the time of photographing.

The display unit 5 includes a first display area 5a for displaying a plurality of pieces of information at the same time, and a second display area 5b for selecting at least one of the pieces of information and displaying the selected information in a different form.

In such a configuration, when the operation member 2 is operated by the user, the operation information of the user is transmitted to the control unit 1 via the operation member detection unit 3. The control unit 1 selects the most relevant operation member 2 with reference to the operation member-display information table stored in the storage unit 4 and displays the selected operation member 2 in the second display area 5b. .

Further, data of photographing information such as the distance to the subject and the brightness of the subject is acquired by the photographing information acquiring unit 6, and information corresponding to the data is referred to the table data of the storage unit 4 by the control unit 1. Then, it is displayed in the second display area 5b as a display according to the shooting conditions. Alternatively, information corresponding to data obtained by the camera information detection unit 7 that detects the state of the camera, such as the battery state of the camera, the ambient temperature, and during exposure, is referred to by the control unit 1 by referring to the table data in the storage unit 4. Are displayed in the second display area 5b.

As described above, the information required by the user and the information to be conveyed to the user (such as a warning display) are displayed in the second display area 5b by giving priority to the information having the higher importance.
When the visibility of the information desired by the user increases and the user wants to refer to information other than the information selected by the camera (control unit 1), the first display area 5a saves the trouble of switching the display. You can check without taking.

Further, if the first display area 5a is composed of segments and the second display area 5b is composed of a dot matrix, it is only necessary to create a dot matrix display program which requires relatively many man-hours. It also reduces man-hours.

In the above configuration, the information most needed by the user is displayed in a display form with good visibility, and other information is displayed so that the user can confirm it. The visibility of the liquid crystal display can be improved.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, the control circuit 10 is, for example, C
It is composed of a PU or the like, and controls the operation sequence of the entire camera. The control circuit 10 includes a distance measuring circuit 11, an ambient light measuring circuit 12, a strobe circuit 13,
Shutter control circuit 14, focus lens position detection circuit 15, focus motor drive circuit 16, magnetic recording circuit 1
7, DX code input circuit 18, film feeding circuit 19,
Film feeding state detecting circuit 21, zoom motor driving circuit 22, zoom lens position detecting circuit 23, and display circuit 24
Is connected.

The distance measuring circuit 11 includes a light emitting diode (L
A light beam emitted from a light projecting element 27 such as an ED) is projected onto a subject 30 via a light projecting lens 28, and the reflected light is condensed by a light receiving lens 31 and is collected by a semiconductor position detecting device (PSD) And the like to detect the distance to the subject according to the light receiving position.

The ambient light measuring circuit 12 includes the photometric sensor 3
3 is for measuring subject light incident on 3 and outputting subject brightness information. Further, the strobe circuit 13 controls the light emission of the strobe light emitting unit 34 and accumulates the light emission charge.

The shutter control circuit 14 is for controlling the driving of a plunger 36 for driving a sector shutter 37 which also serves as an aperture for opening and closing the exposure opening. The position of the sector shutter 37 is detected by a sector position detection switch 38 (for example, whether it is in an initial state or an open state).

The focus lens position detecting circuit 15
Detects the current position of the focus lens 42. The focus motor driving circuit 16 is provided with the distance measuring circuit 1.
In order to drive the focus lens 42 to the in-focus position in accordance with the subject distance obtained in step 1, the focus motor 4
0, the focus lens 42 is driven via the focus lens drive mechanism 41.

The DX code input circuit 18 is provided on the film cartridge 45 in which the roll film 46 is stored.
This is for reading the X code state. The magnetic recording circuit 17 is for recording magnetic data by the magnetic head 44 on the film 46 to which the magnetic recording media 46a and 46b are added. Data to be recorded is generated by the control circuit 10 and supplied to the magnetic recording circuit 17 as a drive signal for the magnetic head 44. The magnetic recording operation is performed when the film 46 is fed. Further, the film feeding circuit 19 drives a film feeding mechanism 47 via a film feeding motor 48 in order to feed the film 46 sent from the film cartridge 45.

The zoom motor drive circuit 22 drives a zoom lens (variable optical system) 52 via a zoom motor 50 and a zoom mechanism 51 for a zooming operation. The zoom lens position detection circuit 23 detects the movement position of the zoom lens 52, that is, the focal length information.

