JP2016122395A - Display control unit and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To indicate a component, which is suitable for a user to change settings, according to whether a moving picture is being produced.SOLUTION: A display control unit includes plural pieces of manipulation means to which any of plural functions are assigned, recording means that records sounds, and display control means that performs control so as to display on a display unit an item relevant to each of the functions and a guide indicating manipulation means for use in executing the function, and that, when the same function is assigned to the plural pieces of manipulation means, performs controls so that the display of the guide concerning the function will be different between when the recording means is not recording and when the recording means is recording.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for displaying an operation member for performing an item setting operation on a display unit of an imaging apparatus.

  When changing values such as a shutter speed and an aperture value in the imaging apparatus, a plurality of operation members may be used. Some of these operation members generate a mechanical sound according to the operation, or a sound is generated according to the operation so that the user can easily understand the operation feeling. On the other hand, when the set value is changed by a rotating member or the like during shooting of a moving image, sound due to the operation is also recorded at the same time. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 describes that setting change is accepted by a touch panel that does not make a sound even if an operation is performed during moving image shooting so that an operation sound to the operation member does not enter the moving image to be shot.

JP 2007-214774 A

  In the method described in Patent Document 1, when the setting can be changed by both the silent member and the sounding operation member, either the silent member or the sounding operation member is suitable for the operation of changing the setting. I don't know.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display control apparatus in which a member suitable for a user to change a setting can be recognized depending on whether or not a moving image is being captured.

  In order to achieve the above object, each of the display control devices of the present invention includes a plurality of operation means to which any one of a plurality of functions is assigned, a recording means for recording sound, items relating to each function, Display control means for controlling the display indicating the operation means for executing the function on the display unit, and when the same function is assigned to a plurality of operation means, the recording means It is characterized by having display control means for controlling the display of the guide for the function to be different between when recording is not being performed and when recording is being performed by the recording means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to recognize a member suitable for a user to change a setting depending on whether or not a moving image is being captured.

1 is an external view of a digital camera as an example of an apparatus to which the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention can be applied. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a digital camera as an example of an apparatus to which the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention can be applied. The operation member display flow in the moving image mode in the present embodiment. The example of a display of the display part in standby in the moving image mode in this embodiment. The example of a display of the display part during the video recording of the video mode in this embodiment. The figure which shows the priority of the display of the icon of the operation member in this embodiment.

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

<First Embodiment>
1A and 1B are external views of a digital camera 100 as an example of a display control apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1A is a view seen from the display unit 28 side, and FIG. 1B is a view seen from the lens 103 side.

  FIG. 1A will be described. The display unit 28 is a display unit that displays images and various types of information. The touch panel 70 a is a touch detection member provided so as to be superimposed on the display unit 28 that can detect a touch operation on the display unit 28. The shutter button 61 is an operation unit for issuing a shooting instruction. The mode switch 60 is an operation unit for switching various modes. The connector 112 is a connector for connecting to the digital camera 100 and a connection cable 111 for connecting to a PC or a printer, for example. The operation unit 70 is an operation unit including operation members such as various switches, buttons, and a touch panel for receiving various operations from the user. The controller wheel 73 is a rotatable member included in the operation unit 70 that can be rotated. Further, a cross key 76 is provided inside the controller wheel 73, and the cross key 76 includes a four-way up key 76a, a down key 76b, a right key 76c, and a left key 76d. The up key 76a has a function as an ISO button for giving an instruction to assign (or stop assigning) the electronic dial 74 as an operation member for changing the ISO value. The down key 76b has a function as an AF / Drive button that can perform settings relating to AF (autofocus) or settings relating to the number of shots. As described above, normally, the down key 76b is not assigned an item whose setting can be changed during the shooting of the moving image in accordance with the operation. Therefore, if the operation of the lower key 76b is performed during the shooting of the moving image, an operation member (described later). The function (item) assigned by the smooth ring 75) can be switched. When the down key 76b is pressed during moving image shooting, the smoothing ring 75 is sequentially assigned to each function so that setting changes relating to Tv, Av, ISO, and the like can be performed in accordance with a rotation operation to the smoothing ring 75.

  The electronic dial 74 is a rotary operation member included in the operation unit 70. By turning the electronic dial 74, setting values such as shutter speed and aperture can be changed (setting change).

  The power switch 72 is a push button for switching between power on and power off. The recording medium 200 is a recording medium such as a memory card or a hard disk. The recording medium slot 201 is a slot for storing the recording medium 200. The recording medium 200 stored in the recording medium slot 201 can communicate with the digital camera 100 and can be recorded and reproduced. A lid 202 is a lid of the recording medium slot 201. In the figure, a state in which the lid 202 is opened and a part of the recording medium 200 is taken out from the recording medium slot 201 and exposed is shown.

