JP5754012B2 - Display control apparatus, display control method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a program. More specifically, the present invention relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a program that display various conditions for setting devices on a display unit.

  In a portable device such as a digital camera, a video movie, or audio, it is indispensable to set various conditions in order to execute an appropriate operation. This condition setting is often performed by a built-in display unit. For example, in a digital camera or a video movie, there are many shooting conditions that can be set. On the other hand, since the size of the display screen of the built-in display unit is not large enough to display various conditions collectively, various designs have been made on the design of the screen for setting the shooting conditions.

  As a device for this, for example, a method of displaying shooting conditions in units of pages is widely known. For example, in the display menu function setting unit disclosed in Patent Document 1, a desired page can be opened by clicking a tab corresponding to a page number provided at the top of the menu screen, and a cross in the page. A desired condition can be selected by operating the key.

  In the display part of a portable device such as a digital camera, the menu screen is displayed on the entire screen, and not only the shooting conditions are set together but also the shooting conditions are displayed with the live view image displayed. There are many situations that switch to these conditions. In order to superimpose the shooting conditions on the live view image, it is necessary not to disturb the visual recognition of the live view image. For this purpose, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses a digital camera in which shooting conditions are arranged at the left and right ends or the upper and lower ends of a screen.

JP 2004-23415 A JP 2006-60313 A

  In a portable device such as a camera, the area of the display unit is small, and all of the setting conditions cannot be displayed simultaneously. Therefore, when all the setting conditions cannot be displayed at the same time, some of the conditions are displayed and the setting conditions are sequentially switched according to the operation. However, such a method of sequentially switching has a problem in operation that it takes time to call a desired condition.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a display control device, a display control method, and a program that can quickly search for a desired condition from among setting conditions that are displayed by switching. The purpose is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, a display control apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is a display control apparatus for displaying each condition for setting a device in a condition display area for indicating the condition, and converting a subject image into image data. And an output imaging unit; a display unit that displays a live view image based on the image data; and a front panel of the display unit or an integrated display unit that detects a detection signal corresponding to a touch state. When the touch panel to be output and the icon string indicating the shooting conditions that can be selected by the touch operation on the touch panel are displayed in a semi-transparent manner on the live view image and the icon string is scrolled, the icon string is displayed. and a display processing unit to scroll displayed, and the display processing unit, and the icon row to display different second icon, the second Icon is not be moved by the scroll operation, when the icon train is scrolling operation is superimposed on the second icon display area displaying the icon column.

A display control apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is a display control apparatus for displaying each condition for device setting in a condition display area for indicating the condition, an imaging unit for converting a subject image into image data and outputting the image data A display unit that displays a live view image based on the image data, a touch panel that is arranged in front of the display unit or is integrated with the display unit, and outputs a detection signal corresponding to a touch state; and Display processing for displaying an icon row indicating shooting conditions that can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel in a translucent manner on the live view image, and scrolling the icon row when the icon row is scrolled. comprising a part, and the display processing unit may display a different second icon and the icon row, the second icon above scrolls Operation without moving by, in the case where the icon train is scrolling operation is to reduce the proportion of the display area of the second icon, Ru increases the display area of the icon train.

A display control method according to a third aspect of the present invention is arranged in an imaging unit that converts a subject image into image data and outputs, a display unit that displays a live view image based on the image data, and a front surface of the display unit. Alternatively, in a display control method of a display control device that includes a touch panel that is configured integrally with the display unit and outputs a detection signal according to an operation state, an icon string that indicates imaging conditions that can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel, When the icon row is scrolled and displayed in a semi-transparent manner on the live view image, the icon row is scrolled to display a second icon different from the icon row, and the second icon row is displayed. The icon is not moved by the scroll operation, and when the icon row is scrolled, the second Superimposed on the icon display area displaying the icon column.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display control method comprising: an imaging unit that converts a subject image into image data and outputs; a display unit that displays a live view image based on the image data; and a front surface of the display unit. Alternatively, in a display control method of a display control device that includes a touch panel that is configured integrally with the display unit and outputs a detection signal according to an operation state, an icon string that indicates imaging conditions that can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel, When the icon row is scrolled and displayed in a semi-transparent manner on the live view image, the icon row is scrolled to display a second icon different from the icon row, and the second icon row is displayed. The icon is not moved by the scroll operation, and when the icon row is scrolled, the second Reduce the proportion of the display area of the icon, increasing the display area of the icon train.

