JP2016143993A - Electronic equipment and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide electronic equipment capable of facilitating mirror image recording.SOLUTION: Electronic equipment includes: detection means for detecting a positional relation between a display part capable of changing a position relative to an imaging part and the imaging part; setting means for setting the mirror image recording of an image obtained by the imaging part; and control means for controlling the setting means to, when it is detected that the imaging part and the display part are put in a first positional relation in which the display part faces the imaging direction of the imaging part by the detection means, set the mirror image recording, and to, when it is detected that the imaging part and the display part are put in a positional relation different from the first positional relation by the detection means, set normal image recording.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a control technique for recording a captured image.

  When taking a picture of himself / herself, a live view image being taken may be displayed as a mirror image so that the user who is the subject can easily grasp the contents of the image. In Patent Document 1, the LCD (display unit) is rotatable with respect to the camera (imaging unit), and a mirror image is displayed when the LCD and the camera face the same direction during moving image shooting. In some cases, it is disclosed to display a normal image.

JP 2007-150898 A

  In Patent Document 1 as described above, when the user who is the subject performs shooting while viewing the display image, the orientation of the LCD and the camera is such that the movement of the user and the movement of the display image are not reversed as viewed from the user. The display image is mirrored in response to the above. It is assumed that the moving image taken at this time is recorded as a normal image. On the other hand, it is possible to record a mirror image in order to record a video suitable for a dance example movie. However, if the setting for changing from normal image recording to mirror image recording is complicated, the user may not be aware that the mirror image recording can be set.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic apparatus that can perform mirror image recording more easily.

  In order to achieve the above object, an electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes a detection unit that detects a positional relationship between a display unit that can change a position with respect to an imaging unit and the imaging unit, and a mirror image of an image obtained from the imaging unit. When the detection unit detects that the setting unit configured to record and the display unit is in the first positional relationship in the imaging direction of the imaging unit, the mirror image recording is set. The setting unit is configured to set to perform normal image recording when the detection unit detects that the imaging unit and the display unit have a positional relationship different from the first positional relationship. And control means for controlling.

  According to the present invention, mirror image recording can be performed more easily.

1 is an external view of a digital camera as an example of an apparatus to which the configuration of the present embodiment 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 this embodiment can be applied. The figure explaining the mirror image display in this embodiment, and a normal image display. 5 is a flowchart of a shooting mode in a shooting mode according to the first embodiment. The flowchart of the moving image recording in 1st Embodiment. The flowchart of the imaging | photography mode in the imaging | photography mode in 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart of the moving image recording in 2nd Embodiment. The example of a display of the display part in this embodiment. The external view of the digital camera as an example of the modification of this embodiment. The external view of the digital camera as an example of the modification of this embodiment.

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

<First Embodiment>
Below, the digital camera 100 which implement | achieves 1st embodiment and 2nd embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of a digital camera 100 according to the present embodiment. 1A shows a case where the display direction of the display unit 28 (direction facing the display surface) is different from the imaging direction of the imaging unit, and FIG. 1B shows a case where the display direction of the display unit 28 and the imaging direction of the imaging unit are the same. It is the figure which showed the external appearance of the digital camera 100 of.

  The main body 101 is a main part of the main body of the digital camera 100, and a member including the imaging unit 102 and the like is provided on the main body 101.

  The imaging unit 102 is an imaging unit for capturing an image, and includes a lens barrier, an imaging lens including a focus lens, a diaphragm, a CCD or CMOS element that converts an optical image into an electric signal, and an A that converts an analog signal into a digital signal. Includes a / D converter.

  The monitor unit 104 is provided so as to be rotatable (positions can be changed) by a hinge 105 with respect to the main body unit 101, and the monitor unit 104 is provided with a display unit 28. The display unit 28 is generally composed of a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL panel. The display unit 28 plays the role of a viewfinder by displaying the video imaged by the imaging unit 102, and displays various setting states and operation states, operation instructions, and setting change GUIs (graphical user interfaces) of the digital camera 100. Can be displayed.

  The hinge 105 is a hinge that enables the display unit 28 to rotate with respect to the main body unit 101. The monitor unit 104 is stably held with respect to the main body unit 101 by the connecting portion with the hinge 105 and the contact surface with the main body unit 101. In the state (position) of the monitor unit 104 in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the monitor unit 104 is stably supported with respect to the main body unit 101.

  The power switch 73 is a switch for switching the power of the digital camera 100 on and off by moving the lever portion.

A touch panel 70 capable of detecting contact with the display unit 28 is provided. The touch panel 70 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. Accordingly, it is possible to configure a GUI (graphical user interface) as if the user can directly operate the display items displayed on the display unit 28. The system control unit 50 can detect the following operation or state on the touch panel (touch detection).
-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 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.

  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. 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.

  A menu screen is displayed by a touch operation on the menu button 71 shown on the display unit 28. The shooting mode and scene are changed, mirror image recording is turned on or off, and linked mirror image recording is turned on or off. Etc. can be performed. The shooting modes include shooting modes such as auto movie shooting, manual movie shooting, auto still image shooting, manual still image shooting, and scene-by-scene shooting. Shooting scenes include dance mode, sports mode, instructor mode, cooking mode, underwater mode, etc., and there are shooting (recording format) and editing menus for each scene. And editing.

  Further, by touching the recording button 72, a shooting instruction can be given according to the shooting mode being set. In the case of moving image shooting, the start and end of moving image shooting can be instructed in response to a touch operation on the recording button 72. However, the menu button 71 and the record button 72 are not necessarily displayed, and are not displayed unless they are in the shooting mode.

  In addition, the imaging direction D2 of the imaging unit 102 illustrated in FIG. 1A is the direction opposite to the display direction D1 of the display unit 28, or the direction in which the subject captured by the imaging unit 102 cannot visually recognize the display on the display unit 28. Facing. This display direction is referred to as a positive direction, and the positional relationship between the display unit 28 and the main body unit 101 is referred to as a normal position. Thus, the monitor unit 104 of the digital camera 100 shown in FIG. 1 moves so as to rotate in the vertical direction with respect to the main body unit 101. Also, the imaging direction D2 of the imaging unit 102 shown in FIG. 1B and the display direction D1 of the display unit 28 are the same direction, or the subject that the subject imaged by the imaging unit 102 moves to the display unit 28 is confirmed. It faces the direction that can. This display direction is referred to as a facing direction, and the positional relationship between the display unit 28 and the main body 101 is referred to as a facing position.