  FIG. 1B will be described. The lens 103 is a lens group for photographing a subject, and a smooth ring 75 is provided around the lens 103. The smooth ring 75 is a rotating member that can change the settings of various functions according to the shooting mode and settings when a rotating operation is performed. An MF button 77 is provided near the lens 103. When the MF button 77 is pressed, MF (manual focus) and AF (autofocus) can be switched. Further, in the case of MF, the focus setting can be changed according to the rotation operation to the smooth ring 75. In addition, on the back surface of the digital camera 100 on the lens 103 side, a recording member is provided with a microphone 104, and the sound of the subject and the sound around the digital camera 100 can be acquired.

[Explanation of operation members]
The digital camera 100 is provided with rotating members such as an electronic dial 74, a smooth ring 75, and a controller wheel 73, and set values of functions assigned in accordance with the rotating operations can be changed. These rotating members will be described below.

  The electronic dial 74 is provided near the shutter button 61 and is in a position where the finger can be moved from a state where the finger is put on the shutter button 61 and the setting can be changed immediately. Further, in order to give the user a feeling of operation, a feel (click feeling) corresponding to the operation is given, and a sound is generated according to the operation. For this reason, mechanical vibration may occur depending on the operation.

  The controller wheel 73 is provided on the side of the display unit 28, and when performing a setting change operation while mainly checking the display unit 28, the controller wheel 73 is operated while checking the displayed set values and images. Can do.

  The smooth ring 75 is a rotating member that is provided around the lens barrel of the lens 103 and that can perform a setting change operation as if performing a rotating operation on the lens 103. Since the smooth ring 75 is a silent member that reduces the sound generated in response to an operation, if the setting is changed by operating the smooth ring 75 when changing the setting of an item during moving image shooting, an operation sound is unlikely to occur. Therefore, the possibility that the operation sound is included in the moving image is low.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the digital camera 100 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 2, a lens 103 is a lens group including a zoom lens and a focus lens. The shutter 101 is a shutter having an aperture function. The imaging unit 22 is an imaging device configured with a CCD, a CMOS device, or the like that converts an optical image into an electrical signal. The A / D converter 23 converts an analog signal into a digital signal. The A / D converter 23 is used to convert an analog signal output from the imaging unit 22 into a digital signal. The barrier 102 covers the imaging system including the lens 103 of the digital camera 100, thereby preventing the imaging system including the lens 103, the shutter 101, and the imaging unit 22 from becoming dirty or damaged.

  The image processing unit 24 performs resizing processing such as predetermined pixel interpolation and reduction and color conversion processing on the data from the A / D converter 23 or the data from the memory control unit 15. The image processing unit 24 performs predetermined calculation processing using the captured image data, and the system control unit 50 performs exposure control and distance measurement control based on the obtained calculation result. Thereby, AF (autofocus) processing, AE (automatic exposure) processing, and EF (flash pre-emission) processing of the TTL (through-the-lens) method are performed. The image processing unit 24 further performs predetermined calculation processing using the captured image data, and also performs TTL AWB (auto white balance) processing based on the obtained calculation result.

  Output data from the A / D converter 23 is directly written into the memory 32 via the image processing unit 24 and the memory control unit 15 or via the memory control unit 15. The memory 32 stores image data obtained by the imaging unit 22 and converted into digital data by the A / D converter 23 and image data to be displayed on the display unit 28. The memory 32 has a storage capacity sufficient to store a predetermined number of still images, a moving image and sound for a predetermined time.

  The memory 32 also serves as an image display memory (video memory). The D / A converter 13 converts the image display data stored in the memory 32 into an analog signal and supplies the analog signal to the display unit 28. Thus, the display image data written in the memory 32 is displayed on the display unit 28 via the D / A converter 13. The display unit 28 performs display according to the analog signal from the D / A converter 13 on a display such as an LCD. A digital signal once A / D converted by the A / D converter 23 and stored in the memory 32 is converted into an analog signal by the D / A converter 13 and sequentially transferred to the display unit 28 for display as an electronic viewfinder. It functions and can perform live view display (live view display).

  The nonvolatile memory 56 is a memory as an electrically erasable / recordable recording medium, and for example, an EEPROM or the like is used. The nonvolatile memory 56 stores constants, programs, and the like for operating the system control unit 50. Here, the program is a computer program for executing various flowcharts described later in the present embodiment.

  The system control unit 50 controls the entire digital camera 100. By executing the program recorded in the non-volatile memory 56 described above, each process of the present embodiment to be described later is realized. A RAM is used as the system memory 52. In the system memory 52, constants and variables for operation of the system control unit 50, programs read from the nonvolatile memory 56, and the like are expanded. The system control unit 50 also performs display control by controlling the memory 32, the D / A converter 13, the display unit 28, and the like.

  The system timer 53 is a time measuring unit that measures the time used for various controls and the time of a built-in clock.