A program according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is arranged in an imaging unit that converts a subject image into image data and outputs it, a display unit that displays a live view image based on the image data, and a front surface of the display unit. In a program that executes a computer of a display control device that includes a touch panel that is configured integrally with a display unit and outputs a detection signal corresponding to an operation state, an icon string that indicates imaging conditions that can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel, When the icon row is scrolled and displayed in a semi-transparent manner on the live view image, the icon row is scrolled to display a second icon different from the icon row, and the second icon row is displayed. When the icon is not moved by the scroll operation, the icon row is scrolled. , Said second icon is displayed the icon columns superimposed in the area, causing a computer to execute the.
A program according to a sixth invention is disposed in front of the imaging unit that converts and outputs a subject image into image data, a display unit that displays a live view image based on the image data, or the above In a program that executes a computer of a display control device that includes a touch panel that is configured integrally with a display unit and outputs a detection signal corresponding to an operation state, an icon string that indicates imaging conditions that can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel, When the icon row is scrolled and displayed in a semi-transparent manner on the live view image, the icon row is scrolled to display a second icon different from the icon row, and the second icon row is displayed. When the icon is not moved by the scroll operation, the icon row is scrolled. The, by reducing the proportion of the display area of the second icon, increasing the display area of the icon train.

  According to the present invention, even in a narrow display area where only a part of the condition can be displayed, the operability when setting the condition is improved, and a desired condition can be quickly retrieved from the setting conditions displayed by switching. The display control device, the display control method, and the program can be provided.

It is a block diagram which mainly shows the structure of the electric circuit of the camera concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the basic usage method in the camera concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic usage method in the camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram for explaining setting of shooting conditions in a fixed area. It is a basic usage method in a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram for explaining addition of shooting conditions to a fixed area. It is a basic usage method in a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram for explaining a change in imaging conditions in a scroll area. It is a basic usage method in a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram for explaining a change in imaging conditions in a scroll area. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the imaging | photography mode of the camera concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the imaging | photography menu process of the camera concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the imaging | photography menu process of the camera concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the modification 1 of the basic usage method of the camera concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the modification 2 of the basic usage method of the camera concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the modification of a display of the imaging | photography menu in the camera concerning one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment will be described using a camera to which the present invention is applied according to the drawings. A camera according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a digital camera, and includes an imaging unit. The imaging unit converts the subject image into image data. Based on the converted image data, the subject image is converted to the main body. Live view is displayed on the display unit on the back. The photographer determines the composition and the photo opportunity by observing the live view display. In addition, icons for setting various shooting conditions such as a shooting mode and white balance are displayed on the display unit. During the release operation, image data is recorded on the recording medium. The image data recorded on the recording medium can be reproduced and displayed on the display unit when the reproduction mode is selected.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a digital camera according to an embodiment of the present invention. A control unit (CPU: Central Processing Unit) 11 operates according to a control program stored in the program / data storage unit 12 and performs overall control of the digital camera. It is assumed that an input detection unit 11a, a shooting menu display control unit 11b, and a shooting condition setting unit 11c are provided in the control unit 11. Since 11a to 11c in the control unit 11 are a part of processing executed by the control program, they will be described as functional units included in the control unit 11.

  The input detection unit 11a is connected to an operation unit 13 and a touch panel 14 which will be described later, and detects an operation instruction from the user based on a detection signal output from the operation unit 13 and the touch panel 14. The shooting menu display control unit 11b controls display of a shooting menu on the display unit 27 described later according to the touch state of the touch panel 14 detected by the input detection unit 11a.

  The shooting condition setting unit 11c sets shooting conditions. That is, the user looks at the shooting menu displayed by the shooting menu display control unit 11b and touches a desired shooting condition. Therefore, this touch state is detected by the input detection unit 11a, and shooting condition setting is performed according to the detection result. The unit 11c sets shooting conditions.

  A program and data storage unit 12, an operation unit 13, a touch panel 14 and a bus 30 are connected to the control unit 11. The program and data storage unit 12 stores a program to be executed by the control unit 11 as described above, and also stores various data. The operation unit 13 includes various operation members for a user to give an instruction to the camera, and outputs a detection signal indicating an operation state to the input detection unit 11a. Various operation members include a power button, a release button, and the like. In addition, a shooting menu button for displaying a shooting menu described later on the display unit 27 is also provided as various operation members.