  When the digital camera 100 is installed on a flat surface as shown in FIG. 1, the digital camera 100 is in a stable state, and the digital camera 100 is less likely to shake during recording of a moving image, so that blurring and the like are unlikely to occur. In addition, since the imaging direction of the imaging unit 102 is directed upward with respect to the set plane in a state where it is placed on a flat surface, it is also suitable for a set-up where shooting is performed in a stable state near the floor or subject. Is suitable. As described above, in shooting that does not move the digital camera 100 so much during recording of a moving image, it is possible to confirm the content of the shot by turning the display unit 28 toward the user as the subject (facing the face). it can.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the internal components of the digital camera 100.

  The video processing unit 201 performs resize processing such as predetermined pixel interpolation and reduction, deformation processing such as vertical and horizontal reversal, and color conversion processing on the data from the imaging unit 102 or the data from the memory control unit 15. Further, the data processed as described above is written into the VRAM area of the memory 32 via the memory control unit 15 (recorded in the VRAM). The video processing unit 201 performs predetermined arithmetic processing using the captured video data, and the system control unit 50 performs exposure control and distance measurement control based on the obtained arithmetic result. Alternatively, the CODEC 202 also decodes the encoded video data and writes it to the VRAM area, performs resize processing and color conversion processing, and writes the new video data to the VRAM. The CODEC 202 converts video data written in the VRAM into MPEG2 or H.264 via the video output unit 203. The video data is encoded by a moving image compression method such as H.264, or the encoded video data from the memory control unit 15 is decoded and recorded in the VRAM via the memory control unit 15.

  The video output unit 203 reads the video data recorded in the plurality of VRAMs via the memory control unit 15, superimposes them to form a video signal, and outputs the video signal to the display unit 28 and the CODEC 202. Further, based on an instruction from the system control unit 50, the content of each video data can be inverted in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction to be converted into a video signal. According to the video output unit 203, it is also possible to mirror-convert the normal image obtained from the video processing unit 201, superimpose the image obtained from the GPU 204 as the normal image, and display it on the display unit 28. is there.

  The display unit 28 can display an image obtained from the video output unit 203 as a live view image or a captured image, and displays a display item or the like recorded in advance in the system memory 52 via the system control unit 50. Is possible. The touch panel 70 is an operation unit that can detect a touch operation on the display unit 28.

  A GPU (graphics processing unit) 204 displays a character string or icon representing the state or setting of the digital camera 100 or a menu screen for changing various operation settings of the digital camera 100 to the VRAM area on the memory 32. Render. Characters and icons are stored in the nonvolatile memory 56 in a compressed bitmap format or a vector format, and the system control unit 50 reads them out and copies them onto the memory 32. The GPU 204 then reads them out to the VRAM area. Render.

  The memory control unit 15 has a function of arbitrating access requests from each block to the memory 32.

  The memory 32 stores data in the VRAM handled by each of the video processing unit 201, the CODEC 202, the video output unit 203, and the GPU 204. Also, the encoded video data output from the CODEC 202 and the encoded video data read from the recording medium 200 are temporarily stored. The memory 32 has a recording capacity sufficient to store a moving image and audio for a predetermined time.

  The system control unit 50 controls the entire digital camera 100. Each operation of the present embodiment is realized by reading and executing a program recorded in the nonvolatile memory 56. The system control unit 50 may include a plurality of CPU cores. In that case, tasks described in the program can be shared and processed by a plurality of CPU cores.

  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 nonvolatile memory 56 is an electrically erasable / recordable memory, and for example, an EEPROM or the like is used. In the nonvolatile memory 56, constants, programs, and the like for operating the system control unit 50 are recorded. Here, the program is a program for executing various processes described later in the present embodiment.

  The system memory 52 is a work memory, and a RAM is used. 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 timer 53 is a time measuring unit that measures the time used for various controls and the time of a built-in clock.

  The I / F 18 is an interface between the recording medium 200 such as a memory card or a hard disk and the digital camera 100.

  The recording medium 200 records the encoded video data stored in the memory 32 via the I / F 18 and reads the encoded video data and accompanying data recorded on the memory 32 by the I / F 18. This is a recording medium for transferring to the H.32. The recording medium 200 may be a memory card, a hard disk drive, or an optical disk attached to the digital camera 100, or may be a flash memory or a hard disk drive incorporated in the digital camera 100.

  The power switch 73 is an operation unit that switches the power of the digital camera 100 on and off.

  The rotation detection unit 75 is an angle detection unit that can detect the rotation angle of the display unit 28 (monitor unit 104) according to the position of the hinge 105. Based on the position of the display unit 28 detected by the rotation detection unit 75, it is possible to detect whether the display direction of the display unit 28 with respect to the imaging direction of the imaging unit 102 is the facing direction or the positive direction. In the present embodiment, the display direction of the display unit 28 may be other than the facing direction and the positive direction shown in FIG. 1, and in the case of a direction other than that shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the rotation detection unit 75. Assume that each angle (display direction) is detected as either a facing direction or a positive direction.

  The image inversion processing in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing how the video (normal image) captured by the imaging unit 102 is displayed on the display unit 28 as a result of processing by the video processing unit 201 and the video output unit 203. It is. In the present embodiment, there are recording formats of normal image recording and mirror image recording, and description will be made assuming that recording is performed in any recording format in the photographing mode.

  Mirror image recording is a recording format in which the captured image is recorded by reversing left and right, and when the image is reversed left and right in a model image such as dance and sports, etc. Or it is often used when the viewer can easily grasp the contents of the image. In addition, when a user who performs shooting in mirror image recording is a subject, shooting can be performed while confirming the shooting content when the display unit is directed toward the subject, rather than in a direction invisible from the subject. it can.

  In the digital camera 100, the video processing unit 201 performs processing for mirror image recording on the video to be recorded, and the video output unit 203 does not perform inversion control. This is because it is more advantageous in terms of image quality that the processing of the video to be recorded is performed in a processing block as close to the imaging unit 102 as possible without being affected by subsequent signal processing. On the other hand, the video to be output to the display unit 28 is generated by subjecting the video processing unit 201 to mirror-image-converted video for recording and further appropriately performing reverse control in the video output unit 203 so that the photographer can more naturally use the viewfinder. Can be visually recognized.

