JP2007143064A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (10)

Imaging means for imaging and acquiring image data;
Produced by arranging image data of the number of acquired multiple laterally to by the imaging unit, and the panoramic image acquisition means for acquiring a panoramic image data,
Display means for displaying at least one of the image data and the panoramic image data;
With
The display means image pickup apparatus according to claim you to view the panoramic image data the image has a display area aspect ratio of the horizontal is greater than the image represented by the data, in the display area.   2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising panoramic image generation means for acquiring a plurality of image data by the imaging means and combining the plurality of image data to generate panoramic image data. 3. The aspect ratio of the display area is 16: 9 horizontally, and the aspect ratio of the image indicated by the image data acquired by the imaging unit is 4: 4 vertically. The imaging device described in 1. As the aspect ratio of the image represented by the image data acquired by the imaging unit, and the horizontal 16: 9 vertical or horizontal 4: vertical 3, further comprising an aspect ratio setting means for setting in accordance with an instruction of the user,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the imaging unit acquires the image data according to a setting of the setting unit. 5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display area includes an area that functions as an electronic viewfinder and an area that displays image data acquired by the imaging unit. 6.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a region functioning as the electronic viewfinder and a region for displaying image data acquired by the imaging unit partially overlap each other.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: an overlap setting unit that sets the size of the overlap according to a user instruction. An imaging step of capturing and acquiring image data;
The image data of multiple acquired by the imaging step is generated side by side, and a panoramic image acquisition step of acquiring a panoramic image data,
A display step of displaying at least one of the image data and the panoramic image data on a display means;
With
The display means has a display area aspect ratio of the horizontal is greater than the image represented by the image data, wherein the display step, an imaging method, wherein you to view the panoramic image data in the display region . An imaging step of capturing and acquiring image data;
The image data of multiple acquired by the imaging step is generated side by side, and a panoramic image acquisition step of acquiring a panoramic image data,
A display step of displaying at least one of the image data and the panoramic image data on a display means;
With
The display means has a display area aspect ratio of the horizontal is greater than the image represented by the image data, wherein the display step is to execute the imaging method that displays the panoramic image data on the display area on a computer Program for.   A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 9.