  The touch panel 14 is disposed on the front surface of the display unit 27 to be described later, or is configured integrally with the display unit 27, and outputs a detection signal to the input detection unit 11a according to the touch state of the display surface of the display unit 27.

  In addition to the control unit 11 described above, the imaging unit 20, SDRAM 21, image processing unit 22, display processing unit 26, compression / decompression unit 23, and recording / playback unit 24 are connected to the bus 30. The imaging unit 20 includes a photographing lens for forming a subject image, an imaging element for converting the subject image into image data, a processing circuit thereof, a diaphragm and a shutter interposed in the optical path of the photographing lens, and the like. Including. Image data generated by the imaging unit 20 is output to the bus 30.

  An SDRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 21 is an electrically rewritable volatile temporary storage memory, and is used for temporary storage of image data output from the imaging unit 20. The image processing unit 22 performs various kinds of images such as digital amplification (digital gain adjustment processing) of digital image data, white balance, color correction, gamma (γ) correction, contrast correction, live view display image generation, and moving image generation. Perform processing. The compression / decompression unit 23 is a circuit for compressing still image or moving image data temporarily stored in the SDRAM 21 by a compression method such as JPEG or TIFF, and for decompression for display or the like. Note that image compression is not limited to JPEG or TIFF, and other compression methods can be applied.

  The display processing unit 26 causes the display unit 27 to display a live view display during shooting and a playback image during playback. Further, based on an instruction from the shooting menu display control unit 11b, a shooting menu image is created and a composition process for combining the created shooting menu image with a live view image is performed. Image data of the shooting menu image is stored in the display processing unit 26 in advance. The display processing unit 26 causes the display unit 27 to display a live view image on which the shooting menu image is superimposed after being combined. The display unit 27 is connected to the display processing unit 26 and has a display such as a liquid crystal monitor or an organic EL arranged on the back surface of the main body of the camera 10. Is displayed.

  The recording / reproducing unit 24 stores the image data compressed by the compression / decompression unit 23 in the image storage unit 25, and reads out the image data of the captured image stored in the image storage unit 25. The read image data is expanded by the compression / expansion unit 23, and an image is reproduced and displayed on the display unit 27 based on the expanded image data. The image storage unit 25 is connected to the recording / reproducing unit 24 and is a recording medium for image data that can be built in or loaded into the digital camera body.

  Next, display of the shooting menu in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 shows a default screen of the shooting menu. Here, a state in which the focus range is set from macro off to super macro will be described as an example. As shown in FIG. 2A, the live view image 101 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 27, and the shooting menu 110 is superimposed on the lower part thereof. When the shooting menu 110 is displayed, the shooting menu 110 is displayed in a translucent manner so that the live view image 110 can be visually recognized to the extent that it is also an area where it is superimposed.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the shooting menu 110 is configured so that the entire display area has an elongated shape, and the condition display area of the elongated shape is divided into two areas, a first area and a second area in the longitudinal direction. In other words, the first area 111 is a fixed area and the second area 113 is a scroll area. The first area 111 is displayed with a different background color to distinguish it from the second area 113, and a partition is displayed between the two areas. The first area 111 displays a constant display condition, and the second area 113 displays a switching display condition. In the first area 111, a P icon 112a indicating a program mode is displayed as a constant display condition, and in the second area 113, a WBAUTO icon 114a indicating automatic white balance setting and automatic flash emission setting are displayed. Flash AUTO icon 115a, Macro off icon 116a indicating that close-up shooting is not set, EV0 icon 117a indicating that exposure correction is not performed, ISO AUTO icon 118a indicating that ISO sensitivity is automatically set, and center-weighted metering Photometric icons 119a shown are sequentially arranged from left to right.

  When the user changes the shooting condition, in the example shown in FIG. 2, when the user wants to change the shooting condition from the macro off mode in which close-up shooting is not performed to the super macro mode in which shooting is performed very close to the subject, FIG. ), The user touches the macro-off icon 116a. When the display surface of the display unit 27 is touched, the touch panel 14 outputs a detection signal corresponding to the touch position to the input detection unit 11a. When the input detection unit 11a detects that the macro off icon 116a is touched, the shooting menu display control unit 11b displays the macro off icon 116a and the super macro in the live view image 101 as shown in FIG. A macro sub-menu including icons 116 b and macro icons 116 c is arranged side by side on the upper side adjacent to the lowest level so as not to overlap with the lowest level icon of the shooting menu 110.