  Note that the video example in FIG. 3 represents the display result of the display unit 28 when the character “R” is captured. Reference numerals 301a and 301b denote cases where the orientation of the display unit 28 is a positive direction, and 302a, 302b, and 303a, 303b denote cases where the orientation of the display unit 28 is a facing direction. In all the display examples of FIG. 3, the upward direction of the display unit 28 is the upward direction of the drawing. In the face-to-face direction, the display unit 28 is turned upside down compared to the forward direction. Therefore, regarding the users 302a, 302b, 303a, and 303b, the user can visually recognize the upside down direction of “R” in the correct direction.

  Reference numeral 301 a denotes a state in which the video processing unit 201 outputs a normal image and the video output unit 203 outputs it without performing inversion control. As a result, a normal image is displayed.

  Reference numeral 301b denotes a state in which the video processing unit 201 outputs a mirror image and the video output unit 203 outputs the mirror image without performing inversion control. As a result, a mirror image is displayed.

  Reference numeral 302 a denotes a state in which a normal image is output by the video processing unit 201 and output by performing upside down control in the video output unit 203. As a result, a mirror image is displayed.

  Reference numeral 302b denotes a state in which the video processing unit 201 outputs a mirror image, and the video output unit 203 performs upside down control and outputs the mirror image. As a result, a normal image is displayed.

  Reference numeral 303a denotes a state in which a normal image is output by the video processing unit 201 and output by performing up / down / left / right inversion control by the video output unit 203. As a result, a normal image is displayed.

  Reference numeral 303b denotes a state in which the video processing unit 201 outputs a mirror image, and the video output unit 203 performs the up / down / left / right inversion control and outputs the mirror image. As a result, a mirror image is displayed.

  The relationship between the recording format, the orientation of the display unit 28, and the display is as follows. In the case of normal image recording, if the display unit 28 is facing the positive direction, a display like 301a is displayed. When facing the facing direction, a display like 302a is displayed. In the case of mirror image recording, if the display unit 28 is facing the positive direction, a display like 301b is displayed. When facing the facing direction, a display such as 303b is displayed.

  When the orientation of the display unit 28 is the facing direction, when the subject is displayed like a mirror as viewed from the user, the user can check the recorded image with a sense like a mirror. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the display unit 28 is directed in the facing direction, a mirror image display of 302a or 303b is performed. Further, even when the display unit 28 is in the positive direction but the mirror image recording is set to ON, the mirror image display (301b) is performed so that the user can easily recognize that the image recording is the mirror image recording.

  The display example shown in FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining mirror image display and mirror image recording when the monitor unit 104 moves so as to rotate in the vertical direction with respect to the main body unit 101 as in the present embodiment. Thus, for example, in the case of normal image recording, when the monitor unit 104 is turned upside down as in the present embodiment, the image is displayed upside down (mirror image display), but the direction in which the monitor unit 104 rotates The direction in which the image is inverted differs depending on. That is, when the monitor unit 104 is horizontally rotated so as to open to the left and right so as to open the door, in the case of normal image recording, the left and right are reversed and displayed (mirror image display). Further, if the direction of rotation when the monitor unit 104 is reversed is not determined, it is necessary to change the direction of image reversal according to the direction of rotation in order to display a mirror image.

  Display processing in the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of the photographing modes in FIGS. 4 and 5. The flowchart in FIG. 4 is started in response to the digital camera 100 being turned on and switched to the 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 S401, the system control unit 50 determines whether a mirror image recording switching operation has been performed. If it is determined that the mirror image recording switching operation has been performed, the process proceeds to S402; otherwise, the process proceeds to S403. The setting of mirror image recording can be switched on and off from the menu screen.

  In step S <b> 402, the system control unit 50 switches off when the mirror image recording is on, switches on when the mirror image recording is off, and re-records in the system memory 52. FIG. 8A shows a display example during recording of a moving image (during shooting), and FIG. 8B shows a display example during shooting standby. When the mirror image recording icon 801 is displayed, it indicates that the mirror image recording setting is ON. In the case of normal image recording, the mirror image recording icon 801 is not displayed on the display unit 28. When the normal image recording is switched to the mirror image recording (the setting of the mirror image recording is OFF to ON), the mirror image recording icon 801 is displayed. When the mirror image recording is switched to the normal image recording, the mirror image recording icon 801 is displayed. Hide. A standby icon 804 is a display item indicating that the video recording is not currently being performed.

  In step S <b> 403, the system control unit 50 determines whether a linked mirror image recording switching operation has been performed. If it is determined that the linked mirror image recording switching operation has been performed, the process proceeds to S404; otherwise, the process proceeds to S405. The switching of the interlocking mirror image recording is to switch whether to perform mirror image recording in accordance with the change in the display direction of the display unit 28. In this embodiment, when the interlocking mirror image recording is turned on, the mirror image recording is switched on when the normal direction is changed to the facing direction, and the mirror image recording is performed when the direction is changed from the facing direction to the positive direction. Switch off. Linked mirror image recording can be set from the menu screen in the same manner as mirror image recording. Further, regardless of the display direction of the display unit 28 (whether the direction is the normal direction or the face-to-face direction) when the linked mirror image recording setting is off, it remains on when the mirror image recording setting is on. In case of, it remains off. That is, regardless of the rotation position (display direction) of the display unit 28, when mirror image recording is performed, the setting of linked mirror image recording is turned off and the setting of mirror image recording is turned on. As described above, in the setting of the linked mirror image recording, whether the recording format is set according to the display direction of the display unit 28 (linked recording setting) or whether the recording is performed in the set recording format regardless of the display direction of the display unit 28. It can be set.

  In step S <b> 404, the system control unit 50 records the information in the system memory 52 by switching it off when the interlocking mirror image recording is on, and turning it on when the mirror image recording is off.

  In S405, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the shooting mode is ended. If it is determined that the shooting mode has ended, the shooting mode processing ends, and if not, the process proceeds to S406. The end of the shooting mode is a shooting standby state or a state in which shooting is not in progress such as switching to the playback mode or turning off the power of the digital camera 100 itself.

  In S406, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the display unit 28 is facing the forward direction. If it is determined that the camera is facing the positive direction, the process proceeds to S407, and if not (that is, the face-to-face direction), the process proceeds to S410.

  In step S407, the system control unit 50 reads from the system memory 52 and determines whether mirror image recording is turned on. If mirror image recording is turned on, the process proceeds to S408, and if not, the process proceeds to S409.

  In step S <b> 408, the system control unit 50 performs processing in the video processing unit 201 so that the recording video is a mirror image, and the mirror image obtained from the video processing unit 201 is not inverted in the video output unit 203 as a display video. It is displayed on the display unit 28. At this time, the image displayed on the display unit 28 is a mirror image as shown by 301b in FIG.

