JP5839882B2 - Imaging device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus having two display units.

  Some conventional imaging devices such as a video camera include a display device that is connected to the device body via a hinge mechanism or the like and can change the position of the device relative to the device body. This display device is configured to be freely opened and closed (rotated) with respect to the main body, and when the display device is closed with respect to the main body, the display screen cannot be visually recognized from the outside. When shooting is performed with an imaging device including such a display device, the display device is opened with respect to the main body, and shooting is performed while checking the displayed subject. In order to reduce power consumption, the display device is turned off when the display device is closed.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-086283

  However, an imaging apparatus having a display device that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body and a display device fixed to the main body side has the following problems.

  When taking a picture while checking the subject with the openable display device opened 90 °, it is difficult for the user to use two display devices at a time, so it is considered that only one display device is used. But nevertheless. Both display devices were lit. Further, when shooting is performed while checking the subject with the openable display device opened 90 °, the visibility of one display device is reduced by the lighting of the other display device.

In order to achieve the above object, an imaging apparatus of the present invention provides:
An imaging apparatus having an imaging unit for capturing an image, a first display section provided in the imaging apparatus body, and a second display section provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the imaging apparatus body Detecting means for detecting the rotation state of the second display section, instruction means for instructing shooting of the moving image by the shooting means, and rotation of the second display section detected by the detecting means during shooting of the moving image When the state is the predetermined rotation state, the brightness of the first display unit is changed. When the moving image is not being captured, the rotation state of the second display unit detected by the detection unit is the predetermined rotation state. Control means for controlling the luminance of the first display portion so as not to change even in a rotating state.
The imaging device of the present invention is
An imaging apparatus having an imaging unit for capturing an image, a first display section provided in the imaging apparatus body, and a second display section provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the imaging apparatus body Detecting means for detecting the rotation state of the second display unit, and control means for changing the luminance of the first display unit in accordance with the rotation state of the second display unit detected by the detection unit. And the photographing means has an image sensor for converting a subject image formed by the photographing optical system into an image signal, and the first display section has a display screen of the first optical display section of the photographing optical system. It is provided so as to be substantially parallel to the optical axis.
The imaging device of the present invention is
An imaging apparatus having an imaging unit for capturing an image, a first display section provided in the imaging apparatus body, and a second display section provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the imaging apparatus body Detecting means for detecting the rotation state of the second display unit, control means for changing the luminance of the first display unit in accordance with the rotation state of the second display unit detected by the detection unit, and photographing A setting unit for changing to the standby mode or the playback mode is provided. In the shooting standby mode, the second display unit is rotated, and the display screen of the first display unit and the display screen of the second display unit are rotated. Are detected by the detecting means to be substantially parallel, the setting means automatically changes to the reproduction mode.

  According to the present invention, the display luminance of the other display unit is determined according to the rotation state of the rotatable display unit. Therefore, power consumption can be suppressed. Moreover, it can prevent that the visibility of one display part falls by lighting of the other display part.

The perspective view of the video camera which concerns on embodiment of this invention The perspective view of the video camera which concerns on embodiment of this invention The perspective view of the video camera which concerns on embodiment of this invention The perspective view of the video camera which concerns on embodiment of this invention Block diagram of a video camera according to an embodiment of the present invention The flowchart showing operation | movement of the video camera which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The flowchart showing operation | movement of the video camera which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a video camera according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1a is a perspective view from the front and FIG. 1b is a perspective view from the rear. In these drawings, a lens 101 is disposed on the front surface of the main body, and a trigger button 301 and a zoom button 302 are disposed on the upper portion of the main body. A side surface of the main body is provided with a display unit 501 that is connected via a hinge 5015 divided into upper and lower parts and can change a position state with respect to the apparatus main body, and a fixed display unit 502 on the main body. When the display unit 501 is closed with respect to the main body, the display unit 501 is overlaid so as to cover the display unit 502, and the display screen cannot be viewed from the outside (FIG. 2).

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram inside the video camera according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, the video camera of the present invention includes an imaging unit 10, a control unit 20, an operation unit 30, a recording unit 40, and a display unit 50.

  The imaging unit 10 includes a lens unit 101, an image sensor 102, and an image processing unit 103. The lens unit 101 that is a photographing optical system has a movable lens group that performs a zoom function and an autofocus function based on a signal from the control unit 20. The image sensor 102 is disposed behind the lens unit 101 and converts a subject image formed through the lens unit 101 into an image signal. Here, the image sensor 102 is a photoelectric conversion sensor having a color filter that transmits only R (red), G (green), and B (blue) on the coupling surface of subject images. The image processing unit 103 performs necessary image processing on the image signal output from the image sensor 102. A lens which is an incident surface of the lens unit 101 is exposed on the front surface of the video camera body. Here, as described in FIG. 1A, the optical axis of the lens unit is in the normal direction of the incident surface of the lens and coincides with the longitudinal direction of the main body.

