JP4779718B2 - Imaging device and method for presenting imaging mode - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for selecting a shooting mode suitable for a shooting environment in a digital camera.

  In recent digital cameras, various shooting modes are used as a method for easily setting shooting parameters suitable for a shooting target. As such a photographing mode, for example, there is a scene type indicating a scene such as a person, a landscape, a night view, and the like. Conventionally, various contrivances have been made to select a shooting mode suitable for a shooting environment (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2004-336326 A JP 2005-130184 A

  However, since the optimum shooting mode differs depending on the subject and the photographer's intention even in the same shooting environment, there are often a large number of shooting modes that should be determined to be suitable for the shooting environment. Therefore, in the past, a considerable number of modes may be extracted as shooting modes suitable for the shooting environment, and it may be difficult to select a shooting mode desired by the user from among them. In addition, if the number of shooting modes suitable for the shooting environment is narrowed down to an excessively small number, it is determined that the shooting mode desired by the user is not suitable, which is inconvenient.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a technique that allows a digital camera that can use many shooting modes to easily select a shooting mode suitable for a shooting environment.

In order to achieve the above object, a photographing apparatus according to the present invention comprises:
A display for displaying an operation screen ;
A shooting environment information acquisition unit for acquiring shooting environment information;
Mode selection including classification information in which a plurality of shooting modes are classified into a plurality of groups, and shooting mode selection information indicating whether each shooting mode is suitable for shooting under the shooting environment specified by the shooting environment information. A storage unit for storing support information;
A shooting mode extraction unit that extracts a shooting mode suitable for use under the shooting environment specified by the shooting environment information by referring to the shooting mode selection information using the acquired shooting environment information;
A shooting mode presentation unit that displays and displays the extracted shooting mode on the display unit;
With
The photographing mode presentation unit, the selected extracted one or more groups including photographing mode with reference to the classification information, hierarchically display the photographing mode described above with the selected group extracted on the display unit It is characterized by presenting.

In this photographing apparatus , a group including the extracted photographing modes and the extracted photographing modes are presented hierarchically, so that even when many photographing modes are available in the photographing apparatus , the user can perform photographing suitable for the photographing environment. The mode can be easily selected.

The shooting mode presentation unit
Displaying a group presentation screen for presenting the selected group;
In response to selection of a group in the group presentation screen, a recommended mode presentation screen for presenting a photographing mode belonging to the group selected on the group presentation screen among the extracted photographing modes as a recommended mode is displayed. It may be.

  According to this configuration, the user can easily select a shooting mode to be used for shooting by selecting one group on the group presentation screen and selecting one recommended mode on the recommended mode presentation screen.

The shooting mode presentation unit
Determining an inter-group priority which is a priority between the selected groups, determining an inter-mode priority which is a priority between the extracted shooting modes in each selected group;
In the group presentation screen, present the selected group in the order of the priority between the groups,
In the recommended mode presentation screen, the recommended modes may be presented in the order of the priority among the modes.

  According to this configuration, groups and recommended modes (shooting modes) are presented in descending order of priority. Therefore, for example, by setting a higher priority for groups or shooting modes that are frequently used, a more preferable shooting mode is set. It becomes easy to select.

In the mode selection support information, an inter-group priority may be set in advance between the plurality of groups, and an inter-mode priority may be set in advance between the shooting modes in each group.

According to this configuration, it is possible to set the priority of the imaging mode or the group which is suitable shooting environment to a higher value, it is possible to select the imaging mode has to desired user more easily.

Wherein the plurality of groups, may comprise two or more groups priority is set to different values between the previous SL two or more shooting modes two or more shooting modes together as each including a common preferable.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to arbitrarily set the priority suitable for each group between the shooting modes. That is, when each group is selected, an order suitable for the contents of the group can be set in advance as a presentation order of a plurality of shooting modes belonging to the group.

The photographing mode presentation unit, in the group presentation screen, or as to present a group of said choose a large number of imaging modes described above extraction belonging to each group.