  In step S <b> 409, the system control unit 50 processes the recording video in the video processing unit 201 so as to be a normal image, and does not invert the normal image obtained from the video processing unit 201 in the video processing unit 201. Is displayed on the display unit 28. At this time, the image displayed on the display unit 28 is a normal image as shown by 301a in FIG.

  In S410, the system control unit 50 reads from the system memory 52 and determines whether or not mirror image recording is turned on, as in S407. If the mirror image recording is turned on, the process proceeds to S412. If not, the process proceeds to S411.

  In S411, the system control unit 50 processes the recording video so as to be a normal image in the video processing unit 201, and the video output unit 203 inverts the normal image obtained from the video processing unit 201 as a display video. It is displayed on the display unit 28. At this time, the image displayed on the display unit 28 is a mirror image as indicated by 302a in FIG.

  In step S412, the system control unit 50 processes the recording video in the video processing unit 201 so as to be a mirror image, and the mirror image obtained from the video processing unit 201 is vertically and horizontally reversed in the video output unit 203 and displayed as a display video. Displayed on the unit 28. At this time, the image displayed on the display unit 28 is a mirror image as shown by 303b in FIG.

  In S413, the system control unit 50 determines whether the orientation of the display unit 28 has been changed. If it is determined that the orientation of the display unit 28 has been changed, the process proceeds to S418, and if not, the process proceeds to S414.

  In S414, the system control unit 50 determines whether recording of a moving image has started. If it is determined that the recording has started, the process proceeds to S415, and if not, the process returns to S401. The moving image recording start instruction can be made by a touch operation on the recording button 72 shown in FIG.

  In S415, the system control unit 50 reads from the system memory 52 and determines whether the mirror image recording setting is on. If it is determined that the mirror image recording setting is on, the process proceeds to S417, and if not, the process proceeds to S416. When recording of a moving image is started in S415, the button indicating the shooting state is switched from the standby icon 804 shown in FIG. 8B to the icon 803 being shot in FIG. 8A.

  In S416, the system control unit 50 performs normal image recording. The processing for normal image recording will be described later with reference to the flowchart for normal image recording in FIG.

  In S417, the system control unit 50 performs mirror image recording. The process for mirror image recording will be described later with reference to the mirror image recording flowchart of FIG.

  In S418, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the change in the orientation of the display unit 28 is the forward direction from the facing direction. If it is determined that the direction is the positive direction from the facing direction, the process proceeds to S418. If not, that is, if the change is from the positive direction to the facing direction, the process proceeds to S421.

  In S419, the system control unit 50 reads from the system memory 52 and determines whether the setting of the interlocking mirror image recording is on. If it is determined that it is on, the process proceeds to S420, and if not, the process returns to S401.

  In S420, the system control unit 50 turns off the mirror image recording setting and returns to S401.

  In S421, the system control unit 50 reads from the system memory 52 and determines whether the linked mirror image recording setting is on, as in S419. If it is determined that it is on, the process proceeds to S422, and if not, the process returns to S401.

  In S422, the system control unit 50 turns on the mirror image recording setting, and returns to S401.

  As described in S418 to S422, when the setting of the linked mirror image recording is turned on, the recording format is also changed according to the change in the orientation of the display unit 28 in the present embodiment. Therefore, the user can change the recording format only by changing the orientation of the display unit 28 when the interlocked mirror image recording is set to ON. On the other hand, when the interlocked mirror image recording is set to OFF, recording can be performed in the recording format set by the user in the mirror image recording regardless of the orientation of the display unit 28.

  A flowchart of normal image recording in FIG. 5A and a flowchart of mirror image recording in FIG. 5B will be described.

  The normal image recording flowchart of FIG. 5A is the details of S416 of FIG. 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 S500, the system control unit 50 records in the system memory 52 whether or not the current display direction of the display unit 28 is the forward direction or the facing direction.

  In step S <b> 501, the system control unit 50 starts recording a moving image on the recording medium 200. The video processed by the video processing unit 201 is recorded so that the recording video becomes a normal image.

  In S502, the system control unit 50 determines whether recording has been stopped. The moving image recording stop instruction can be performed by a touch operation on the recording button 72 in the same manner as the recording start instruction. If it is determined that the recording has been stopped, the process proceeds to S507, and if not, the process proceeds to S503.

  In S503, the system control unit 50 determines whether the orientation of the display unit 28 has been changed. If it is determined that the orientation has been changed, the process proceeds to S504, and if not, the process returns to S502.

  In S504, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the change in the orientation of the display unit 28 is the forward direction from the facing direction. If it is determined that the direction is the positive direction from the facing direction, the process proceeds to S505. If not, that is, if the direction is the positive direction to the facing direction, the process proceeds to S506.

  In step S <b> 505, the system control unit 50 processes the recording video in the video processing unit 201 so as to be a normal image, and does not invert the normal image obtained from the video processing unit 201 in the video processing unit 201. Is displayed on the display unit 28. At this time, the image displayed on the display unit 28 is a normal image as shown by 301a in FIG.

  In step S <b> 506, the system control unit 50 processes the recording video in the video processing unit 201 so as to be a normal image, and the video processing unit 201 performs upside down processing on the normal image obtained as the display video. It is displayed on the display unit 28. At this time, the image displayed on the display unit 28 is a mirror image as indicated by 302a in FIG.

  In step S507, the system control unit 50 performs moving image end processing. The moving image 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.

  In S508, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the orientation of the display unit 28 is the positive direction at the start of moving image shooting (S500) and the orientation in S508 is the facing direction. The direction at the start of video recording is read from the direction recorded in the system memory 52. If it is determined from the start to the end of shooting that the display direction has been changed from the normal direction to the facing direction, the process proceeds to S509. Otherwise, the process proceeds to S401 in FIG.

  In step S <b> 509, the system control unit 50 reads from the system memory 52 and determines whether the interlocked mirror image recording setting is on. If it is determined that the linked mirror image recording setting is on, the process proceeds to S510, and if not, the process proceeds to S401 in FIG.

  In S510, the system control unit 50 processes the recording video to be a mirror image in the video processing unit 201, and displays the mirror image obtained from the video processing unit 201 as a display video without performing inversion processing in the video processing unit 201. Displayed on the unit 28. At this time, the image displayed on the display unit 28 is a mirror image as shown by 301b in FIG.

  In step S511, the system control unit 50 turns on the mirror image recording setting and records it in the system memory 52.

