JP2020166199A - Electronic apparatus and method of controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide improved visibility when an item such as an AF frame is displayed on an image even in photography and reproduction of the image.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus having display control means capable of displaying an item at a display part, the display control means being configured to perform control such that: in a first case in which a live-view image captured by imaging means is displayed at the display part, a border of an item indicative of an adjacent region among regions in focus is displayed with one line over the live-view image; and in a second case in which a playback image other than the live-view image is displayed at the display part, the border of the item indicative of the adjacent region among the regions in focus is displayed with a plurality of lines over the playback image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic device and a control method thereof, and particularly to a technique of superimposing and displaying an item on an image during image capture and reproduction.

During shooting, when an item such as a frame (AF frame) that is superimposed on the image to indicate the in-focus area is displayed, the subject may be difficult to see. Patent Document 1 discloses that each AF frame is displayed on the captured image, and the AF frame at the position of the face of the subject is displayed lightly at the time of shooting. Patent Document 2 discloses that AF frames are displayed in a grid pattern at the time of photographing.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to improve the visibility when displaying an item such as an AF frame on an image both when the image is taken and when the image is reproduced.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-054762 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-295418

In recent years, the imaging device has improved the ranging performance, so that the ranging point can be detected more finely. In Patent Document 1, since each AF frame is displayed on the captured image, if each AF point becomes small and the number increases, it may become difficult to see the subject during shooting. When the AF frame is shown in a grid pattern as in Patent Document 2, the number of AF points increases, and when the in-focus position and the out-of-focus position are adjacent to each other, the focus is on which position. It's hard to tell if it's done.

In order to achieve the above object, the electronic device of the present invention is a display control means capable of controlling the display of items on the display unit.
In the first case where the live view image captured by the imaging means is displayed on the display unit, an item indicating the adjacent areas among the focused areas superimposed on the live view image. The boundary of is displayed with a single line,
In the second case where a reproduced image other than the live view image is displayed on the display unit, there are a plurality of boundaries of items indicating the adjacent areas among the focused areas superimposed on the reproduced image. It is characterized by having a display control means for controlling display by a line of.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve visibility when displaying an item such as an AF frame on an image during both shooting and playback of the image.

External view of a digital camera as an example of an apparatus to which the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention can be applied. A block diagram showing a configuration example of a digital camera as an example of a device to which the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention can be applied. The figure which shows the display example when the frame which shows the focusing area is displayed in a rectangle. The figure which shows the display example when the frame which shows the focusing area is displayed in a grid pattern The figure which shows the display example of the frame which shows the focusing area in this invention. A flowchart showing the display of the focusing area in the present embodiment. A flowchart showing a modified example of the display of the focusing region in the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1A and 1B show external views of a digital camera 100 as an example of a device to which the present invention can be applied. FIG. 1A is a front perspective view of the digital camera 100, and FIG. 1B is a rear perspective view of the digital camera 100.

In FIG. 1, the display unit 28 is a display unit provided on the back surface of the digital camera 100 for displaying images and various information. The touch panel 70a can detect a touch operation on the display surface (operation surface) of the display unit 28.

The outside finder display unit 43 is a display unit provided on the upper surface of the camera, and various setting values of the camera such as a shutter speed and an aperture are displayed.

The shutter button 61 is an operation unit for giving a shooting instruction. The mode changeover switch 60 is an operation unit for switching various modes.

The terminal cover 40 is a cover that protects a connector (not shown) such as a connection cable for connecting a connection cable to an external device and the digital camera 100.

The main electronic dial 71 is a rotation operation member included in the operation unit 70, and by turning the main electronic dial 71, it is possible to change set values such as a shutter speed and an aperture. The power switch 72 is an operating member that switches the power of the digital camera 100 on and off. The sub electronic dial 73 is a rotation operation member included in the operation unit 70, and can move the selection frame, feed an image, and the like.

The cross key 74 is included in the operation unit 70, and is a cross key (four-direction key) capable of pressing up, down, left, and right portions, respectively. The operation can be performed according to the pressed portion of the cross key 74. The SET button 75 is included in the operation unit 70, is a push button, and is mainly used for determining a selection item or the like.