According to this configuration, it is possible to present a group that includes more shooting modes suitable for the shooting environment and is more likely to be used in a more easily selectable manner.

The shooting mode presentation unit
The shooting mode presentation unit
In the group presentation screen, presenting the group to which the selected in the order in which they were according to the group of selection history in the past of the shooting,
In the recommended mode presentation screen, the recommended modes may be presented in the order corresponding to the shooting mode selection history in the past shooting.

According to this configuration, it is possible to present the selection history in the past imaging, the recommended mode and bloop which could be more utilized is expected to be high in a more selective easily manner.

The shooting mode presentation unit
In the group presentation screen, presenting the group to which the selected in descending order of the number of times that has been selected in the past of the shooting,
On the recommended mode presentation screen, the recommended modes may be presented in order of the number of times selected in the past shooting.

Alternatively, the shooting mode presentation unit
In the group presentation screen, the group selected in the most recent shooting among the selected groups is presented first,
On the recommended mode presentation screen, the photographing mode selected in the most recent photographing among the recommended modes may be presented first.

In the classification information , one or more specific shooting modes are classified as belonging to two or more groups,
The shooting mode presentation unit may display the two or more groups in a hierarchical manner when the extracted shooting modes belong to two or more groups.

  According to this configuration, the user can more easily understand the relationship between each group and the shooting mode, and the shooting mode can be easily selected.

  The present invention can be realized in various forms, for example, a digital camera and its control method, a recommended shooting mode presentation method in a digital camera, and a computer for realizing the functions of these methods or apparatuses. The present invention can be realized in the form of a program, a recording medium recording the computer program, a data signal including the computer program and embodied in a carrier wave, and the like.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in the following order.
A. First embodiment:
B. Second embodiment:
C. Third embodiment:
D. Variations:

A. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a digital camera as an embodiment of the present invention. The digital camera 100 includes an imaging unit 102, a display unit 104, an operation button 106 as an input device, a clock 110 and a GPS device (Grobal Positioning System device) 112 as a shooting environment acquisition unit, and a shooting mode extraction unit 120. A shooting mode presentation unit 130, a shooting control unit 140, and a storage device 160. The shooting mode presentation unit 130 includes a group presentation unit 132 and a recommended mode presentation unit 134. In the storage device 160, mode selection support information including a shooting mode selection table 162, a classification table 166, and an inter-group priority table 166, which will be described later, is prepared and stored in advance. The storage device 160 includes a RAM and a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk or a flash memory. The storage device 160 also stores acquired image data.

  The imaging unit 102 includes a photoelectric conversion device such as a CCD and a lens, and is an apparatus for acquiring image data representing an image to be captured. The display unit 104 is for displaying an image and an operation screen to be described later. For example, a liquid crystal display is used. The clock 110 is for acquiring the date and time at the time of shooting, and the GPS device 112 is for acquiring the position (latitude and longitude) of the digital camera 100 at the time of shooting. Note that the time, date, and position can be used as shooting environment information. Furthermore, the brightness of the image obtained from the imaging unit 102 can also be used as shooting environment information. However, in the following description, three of date, time, and image brightness are used as parameters representing the shooting environment.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the back surface of the digital camera 100. A display unit 104 and various operation buttons 106 are provided on the back of the digital camera 100. In this example, the operation button 106 includes a cross key 106a, a set key 106b, and a mode key 106c. The display unit 104 can display an image acquired by the imaging unit 102.

  The function of each part of the digital camera 100 shown in FIG. 1 will be described later in accordance with the shooting procedure. Hereinafter, before describing the photographing procedure, the contents of the three tables 162, 164, 166 will be described first.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the shooting mode selection table 162. In this table 162, whether or not a plurality of shooting modes are adopted under a specific shooting environment (that is, whether or not the shooting environment is suitable) is registered. Time, date, and brightness (screen brightness) are used as parameters of the shooting environment. However, any other shooting environment parameter can be used.