  The above processes of S500 to S511 are flowcharts of normal image recording. In normal image recording, the recording format changes after shooting due to a change in the orientation of the display unit 28 during shooting in the case of normal image recording to mirror image recording (when the direction of the display unit 28 is changed from the positive direction to the facing direction). ). Therefore, in S508, it is determined whether or not the orientation of the display unit 28 has been changed from the normal direction to the facing direction. In other cases, the recording format does not change, so the process returns to S401 in FIG. 4 with the mirror image recording off.

  The flowchart of mirror image recording in FIG. 5B is the details of S417 in FIG. 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 S520, the system control unit 50 records in the system memory 52 whether or not the current display direction of the display unit 28 is the forward direction or the facing direction.

  In step S <b> 521, the system control unit 50 starts recording a moving image on the recording medium 200. The video processed by the video processing unit 201 is recorded so that the recording video is a mirror image.

  The processes of S522 to S524 are the same as the processes of S502 to S504.

  In S525, the system control unit 50 processes the recording video in the video processing unit 201 so as to be a mirror image, and the normal image obtained from the video processing unit 201 is not inverted in the video processing unit 201 as a display video. It is displayed on the display unit 28. At this time, the image displayed on the display unit 28 is a mirror image as indicated by 302a in FIG.

  In S526, the system control unit 50 processes the recording video to be a mirror image in the video processing unit 201, and the mirror image obtained from the video processing unit 201 is inverted in the vertical and horizontal directions in the video processing unit 201 and displayed as a display video. Displayed on the unit 28. At this time, the image displayed on the display unit 28 is a mirror image as shown by 303b in FIG.

  The process of S527 is the same process as the process of S507.

  In S528, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the orientation of the display unit 28 is the facing direction at the start of moving image capturing (S520), and the orientation in S528 is the positive direction. If it is determined that the display direction has been changed from the facing direction to the forward direction from the start to the end of shooting, the process proceeds to S529; otherwise, the process proceeds to S401 in FIG.

  The process of S529 is the same process as S509.

  In S530, the system control unit 50 processes the recording video so as to be a normal image in the video processing unit 201, and the normal image obtained from the video processing unit 201 is not inverted in the video processing unit 201 and is displayed. Is displayed on the display unit 28. At this time, the image displayed on the display unit 28 is a normal image as shown by 301a in FIG.

  In S531, the system control unit 50 records the setting in the system memory 52 with the mirror image recording setting turned off.

  The above processes of S520 to S531 are a flowchart of mirror image recording. In mirror image recording, the recording format changes after shooting due to a change in the orientation of the display unit 28 during shooting in the case of mirror image recording to normal image recording (when the direction of the display unit 28 is changed from the facing direction to the positive direction). It is. Therefore, in S528, it is determined whether or not the orientation of the display unit 28 has been changed from the facing direction to the positive direction. In other cases, the recording format does not change, so the process returns to S401 in FIG.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, even if the orientation of the display unit 28 is changed during recording of a moving image, the display direction is set according to the recording format being set without changing the recording format regardless of the setting of the linked mirror image recording. (The inversion processing of the image for display in the video output unit 203 is performed). During recording of a moving image, the recording format is not changed from normal image recording to mirror image recording, or from mirror image recording to normal image recording. When recording of a moving image is started, recording in the recording format at the start of recording is continued until the end of the moving image so that the orientation of the image does not change in one moving image file.

  As described above, according to the embodiment described above, when the setting of the linked mirror image recording is ON, the user can perform the mirror image recording without performing the mirror image recording setting operation only by setting the orientation of the display unit 28 to the facing direction. it can. When performing mirror image recording, shooting is often performed with the display unit 28 facing the user. Therefore, when the display unit 28 is switched to mirror image recording according to the operation of moving the display unit 28 to the facing direction, the user performs a setting operation for performing mirror image recording. It does not have to be done. Further, it is possible to switch from mirror image recording to normal image recording simply by changing the orientation of the display unit from the facing direction to the positive direction. Therefore, by turning on the linked mirror image recording setting, mirror image recording (or normal image recording) can be performed in accordance with the orientation of the display unit without specially performing a mirror image recording setting operation.

  While recording a moving image, a change in the setting of mirror image recording is not accepted, but the display orientation changes according to the change in the orientation of the display unit 28, so that the image being recorded is displayed so that it can be easily viewed by the user. The When the orientation of the display unit 28 is the facing direction, even if the recording format is a mirror image or a normal image, it is displayed so that it is displayed as a mirror image as viewed from the user. This makes it easier to adjust the position and size of the subject in the shooting range. In the case of the positive direction, a mirror image is displayed for mirror image recording and a normal image is displayed for normal image recording so that the photographer (not the subject) can easily recognize whether the recording is mirror image recording or normal image recording.

  By providing the linked mirror image recording setting, the user can select in advance whether or not to perform mirror image recording according to the orientation of the display unit 28.

  It should be noted that the linked mirror image recording setting and setting items from the mirror image recording menu may not be provided, and the control when the linked recording is on may be always performed.

Second Embodiment
In the second embodiment, the configuration of the digital camera 100 is the same as in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, when the continuous image mirror image recording is set to ON, the mirror image recording or the normal image recording is determined according to the orientation of the display unit 28. However, in the second embodiment, the display unit 28 A button for switching whether or not to perform mirror image recording in response to the direction of facing is displayed. When the orientation of the display unit 28 is the facing direction, the possibility of mirror image recording is high, so that the recording format between mirror image recording and normal image recording can be easily switched by a touch operation.

  Display processing in the second embodiment will be described with reference to flowcharts of display in the shooting mode of FIGS. 6 and 7. The flowchart in FIG. 6 starts when the digital camera 100 is turned on and switched to the 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 step S601, the system control unit 50 determines whether the scene being set is a scene suitable for mirror image recording. If it is determined that the scene is suitable for mirror image recording, the process proceeds to S603, and if not, the process proceeds to S602. Scene determination suitable for mirror image recording can be determined from a scene set by the user in the scene mode. Examples of scenes suitable for mirror image recording include a dance mode, a sports mode, an instructor mode, and a self-shooting mode. In addition to the above-described modes (scene modes), the user may set a desired mode as a scene suitable for mirror image recording, or determine a scene according to a predetermined shooting setting. May be.