  When the user touches a desired mode from the submenu, here, the super macro icon 116b for a short time (for example, about 0.1 second), the shooting menu display control unit 11b is shown in FIG. As described above, the display of the submenu is deleted, and the macro off icon 116a displayed in the second area 113 is switched to the super macro icon 116b and displayed. Then, the shooting condition setting unit 11c changes the shooting condition setting from the macro-off mode set up to that time to the super macro mode.

  The example shown in FIG. 2 is a case where the shooting conditions displayed in the scroll area, that is, the second area 113 are changed, but are displayed in the fixed area, that is, the first area 111 using FIG. A case of changing the shooting conditions that are set will be described. FIG. 3A shows the default screen of the shooting menu as in FIG. 2A, and shows a state where the user touches the P icon 112a in a short time on this display screen. When the P icon 112a is touched for a short time, the input detection unit 111a detects the touch position and the touch time, and the shooting menu display control unit 11b displays a subordinate above the P icon 112a as shown in FIG. Display the menu. The icons shown as submenus include a P icon 112b indicating a normal program mode, an iAUTO icon 112c indicating an i-auto mode for selecting an optimal shooting mode according to a shooting scene, and a movie icon 112d indicating a moving image shooting mode. .

  When the user touches the iAUTO icon 112c for a short time on the screen shown in FIG. 3B, the input detection unit 111a detects the touch position and the touch time, and the shooting menu display control unit 11b displays the screen shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the iAUTO icon 112c is displayed in the first area 111. That is, the iAUTO icon 112c is displayed instead of the P icon 112a, and the shooting condition setting unit 11c changes the setting from the normal program mode to the i auto mode.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the submenu is displayed by touching the icon displayed in the first area 111 or the second area 113 for a short time, and the user can select the submenu from the submenu. Although an intended shooting condition has been selected, an example of adding an icon to the first area 111 which is a fixed area will be described with reference to FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the WBAUTO icon 114 a is added to the first area 111.

  FIG. 4A shows the default screen of the shooting menu as in FIG. In this display screen, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the user touches the WBAUTO icon 114a for a long time (for example, 0.5 seconds or more), the input detection unit 111a detects the touch position and the touch time, The shooting menu display control unit 11b flushes the WBAUTO icon 114a to indicate that the WBAUTO icon 114a has been selected. In this state, when the user performs a slide operation to the first area 111 while touching the WBAUTO icon 114a, the first area 111 is extended to the right and includes the WBAUTO icon 114a as shown in FIG. 4C. Change the display as follows. As a result, “WBAUTO” and “P” are set as fixed areas.

  Next, display of icons displayed in the second area 113 which is a scroll area will be described. In the second area 113, icons indicating nine types of shooting conditions are displayed in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5B. That is, there are a WBAUTO icon 114a, a flash AUTO icon 115a, a macro off icon 116a, an EV0 icon 117a, an ISOAUTO icon 118a, and a photometry icon 119a. An image quality icon 120 indicating the image quality such as the number of pixels, a self icon 121a for setting a self-timer, and a drive icon 122a for setting single shooting or continuous shooting are also provided.

  In this way, there are nine types of icons that can be displayed in the second area 113, but since the area width of the second area 113 is insufficient compared to the number, there are six types of icons on the screen in the present embodiment. The three types are not displayed in the second area 113. The icons that are not displayed are displayed when the user performs a slide operation while touching the second region 113 as shown in FIG.

  When the user slides to the left while touching the second area 113, the input detection unit 111a detects the sliding direction of the touch, and the shooting menu display control unit 11b moves the icon cyclically. That is, the WBAUTO icon 114a is hidden to the left, the image quality icon 120a appears from the right, and when touched, the flash AUTO icon 115a is hidden to the left, the self icon 121a appears from the right, and the icon moves cyclically. I will do it.

  When sliding, as shown in FIG. 5C, seven types of icons (six types before the slide) can be displayed and superimposed on the first region 111 which is a fixed region. The icon of the second area 113 is displayed. When the icon of the second area 113 is superimposed on the first area 111 and displayed, the display density of the icon of the first area 111 is reduced (semi-transparent), and the first and second areas are displayed. Both icons are visible. In other words, when an operation for switching to the condition row in the second area 113 is performed, the condition row in the second area 113 is displayed, and a part of the displayed condition row is always displayed in the first area 111. To be displayed so as to be superimposed on the conditions for use.