  The shooting mode includes a specific scene type (person, landscape, night view, etc.) (referred to as “scene type specific mode”) and a specific shooting condition (flash ON / OFF, etc.) (“shooting conditions”). A specific mode (referred to as “specific mode”) and a specific effect (monochrome photo, retro, etc.) (referred to as “effect specific mode”) can be used. However, it is also possible to use only one or two of these shooting modes. In this specification, the “shooting mode” means a mode for determining some shooting condition parameter used in shooting by a digital camera. Note that it is preferable that at least a scene specifying mode is included as a shooting mode that can be used by the digital camera.

  Symbols such as “T16” and “Tu6” described in the table 162 in FIG. 3 mean that an upper limit value and a lower limit value are set for the parameters of the shooting environment. Here, the first characters “T”, “D”, and “L” in the symbols mean the upper limit value or the lower limit value regarding the time, date, and brightness, respectively. The second character “l” in the symbol means a lower limit value, and the second character “u” in the symbol means an upper limit value. Further, the third number in the symbol indicates the serial number of the shooting mode. For a parameter for which both an upper limit value and a lower limit value are set, it is determined that the shooting mode is suitable for the shooting environment only when the parameter value is within the upper limit value and the lower limit value. For a parameter for which only an upper limit value is set, it is determined that the shooting mode is suitable for the shooting environment only when the parameter value is equal to or lower than the upper limit value. The same applies to parameters for which only a lower limit value is set. A parameter for which neither an upper limit value nor a lower limit value is set is determined to be suitable for the photographing environment regardless of the parameter value. For example, in the autumnal leaves mode M16, when the time is in the range between the upper limit value Tu17 and the lower limit value Tl17, and the date is in the range between the upper limit value Du17 and the lower limit value Dl17, the brightness value is set. Regardless of the mode, it is determined that the mode is suitable for the shooting environment.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the classification table 164. In this table 164, group classifications of a plurality of shooting modes shown in FIG. 3 are shown. As groups, a person group, a landscape group, a still life group, a night view group, a document group, and an effect group are prepared. It can be seen that the first five groups represent the main subjects. The value described in the classification table 166 indicates the priority of the shooting mode (inter-mode priority) in each group, and the larger the value, the higher the priority in the group. is doing. For example, in the person group, the “person and landscape” mode M02 has the highest priority, and the “person (blur background)” mode M01 has the second highest priority. Shooting modes in which no value is displayed in the person group column (natural mode M09, forest mode M10, etc.) mean that these shooting modes do not belong to a person group. The same applies to the other groups.

  As will be described later, the priority between the shooting modes is used when two or more shooting modes suitable for the shooting environment are presented to the user. That is, when two or more shooting modes suitable for the shooting environment are displayed, they are displayed on the display unit 104 in order of priority.

  Although not an essential configuration, as in the example of FIG. 4, a plurality of shooting modes may include shooting modes belonging to two or more groups. For example, the “person and landscape” mode M02 belongs to both the person group and the landscape group. However, the priority of the “person and landscape” mode M02 is 6 for the person group and 8 for the landscape group. As described above, the priority of each shooting mode is individually set in each group.

  Note that the priority may be reversed in different groups depending on the shooting mode. For example, the relative priority between the retro mode M28 and the panning mode M30 is reversed between the person group and the effect group. Similarly, the relative priority between the monochrome mode M27 and the panning mode M30 is reversed between the landscape mode and the effect mode. The reason why the relative priorities are set so as to be reversed in this way is that the order of more appropriate shooting modes differs in each group. In other words, if the priority between the shooting modes is individually set in each group so as to allow the reversal of the priority, the shooting modes can be recommended to the user in the order suitable for each group.