The moving image button 76 is used to instruct the start and stop of moving image shooting (recording).

The enlargement button 78 is included in the operation unit 70, and is an operation button for turning on / off the enlargement mode in the live view display of the shooting mode. By operating the main electronic dial 71 after turning on the enlargement mode, the LV image can be enlarged or reduced. In the playback mode, it functions as an enlargement button for enlarging the reproduced image and increasing the enlargement ratio.

The play button 79 is included in the operation unit 70 and is an operation button for switching between the shooting mode and the play mode. By pressing the playback button 79 during the shooting mode, the playback mode can be entered, and the latest image among the images recorded on the recording medium 200 described later can be displayed on the display unit 28.

The menu button 81 is included in the operation unit 70, and when the menu button 81 is pressed, various settable menu screens are displayed on the display unit 28. The user can intuitively make various settings by using the menu screen displayed on the display unit 28 and the cross key 74 and the SET button 75.

The communication terminal 10 on the front surface of the digital camera 100 is a communication terminal for the digital camera 100 to communicate with the lens side (detachable).

The eyepiece portion 16 is an eyepiece portion of an eyepiece finder (a peep-type finder), and the user can visually recognize the image displayed on the internal EVF 29 through the eyepiece portion 16. The eyepiece detection unit 57 is an eyepiece detection sensor that detects whether or not the photographer is in contact with the eyepiece unit 16.

The lid 202 is a lid of a slot that stores the recording medium 200. The grip portion 90 is a holding portion having a shape that makes it easy for the user to hold the digital camera 100 with his / her right hand. The shutter button 61 and the main electronic dial 71 are arranged at positions that can be operated by the index finger of the right hand while holding the digital camera by holding the grip portion 90 with the little finger, ring finger, and middle finger of the right hand. Further, in the same state, the sub electronic dial 73 is arranged at a position that can be operated by the thumb of the right hand.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the digital camera 100 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, the lens unit 150 is a lens unit equipped with an interchangeable photographing lens. The lens 103 is usually composed of a plurality of lenses, but here, it is simply shown by only one lens. The communication terminal 6 is a communication terminal for the lens unit 150 to communicate with the digital camera 100 side, and the above-mentioned communication terminal 10 is a communication terminal for the digital camera 100 to communicate with the lens unit 150 side. The lens unit 150 communicates with the system control unit 50 via the communication terminals 6 and 10, controls the diaphragm 1 via the diaphragm drive circuit 2 by the internal lens system control circuit 4, and controls the diaphragm 1 via the AF drive circuit 3. Then, the lens 103 is focused by shifting the position.

The shutter 101 is a focal plane shutter that can freely control the exposure time of the imaging unit 22 under the control of the system control unit 50.

The image pickup unit 22 is an image pickup device composed of a CCD, a CMOS element, or the like that converts an optical image into an electric 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 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. In addition, the image processing unit 24 performs a predetermined calculation process using the captured image data. The system control unit 50 performs exposure control and distance measurement control based on the calculation result obtained by the image processing unit 24. As a result, TTL (through-the-lens) AF (autofocus) processing, AE (auto-exposure) processing, and EF (flash pre-flash) processing are performed. The image processing unit 24 further performs a predetermined calculation process using the captured image data, and performs a TTL method AWB (auto white balance) process based on the obtained calculation result.

The output data from the A / D converter 23 is written directly to 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 the image data obtained by the imaging unit 22 and converted into digital data by the A / D converter 23, and the image data to be displayed on the display unit 28 and the EVF 29. The memory 32 has a storage capacity sufficient to store a predetermined number of still images, moving images for a predetermined time, and audio.

Further, the memory 32 also serves as a memory (video memory) for displaying an image. The D / A converter 19 converts the image display data stored in the memory 32 into an analog signal and supplies it to the display unit 28 and the EVF 29. In this way, the image data for display written in the memory 32 is displayed by the display unit 28 and the EVF 29 via the D / A converter 19. The display unit 28 and the EVF 29 display on a display such as an LCD or an organic EL according to the analog signal from the D / A converter 19. The digital signal once A / D converted by the A / D converter 23 and stored in the memory 32 is analog-converted by the D / A converter 19 and sequentially transferred to the display unit 28 or the EVF 29 for display. Display (LV display) can be performed. Hereinafter, the image displayed in the live view is referred to as a live view image (LV image).