  When the user stops the sliding operation while touching the second area 113, the movement of the icon in the second area 113 is stopped as shown in FIG. 5D, and the first area 111 is The display density is returned to the original dark state, and only the icons to which this area belongs are displayed. In the above description, the sliding direction by touch is the left side, but the sliding direction may be the right side. In this case, the moving direction of the icon in FIG.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, only the P icon 112a is displayed in the first area 111 that is a fixed area, but in the example shown in FIG. 6, the P icon 112a is displayed in the first area 111. In addition, the WBAUTO icon 114a is also displayed. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the first area 113 includes a flash AUTO icon 115a, a macro-off icon 116a, an EV0 icon 117a, an ISOAUTO icon 118a, a photometry icon 119a, an image quality icon 120, self A total of eight types of icons, the icon 121a and the drive icon 122a, are arranged, and the display is cyclically switched by performing a slide operation as in the case of FIG.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the user performs a slide operation to the left while touching the second area 113, eight types of icons sequentially move cyclically, as shown in FIG. 6C. Thus, six types of icons are displayed on the screen. At this time, as in FIG. 5C, icons belonging to the second area are displayed so as to overlap the first area 111. When the icon of the second area 113 is superimposed on the first area 111 and displayed, the display density of the icon of the first area 111 is reduced (semi-transparent) as in FIG. Both the icons in the first and second areas are made visible. When the user stops touching, the movement of the icon also stops. Then, the display density of the icon in the first area 111 is returned to the original dark state. In the above description, the sliding direction by touch is the left side, but the sliding direction may be the right side. In this case, the moving direction of the icon in FIG.

  Next, a flow for executing the photographing mode of the present embodiment will be described with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS. This flow is executed by the control unit 11 in accordance with a program stored in the program / data storage unit 12. When the shooting mode is entered, it is first determined whether or not to display a shooting menu (S11). Since the camera 10 is provided with a shooting menu button as various operation members, this step is determined based on whether or not the user has operated the shooting menu button. Note that when the shooting menu button is operated again, the shooting menu display is canceled.

  If the result of determination in step S11 is that shooting menu display is not performed, normal live view display is performed (S13). In this step, the image data output from the imaging unit 20 is displayed by the image processing unit 22, and live view display is performed on the display unit 27 through the display processing unit 26. The photographer can determine the composition by observing the live view display and perform shutter release.

  If the result of determination in step S11 is that a shooting menu is to be displayed, shooting menu processing is performed (S12). Here, the shooting menu described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6 is displayed superimposed on the live view display. Detailed operation of this shooting menu process will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  Once shooting menu processing or live view display has been performed, it is next determined whether or not a release operation has been performed (S14). In this step, the operation state of the release button of the operation unit 13 is detected, and determination is made based on whether or not the release button has been pushed. If the result of this determination is that a release operation has been performed, shooting processing is carried out (S15). In the photographing process, image data output from the imaging unit 20 is subjected to image processing by the image processing unit 22, compressed by the compression / decompression unit 23, and then stored in the image storage unit 25.

  If the shooting process is performed in step S15 or if the result of determination in step S14 is that a release operation has not been performed, it is next determined whether or not a power-off operation has been performed (S16). In this step, the determination is made based on the operation state of the power button of the operation unit 13. As a result of this determination, if the power-off operation has not been performed, the process returns to step S11 and the above-described operation is executed. On the other hand, if the result of determination is that a power-off operation has been performed, a power-off process is performed, and the shooting mode operation ends.

  Next, detailed operation of the shooting menu process in step S12 will be described with reference to FIGS. When the shooting menu processing subroutine is entered, it is first determined whether or not it is a start (S21). The start is determined when the shooting menu process is executed for the first time. If the result of this determination is start, a default menu image is created (S22). The default menu image is an image including the shooting menu 110 at the bottom of the screen in FIG. 2A, that is, the icons shown in the first area 111 and the second area 113.

  If a default menu image is created in step S22 or if the result of determination in step S21 is not a start, the stored shooting menu of the previous state is read, and then the live view image and menu image are read. Synthesize and display (S23). Here, the composite image created by superimposing the menu image created in step S22 on the image for live view display described in step S13 is displayed on the display unit 27.

  When the composite image of the live view image and the menu image is displayed, it is next determined whether or not the shooting menu has been operated (S24). In this step, it is determined whether or not the touch panel 14 has been touched by the input detection unit 11a and, if touched, whether or not the portion of the shooting menu 110 has been touched.

  If the result of determination in step S24 is that the shooting menu has been operated, it is next determined whether or not the operation is a short-time touch operation (S25). In this step, the input detection unit 11a determines whether or not the time during which the portion of the shooting menu 110 has been touched is a short time (for example, about 0.1 second).