  The control unit 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a work memory unit 202, and a program memory unit 203. A CPU 201 is a control circuit that is built in the video camera body and controls the overall operation of the video camera. The work memory unit 202 temporarily records luminance data image-processed by the imaging unit 10 and R, G, and B color data. The program memory unit 203 stores various data necessary for controlling the main body. The CPU 201 reads a program from the program memory unit 203. Based on the read program, control of each part of the video camera and arithmetic processing are performed.

  The operation unit 30 includes a trigger button 301, a zoom button 302, a touch panel 303, and an input circuit 304. The trigger button 301 receives an instruction to start shooting from the user. A zoom button 302 operates a zoom function and an autofocus function of the lens unit. The touch panel 303 is an operation input unit that is provided on the upper surface of the display unit 502 described later and receives an operation from the user. The input circuit 304 inputs the operation signal input to the operation unit 30 to the control unit 20.

  The recording unit 40 includes a recording medium such as a hard disk built in the main body in order to record the luminance data image-processed by the imaging unit 10 and the R, G, and B color data in a nonvolatile manner. The recorded data can be reproduced on the display unit 50 described later after being read into the work memory 202 of the control unit 20.

  In the video camera according to the embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 50 can be rotated with respect to the video camera body, and the display unit 501 can change the rotation state, and the display is fixed to the video camera body. Part 502 is provided. Each display unit includes liquid crystal display panels 5011 and 5021, backlights 5012 and 5022 arranged on the back of the liquid crystal display panel, and display memories 5013 and 5023. Each of the liquid crystal display panels 5011 and 5021 can display video data stored in the display memories 5013 and 5023, respectively. In addition, the brightness of the liquid crystal panels 5011 and 5012 can be adjusted by controlling the luminance of the backlights 5012 and 5022. In the display memory, video data (hereinafter referred to as a through image) processed by the imaging unit 10 that changes every moment, image data stored in the recording unit 40, and the like are written. In addition, display of various information stored in advance in the program memory 203 and icon display for performing a touch panel operation are written in the display memory so as to be superimposed on the above-described through image and displayed on the liquid crystal display panel.

  A touch panel 303 is disposed on the front surface of the liquid crystal display panel 5021 of the display unit 502. The touch panel has transparent elements arranged in a matrix. An arbitrary position on the panel can be used as an operation switch by comparing the pressure and range detected by pressing with data stored in the program memory 203 of the control unit 20 in advance. The display unit 502 displays various key icons for controlling the operation of the main body on the liquid crystal display panel 5021, and further detects a press on the key icon displayed at an arbitrary position by the touch panel 303, so It is possible to perform control. As a key icon displayed on the display unit 502, for example, a through image, a partial enlargement start icon for starting partial enlargement of a through image, or an icon used for a reproduction operation of a reproduction image (play, stop, fast forward, fast reverse, etc.) There is. It is also possible to display menu icons for setting the main body and display icons such as display of current settings. In the video camera of this embodiment, a burden is placed on the hinge portion of the display unit 501 when the touch panel is operated by the user by providing a touch panel only on the fixed display unit 502 on the main body side instead of both of the plurality of display devices. I do not take it. In contrast, the display unit 501 displays an image being shot, a reproduced image, and the like, and is mainly used for confirming the image.

  In addition, the display unit 501 includes an open / close detection unit 5014. The open / close detection unit 5014 is provided inside a hinge 5015 (see FIG. 1) that rotatably connects the display unit 501 and the main body. The open / close detection unit 5014 determines the open / close angle at which the liquid crystal display panel surface of the display unit 501 is open (rotated) with respect to the liquid crystal display panel surface of the display unit 502. Detect as. By transmitting information on the opening / closing angle of the display unit 501 detected by the opening / closing detection unit 5014 to the control unit 20, it is possible to control the main body according to the detection result, that is, the rotation state of the display unit 501.

  In this embodiment, the open / close detection unit 5014 can detect three angles of the first detection angle (30 °), the second detection angle (120 °), and the third detection angle (180 °) with a mechanical switch. However, it may be configured such that an arbitrary angle can be detected by electrical detection. When the display unit 501 is closed and the liquid crystal display panels of the two display units face each other, the open / close detection unit 5014 detects the first angle. Then, the second detection angle is opened from the 90 ° position where the liquid crystal display panel surface of the display unit 501 is a surface substantially perpendicular to the lens optical axis, to a 120 ° open position which is further opened from the first detection angle, Have Further, the third detection angle is set in a state where the liquid crystal display panel surface 5011 of the display unit 501 and the liquid crystal display panel 5021 surface of the display unit 502 are arranged in a substantially parallel plane, that is, at a position opened by 180 ° with respect to the main body. Have.