Various setting values of the camera such as the shutter speed and the aperture are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 43 outside the finder via the drive circuit 44 of the display unit outside the finder.

The non-volatile memory 56 is a memory that can be electrically erased and recorded, and for example, EEPROM or the like is used. The non-volatile memory 56 stores constants, programs, and the like for the operation of the system control unit 50. The program referred to here is a program for executing various flowcharts described later in the present embodiment.

The system control unit 50 is a control unit including at least one processor or circuit, and 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 described later is realized. For example, RAM is used in the system memory 52, and constants and variables for operation of the system control unit 50, a program read from the non-volatile memory 56, and the like are developed. The system control unit 50 also controls the display by controlling the memory 32, the D / A converter 19, the display unit 28, and the like.

The mode changeover switch 60, the operation unit 70, the first shutter switch 62 included in the shutter button 60, and the second shutter switch 64 are operation means for inputting various operation instructions to the system control unit 50. The mode changeover switch 60 switches the operation mode of the system control unit 50 to either a still image shooting mode or a moving image shooting mode. The modes included in the still image shooting mode include an auto shooting mode, an auto scene discrimination mode, a manual mode, an aperture priority mode (Av mode), a shutter speed priority mode (Tv mode), and a program AE mode (P mode). In addition, there are various scene modes, custom modes, etc. that are shooting settings for each shooting scene. The mode changeover switch 60 allows the user to directly switch to any of these modes. Alternatively, after switching to the shooting mode list screen once with the mode changeover switch 60, one of the displayed plurality of modes may be selected and the mode may be switched using another operating member. Similarly, the moving image shooting mode may include a plurality of modes.

The first shutter switch 62 is turned on by a so-called half-press (shooting preparation instruction) during the operation of the shutter button 61 provided on the digital camera 100, and the first shutter switch signal SW1 is generated. The first shutter switch signal SW1 starts shooting preparation operations such as AF (autofocus) processing, AE (automatic exposure) processing, AWB (auto white balance) processing, and EF (flash pre-flash) processing.

The second shutter switch 64 is turned on when the operation of the shutter button 61 is completed, so-called full pressing (shooting instruction), and the second shutter switch signal SW2 is generated. The system control unit 50 starts a series of shooting processes from reading the signal from the imaging unit 22 to writing the image captured on the recording medium 200 as an image file by the second shutter switch signal SW2.

The operation unit 70 is various operation units as an input unit that receives an operation from the user. The operation unit 70 includes at least the following operation units. Shutter button 61, main electronic dial 71, power switch 72, sub electronic dial 73, cross key 74, SET button 75, video button 76, enlargement button 78, play button 79, menu button 81.

The power supply control unit 80 is composed of a battery detection circuit, a DC-DC converter, a switch circuit for switching 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 supply control unit 80 controls the DC-DC converter based on the detection result and the instruction of 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 power switch 72 is a switch that can switch between turning on and off the power of the digital camera 100.

The recording medium I / F18 is an interface with a 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 is composed of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, or the like.