  As can be understood from the above description, the classification table 166 indicates the classification of the shooting modes and the priority among the shooting modes in each group. However, the shooting mode classification and the priority between shooting modes may be registered separately.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the inter-group priority table 166. This table 166 shows the priority between groups. In this example, the person group has the highest priority and the effect group has the lowest priority. As will be described later, in the shooting mode selection process, groups including shooting modes suitable for the shooting environment are displayed in the order corresponding to the priority between groups.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a photographing procedure in the present embodiment. This process is started, for example, when the user presses the mode key 106c (FIG. 2). First, in step S100, the shooting mode extraction unit 120 acquires shooting environment information. As described with reference to FIG. 3, in this embodiment, three parameters of time, date, and brightness are used as parameters representing the shooting environment information. In step S200, the shooting mode extraction unit 120 refers to the shooting mode selection table 162 (FIG. 3) using the shooting environment information, so that shooting suitable for use under the shooting environment defined by the shooting environment information is performed. Extract the mode.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S200. In step S210, one shooting mode is selected from the shooting mode selection table 162 (FIG. 3). In steps S220, S230, and S240, for the three types of shooting environment parameters, whether or not there is a matching range (upper limit value and / or lower limit value), and if there is a matching range, the parameter value is the matching range. It is determined whether it is outside. If any of the parameters has a matching range and the condition that the parameter value is outside the matching range is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S260 described later. On the other hand, if there is no suitable range for each parameter, or if the parameter value is within the suitable range, the shooting mode is registered in the compatible mode extraction list as a mode suitable for the shooting environment in step S250. To do.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the adaptation mode extraction list. This adaptation mode extraction list is a classification table 164 shown in FIG. 4 in which only the imaging modes that are suitable for the imaging environment are left and other imaging modes are deleted. It should be noted that as the compatible mode extraction list, it is possible to use a list that does not include group classification and inter-mode priority data, and that simply lists extracted shooting modes. The adaptation mode extraction list is also referred to as “recommended mode extraction list”.

  The processing in steps S210 to S250 is repeatedly executed up to the last shooting mode in the shooting mode selection table 162 (step S260). When all shooting modes suitable for the shooting environment are extracted in this way, the group presentation unit 132 displays one or more groups including the extracted shooting modes on the display unit 104 in step S300 of FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of step S300. In step S <b> 310, the group presentation unit 132 selects one or more groups including a shooting mode suitable for the shooting environment. Here, as a simplified example, among the plurality of shooting modes in the classification table 164 (FIG. 4), only the first three modes M01 to M03 are extracted as shooting modes suitable for the shooting environment. Assume. At this time, in step S310, three groups to which any of these modes M01 to M03 belong, that is, a person group, a landscape group, and an effect group are selected.

  In step S320, the selected groups are sorted according to the priorities in the inter-group priority table 166 (FIG. 5). In step S330, the selected groups are displayed on the display unit 104 in order of priority.

  FIG. 11A shows an example of a state in which the group selection screen GSW is displayed in step S330. The group selection screen GSW is also referred to as a “group presentation screen”. In this example, six groups are arranged and displayed in the order of priority between groups (FIG. 5). The group selection screen GSW is preferably arranged on the image so that the image acquired by the imaging unit 102 can be seen. However, the image acquired by the imaging unit 102 may not be displayed. Among a plurality of groups displayed on the group selection screen GSW, a group in which a hatched frame is superimposed indicates a temporarily selected group. The temporarily selected group can be changed by operating the cross key 106a. When the user performs a specific operation (for example, presses the set key 106b), the temporarily selected group is actually selected (step S340 in FIG. 9).

  When the group is selected in this way, in step S400 of FIG. 6, the recommended mode presenting unit 134 (FIG. 1) selects the mode (““ that belongs to the group selected in step S300 among the shooting modes extracted in step S200 ”. Is also displayed on the display unit 104.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S400. In step S410, the recommended mode presentation unit 134 selects one shooting mode from the matching mode extraction list (FIG. 8). In step S420, it is determined whether or not the shooting mode belongs to the group selected in step S300. If the current shooting mode does not belong to the selected group, the process proceeds to step S440. On the other hand, if the current shooting mode belongs to the selected group, in step S430, the current shooting mode is added to the shooting mode display list (not shown). The processes in steps S430 and S440 are repeated until the last shooting mode in the adaptation mode extraction list (step S440).