  If the result of determination in step S25 is a short-time touch, control processing for adding a sub-menu for the touch-operated condition is performed, and this result is displayed (S26). Here, for example, the macro off icon 116a, the super macro icon 116b, and the macro icon 116c are displayed as submenus in FIG. 2C, and the P icon 112b and iAUTO are displayed as submenus in FIG. 3B. As the icon 112c and the movie icon 112d are displayed, a submenu image is generated and displayed.

  If the submenu is displayed in step S26, it is next determined whether or not the displayed submenu is selected (S27). In this step, it is determined whether or not the sub-menu part is touched by the input detection unit 11a.

  If the result of determination in step S27 is that a submenu has been selected, next, control processing for changing conditions is performed, and the result is displayed (S28). Here, for example, when the super macro icon 116b is selected in FIG. 2C, the super macro icon 116b is displayed in the second area 113 of the shooting menu 110 as shown in FIG. 2D. Also, for example, when the iAUTO icon 112c is selected in FIG. 3B, the iAUTO icon 12c is displayed in the first area 111 of the shooting menu 110 as shown in FIG. 2C.

  If the change condition is displayed in step S28, then the shooting condition is changed (S29). Here, in accordance with the changed shooting condition, the shooting condition setting unit 11c changes the shooting condition.

  If the result of determination in step S25 is that the operation has not been for a short time, it is next determined whether or not the operation has been a long-time touch on the second region condition (S31 in FIG. 9). Here, as described with reference to FIG. 4, in order to move the icon displayed in the second area 113 that is the scroll area to the first area 111 that is the fixed area, the user touches for a long time. It is determined whether or not (for example, about 0.5 seconds) has been performed.

  If the result of determination in step S31 is that the second area has been touched for a long time, then the icon that has been touched for a long time is set as a candidate (S32), and the candidate condition is flushed (S33). . In these steps, as shown in FIG. 4B, an icon that has been touched for a long time (in the example of FIG. 4B, the WBAUTO icon 114a) is detected, and the icon is flushed.

  Next, it is determined whether the candidate has been slid to the first area (S34). Here, it is determined by the input detection unit 11a whether or not the icon of the second area 113 set as a candidate in step S32 has been slid with the user touching the first area 111.

  If the result of determination in step S34 is that the candidate has been slid into the first area, a control process for including the candidate in the first area is performed and displayed (S35). Here, after displaying an animation for moving a candidate from the second region 113 to the first region 111, the first region 111 is enlarged and displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the selected WBAUTO icon 114a moves from the second area 113, which is a scroll area, to the first area 111, which is a fixed area, by animation. After this animation, the first area 111 is enlarged to a size that includes the WBAUTO icon. Thus, the WBAUTO icon is always displayed when the shooting menu image is displayed.

  Next, as a result of the determination in step S31, when the operation is not a long-time touch to the second region condition, it is next determined whether or not the operation is a slide operation to the second region. Perform (S41). Here, as described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the user performs a slide operation in order to scroll the icons displayed in the second area 113 that is the scroll area and sequentially display the hidden icons. It is determined whether or not.

  If the result of determination in step S41 is that a slide operation to the second area has been made, next, the display of the first area is changed (S42). Here, as described in FIG. 5C, the display density of the icon in the first area 111 is reduced in the display of the first area 111. Subsequently, the display of the second area is scrolled and displayed (S43). Here, as shown in FIG. 5B and FIG. 6B, the icons are arranged in a cyclic manner, and scroll display is sequentially performed according to the user's slide operation.

  When the processing in steps S29, S35, and S43 is executed, or if the submenu has not been selected as a result of the determination in step S27, or as a result of the determination in step 34, the candidate is not slid to the first area. If the result of the determination in step S41 is that a slide operation to the second area has not been performed, the shooting menu processing subroutine is terminated and the original flow is returned to.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the icons (shooting conditions) displayed in the shooting menu 110 are divided into either the first area 111 or the second area 113 and displayed in the first area 111. The icons are always displayed when the shooting menu is displayed, and the icons displayed in the second area 113 are sequentially displayed by a switching operation (slide operation, scroll operation). Therefore, shooting conditions (icons) that are always used can be displayed at all times. On the other hand, shooting conditions (icons) that are used occasionally can be displayed by switching operations, and the narrow screen can be used efficiently. can do.