The eyepiece detection unit 57 is an eyepiece detection sensor that detects the approach (eyepiece) and separation (eyepiece) of the eye (object) with respect to the eyepiece 16 of the finder (approach detection). The system control unit 50 switches the display (display state) / non-display (non-display state) of the display unit 28 and the EVF 29 according to the state detected by the eyepiece detection unit 57. More specifically, at least in the shooting standby state and when the display destination is automatically switched, the display destination is set to the display unit 28 and the display is turned on and the EVF 29 is hidden during non-eye contact. Further, during eye contact, the display destination is set to EVF 29, the display is turned on, and the display unit 29 is hidden. The eyepiece detection unit 57 can use, for example, an infrared proximity sensor, and can detect the approach of some object to the eyepiece unit 16 of the finder having the EVF 29 built-in. When an object approaches, the infrared rays projected from the light projecting unit (not shown) of the eyepiece detection unit 57 are reflected and received by the light receiving unit (not shown) of the infrared proximity sensor. From the amount of infrared rays received, it is possible to determine how close the object is from the eyepiece 16 (eyepiece distance). In this way, the eyepiece detection unit 57 performs eyepiece detection that detects the close distance of the object to the eyepiece unit 16. When an object approaching the eyepiece portion 16 within a predetermined distance is detected from the non-eyepiece state (non-approaching state), it is assumed that the eyepiece is detected. When the object that has detected the approach is separated by a predetermined distance or more from the eyepiece state (approaching state), it is assumed that the eye has been removed. The threshold value for detecting the eyepiece and the threshold value for detecting the eyepiece may be different, for example, by providing hysteresis. In addition, after the eyepiece is detected, the eyepiece is assumed to be in the eyepiece state until the eyepiece is detected. After the eyepiece is detected, it is assumed that the eyepiece is not in the eyepiece state until the eyepiece is detected. The infrared proximity sensor is an example, and another sensor may be used for the eyepiece detection unit 57 as long as it can detect the approach of an eye or an object that can be regarded as an eyepiece.

The touch panel 70a and the display unit 28 can be integrally configured. For example, the touch panel 70a is configured so that the light transmittance does not interfere with 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 70a are associated with the display coordinates on the display screen of the display unit 28. This makes it possible to provide 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 70a.
-A finger or pen that has not touched the touch panel 70a has newly touched the touch panel 70a. That is, the start of touch (hereinafter referred to as touch-down).
-The touch panel 70a is in a state of being touched with a finger or a pen (hereinafter, referred to as touch-on).
-The touch panel 70a is moved while being touched with a finger or a pen (hereinafter, referred to as a touch move (Touch-Move)).
-The finger or pen that was touching the touch panel 70a was released. That is, the end of touch (hereinafter referred to as touch-up (Touch-Up)).
-A state in which nothing is touched on the touch panel 70a (hereinafter, referred to as touch-off).

When touchdown is detected, it is also detected that it is touch-on. After touchdown, touch-on usually continues to be detected unless touch-up is detected. Touch move is also detected when touch on is detected. Even if touch-on is detected, touch move is not detected unless the touch position is moved. After it is detected that all the fingers and pens that have been touched are touched up, the touch is turned off.

The touch panel 70a may be any of various 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. good. Depending on the method, there are a method of detecting that there is a touch due to contact with the touch panel and a method of detecting that there is a touch due to the approach of a finger or a pen to the touch panel, but any method may be used.

FIG. 3 is a display example when the frame showing the focusing area (or the distance measuring area) is displayed as a rectangle.

The frame 301 of FIG. 3A and the frame 302 of FIG. 3B are frames (AF frames) indicating the focusing region. As shown in FIG. 3A, when the number of frames is small, it is easy to see the state of the subject (expression, scenery, etc.), and it is easy to shoot while observing the state of the subject at the time of shooting. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the number of frames indicating the area is large, the area of the displayed frame becomes large. Further, since the area is finely divided into each frame itself and the area between the frames, the subject may be harder to see than in FIG. 3A. In particular, the number of AF frames is increasing due to the improvement of distance measurement performance in recent years. Therefore, for example, when the number of AF frames is increased and indicated by a rectangle (each AF frame is an independent frame), the user can set the focusing position more finely, but the visibility of the subject is reduced. The possibility of doing so increases. Therefore, it may be difficult for the user to quickly grasp which position is in focus during shooting.

FIG. 4 is a display example when the AF frame is displayed in a grid pattern.

The frame 401 of FIG. 4A and the frame 402 of FIG. 4B are AF frames. Although the same number of frames are displayed in the frame 401 and the frame 302 in FIG. 3, the frame 401 in FIG. 4 makes it easier to visually recognize the subject. Therefore, for example, even when the number of AF frames is large, the visibility during shooting is less likely to decrease than when displaying on a rectangle. The frame 402 in FIG. 4B shows a state in which only the small frame E is hidden when the 3 × 3 frame is displayed. Here, the frame that indicates each focusing position included in the frame 402 is called a small frame. For example, even when each frame indicates the in-focus position and is not in focus at the position of the small frame E that shares a line with other frames, it is in focus at the positions of the small frames B, D, F, and H. When it is in focus, it cannot be determined from the display of the frame 402 whether or not it is in focus at the position of the small frame E.