  In step S450, the shooting modes registered in the shooting mode display list created in step S430 are displayed on the display unit 104 in order from the highest priority. FIGS. 11B and 11C show an example of a state in which the shooting mode selection screen PMSW is displayed in step S450. This photographing mode selection screen PMSW is also referred to as a “recommended mode presentation screen”. In the example of FIG. 11B, only the photographing modes belonging to the person group are arranged and displayed in the order of priority among the modes in the matching mode extraction list (FIG. 8). In the example of FIG. 11C, only the shooting modes belonging to the landscape group are displayed in the order of priority between modes. The user operates the operation button 106 to select one of these shooting modes (step S460 in FIG. 10).

  When one shooting mode is selected in this way, in step S600 of FIG. 6, the shooting control unit 140 (FIG. 1) sets appropriate shooting conditions (shutter speed, aperture, etc.) according to the selected shooting mode. . When the user presses the shutter button in step S <b> 600, an image is taken and the image data is stored in the storage device 160.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, when a plurality of shooting modes are classified into a plurality of groups in advance and a shooting mode suitable for the shooting environment is displayed and selected by the user, the group selection screen GSW is first selected. Is displayed. When one group is selected on the group selection screen GSW, the shooting mode selection screen PMSW for the group is displayed. Therefore, even when there are a large number of shooting modes suitable for the shooting environment, the user can easily select a desired shooting mode.

B. Second embodiment:
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a selection screen in the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the apparatus configuration and the overall processing flow are the same as those in the first embodiment, and only the contents displayed on the selection screen are different from those in the first embodiment.

  The group selection screen GSW in FIG. 12A is the same as that in FIG. FIG. 12B shows a person shooting mode selection screen PMSW1 displayed when the user selects a person group. In the example of FIG. 12B, in the matching mode extraction list (FIG. 8), shooting modes that belong to a person group and do not belong to an effect group are displayed in order of priority between modes. . The person photographing mode selection screen PMSW1 also displays that an effect group exists below the person group.

  FIG. 12C shows a shooting mode selection screen PMSW2 displayed when an effect group is selected in FIG. On this screen, four shooting modes belonging to both the person group and the effect group are displayed in the adaptation mode extraction list (FIG. 8).

  Thus, when one or more shooting modes belong to two or more groups, these two or more groups may be divided into two or more layers and displayed hierarchically. In the example of FIGS. 12A to 12C, it is clearly indicated that there is an effect group under the group (person group) indicating the main subject, so that the user can better understand the relationship between each group and the shooting mode. There is an advantage that it is easy to select and selection becomes easy.

C. Third embodiment:
FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a selection screen in the third embodiment. Also in the third embodiment, the apparatus configuration and the overall processing flow are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the contents displayed on the selection screen are only different from those in the first embodiment.

  The mode selection screen MSW in FIG. 13A is almost the same as the screen in FIG. 11A, but a mark indicating that a lower hierarchy exists before the name of each group (in this example, a square frame (With a cross in it) is displayed. Note that the same group selection screen GSW (FIG. 11A) as in FIG. 13A may be used in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 13B shows a screen displayed when the user selects a person group in the state of FIG. In the example of FIG. 13B, the shooting modes belonging to the person group are arranged and displayed in the order of priority between modes. However, for convenience of illustration, illustration of some photographing modes is omitted. In addition, it can be understood that other groups are simultaneously displayed on the screen MSW.

  As can be understood from the example of FIG. 13B, the group and the shooting mode within the group may be displayed on the same screen (also referred to as “window”). In the third embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, even when there are a large number of shooting modes suitable for the shooting environment, the user can easily select a desired shooting mode.