The display circuit 24 displays the state of the camera and photographing information so that the user can understand it. The display circuit 24 includes a first display area 53 for simultaneously displaying a plurality of pieces of information and a second display area 54 for selecting at least one of the pieces of information and displaying the selected information in a different form. Thereby, visibility is improved.

The control circuit 10 includes a main operation member detection switch 55, a first (1st) release detection switch 58, a second (2nd) release detection switch 59, a zoom detection switch 61, and a photographing mode changeover switch. The detection switch 65 and the date setting detection switch 67 are connected.

The main operation member detection switch 55 is
A switch that is turned on or off in accordance with the position of the main operation member 56 for setting the camera to an operation state or a non-operation state. The first release detection switch 58 is a switch that is turned on when the release button 60 is half-pressed, and the second release detection switch 59 is a switch that is turned on when the release button 60 is fully pressed (deeply pressed).

The zoom detection switch 61 is operated in response to the photographer pressing a tele operation member (tele operation button) 62 or a wide operation member (wide operation button) 63 for zooming in order to perform a zooming operation. A switch for sending a drive control signal to the zoom motor drive circuit 22 according to the state of a tele switch or a wide switch (not shown) which is turned on.

Photographing mode changeover switch detection switch 65
Detects a strobe mode changeover switch member (strobe mode changeover button) 66 set by the user such as light emission prohibition, forced light emission, red-eye reduction light emission, etc.

Further, the date setting detection switch 67 detects the state of a date setting member (setting button) 68 for setting the date and time of the clock function, which is used when imprinting the date on the film 46.

Although a battery as a power source is not shown in FIG. 2, power to the above-described various circuits, elements, electric elements such as actuators is supplied from the battery. . The control of power supply to each electric element is performed by the control circuit 10.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are perspective views showing the external configuration of the camera according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a state in which the lens is extended to a position where a photograph can be taken, and FIG. It is the figure which showed the collapsed state.

At the front of the camera body 69, a lens barrel 70 having a taking lens is provided. And
At the front of the camera body 69, around the lens barrel 70, an AF lens 71 having a distance measuring optical system therein, the above-described strobe light emitting unit 34, and the main switch operating member 56
Etc. are arranged.

On the upper surface of the camera body 69, a display section 72 having first and second display areas 53 and 54 corresponding to the display circuit 24, a release button 60, a strobe mode switching button 66 and the like are arranged. Is done. Further, on the side surface of the camera body 69, a tele operation button 62 and a wide operation button 63 for performing the above-described zooming are provided.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of the display section 72. As shown in FIG.

In FIG. 4, the display section 72 includes a multiple information simultaneous display area 72a for displaying a plurality of pieces of information at the same time,
In the upper right part of the display unit 72, an enlarged display area 72b for enlarging and displaying one of a plurality of pieces of information is provided.

The multiple information simultaneous display area 72a includes a frame number display portion 73a for displaying remaining film number information, a battery warning display portion 73b for displaying remaining battery power information as a power source of the camera, and a DX code input. A film sensitivity display portion 73c for displaying a determination result of the film sensitivity inserted in the camera based on a signal obtained from the circuit 18, a flash mode display portion 73d for displaying a currently set flash mode, and a date and time. And a date display section 73e for displaying.

In FIG. 4, the number of frames of the film displayed on the number-of-frames display portion 73a is enlarged and displayed in the enlarged display area 72b. What is displayed in the enlarged display area 72b is selected on the camera side according to the operation state of the camera.

FIG. 5 shows an example of such an enlarged display in the display section 72.

FIG. 5A shows a state where a mark indicating the currently set strobe mode is displayed in the enlarged display area 72b when the strobe mode switching button 66 is pressed by the user. By enlarging and displaying the information set by the user, the visibility is improved and the setting is facilitated. In addition, pressing the strobe mode switching button 66 does not cause a problem that other information becomes invisible as in the related art. Therefore, although the visibility is the same as before, the information other than the information that the camera determines that the user needs most can be checked immediately, so that the remaining number of films during the flash mode setting is small, for example. It is also possible to notice.

FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a display example when the battery of the camera is checked. When there is no remaining battery power as the power source of the camera, a mark indicating that there is no battery capacity is displayed in the enlarged display area 72b. Thereby, it is displayed to the user that the camera will not operate unless the battery is replaced. For this reason, when a small mark is overlooked, or when there is an individual difference in visual acuity and it is impossible for some people to visually recognize it, it is possible to improve the problem that if the camera suddenly stops operating, it may be erroneously determined to be a failure. be able to.

FIG. 5C is a diagram showing a display example when the user presses the date setting button 68. In the past, the date information is often displayed relatively small, and in order to improve the difficulty in setting the date due to poor visibility, the set date portion is displayed in the enlarged display area 7.
2b is enlarged and displayed.

FIG. 5D shows an example in which, for example, no film is loaded, and a mark displayed when a camera malfunctions is enlarged. In this case, the enlarged display area 72b
, A letter “E” of ERRR indicating the meaning of the failure is displayed. If the film is not loaded in the patrone room or is out of order, it is impossible to take a picture, so there is no point in having other photographic information. Therefore, when the error display is displayed in the enlarged display area 72b, the user is informed in a emphasized manner that the photographing cannot be performed.

Next, referring to the flowchart of FIG.
A sequence of the camera according to the first embodiment will be described.

First, in step S1, a system reset such as a port setting of the CPU 10 is performed. Then
In step S2, it is determined whether or not the camera is currently performing idle feeding. Subsequently, in step S3, the rear cover (see FIG. 9A described later) which is a cover for loading a film is opened. It is determined whether or not it has been closed.

If the idle feeding is being performed in step S2, or if the rear lid has shifted from the open state to the closed state in step S3, the flow proceeds to step S4 to start the idle feeding. Then, when the film is loaded, the film is pulled out of the patrone by an amount necessary for photographing. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S2.

On the other hand, if it is determined in steps S2 and S3 that the film is not in the idle feeding state and has not shifted from the back cover open state to the closed state, the flow advances to step S5 to determine whether the film rewind switch has been pressed. Is determined. This rewind switch is not shown, but is a switch for forcibly returning the film drawn up to that time to the patrone when the user wants to take out the patrone with the film remaining.

Here, if the rewind switch is pressed, the flow shifts to step S6 to rewind the film. If the rewind switch has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S7, where the state of the main switch operating member 56 as the power switch is determined.

If the power switch is off, the camera operation is stopped. On the other hand, if the power switch is on, the process proceeds to step S8, where the operation state of the light emission mode switch (strobe mode switch button) 66 is determined. If the operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S9 to set the flash mode, and then proceeds to step S10. If the light emission mode changeover switch 66 is not operated, the process skips step S9 and shifts to step S10.

In step S10, it is determined whether the date setting button 68 corresponding to the date setting switch has been pressed. Here, when the date setting button 68 is pressed, the process shifts to step S11 to enter the date setting mode. Then, the process proceeds to step S13 while waiting for a user's date setting operation input. On the other hand, the date setting button 68
If is not pressed, step S11 is skipped, and the routine goes to step S12.

In step S12, the state of the camera is detected,
That is, whether the state of the camera is normal and the remaining battery level are detected and calculated. Then, in step S13, a subroutine of "display processing" of the camera is executed. Details of this display processing will be described later.

Further, in step S14, it is determined whether or not a release switch (first release detection switch 58, second release detection switch 59) has been pressed. Here, if the release switch is pressed, the flow shifts to step S15 to perform a release process, that is, an exposure operation of the camera.
Move to 2. On the other hand, if the release switch has not been pressed, step S15 is skipped and step S15 is performed.
Move to 2.

Next, referring to the flowchart of FIG.
Subroutine "display process" in step S13
Will be described.

When the subroutine "display processing" is entered, first, in step S21, it is determined whether the camera is operating normally by referring to the information detected in advance in step S12. Here, if there is an abnormality in the camera, as shown in FIG.
"E (error)" is output. Then, the process exits the routine. On the other hand, if there is no abnormality in the camera, the process proceeds to step S23.