  In step S <b> 602, the system control unit 50 turns off the mirror image recording setting and records the normal image regardless of the orientation of the display unit 28. In step S601, it is determined that the scene is not suitable for mirror image recording (a scene in which mirror image recording is not performed, a scene in which characters become a mirror image when mirror image recording is performed, or an object is inconvenient due to a mirror image). Therefore, mirror image recording is not performed. The flowchart when the mirror image recording is not performed is omitted.

  The processing of S603 to S610 is the same processing as S405 to S412 of FIG.

  In S <b> 611, the system control unit 50 displays a mirror image switching button 802 on the display unit 28. A mirror image switching button 802 shown in FIG. 8B is a touch button that switches mirror image recording on and off (normal image recording) in response to receiving a touch operation. A button (guide display) for switching the setting of mirror image recording to OFF when touched when mirror image recording is set to ON, and to ON when touched when mirror image recording is set to OFF. Further, as described above in S402 of the first embodiment, the mirror image recording icon 801 is displayed in response to the mirror image recording being turned on, and the mirror image recording icon 801 is not displayed in response to being turned off. . However, in the second embodiment, the mirror image switching button 802 is displayed when the orientation of the display unit 28 is changed from the normal direction to the facing direction regardless of whether the mirror image recording setting is on or off. Further, even if the mirror image switching button is not a touch button, when the display unit 28 is in the facing direction, a transition is made to a menu by a specific physical button (a button that accepts input by a pressing operation, a rotation operation, etc., not a touch operation) It may be possible to switch on / off of mirror image recording without performing this. Furthermore, a display may be provided to explain that a specific operation member can be illuminated or a mirror image recording can be set according to a specific operation. Further, in S611, an explanation indicating that mirror image recording is possible may be displayed, a display so that the method of accepting the mirror image recording setting can be understood, or a list of setting items such as a simple setting screen is displayed. An item for mirror image recording may be provided. The simple setting screen is, for example, a setting item list screen that accepts a setting change related to shooting displayed on the display unit 28 by operating a specific button (touch button or physical button) while waiting for shooting. .

  In step S612, the system control unit 50 determines whether moving image recording has started. If it is determined that recording has started, the process proceeds to S613, and if not, the process proceeds to S617. An instruction to start recording a moving image can be given by a touch operation on the recording button 72.

  In step S613, the system control unit 50 hides the mirror image switching button 802. If mirror image recording and normal image recording are inadvertently switched in the middle of a moving image to be shot, there is a possibility that a moving image that is not suitable for viewing or undesired is recorded. By hiding the mirror image switching button 802, the possibility that the user inadvertently switches between mirror image recording and normal image recording is reduced. However, in the setting of mirror image recording on the menu screen, mirror image recording can be switched on or off.

  In S614, the system control unit 50 reads from the system memory 52 and determines whether the mirror image recording setting is on as in S414 of FIG. If it is determined that the mirror image recording setting is ON, the process proceeds to S616, and if not, the process proceeds to S615.

  In S615, the system control unit 50 performs normal image recording. In order to distinguish from the normal image recording in the first embodiment, the second normal image recording is performed, and the processing for the normal image recording will be described later with reference to the flowchart of the second normal image recording in FIG.

  In S616, the system control unit 50 performs mirror image recording. The second mirror image recording is used to distinguish from the mirror image recording in the first embodiment, and the process for the mirror image recording will be described later with reference to the flowchart of the second mirror image recording in FIG.

  In step S <b> 617, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not there is a touch operation on the mirror image switching button 802 displayed on the display unit 28. If it is determined that there is a touch operation, the process proceeds to S618, and if not, the process proceeds to S621. However, if the mirror image switching button 802 is not displayed on the display unit 28 at this time, the determination in S617 is No and the process proceeds to S621.

  In S618, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the mirror image recording setting at the time of S617 is OFF. If the mirror image recording setting is OFF, that is, if it is switched ON by touching the mirror image switching button 802 in S617, the process proceeds to S619. On the other hand, if the mirror image recording setting is ON, the process proceeds to S620 if the mirror image recording setting is switched OFF by touching the mirror image switching button 802 in S617.

  In step S619, the system control unit 50 turns on the mirror image recording setting and records it in the system memory 52.

  In S620, the system control unit 50 turns off the mirror image recording setting and records the setting in the system memory 52.

  On the other hand, a case where the touch operation on the mirror image switching button 802 is not performed in S617 will be described. In S621, the system control unit 50 determines whether the orientation of the display unit 28 has been changed. If it is determined that the orientation of the display unit 28 has been changed, the process proceeds to S622; otherwise, the process returns to S601.

  In S622, the system control unit 50 determines whether the orientation of the display unit 28 has been changed from the normal direction to the facing direction. If it is determined that the direction is changed from the normal direction to the facing direction, the process proceeds to S624; otherwise, that is, if the direction is changed from the facing direction to the positive direction, the process proceeds to S623.

  In S623, the system control unit 50 hides the mirror image switching button 802. The mirror image switching button 802 is a button for switching the setting of mirror image recording, and is not displayed when the display unit 28 is facing the positive direction. When facing in the positive direction, unlike when facing in the face-to-face direction, the user who is the subject is not shooting while checking the image being shot, so the mirror image that immediately changes the mirror image recording settings The display of the image being shot is prioritized over the display of the switch button 802. When the display unit 28 faces in the positive direction, there is a possibility that a photographer who is not the subject has confirmed the live view image 805 on the display unit 28 rather than the subject himself / herself when facing the facing direction. high. Since the mirror image switching button 802 is displayed so as to be superimposed on the live view image 805, the display may be unnecessary for the user who wants to view the live view image 805. When it is considered that the photographer is confirming the photographing contents (the display unit 28 is in the positive direction), the mirror image switching button 802 is hidden. Note that the mirror image recording setting may be automatically turned off in S623.

  In S624, the system control unit 50 turns on the mirror image recording setting and records it in the system memory 52. In the present embodiment, the mirror image recording setting is turned on according to the change in the direction of the display unit 28 from the normal direction to the facing direction. That is, without changing the mirror image recording setting, a mirror image switching button 802 described later may be displayed so that the user can easily turn on the mirror image recording setting by a touch operation. Further, on / off of mirror image recording may be set on the menu screen.

  In S625, the system control unit 50 displays the mirror image switching button 802 on the display unit 28, and proceeds to S601.

  Next, the normal image recording flowchart of FIG. 7A and the mirror image recording flowchart of FIG. 7B will be described.

  The flowchart of the second normal image recording in FIG. 7A is the details of S615 in FIG. 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 S700, the system control unit 50 starts recording a moving image on the recording medium 200. The video processed by the video processing unit 201 is recorded so that the recording video becomes a normal image.