  In the first embodiment, the group selection screen and the shooting mode selection screen are switched and displayed, whereas in the third embodiment, the group and the shooting mode are displayed in the same screen. . However, in any case, it can be understood that the groups and the shooting modes are common in that they are displayed hierarchically. That is, “display the two objects hierarchically” means that the affiliation relationship between the two objects is displayed in a manner that can be understood by the user. In the example of FIGS. 12B and 12C of the second embodiment, it can be understood that a plurality of groups (person group and effect group) are displayed hierarchically.

D. Variations:
The present invention is not limited to the above-described examples and embodiments, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist thereof. For example, the following modifications are possible.

D1. Modification 1:
In the above embodiment, the priority between groups is fixed, and the priority between modes in each group is also fixed. However, either or both of them may be determined appropriately. Good.

  For example, as a priority between groups, a higher priority may be assigned to a group having a larger number of shooting modes suitable for the shooting environment. At this time, on the group selection screen GSW (FIG. 11A), one or more groups are displayed in the order of groups including more shooting modes suitable for the shooting environment. In this case, the inter-group priority table 166 (FIG. 5) can be omitted.

D2. Modification 2:
One or both of the inter-group priority and the inter-mode priority may be appropriately determined according to the selection history in the past shooting. For example, in the group selection screen GSW (FIG. 11A), one or more groups including a shooting mode suitable for the shooting environment may be displayed in the order of the groups selected in the past shooting. Good. Similarly, in the person photographing mode selection screen PMSW (FIGS. 11B and 11C), the photographing modes may be displayed in the order of the mode having the largest number of times selected in the past photographing.

  As another example, on the group selection screen GSW, a group selected in the most recent shooting may be displayed first among one or more groups including a shooting mode suitable for the shooting environment. . In this case, the order of the groups displayed after the second may be determined according to the inter-group priority table (FIG. 5), or may be determined according to the past selection history. Similarly, on the photographing mode selection screen PMSW, the photographing mode selected in the most recent photographing among the photographing modes suitable for the photographing environment may be displayed first. Also in this case, various methods can be adopted as the method of the shooting mode displayed for the second and subsequent times.

  In addition, as the selection history in the past shooting, as in the above-mentioned example, two factors (factors), that is, the number of selections in the past and whether or not the selection was performed immediately before, can be used. Other factors such as history (eg, the number of times selected during a recent predetermined length period (eg, recent month)) may be utilized. It is also possible to determine the priority according to a predetermined rule based on a plurality of factors related to the past selection history. Specifically, for example, when determining the priority between modes, the priority of the shooting mode selected in the most recent shooting is determined as the first priority, and the second and subsequent priorities are selected in the past. The order may be determined in descending order.

  When the priority is determined according to the selection history in the past shooting, it is preferable to update the inter-group priority and the inter-mode priority according to the selection history. In this case, the initial setting values of the priority between groups and the priority between modes can be omitted. However, initial setting values may be set for the inter-group priority and the inter-mode priority, respectively, and these setting values may be updated according to the selection history in the past shooting.

D3. Modification 3:
In the above embodiment, the digital still camera has been described, but the present invention can also be applied to a digital video camera.

D4. Modification 4:
In the above embodiment, a part of the configuration realized by hardware may be replaced with software, and conversely, a part of the configuration realized by software may be replaced by hardware.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the digital camera as one Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the back surface of a digital camera. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content of the imaging | photography mode selection table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content of the classification table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content of the group priority table. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of imaging | photography in a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of step S200. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a suitable mode extraction list. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of step S300. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of step S400. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the selection screen in 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the selection screen in 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the selection screen in 3rd Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Digital camera 102 ... Imaging part 104 ... Display part 106 ... Operation button 106a ... Cross key 106b ... Set key 106c ... Mode key 110 ... Clock 112 ... GPS apparatus 120 ... Shooting mode extraction part 130 ... Shooting mode presentation part 132 ... Group Presentation unit 134 ... Recommended mode presentation unit 140 ... Shooting control unit 160 ... Storage device 162 ... Shooting mode selection table 164 ... Classification table 166 ... Inter-group priority table