  In the present embodiment, when an operation for switching the icon displayed in the second area 113 is performed, the icon belonging to the second area 113 is displayed so as to be superimposed on the icon of the first area 111. I have to. For this reason, since the area | region displayed becomes long and the number of the icons displayed simultaneously increases, searchability can be improved.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, even an icon displayed in the second area 113 can be moved to the first area 111 that is always displayed. For this reason, it is possible to easily switch to the optimal shooting menu in response to changes in the shooting target and shooting environment.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, a submenu related to the icon is displayed by simply touching the icon displayed on the shooting menu 110 for a short time. For this reason, it is possible to quickly change to the photographing condition belonging to the sub menu.

  Next, modified examples 1 and 2 of the display change of the first area in step S42 of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. In step S42 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the icon of the second area 111 is scrolled, the display density of the icon of the first area 111 is reduced. On the other hand, in the first modification, the first region 111 is moved downward. That is, when the user touches the second area 113 and performs a slide operation in the horizontal direction, the P icon 112a and the WBAUTO icon 114a in the first area 111 are moved down as shown in FIG. When these two icons are erased as shown in FIG. 10B, the icons in the second area 113 are scrolled.

  In the second modification, the width of the first area 111 is narrowed when the icon of the second area 111 is scrolled. That is, when the user touches the second area 113 and performs a slide operation in the horizontal direction, the widths of the P icon 112a and the WBAUTO icon 114a in the first area 111 are reduced as shown in FIG. The width of the second area 113 is widened, and the icons in the second area 113 are scrolled.

  As described above, in the first and second modifications, when the switching operation (scrolling) of the second region 113 is performed, the ratio of the first region 111 in the condition display region is reduced (including the case of erasing). Accordingly, the proportion of the second area 113 is increased accordingly, and the icon of the second area 113 is displayed. For this reason, the number of icons of the second area 113 that can be displayed simultaneously can be increased, and searchability is improved.

  As described above, in one embodiment or a modification of the present invention, the first area 111 that displays the shooting conditions that are always displayed is divided into the second area 113 that displays the other shooting conditions. The shooting conditions displayed in the second area 113 are displayed according to the switching operation (slide operation). For this reason, even when the display area of the shooting menu is narrow and all shooting conditions cannot be displayed, the shooting conditions can be efficiently searched.

  In addition, an icon displayed as a constantly-displayed shooting condition from among shooting conditions (icons) displayed in the second area 113 can be moved to the first area 111 and displayed. For this reason, it is possible to easily switch to the optimal shooting menu in response to changes in the shooting target and shooting environment.

  In the embodiment and the modification of the present invention, the shooting menu 110 is displayed horizontally in the lower part of the display screen of the display unit 27, but may be displayed horizontally in the upper part, as shown in FIG. Of course, it does not matter if the image is displayed vertically on either the left or right side. In the example shown in FIG. 12A, the shooting menu 110 is arranged on the right side, and by touching the second area 113 and sliding upward, as shown in FIG. The icon of the second area 113 can be scrolled by being superimposed on the first area 111.

  Further, in S33 of FIG. 9 in the embodiment of the present invention, the candidate condition is flushed, but display processing indicating that the candidate condition is selected as a candidate other than flushing, for example, display processing such as changing the color is performed. It may be. Further, the shooting menu 110 is displayed in a semi-transparent state so that a live view display can be seen. However, the shooting menu 110 is not limited to this, and may be displayed in an opaque state. Moreover, although the example in which the operation of the shooting menu is performed by the touch operation has been described, it can be performed by the operation button.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment and modification of the present invention, the digital camera is used as the photographing device. However, the camera may be a digital single-lens reflex camera or a compact digital camera, such as a video camera or movie camera. It may be a camera for moving images such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a game machine, or the like. In the above-described embodiment, the description has been given of the execution of processing mainly by software. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be performed in combination with hardware.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to a camera, and can be applied to any device having a display unit such as a portable audio player or a mobile phone. In one embodiment or modification, the shooting conditions are set on the display unit, but in the case of these devices, various modes and conditions may be set on the display unit.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, you may delete some components of all the components shown by embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Camera, 11 ... Control part (CPU), 11a ... Input detection part, 11b ... Shooting menu display control part, 11c ... Shooting condition setting part, 12 ... Program / data Storage unit, 13 ... operation unit, 14 ... touch panel, 20 ... imaging unit, 21 ... SDRAM, 22 ... image processing unit, 23 ... compression / expansion unit, 24 ... recording Playback unit 25 ... Image storage unit 26 ... Display processing unit 27 ... Display unit 30 ... Bus 101 ... Live view image 110 ... Shooting menu 111 ... First area, 112a ... P icon, 112b ... P icon, 112c ... iAUTO icon, 112d ... movie icon, 113 ... second area, 114a ... WBAUTO icon, 115a ... Flash AUTO icon, 116a ... macro off icon, 116b ... super macro icon, 116c ... macro icon, 117a ... EV0 icon, 118a ... ISOAUTO icon, 119a ... photometry icon, 120a ..Image quality icon, 121a ... self icon, 122a ... drive icon