  The mode switch 60, the shutter button 61, and the operation unit 70 are operation means for inputting various operation instructions to the system control unit 50.

  The mode switch 60 switches the operation mode of the system control unit 50 to any one of a still image recording mode, a moving image shooting mode, a reproduction mode, and the like. Modes included in the still image recording mode include an auto shooting mode, an auto scene discrimination mode, a manual mode, various scene modes for shooting settings for each shooting scene, a program AE mode, a custom mode, and the like. The mode changeover switch 60 can directly switch to one of these modes included in the menu button. Or after switching to a menu button once with the mode switch 60, you may make it switch to either of these modes contained in a menu button using another operation member. Similarly, the moving image shooting mode may include a plurality of modes. The first shutter switch 62 is turned on when the shutter button 61 provided in the digital camera 100 is being operated, so-called half-press (shooting preparation instruction), and generates a first shutter switch signal SW1. In response to the first shutter switch signal SW1, operations such as AF (autofocus) processing, AE (automatic exposure) processing, AWB (auto white balance) processing, and EF (flash pre-emission) processing are started.

  The second shutter switch 64 is turned ON when the operation of the shutter button 61 is completed, that is, when it is fully pressed (shooting instruction), and generates a second shutter switch signal SW2. In response to the second shutter switch signal SW2, the system control unit 50 starts a series of shooting processing operations from reading a signal from the imaging unit 22 to writing image data on the recording medium 200.

  Each operation member of the operation unit 70 is appropriately assigned a function for each scene by selecting and operating various function icons displayed on the display unit 28, and functions as various function buttons. Examples of the function buttons include an end button, a return button, an image advance button, a jump button, a narrowing button, and an attribute change button. For example, when a menu button is pressed, various setting menu screens are displayed on the display unit 28. The user can make various settings intuitively using the menu screen displayed on the display unit 28, and the four-way button and the SET button.

  The controller wheel 73 is a rotatable operation member included in the operation unit 70, and is used when a selection item is instructed together with a direction button. When the controller wheel 73 is rotated, an electric pulse signal is generated according to the operation amount, and the system control unit 50 controls each part of the digital camera 100 based on the pulse signal. From this pulse signal, it is possible to determine the angle at which the controller wheel 73 is rotated, how many rotations, and the like. The controller wheel 73 may be any operation member that can detect a rotation operation. For example, a dial operation member that generates a pulse signal by rotating the controller wheel 73 in accordance with a user's rotation operation may be used. Further, an operation member made of a touch sensor may be used to detect the rotation operation of the user's finger on the controller wheel 73 without rotating the controller wheel 73 itself (so-called touch wheel).

  The power control unit 80 includes a battery detection circuit, a DC-DC converter, a switch circuit that switches a block to be energized, and the like, and detects whether or not a battery is installed, the type of battery, and the remaining battery level. Further, the power control unit 80 controls the DC-DC converter based on the detection result and an instruction from the system control unit 50, and supplies a necessary voltage to each unit including the recording medium 200 for a necessary period.

  The power supply unit 30 includes a primary battery such as an alkaline battery or a lithium battery, a secondary battery such as a NiCd battery, a NiMH battery, or a Li battery, an AC adapter, or the like.

  The recording medium I / F 18 is an interface with the recording medium 200 such as a memory card or a hard disk. The recording medium 200 is a recording medium such as a memory card for recording a captured image, and includes a semiconductor memory, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, or the like.

  The microphone 104 is a sound collection unit (acquisition unit) that inputs environmental sound as audio for moving images.

As one of the operation units 70, a touch panel capable of detecting contact with the display unit 28 is provided. The touch panel and the display unit 28 can be configured integrally. For example, the touch panel is configured such that the light transmittance does not hinder the display of the display unit 28, and is attached to the upper layer of the display surface of the display unit 28. Then, the input coordinates on the touch panel are associated with the display coordinates on the display unit 28. Thereby, it is possible to configure a GUI (graphical user interface) as if the user can directly operate the screen displayed on the display unit 28. The system control unit 50 can detect the following operations or states on the touch panel.
-A finger or pen that did not touch the touch panel newly touched the touch panel. That is, the start of touch (hereinafter referred to as touch-down).
A state where the touch panel is being touched with a finger or a pen (hereinafter referred to as touch-on).
-The touch panel is moved while being touched with a finger or a pen (hereinafter referred to as "Touch-Move").
-The finger or pen that touched the touch panel is released. That is, the end of touch (hereinafter referred to as touch-up).
A state where nothing is touched on the touch panel (hereinafter referred to as touch-off).

  When touchdown is detected, it is also detected that touch-on is performed at the same time. After touch-down, unless touch-up is detected, normally touch-on continues to be detected. The touch move is detected in a state where touch-on is detected. Even if the touch-on is detected, the touch move is not detected unless the touch position is moved. After it is detected that all fingers or pens that have been touched are touched up, the touch is turned off.