Claims (11)

A photographing device ,
A display for displaying an operation screen ;
A shooting environment information acquisition unit for acquiring shooting environment information;
Mode selection including classification information in which a plurality of shooting modes are classified into a plurality of groups, and shooting mode selection information indicating whether each shooting mode is suitable for shooting under the shooting environment specified by the shooting environment information. A storage unit for storing support information;
A shooting mode extraction unit that extracts a shooting mode suitable for use under the shooting environment specified by the shooting environment information by referring to the shooting mode selection information using the acquired shooting environment information;
A shooting mode presentation unit that displays and displays the extracted shooting mode on the display unit;
With
The photographing mode presentation unit, the selected extracted one or more groups including photographing mode with reference to the classification information, hierarchically display the photographing mode described above with the selected group extracted on the display unit An imaging apparatus characterized by presenting. The imaging device according to claim 1,
The shooting mode presentation unit
Displaying a group presentation screen for presenting the selected group;
In response to selection of a group in the group presentation screen, a recommended mode presentation screen for presenting a photographing mode belonging to the group selected on the group presentation screen in the extracted photographing mode as a recommended mode is displayed . Shooting device . The imaging device according to claim 2,
The shooting mode presentation unit
Determining an inter-group priority which is a priority between the selected groups, determining an inter-mode priority which is a priority between the extracted shooting modes in each selected group;
In the group presentation screen, present the selected group in the order of the priority between the groups,
An imaging apparatus that presents the recommended modes in the order of priority among the modes on the recommended mode presentation screen. The imaging device according to claim 3,
An imaging apparatus , wherein in the mode selection support information, an inter-group priority is preset between the plurality of groups, and an inter-mode priority is preset between imaging modes in each group. The imaging device according to claim 4,
The plurality of groups includes two or more groups which priority is set to different values between the previous SL two or more shooting modes two or more shooting modes together as each including a common shooting Equipment . The imaging device according to claim 3,
The photographing mode presentation unit, in the group presentation screen, for presenting the group number is the selected in descending order of the shooting mode the extracted belonging to each group, the photographing apparatus. The imaging device according to claim 3,
The shooting mode presentation unit
In the group presentation screen, presenting the group to which the selected in the order in which they were according to the group of selection history in the past of the shooting,
An imaging apparatus that presents the recommended modes in order according to a selection history of imaging modes in past imaging on the recommended mode presentation screen. The photographing apparatus according to claim 7,
The shooting mode presentation unit
In the group presentation screen, presenting the group to which the selected in descending order of the number of times that has been selected in the past of the shooting,
An imaging apparatus that presents the recommended modes in descending order of the number of times selected in past imaging on the recommended mode presentation screen. The photographing apparatus according to claim 7,
The shooting mode presentation unit
In the group presentation screen, the group selected in the most recent shooting among the selected groups is presented first,
An imaging apparatus that first presents the imaging mode selected in the most recent imaging in the recommended mode on the recommended mode presentation screen. The imaging device according to claim 1,
In the classification information , one or more specific shooting modes are classified as belonging to two or more groups,
The photographing mode presentation unit, shooting mode and the extracted if belonging to two or more groups, presenting hierarchically to display the two or more groups, the photographing apparatus. A method of presenting a recommended shooting mode in a shooting device ,
(A) a step of acquiring the shooting environment information,
( B ) With reference to shooting mode selection information indicating whether each shooting mode is suitable for shooting under the shooting environment specified by the shooting environment information, under the shooting environment specified by the acquired shooting environment information Extracting a shooting mode suitable for use in
( C ) displaying the extracted photographing mode on the display unit of the photographing apparatus and presenting it;
With
The step ( c ) selects one or more groups including the extracted shooting mode with reference to classification information obtained by classifying a plurality of shooting modes into a plurality of groups, and selects the selected group and the extracted shooting mode. The method includes the step of hierarchically displaying and presenting on the display unit.

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