FIG. 5 is a display example of the AF frame in the present invention.

The frame 501 of FIG. 5 (a) and the frame 502 of FIG. 5 (b) are AF frames.

FIG. 5A shows a state in which the frame 501 is superimposed on the live view image at the time of shooting, and FIG. 5B shows the frame 502 superimposed on the reproduced image at the time of reproduction. It shows how it is.

When it is better to check the distance measurement and focusing position instantly, or not to reduce the visibility of the subject, as in the case of shooting, a grid-like frame display (one boundary between two adjacent AF areas) (Displayed at the border of) is better. When a frame is displayed on the grid, as described with reference to FIG. 4, it may not be possible to determine from the display whether or not a specific frame is displayed. However, since it is important for the user not to miss a photo opportunity during shooting, it is better to display them in a grid pattern.

It is better to check the distance measurement and focus position accurately, such as during playback. If the frame has time to hide the frame when the visibility of the subject is reduced, the frame should be hidden. It is better to display a frame in which rectangles are arranged (the boundary between two adjacent AF areas is displayed by a plurality of boundary lines).

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart showing the display of the focusing region in the present embodiment.

This process is realized by expanding the program recorded in the non-volatile memory 56 into the system memory 52 and executing it by the system control unit 50. This process starts when the digital camera 100 is turned on and the display unit 28 transitions to a state in which the live view image or the reproduced image is displayed.

In S601, the system control unit 50 determines whether shooting is in progress or playback is in progress. If shooting is in progress, the process proceeds to S603, and if playback is in progress, the process proceeds to S602. The determination of S601 may proceed to S603 when the live view image is displayed on the display unit 28 or EVF29, and to S602 when the reproduced image is displayed.

In S602, the system control unit 50 sets the AF frame display pattern to pattern 1. In pattern 1, as shown in FIG. 5B, the boundary between two adjacent AF regions is not represented by one line, but is displayed by a line corresponding to each AF frame.

In S603, the system control unit 50 sets the AF frame display pattern to pattern 2. In pattern 2, as shown in FIG. 5A, the boundary between two adjacent AF regions is displayed by one boundary line.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to improve the visibility when displaying an item such as an AF frame on the image during both shooting and playback.

FIG. 7 shows a flowchart showing a modified example of the display of the focusing region in the present embodiment.

This process is realized by expanding the program recorded in the non-volatile memory 56 into the system memory 52 and executing it by the system control unit 50. This process starts when the digital camera 100 is turned on and the display unit 28 transitions to a state in which the live view image or the reproduced image is displayed.

In S701, the same processing as in S601 of FIG. 6 is performed. If shooting is in progress, the process proceeds to S703, and if playback is in progress, the process proceeds to S702.

In S702, the system control unit 50 determines whether the imaging is servo AF imaging. If the servo AF shooting is performed, the process proceeds to S707, and if the servo AF shooting is not performed, the process proceeds to S703. Servo shooting is suitable for shooting a subject whose shooting distance is constantly changing (moving), and is shooting in which the subject is continuously focused while the shutter button 61 is pressed halfway. Therefore, since the focusing position changes frequently, it is preferable to display the image in a grid pattern because the insistence of the focusing display frame is smaller and the subject is easier to see than the rectangular display.

In S703, the system control unit 50 determines whether the shooting is during continuous shooting (continuous shooting). If continuous shooting is in progress, the process proceeds to S707, and if continuous shooting is not in progress, the process proceeds to S704. Since the interval between shots is short during continuous shooting, it is preferable to display in a grid pattern because it is easier to check the facial expression and state of the subject than to display in a rectangular shape.