  These operations / states and the position coordinates where the finger or pen touches the touch panel are notified to the system control unit 50 through the internal bus, and the system control unit 50 determines what kind of information is displayed on the touch panel based on the notified information. Determine whether the operation has been performed. Regarding the touch move, the moving direction of the finger or pen moving on the touch panel can be determined for each vertical component / horizontal component on the touch panel based on the change of the position coordinates. The touch panel may be any of various types of touch panels such as a resistive film method, a capacitance method, a surface acoustic wave method, an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, an image recognition method, and an optical sensor method. . Depending on the method, there is a method that detects that there is a touch due to contact with the touch panel, and a method that detects that there is a touch even if a finger or pen is approaching the touch panel. This method may be used.

[Items whose settings are changed by rotating members]
Items that can be set and changed by the rotating member described above include an aperture value (Av), shutter speed (Tv), ISO sensitivity (ISO), focus position (MF), exposure correction value, and the like. When ISO is set to auto (AUTO), it is possible to accept a change in setting of the exposure correction value. When the focus setting is set to auto focus (AF), the value of MF cannot be changed. In the moving image manual mode described in the present embodiment, it is possible to change setting values (setting changes) on the rotating member for Av, Tv, ISO, MF, and exposure correction values. In addition, when these items are displayed so that they can be touched on the display unit 28 (in response to touch operations on the respective items, setting operations on the items are accepted), touch operations on the touch panel 70a are performed. Can also be changed.

  In the present embodiment, items that can be set and changed by each rotating member can be set on the maneuver screen. In the moving image manual mode, the electronic dial 74 can be assigned (set) as an operation member so that the set value of Tv or Av can be changed according to the rotation operation. Similarly, the controller wheel 73 can be assigned (set) as an operation member (or assigned to each item) so that the setting of Tv or Av can be changed according to the rotation operation. However, the controller wheel 73 and the electronic dial 74 are in an exclusive relationship, and setting of Av and Tv can be changed with one of the rotating members. The smooth ring 75 can be assigned to any of Av, Tv, ISO, and invalid (no assigned item). For example, the values of Av, Tv, and ISO can be set and changed with different rotating members, and Av can be set and changed by rotating the electronic dial 74 or the smooth ring 75. It is also possible to do so. In the initial state in which the user has not set, the controller wheel is assigned as the Av operation member, and the electronic dial is assigned as the Tv operation member.

  In this way, it is possible to set items that can be changed on each rotating member on the menu screen. However, during shooting standby or during movie shooting, items to be assigned to each rotating member from items set by the user are set. It can be changed temporarily.

  When the down key 76b (ISO button) is pressed, assignment and release of the electronic dial can be switched as an operation member for changing the ISO. This is called ISO mode on / off. If the electronic dial is assigned to Tv (or Av) before the operation for assigning the electronic dial to ISO, when the ISO mode is turned on, the Tv (or Av) of the Td (or Av) is set according to the operation on the electronic dial 74. The setting operation cannot be performed. However, when the assignment of the electronic dial to the ISO is canceled (when the ISO mode is turned off), the setting of the ISO can be changed again according to the operation on the electronic dial 74.

  When the MF button 77 is pressed, the focus setting between MF and AF can be switched. When the MF button 77 is switched to the MF (MF mode), the smooth ring 75 is assigned as an operation member for setting the MF at the same time. In a standby state where no moving image shooting is performed, the MF and AF can be switched by pressing the MF button 77, but a touch operation can also be performed during moving image shooting. In addition, when MF is set or is set during moving image shooting, a bar is displayed on the display unit 28, and the focus position can be changed by a touch operation in addition to a rotation operation to the smooth ring 75. It can be carried out. As with the ISO button assignment, if a smooth ring is assigned as an operation member for another item before switching to the MF, the setting of the item assigned by the rotation operation to the smooth ring 75 cannot be changed. When switched to AF, the setting can be changed again. At this time, when another rotating member of the electronic dial or the controller wheel is assigned to the item to which the smooth ring is assigned, the setting of the item can be changed by the other rotating member.

  A display flow of the operation member in the moving image mode in the present embodiment shown in FIG. 3 will be described using display examples of FIGS. 4 and 5.

  This flow is started when the digital camera 100 is turned on and is in a shooting mode.

  This process is realized by developing a program recorded in the nonvolatile memory 56 in the system memory 52 and executing it by the system control unit 50.

  In S301, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the shooting mode being set is the moving image manual mode. If it is determined that the moving image manual mode is selected, the process proceeds to S304. Otherwise, the process proceeds to S302.

  In S302, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the mode has been switched. If it is determined that the mode has been switched, the process returns to S301, and if not, the process proceeds to S303.