In step S23, the remaining battery level is determined with reference to the battery state information detected in S12. Here, if the remaining battery level is equal to or lower than the warning level, the process proceeds to step S24, where the remaining battery level is displayed in the enlarged display area 72b as shown in FIG. On the other hand, in the above step S23,
If the battery level is above the warning level, step S25
Move to

In step S25, it is determined whether or not the strobe mode switch has been operated in step S9. Here, when it is detected that the strobe mode switch has been operated, as shown in FIG. 5A, the strobe mode is displayed in the enlarged display area 72b, and then the routine exits. On the other hand, when the strobe mode switch has not been operated, the process proceeds to step S27.

In step S27, it is determined whether the date has been set. This date setting is determined according to whether or not the date setting button 68 has been operated in step S10. That is, if it is detected that the date has been set, the process proceeds to step S28, and FIG.
As shown in (c), the date display section is displayed in the enlarged display area 72b. Then, the process exits the routine.

If the date has not been set in step S27, that is, if the camera operates normally, the remaining battery level is sufficient, and neither the flash mode nor the date setting has been operated, the process proceeds to step S29. Thus, as shown in FIG. 4, the number of film frames is displayed in the enlarged display area 72b. Therefore, normally, the film display is output to the enlarged display area 72b. Then, the process exits the routine.

Although not shown, when the remaining number of film frames decreases, the number of frames may be displayed in the enlarged display area 72b to emphasize to the user that the remaining number of films is small.

In the normal standby state where no operation is performed or there is no failure or the like, the number of film frames may be displayed or a clock may be displayed.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the important information required by the user is automatically determined by the camera according to the operation of the user and the state of the camera, and the determined important information is visually recognized. Is displayed in a display area with a high

According to the first embodiment, important information required by the user is automatically determined by the camera according to the operation of the user and the state of the camera, and the determined important information is visually recognized. The visibility and operability can be improved by displaying in a display area having a high level.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the embodiment described below, the same parts as those in the above-described first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

In the camera of the first embodiment described above, in order to improve the visibility, the mark corresponding to the information required by the user is enlarged and displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Absent.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example in which camera information is displayed in characters in an anomalous display area as an enlarged display for improving visibility.

In this case, a battery warning display section 73 indicating remaining battery level information is displayed in the abnormal display area 73f by character display.
Character information corresponding to b is displayed. Since the display with characters takes more space than the display of the mark described above,
Although it is not suitable for displaying a plurality of information, the meaning of the display mark does not need to be remembered, so that the display form is easy to understand.

As described above, according to the second embodiment,
By displaying only necessary information in a character display mode in which the space is relatively large, the user does not need to operate while recalling the meaning of the mark, so that operability is improved.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the first and second embodiments described above,
The information is displayed on, for example, the display unit 72 provided on the upper surface of the camera body 69. In the third embodiment, the information is displayed in the viewfinder.

In FIG. 9A, a rear cover 75 which can be opened and closed is provided on the back of the camera body 74. The rear cover 75 is provided with a multiple information simultaneous display section 76 similar to the multiple information simultaneous display area except for the enlarged display area from the display section 72 described above. A finder 77 is provided above the multiple information simultaneous display section 76.

As shown in FIG. 9B, the finder 77 has a normal field frame 78 and an enlarged display area 79. A target mark 78a for photographing is displayed in the visual field frame 78. On the other hand, the enlarged display area 7
For example, a flash mode icon 79a indicating that the flash mode has been selected is displayed in 9. In this case, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the strobe is set while the user is looking through the finder.

Also, for example, immediately before the battery is exhausted while the user is looking through the finder 77, a battery mark as shown in FIG. You may do it. By performing the enlarged display in this manner, it is possible to confirm that the battery has run out, which could not be confirmed while the user is looking through the finder in the past.

Further, when the number of remaining frames of the film becomes small, the number of film frames may be displayed in the enlarged display area as shown in FIG. Thereby, for example, it is possible to confirm in the viewfinder whether the film is lost during the continuous shooting.

As described above, by setting the enlarged display area in the viewfinder, the display in the viewfinder and the display with good visibility can be combined.

According to the third embodiment, information can be efficiently displayed in a limited space in the finder by inserting an enlarged area for improving visibility in the finder.

In the above-described first to third embodiments, the multiple information simultaneous display area is configured in a segment format that is easily controlled, and the control software is implemented by using a dot matrix only for the enlarged area. The number of man-hours for creation can also be reduced.