  The processing of S701 to S706 is the same processing as S502 to S507 in the normal image recording flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 707, the system control unit 50 determines whether the orientation of the display unit 28 is the facing direction. If it is determined that the direction is facing, the process proceeds to S708, and if not, the process proceeds to S601 in FIG.

  In S708, the system control unit 50 displays the mirror image switching button 802 on the display unit 28, and returns to S601 in FIG.

  The flowchart of the second mirror image recording in FIG. 7B is the details of S616 in FIG. 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 step S <b> 710, the system control unit 50 starts recording a moving image on the recording medium 200. The video processed by the video processing unit 201 is recorded so that the recording video is a mirror image.

  The processing of S711 to S716 is the same processing as S522 to S527 of the mirror image recording flowchart of FIG.

  The processes of S717 to S718 are the same as the processes of S707 to S708 in FIG.

  As shown in the flowchart of normal image recording and mirror image recording in FIG. 7, the setting of the mirror image recording is not changed even when the orientation of the display unit 28 is changed during the recording of the moving image, and the recording in which the display direction is being set. It changes according to the format (switching of image processing for display in the video output unit 203 is performed). The setting of mirror image recording is not switched on and off, and the image processing method in the video processing unit 201 is not changed during recording of a moving image. However, the orientation of the display unit 28 is determined after the recording is finished, and when it is the facing direction, the mirror image switching button 802 that is not displayed in response to the start of recording of the moving image is displayed.

  As described above, according to the embodiment described above, the user can perform mirror image recording without performing the mirror image recording setting operation only by changing the orientation of the display unit to the facing direction. The on / off setting of mirror image recording can be easily switched by a touch operation on the mirror image switching button displayed in response to the change from the normal direction to the facing direction. Therefore, when performing mirror image recording with the display unit facing the facing direction, mirror image recording can be performed without an operation of turning on the mirror image recording setting. Further, even when the orientation of the display unit is changed from the normal direction to the facing direction, when normal image recording is performed, normal image recording can be easily performed by a touch operation. Further, the setting of turning on / off the mirror image recording can be changed by a touch operation on the mirror image switching button 802. During the recording of the moving image, the mirror image recording setting change is not accepted, and the mirror image recording is not performed, but the display is changed according to the change in the orientation of the display unit 28, so that the image being recorded is Displayed for easy viewing. When the orientation of the display unit 28 is the facing direction, even if the recording format is a mirror image or a normal image, it is displayed so that it is displayed as a mirror image as viewed from the user. This makes it easier to adjust the position and size of the subject in the shooting range. In the case of the positive direction, a mirror image is displayed for mirror image recording and a normal image is displayed for normal image recording so that the photographer (not the subject) can easily recognize whether the recording is mirror image recording or normal image recording.

  Also, it is determined whether or not the shooting mode is suitable for mirror image recording, and in the case of shooting a scene that does not perform mirror image recording, the mirror image recording setting is turned off even if the orientation of the display unit 28 is changed. The mirror image switching button is not displayed. Therefore, the possibility that the user erroneously turns on the mirror image recording setting is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the mirror image is erroneously recorded when the user does not perform mirror image recording.

  Although the present embodiment has been described as shooting a moving image, the present invention is also useful for still images and continuous shooting of still images (including time lapse). That is, the process shown in FIG. 7 is not performed, and a still image of a mirror image or a normal image is taken according to whether the mirror image recording setting determined in S614 is on or off. Also, in the case of a still image in which a set number of still images are shot, the recording format may not be changed until the set number of shots is finished so that a mirror image and a normal image are not mixed.

  If mirror image recording can be set on the menu screen, the user may not be aware of the mirror image recording function until the mirror image recording setting is viewed on the menu screen. On the other hand, displaying a display item on a shooting standby screen or the like so that the mirror image recording setting can always be turned on obstructs image display. When the user performs a mirror image display (in this embodiment, the direction of the display unit 28 is the facing direction), a button for accepting a mirror image recording setting is displayed, thereby recognizing the mirror image recording function on the menu screen. Users who are not aware of the mirror image recording can also use the mirror image recording.

[Modifications of First Embodiment and Second Embodiment]
Next, modified examples of the first embodiment and the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, when the monitor unit 104 rotates about the hinge 105 with respect to the main body unit 101 (the display unit 28 turns so that the upper end and the lower stage of the display unit 28 are switched), It explained that the direction of the positive direction and the facing direction was changed. However, the method of changing the orientation of the display unit 28 is not limited to this, and may be a modification as described in FIGS. 9 and 10.

  FIG. 9 is an external view of the digital camera 400. FIG. 9A shows a case where the display unit is in the forward direction, and FIG. 9B shows a case where the display unit is in the facing direction. The digital camera 400 includes a main body unit 401 and a monitor unit 402, and the monitor unit 402 is provided with a display unit 403. The monitor unit 402 is rotatable with respect to the main body unit 401 about the rotation axis L1. In FIG. 9A, the imaging direction D3 of the imaging unit 404 and the display direction D4 of the display unit 403 are opposite directions, and in FIG. 9B, D3 and D4 are facing directions facing the same direction. In the case of FIG. 9, when the orientation of the display unit 403 is changed from the normal direction to the facing direction, the upper end and the lower end of the display unit 28 are not interchanged as in the digital camera 100 of FIG. Will be replaced. When the direction of the display unit 403 is the facing direction, the display unit 403 is on the right side when viewed from the subject side looking at the imaging unit 404. When the display unit 403 is in the positive direction, the monitor unit 402 is disposed so as to be housed in the main body unit 401 so that the coordinates of the image obtained by the imaging unit 404 and the display unit 403 are not shifted. It has become. When the monitor unit 402 rotates in the left-right direction (lateral direction) with respect to the main body unit 401 shown in FIG. 9, an image that is horizontally reversed is displayed when performing mirror image display.

  FIG. 10 is an external view of the digital camera 500. FIG. 10A shows a case where the display unit is in the forward direction, and FIG. 10B shows a case where the display unit is in the facing direction. The digital camera 500 includes a main body unit 501 and a monitor unit 502, and the monitor unit 502 is provided with a display unit 503. Further, the monitor unit 502 is rotatable with respect to the main body unit 501 about the rotation axis L2. In FIG. 10A, the imaging direction D5 of the imaging unit 404 and the display direction D6 of the display unit 403 are opposite directions, and in FIG. 10B, D5 and D6 are facing directions facing the same direction. In the case of FIG. 10, when the orientation of the display unit 503 is changed from the normal direction to the facing direction, the upper end and the lower end of the display unit 503 are switched as in the case of FIG. 1. When the orientation of the display unit 503 is the facing direction, the display unit 503 is on the upper side of the imaging unit 504 when viewed from the subject side viewing the imaging unit 504. When the display unit 503 is oriented in the positive direction, the monitor unit 502 is disposed so as to be housed in the main unit 501 so that the coordinates of the image obtained by the imaging unit 504 and the display unit 503 are not shifted. It has become.