  In S303, the system control unit 50 performs display in the mode switched in S302. The items whose settings can be changed according to the shooting mode are different, and the operation member for changing the setting of each item can be set for each shooting mode. Moreover, the display method of the display icon which shows each operation member is also different. In the present embodiment, the case of the moving image manual mode will be described, and other shooting modes will be omitted.

  In S304, the system control unit 50 displays a live view image (through image) obtained by the imaging unit 22. FIG. 4 shows a display example of the display unit 28 in standby for photographing. FIG. 4A is a table in the case where an electronic dial is assigned to Tv and a controller wheel is assigned to Av, and FIG. 4B is a table in which an electronic dial is assigned to Av, a controller wheel is assigned to Tv, and a smooth ring is assigned to ISO. An example is shown. FIG. 4C shows a display example when the MF mode is set in the state where the electronic dial is assigned to Tv and the controller wheel is assigned to Av in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a live view image 401 is displayed on the display unit 28. FIG. 4 (d) shows a display example when the ISO mode is on and off. In addition, each operation member icon is displayed by the process of below-mentioned S305-S309.

  In S <b> 305, the system control unit 50 reads the allocation function in the moving image manual mode from the nonvolatile memory 56. FIG. 6 is a table showing each rotating member, a display icon indicating the rotating member, a display priority of each display icon, and an example of items assigned to each rotating member. From the top, display icons for electronic dial (dial), controller wheel (wheel), and smooth ring (ring) are shown. In the left part of each table in FIG. 6A, the display priority of each display icon during moving image shooting and standby is shown. When a plurality of operation members are assigned to one item (the same item), a display icon of the operation member having a high display priority is displayed as the operation member of the item. However, the setting of the item can be changed only by the displayed operation member, and even if the operation member is not displayed, the setting can be changed if the operation member is assigned to the item. FIG. 6A-1 shows a case where the user assigns Av to the electronic dial, Tv to the controller wheel, and ISO to the smooth ring. FIG. 6A-2 shows a case where the user assigns an electronic dial to Av, a controller wheel to Tv, and a smooth ring to Av. FIG. 6A-3 shows a case where the user assigns Av to the electronic dial, Tv to the controller wheel, and disables smoothing (without assigning any item). Further, on the right side of each figure, items assigned to the rotating members when the ISO mode is turned on from the state assigned by the user, when switched to the MF mode, and when the ISO mode is turned on from the MF mode are further displayed. Show. The table in FIG. 6A shows an example. When the rotating member assigned to each item by the user is different from that in FIG. 6A, the assignment in each mode is also different.

  The rotation member assignment set on the menu screen by the user is recorded in the nonvolatile memory 56 and read in S305. If the mode is switched to the MF mode at this time, the allocation in the MF mode is different from the allocation set by the user. The allocation of the MF mode is as described above.

  In S306, the system control unit 50 includes items assigned to the smooth ring 75 among the items read in S305 (items that are set so that the setting can be changed according to the operation on the smooth ring 75). It is determined whether or not. If it is determined that there is an item assigned to the smooth ring 75, the process proceeds to S307, and if not, the process proceeds to S309.

  In step S <b> 307, the system control unit 50 determines whether the item assigned to the smooth ring 75 is also assigned to the electronic dial 74 or the controller wheel 73. If it is determined that the electronic dial 74 or controller wheel 73 is also assigned, the process proceeds to S309, and if not, the process proceeds to S308.

  In S <b> 308, the system control unit 50 displays a smooth ring icon on the item determined that the controller wheel is not assigned to the electronic dial 74 in addition to the smooth ring 75 in S <b> 307.

  When the smooth ring 75 is assigned only to ISO, the smooth ring icon 409 is displayed in the ISO item 405 as shown in FIG.

  In S309, the system control unit 50 displays a controller wheel icon and an electronic dial icon on items assigned to the controller wheel 73 and the electronic dial 74, respectively. In this way, during the standby before shooting (after) the moving image, the display priority of smoothing is the lowest, so the smoothing icon is not displayed in the item unless only the smoothing ring 75 is assigned. On the other hand, since the display priority of the electronic dial and the controller wheel is higher than that of the smooth ring, the electronic dial icon or the controller wheel icon is displayed even if the smooth ring 75 is assigned. If Av is assigned to the smooth ring and Av is also assigned to the controller wheel, a controller wheel icon 407 is displayed in the Av item 403 as shown in FIG.

  In this way, it is easier to understand that the user is changing the setting of a member that has a feeling of operation and a member that sounds according to the operation, so the electronic dial icon and controller wheel icon are displayed. Priority. Further, since the electronic dial 74 and the controller wheel 73 can be operated with the digital camera 100 held with one hand, it is highly convenient.

  In S310, the system control unit 50 determines whether the ISO setting is auto. If it is determined to be auto, the process proceeds to S311; otherwise, the process proceeds to S312.