Claims (6)

In the display control device that displays each condition for setting the device in the condition display area for indicating the condition,
An imaging unit that converts a subject image into image data and outputs the image data;
A display unit for displaying a live view image based on the image data;
A touch panel arranged on the front surface of the display unit or configured integrally with the display unit and outputting a detection signal corresponding to a touch state;
An icon row indicating shooting conditions that can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel is displayed in a semi-transparent manner on the live view image, and when the icon row is scrolled, the icon row is scroll-displayed. A processing unit;
Equipped with a,
The display processing unit displays a second icon different from the icon row, and the second icon is not moved by the scroll operation. When the icon row is scrolled, the second icon is not moved. A display control apparatus, wherein the icon row is displayed so as to overlap with two icon display areas . In the display control device that displays each condition for setting the device in the condition display area for indicating the condition,
An imaging unit that converts a subject image into image data and outputs the image data;
A display unit for displaying a live view image based on the image data;
A touch panel arranged on the front surface of the display unit or configured integrally with the display unit and outputting a detection signal corresponding to a touch state ;
An icon row indicating shooting conditions that can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel is displayed in a semi-transparent manner on the live view image, and when the icon row is scrolled, the icon row is scroll-displayed. A processing unit;
With
The display processing unit displays a second icon different from the icon row, and the second icon is not moved by the scroll operation. When the icon row is scrolled , the second icon is not moved . reduce the proportion of the display area of the second icon, the table示制control device characterized by increasing the display area of the icon train. An imaging unit that converts a subject image into image data and outputs it, a display unit that displays a live view image based on the image data, and a front panel of the display unit, or is configured integrally with the display unit and operates. In a display control method of a display control device having a touch panel that outputs a detection signal according to a state,
An icon string indicating shooting conditions that can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel is displayed on the live view image in a translucent manner,
When the icon row is scrolled, scroll the icon row ,
A second icon different from the icon row is displayed, and the second icon is not moved by the scroll operation. When the icon row is scrolled, the second icon display area is displayed. To display the above icon row superimposed,
A display control method characterized by the above. An imaging unit that converts a subject image into image data and outputs it, a display unit that displays a live view image based on the image data, and a front panel of the display unit, or is configured integrally with the display unit and operates. In a display control method of a display control device having a touch panel that outputs a detection signal according to a state,
An icon string indicating shooting conditions that can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel is displayed on the live view image in a translucent manner,
When the icon row is scrolled, scroll the icon row,
When a second icon different from the icon row is displayed and the second icon is not moved by the scroll operation, and the icon row is scrolled, a display area of the second icon is displayed. Reduce the percentage of the icon, increase the display area of the icon row,
A display control method characterized by the above. An imaging unit that converts a subject image into image data and outputs it, a display unit that displays a live view image based on the image data, and a front panel of the display unit, or is configured integrally with the display unit and operates. In a program for executing a computer of a display control device having a touch panel that outputs a detection signal according to a state,
An icon string indicating shooting conditions that can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel is displayed on the live view image in a translucent manner,
When the icon row is scrolled, scroll the icon row ,
A second icon different from the icon row is displayed, and the second icon is not moved by the scroll operation. When the icon row is scrolled, the second icon display area is displayed. To display the above icon row superimposed,
A program characterized by causing a computer to execute the above. An imaging unit that converts a subject image into image data and outputs it; a display unit that displays a live view image based on the image data; In a program for executing a computer of a display control device having a touch panel that outputs a detection signal according to a state,
An icon string indicating shooting conditions that can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel is displayed on the live view image in a translucent manner,
When the icon row is scrolled, scroll the icon row,
When a second icon different from the icon row is displayed and the second icon is not moved by the scroll operation, and the icon row is scrolled, a display area of the second icon is displayed. Reduce the percentage of the icon, increase the display area of the icon row,
A program characterized by causing a computer to execute the above.