  Even in the case of the positional relationship between the main body unit and the display unit as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 described above, it is possible to detect whether the display unit is in the normal direction or the facing direction. In other words, regardless of the positional relationship between the main unit and the display unit and the rotation axis of the monitor unit relative to the main unit, whether the display unit is facing or positive is determined by the relationship between the imaging direction of the imaging unit and the display direction of the display unit. Can be determined. The processing described in the first embodiment and the second embodiment can also be applied to devices having such a positional relationship.

  Although an example of performing mirror image recording in the above-described embodiment has been described, a normal image may be recorded without performing image processing for mirror image recording, and a mirror image may be displayed by performing image processing during reproduction. Good. That is, instead of setting for mirror image recording, it may be set (recorded as attribute information together with an image) that the image should be displayed as a mirror image during reproduction.

  Note that the electronic device may be controlled by a single piece of hardware, or the entire device 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 digital cameras 100, 400, and 500 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and control for performing image inversion processing is possible. Any electronic 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, and the like.

(Other embodiments)
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 (20)

Detecting means for detecting a positional relationship between the display unit capable of changing a position relative to the imaging unit and the imaging unit;
Setting means for setting the image obtained from the imaging unit to record a mirror image;
When the detection unit detects that the display unit is in the first positional relationship in which the display unit is oriented in the imaging direction of the imaging unit, the mirror image recording is set, and the imaging unit and the display unit are Control means for controlling the setting means so that normal image recording is set when the detection means detects that the positional relation is different from the first positional relation. Electronic equipment. The setting means can be further set to record a normal image of the image obtained by the imaging unit,
The control means sets the setting means to perform normal image recording in response to the second positional relationship different from the first positional relationship between the imaging unit and the display unit. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is controlled. An image processing means;
The control means controls the image processing means so that an image obtained by the imaging unit is recorded as a mirror image in response to an instruction to start photographing when the mirror image recording is set. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is an electronic device. In accordance with the positional relationship between the imaging unit and the display unit, it is possible to set a linked recording setting that is set to record in mirror image recording or normal image recording,
When the linked recording setting is off, the control unit is set to record in either mirror image recording or normal image recording regardless of the positional relationship between the imaging unit and the display unit,
When the linked recording setting is ON, the imaging unit and the display unit are set to perform mirror image recording in accordance with the first positional relationship, and are different from the first positional relationship. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit that controls the setting unit so that the normal image is recorded in accordance with the second positional relationship. 5. The electronic device described. It further has an instruction means for instructing recording of a moving image
When the recording of the moving image by the instruction unit is started, the control unit is configured to perform mirror image recording regardless of the positional relationship until the recording of the moving image is ended. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is controlled so as to continue. Further comprising an inversion processing means for inverting the image so that the image obtained by the imaging unit is inverted and displayed on the display unit.
When the imaging unit and the display unit are in the first positional relationship, the control unit controls the inversion processing unit to invert the image, and the inversion processing unit performs the inversion processing. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is controlled to display the displayed image on the display unit.   The control unit displays a mirror image on the display unit when the imaging unit and the display unit are in a second positional relationship different from the first positional relationship and set to perform mirror image recording. Control to display a normal image when it is set to perform normal image recording, and when the imaging unit and the display unit are in the first positional relationship, the setting means The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is controlled to display a mirror image regardless of the setting in. Detecting means for detecting a positional relationship between the display unit capable of changing a position relative to the imaging unit and the imaging unit;
Setting means for setting the image obtained from the imaging unit to record a mirror image;
It has been detected by the detection means that the first positional relationship in which the display unit is oriented in the imaging direction of the imaging unit is changed from the second positional relationship in which the display unit is not oriented in the imaging direction of the imaging unit. In this case, the electronic apparatus includes a control unit that controls to display a display item related to the setting of mirror image recording on the display unit.   The control means controls the setting means to make a setting for performing mirror image recording in response to the first positional relationship between the imaging unit and the display unit. 8. The electronic device according to 8. Touch detection means for detecting a touch operation on the display unit;
10. The control unit according to claim 8, wherein the control unit performs control so as to change a setting of mirror image recording in response to detection of a touch operation on the display item by the touch detection unit. The electronic device as described in.   11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the display item is a guide display indicating that a mirror image recording setting is received.   12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the control unit hides the display item in response to an instruction to start recording a moving image.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the setting unit so as not to accept a change in setting for performing the mirror image recording during recording of a moving image. A scene determination means for determining which scene is a first scene suitable for mirror image recording and a second scene suitable for normal image recording;
The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control is performed when the scene determination unit determines that the scene is the first shooting scene.   The first positional relationship is a positional relationship in which the imaging direction of the imaging unit and the direction in which the display surface of the display unit faces are the same direction. The electronic device described.   2. The second positional relationship different from the first positional relationship is a positional relationship in which an imaging direction of the imaging unit and a direction in which a display surface of the display unit faces are different directions. The electronic device of any one of thru | or 15. A detection step of detecting a positional relationship between the display unit capable of changing a position relative to the imaging unit and the imaging unit;
A setting step for setting the image obtained from the imaging unit to record a mirror image;
When it is detected in the detection step that the display unit is in the first positional relationship in the imaging direction of the imaging unit, a setting is made to perform mirror image recording, and the imaging unit and the display unit are An electronic device comprising: a control step for controlling so as to set a normal image recording when the detection step detects that the positional relationship is different from the first positional relationship. Control method. A detection step of detecting a positional relationship between the display unit capable of changing a position relative to the imaging unit and the imaging unit;
A setting step for setting the image obtained from the imaging unit to record a mirror image;
It has been detected by the detection step that the first positional relationship in which the display unit is oriented in the imaging direction of the imaging unit is changed from the second positional relationship in which the display unit is not oriented in the imaging direction of the imaging unit. In this case, the electronic device control method includes a control step of controlling the display item related to the mirror image recording setting to be displayed on the display unit.   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the electronic device as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 16.   A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

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