  In S311, the system control unit 50 displays an index icon indicating the exposure correction value being set in the memory displayed in the exposure correction item. As shown in FIG. 4A, when the ISO setting is auto, an index icon 408 is displayed in the exposure correction item 404.

  In S312, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the MF button 77 has been pressed. If it is determined that the MF button 77 has been pressed, the process proceeds to S313, and if not, the process proceeds to S314.

  In S313, the system control unit 50 switches between assigning an MF to the smooth ring 75 and releasing the assignment. That is, when the MF is assigned to the smooth ring 75, the assignment is canceled, and when the MF is not assigned, the MF is assigned. Also, when assigning MF, a smooth ring icon (ring icon) is displayed in the MF item, and when canceling MF assignment, the ring icon is not displayed. The MF item 410 in FIG. 4C is displayed, and the smoothing icon 409 is further displayed in the MF item 410.

  In S314, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the down key 76b (ISO button) is pressed. If it is determined that the ISO button has been pressed, the process proceeds to S315; otherwise, the process proceeds to S316.

  In S315, the system control unit 50 switches off when the ISO mode is on and switches it on when the ISO mode is off. When turned on, each item is switched to display of an operation member icon when the ISO mode is on. FIG. 4D shows a display example when the ISO mode is on, and FIG. 4D shows a display example when the ISO mode is off. This is for showing an example of the display when the ISO mode is on and off, and each display differs depending on the assignment and focus setting set by the user. FIG. 4D shows the case where Av is assigned to the electronic dial, Tv is assigned to the controller wheel, and ISO is assigned to the smooth ring. When the ISO mode is turned on, ISO is assigned to the electronic dial and the smooth ring. It is done. However, since it is waiting, an electronic dial icon 406 is displayed instead of the smooth ring icon 409 in the ISO item 405 as shown in FIG. Further, when the ISO mode is off, the operation member assigned to ISO is only smoothing as shown in FIG. 4D, so that a smoothing icon 409 is displayed in the ISO item 405.

  In S316, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the shooting mode has ended. If it is determined that the shooting mode has ended, the shooting mode is ended; otherwise, the process proceeds to S317. The end of the shooting mode is a state that is not the shooting mode by switching to the playback mode, switching to the menu screen, turning off the power of the digital camera 100, or the like.

  In step S <b> 317, the system control unit 50 determines whether moving image shooting is started by pressing the shutter button 61. If it is determined that shooting has started, the process proceeds to S318, and if not, the process returns to S309. By repeating S309 to S317, the ISO mode is turned on / off and the focus is set, and the operation member icon is displayed on each item in standby for shooting according to each setting.

  In S318, the system control unit 50 performs shooting processing. The imaging process is a process of recording an image obtained by the imaging unit 22 as a moving image on a recording medium. FIG. 5 shows a display example of the display unit 28 during moving image shooting. FIG. 5A shows a case where the focus setting is AF, and FIG. 5B shows a case where the focus setting is MF. A captured image is displayed on the display unit 28 as a captured image 501.

  In S319, the system control unit 50 displays on the display unit 28 a touch icon that can switch the AF or MF focus setting by a touch operation. During standby, the focus setting can be switched by pressing the MF button 77. However, during the shooting of a moving image, it is possible to accept switching of the focus setting even by touching. An AF item 502 (AF icon) in FIG. 5A is a touch icon that switches to the MF mode in response to a touch operation. An MF icon 503 shown in FIG. 5B-1 indicates that the MF mode is set. In the MF mode, setting of the focus position can be changed according to a touch operation on the bar icon 504 during moving image shooting.

  In S320, the system control unit 50 reads the assignment item as in S305.

  In S321, the system control unit 50 has items assigned to the smooth ring 75 among the items read in S320 (items that are set so that the setting can be changed according to the operation on the smooth ring 75). It is determined whether or not. If it is determined that there is an item assigned to the smooth ring 75, the process proceeds to S322, and if not, the process proceeds to S326.

  In S322, the system control unit 50 determines whether the focus setting is set to MF. If it is determined that the MF is set, the process proceeds to S323, and if not, the process proceeds to S324.

  In S323, an MF gauge is displayed, and a smooth ring icon is displayed in the MF item. As shown in FIG. 5B, a smooth ring icon 409 is displayed in the MF item 503.

  In S324, the system control unit 50 determines whether the item assigned to the smooth ring 75 determined in S321 is also allocated to the electronic dial or the controller wheel. If it is determined that the electronic dial or controller wheel is also assigned, the process proceeds to S325, and if not, the process proceeds to S326.

  In S325, the system control unit 50 hides the electronic dial icon or the controller wheel icon displayed in the item assigned to the smooth ring 75 and displays the smooth ring icon. During video recording, operating the smooth ring 75, which is a silent member, is less likely to record the operation sound or the operation sound to be recorded becomes smaller. increase. In addition, by displaying a smooth ring icon instead of the electronic dial icon or the controller wheel icon, a display prompting the user to operate the smooth ring 75 is displayed.