As described above, according to the present invention, the visibility of the information required by the user is improved while the size of the liquid crystal is suppressed to about the conventional level, and a large amount of photographing information can be obtained without switching the display. You can check.

According to the above embodiment of the present invention,
The following configuration can be obtained.

That is, (1) In a camera including a display unit for displaying photographing information and a control unit (CPU) for controlling the display unit, the display unit may display a plurality of pieces of information at the same time. And a region for selecting at least one of them and displaying them in a different form.

(2) The area for displaying a plurality of pieces of information at the same time and the area for selecting at least one of the pieces of information and displaying it in a different form are constituted by different display devices. The display device of the camera according to 1).

(3) The camera display device according to (1), wherein the different form is an enlarged figure.

(4) The area for simultaneously displaying the plurality of pieces of information is constituted by segments, and at least one of the above
The display device of the camera according to the above (1), wherein an area to be selected and displayed in a different form is constituted by a dot matrix.

(5) At least two screens are alternately or sequentially displayed in order to select and display a large number of pieces of information to be displayed in different display areas by selecting at least one of the above. The display device of the camera according to 1).

[0086]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a camera capable of improving the visibility of the liquid crystal display without increasing the size of the liquid crystal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the concept of a camera according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are perspective views showing an external configuration of the camera according to the first embodiment, in which FIG. 3A shows a state in which a lens is extended to a position where a photograph can be taken, and FIG. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of a display unit 72 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 shows an example of an enlarged display in a display unit 72;
(A) shows an enlarged display area 7 with a mark indicating the strobe mode.
FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a state displayed in FIG. 2B, FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a display example of a battery mark at the time of a battery check of a camera, and FIG. 2C is a display example when a date setting button 68 is pressed. (D) is a diagram showing an example in which a mark displayed when a camera malfunctions is enlarged.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the camera according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a subroutine “display process” in step S13 of the flowchart in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 shows the second embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example in which camera information is displayed in characters in an anomalous display area as an enlarged display for improving visibility.

FIG. 9 shows a third embodiment of the present invention;
(A) is an external view of the camera as viewed from the rear side, and (b) is a diagram showing a display configuration in the viewfinder of (a).

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example shown in an enlarged display area according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 control unit, 2 operation member, 3 operation detection unit, 4 storage unit, 5 display unit, 5a first display area, 5b second display area, 6 shooting information acquisition unit, 7 camera state detection unit, 10 control circuit (CPU 11) Distance measuring circuit, 12 Ambient light measuring circuit, 13 Strobe circuit, 14 Shutter control circuit, 15 Focus lens position detecting circuit, 16 Focus motor driving circuit, 17 Magnetic recording circuit, 18 DX code input circuit, 19 Film feeding Circuit, 21 film feeding state detection circuit, 22 zoom motor drive circuit, 23 zoom lens position detection circuit, 24 display circuit, 53 first display area, 54 second display area, 55 main operation member detection switch, 58 first (1st) ) Release detection switch, 59 Second (2nd) release detection switch, 60 Release button 61 zoom detection switch, 62 tele operation member (tele operation button), 63 wide operation member (wide operation button), 65 shooting mode changeover switch detection switch, 66 strobe mode changeover switch member (strobe mode changeover button), 67 date setting detection Switch, 68 date setting member (setting button), 69 camera body, 72 display section, 72a multiple information simultaneous display area, 72b enlarged display area, 73a frame number display section, 73b battery warning display section, 73c film sensitivity display section, 73d Strobe mode display, 73e Date display.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A camera comprising a display unit for displaying a plurality of pieces of information related to photographing, wherein the display unit includes a first area for displaying the plurality of pieces of information, and at least one of the plurality of pieces of information. A camera comprising: a second area for displaying information in a form different from the first area. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: first detecting means for detecting an operating state of the operating member; second detecting means for detecting a state of the camera; and at least one of the first detecting means and the second detecting means. 2. The camera according to claim 1, further comprising: selecting means for selecting information to be displayed in the second area in accordance with one of the detection results. 3. A recording device for recording a correspondence relationship between information displayed on the second display device and a detection result of at least one of the first and second detection devices. The camera according to claim 2, wherein