In S704, the system control unit 50 determines whether the number of AF frame displays for shooting is equal to or greater than the threshold value (N points). The threshold value is, for example, 45 points or 100 points. Alternatively, 300 points may be used. Threshold Yes It is better to change it according to the size of the display unit 28 and the precision of the display. If it is equal to or more than the threshold value, the process proceeds to S707, and if not, the process proceeds to S706.

In S705 and S706, the system control unit 50 sets the frame display pattern to the above-mentioned pattern 1.

In S707, the system control unit 50 sets the frame display pattern to the above-mentioned pattern 2.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to improve the visibility when displaying an item such as an AF frame on the image during both shooting and playback.

The determination of S703 may be determined as Yes when continuous shooting is being performed, or may be determined as Yes when in the continuous shooting mode.

The determination of S704 may be determined as Yes when the size of the frame is smaller than the threshold value.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the AF frame has been described as an example of an item to be displayed superimposed on the image, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a grid line or a frame indicating a photometric position may be used. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the shape of the frame is shown by a quadrangle, but it is needless to say that the shape is not limited to this and may be a circle or other shape.

Further, during the shooting of a moving image, it is preferable to display it in a grid pattern because it is easier to check the facial expression, state, and focus accuracy of the subject than to display it in a rectangular shape.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned various controls described as being performed by the system control unit 50 may be performed by one hardware, or the entire device may be controlled by sharing the processing among a plurality of hardware. ..

Further, although the present invention has been described in detail based on the preferred embodiment thereof, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various embodiments within the scope of the gist of the present invention are also included in the present invention. included. Furthermore, each of the above-described embodiments is merely an embodiment of the present invention, and each embodiment can be combined as appropriate.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the digital camera 100 has been described as an example, but this is not limited to this example, and a display unit capable of displaying a live view image and a reproduced image is provided. It can be applied to any controllable electronic device. That is, the present invention can be applied to a mobile phone terminal, a portable image viewer, a printer device including a finder, a digital photo frame, a music player, a game machine, an electronic book reader, 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 embodiment is supplied to the system or device via a network or various recording media, and the computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or device reads the program code. This is the process to be executed. In this case, the program and the recording medium storing the program constitute the present invention.

Claims (11)

It is a display control means that can control the display of items on the display unit.
In the first case where the live view image captured by the imaging means is displayed on the display unit, an item indicating the adjacent areas among the focused areas superimposed on the live view image. The boundary of is displayed with a single line,
In the second case where a reproduced image other than the live view image is displayed on the display unit, there are a plurality of boundaries of items indicating the adjacent areas among the focused areas superimposed on the reproduced image. An electronic device having a display control means for controlling display by a line of. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display control means controls the items indicating the focused region to be displayed in a grid pattern in the first case. The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display control means controls the item indicating the focused area to be displayed in an independent frame for each area in the second case. machine. The first case is characterized in that a live view image captured by the imaging means is displayed on the display unit, and the number of focused areas is a predetermined number or more. The electronic device according to any one of items 1 to 3. The first case is the case where the live view image captured by the imaging means is displayed on the display unit, and continuous shooting is performed, according to claims 1 to 4. The electronic device according to any one item. The first case is the case where the live view image captured by the imaging means is displayed on the display unit and the servo AF is performed. The electronic device according to any one item. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein in the second case, the item is displayed when the user is instructed to display the item indicating the focused area. machine. In the first case, even if both the first region and the second region adjacent to the first region are in focus, either the first region or the second region Claims 1 to 6, wherein one line that is a boundary between the item indicating the first region and the item indicating the second region is displayed even if one of them is in focus. The electronic device according to any one item. It is a display control step that can control the display of items on the display unit.
In the first case where the live view image captured by the imaging means is displayed on the display unit, an item indicating the adjacent areas among the focused areas superimposed on the live view image. The boundary of is displayed with a single line,
In the second case where a reproduced image other than the live view image is displayed on the display unit, there are a plurality of boundaries of items indicating the adjacent areas among the focused areas superimposed on the reproduced image. A control method for an electronic device, which comprises a display control step for controlling display by a line. A program for causing a computer to function as each means of the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. A computer-readable storage medium containing a program for causing the computer to function as each means of the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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