  In S326, the system control unit 50 determines whether the MF button 77 has been pressed, or whether there has been a touch operation on the AF item 502 or the MF item 503 (touch icon) displayed in S319. If it is determined that the MF button 77 has been pressed or the touch icon 502 or 503 has been touched, the process proceeds to S327; otherwise, the process proceeds to S328.

  In S327, the system control unit 50 switches between assigning the MF to the smooth ring 75 and releasing the assignment. Also, when assigning MF, a smooth ring icon (ring icon) is displayed in the MF item, and when canceling MF assignment, the ring icon is not displayed. When switched to MF, the MF item 503 in FIG. 5B is displayed, and a bar icon 504 is displayed. When switched to AF, the AF item 502 in FIG. 5A is displayed.

  S328 to S329 are the same processes as S314 to S315, but since the moving image is being photographed, the display priority of the operation member icon is different as shown in FIG.

  In S330, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the down key 76b (AF / Drive) button is pressed. If it is determined that the down key 76b has been pressed, the process proceeds to S331, and if not, the process proceeds to S332.

  In S331, the system control unit 50 switches the assignment of the smooth ring 75. In response to pressing of the down key 76b, the smooth ring is assigned any of Tv, Av, exposure correction, ISO, MF, and invalid as shown in FIG. 6B. Items that can be assigned to the smooth ring differ depending on the setting contents of the focus setting and the ISO setting. FIG. 6B shows the order of items to be assigned when smooth ring assignment switching is performed. FIG. 6B shows the case of AF, and FIG. 6B shows the case of MF. Yes. When the focus setting is AF, it can be assigned to Tv, Av, exposure correction, ISO, or invalid, and when it is MF, it can be assigned to any of the items of Tv, Av, exposure correction, ISO, MF, or invalid. Is possible. However, when ISO is not auto, it cannot be assigned to exposure correction. As shown in Fig. 6 (b), when each item of smooth ring is sequentially placed, smooth ring and electronic dial or controller wheel may be assigned to one item, but since a movie is being shot, a smooth ring icon is assigned. Displayed on the selected item.

  In step S <b> 332, the system control unit 50 determines whether shooting is ended by pressing the shutter button 61. If it is determined that the process has been completed, the process proceeds to S333. If not, the process returns to S309.

  In S333, the system control unit 50 performs end processing. The end process is a process of compressing a captured moving image, creating a thumbnail, etc., and recording it together with the shooting date and time.

  As described above, according to the embodiment described above, it is easy to perform shooting with a suitable operation member during shooting of a user's moving image or during standby. In addition, during moving image shooting, items whose settings can be changed by the smooth ring 75, which is a silent member, can be assigned in order, so that it is difficult for the operation sound to be recorded. During standby, if the user can operate with an operation member (electronic dial or controller wheel) at a position where the user can easily operate the shutter button 61 (with one hand), the operability is improved. Further, if the operation is performed with a member that makes a sound in response to an operation that is not a silent member or a member that has an operational feeling, it may be easy to understand that the setting is performed when performing the setting operation.

  In the present embodiment, it has been described that the display priority of the icon is changed depending on whether the movie is being shot (shooting and recording) or on standby. However, like a voice recorder that does not involve shooting an image. Simple voice recording may be used. That is, the display priority of the icon indicating the silent member is increased during voice recording, and the display priority of the silent member is decreased during voice recording standby, indicating an operation member having a feeling of operation than the silent member. The icon display priority may be increased.

  In addition, when two or more operation members, that is, a silent member and a member that is not, are assigned to a certain item, an icon indicating two or more operation members is displayed during the standby of the moving image, and the moving image shooting is performed. Only the silent member may be displayed inside.

  Moreover, the icon which shows each operation member is a guide which shows the operation member for performing the function (The setting value change function of the item). For example, when the smooth ring icon is displayed in the ISO item, it indicates that the smooth ring 75 is an operation member that executes a function for changing the ISO setting value.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in order to reduce the possibility that sound is recorded during shooting of a moving image, it has been described that the display priority of the silent member is increased in order to prompt the user to use the silent member. This may be to reduce the possibility of recording blurring or the like even if it is not a sound. That is, there is a possibility that blur is recorded in the moving image being shot if the member causes vibration in response to a rotation operation of the electronic dial or the like. Therefore, a silent member (a member with a small operational feeling) is displayed in order to recommend to the user an operation member that does not easily vibrate in response to an operation of the smooth ring 75 or the like instead of the electronic dial during video recording. May be.

  Note that the display control apparatus may be controlled by a single piece of hardware, or the entire apparatus may be controlled by a plurality of pieces of hardware sharing the processing.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail based on the preferred embodiments thereof, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention are also included in the present invention. included. Furthermore, each embodiment mentioned above shows only one embodiment of this invention, and it is also possible to combine each embodiment suitably.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the display control device has been described as an example. However, this is not limited to this example, and display of items (functions) for changing settings on the operation member is controlled. Such a display control device can be applied. That is, the present invention can be applied to a mobile phone terminal, a portable image viewer, a printer device including a viewfinder, a digital photo frame, a music player, a game machine, an electronic book reader, a recording device, and the like.

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The present invention is also realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various recording media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, or the like) of the system or apparatus reads the program code. It is a process to be executed. In this case, the program and the recording medium storing the program constitute the present invention.

Claims (18)

A plurality of operation means each assigned one of a plurality of functions;
Recording means for recording audio;
Display control means for controlling to display items on each function and a guide indicating an operation means for executing each function on the display unit,
When the same function is assigned to multiple operating means,
A display control means for controlling the guide so that the display of the function is different between when the recording means is not recording and when the recording means is recording. Control device.   The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit controls the guide to be displayed at a position corresponding to an item related to each function.   The display control means, when the same function is assigned to the first operating means and the second operating means for executing each function, when the recording means is not recording, Control is performed to display the first operation means as a guide of the function, and to display the second operation means as a guide of the function when the recording means is recording. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control apparatus is a display control apparatus. When the same function is assigned to the first operation member and the second operation member for executing each function, the display control unit,
When recording is not being performed by the recording means, the first operation member is displayed as a guide for the function, and when recording is being performed by the recording means, the second operation guide is provided. 4. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control device performs control so as to display the operation member. When the same function is assigned to the first operation means and the second operation means for executing each function, the display control means
When recording is not being performed by the recording means, a display indicating the first operation means is performed as a guide for the function, and a display indicating the second operation means is not performed as a guide for the function. When recording is being performed by the recording means, control is performed so that the display indicating the second operation means is performed as a guide for the function and the display indicating the first operation means is not performed as a guide for the function. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control apparatus is a display control apparatus.   The display control means, when another function is assigned to the first operation means and the second operation means, a display showing the first operation means as a guide of the assigned function; 6. The display control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein control is performed so as to perform display indicating the second operation means as a guide for assigned functions.   7. The display control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second operation unit generates less sound in response to an operation on the operation unit than the first operation unit. 8. .   The display control means, when the same function is assigned to the first operating means and the second operating means for executing each function, when the recording means is not recording, 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein one of the first operation unit and the second operation unit is controlled so as to display one operation unit having a feeling of operation as compared with another operation unit as a guide for the function. The display control apparatus according to any one of 1 to 7.   The display control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the operation unit is a rotation member that changes a setting of a function assigned in accordance with a rotation operation. A switching means for switching so that one of the first function and the second function is assigned to the second operation means;
When the recording unit is not recording the control unit, the control unit assigns the second function in response to the function assigned by the switching unit being switched from the first function to the second function. A display indicating the second operation means as a guide for
When the recording means is recording, the second function serves as a guide for the second function in response to being assigned from the first function to the second function by the switching means. The display control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the display control unit performs control so as to display the second operation unit. Touch detection means for detecting a touch operation on the display unit;
Any one of the functions whose settings can be changed during recording by the recording unit is the function according to the touch operation on the display indicating the function in response to the start of recording by the recording unit. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein execution of a function is accepted.   The operation means capable of executing a function executed in response to a touch operation in response to the start of recording in the recording means before the recording in the recording means is started performs another function. The display control apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the display control apparatus is provided closer to an acquisition unit that acquires a sound recorded by the recording unit than to an operation unit. An allocation unit that switches a function allocated to the operation unit in accordance with a user instruction;
The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a function assigned to each of a plurality of operation means can be set by the assignment means.   The first operation means can be operated with a finger of a hand that allows a user to reach the shutter button, and the second operation means can be operated with a hand that allows the user to reach the shutter button. The display control apparatus according to any one of 3 to 7, 10. A plurality of operation means each assigned one of a plurality of functions;
Recording means for recording moving images;
Display control means for controlling to display items on each function and a guide indicating an operation means for executing each function on the display unit,
When the same function is assigned to multiple operating means,
A display control means for controlling the guide so that the display of the function is different between when the recording means is not recording and when the recording means is recording. Control device. A plurality of operation steps each assigned one of a plurality of functions;
A recording step for recording audio;
It is a display control step for controlling to display items on each function and a guide indicating an operation step for executing each function on the display unit,
When the same function is assigned to multiple operating means,
A display control step for controlling the display of the guide for the function to be different between when the recording is not being performed at the recording step and when the recording is being performed at the recording step. Control method of the control device.   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the display control apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 15.   A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 15.