  The hinge is displayed at a position where the display unit 501 is closed, and a position where the liquid crystal display panel surface 5011 and the liquid crystal display panel surface 5021 of the display unit 501 are opened 90 °, 120 ° and 180 °. The portion 501 has a click mechanism that can be held. That is, the first state in which the display unit 501 is closed with respect to the main body (FIG. 2), the second state in which the display unit 501 is opened 90 ° (FIG. 1), the third state in which the display unit 501 is opened 120 ° (FIG. 3), The display unit 501 is configured to be capable of being held in a fourth state (FIG. 4) that is 180 ° open. And when the display part 501 is rotated to positions other than these four states (rotation angle), since the display part 501 is urged | biased in the opening direction, it is not hold | maintained in the position. In this case, the display unit 501 rotates to any one of the above four positions, the display unit 501 stops rotating at any of the above four positions, and the position of the display unit 501 is fixed and held.

  In the video camera of this embodiment, since the liquid crystal display panel 5021 of the display unit 502 is provided so as to be parallel to the optical axis, the display screen of the display unit 501 in the above four states (positions). And the optical axis are 0 °, 90 °, 120 °, and 180 °, respectively.

  Next, the operation of the video camera will be described with reference to a flowchart.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the video camera according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the first state (FIG. 2) in which the display unit 501 is closed, both the display unit 501 and the display unit 502 are turned off and the power of the main body is turned off in order to suppress useless power consumption. When the power is OFF, in step S1, the open / close detection unit 5014 proceeds to S2 when the display unit 501 detects that the display unit 501 is opened by the first detection angle (30 °) or more, and the power is turned on. That is, when the liquid crystal display panel 5011 of the display unit 501 is opened by 30 ° with respect to the main body (liquid crystal display panel 5021), the mechanical switch for the first detection angle of the open / close detection unit 5014 is turned on and opened by 30 ° or more. Detect that. When the angle detected by the open / close detection unit 5014 is 30 ° or more, the power source of the main body is turned on and the photographing standby state is set (step S2). At the same time, the CPU of the control unit issues a command to turn on the backlights of the display unit 501 and the display unit 502, and the backlights of the display unit 501 and the display unit 502 are lit with the first luminance (step S3). The display unit 501 displays a through image captured by the image capturing unit, a zoom bar indicating the zoom state of the image capturing unit, a display indicating that the image capturing is in standby, a display such as a recordable time that can be recorded in the recording unit, Is displayed. The display unit 502 displays various icons for controlling the main body using the touch panel and a playback mode transition icon. When the display unit 501 is opened from the first detection angle (30 °), the liquid crystal display panel surface of the display unit 501 is fixed at a position opened 90 ° so that the surface of the display unit 501 is perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens. (Second state shown in FIG. 1). In the second state, the user performs a zoom operation while confirming the subject displayed on the display unit 501, determines the composition, and sets various functions of the main body by operating the touch panel (for example, selecting the number of pixels during recording, , Exposure setting) can be performed (step S4).

  When the determination of the composition by the user and the setting of various functions of the main body are completed in step S4 in the shooting standby state, shooting is started when the user presses the button 301 (step S5). When shooting is started, the moving image shot by the imaging unit 10 is recorded on the recording medium by the recording unit 40, and the moving image is recorded until the shooting is completed. At this time, the display unit 501 displays a through image, a display indicating that photographing is being performed, and the like. The display unit 502 displays a focus selection icon and a focus confirmation icon as icons used at the time of shooting. Then, during imaging, it is determined whether or not it exists at a position less than 120 ° which is the second detection angle (step S6). When it is determined that the second detection angle is less than 120 °, the control unit CPU issues a backlight dimming command for the display unit 502 to reduce the luminance to the second luminance state ( Step S7). Here, the display unit 501 can be fixed in a state where the second detection angle is less than 120 ° and the display unit 501 is open. The second state in which the display unit 501 is 90 ° open (FIG. 1). It is. Therefore, the case where the display unit 501 is equal to or greater than the first detection angle (30 °) and is less than 120 ° which is the second detection angle means that the display unit 501 is open 90 °. 2 state is estimated. In this state, there is a high possibility that the user is shooting while looking at the display unit 501 from the direction of the optical axis. In this case, the display unit 502 is not visible, and the user may not use the 502. High nature. Therefore, in step S7, the power consumption of the main body during photographing can be suppressed by lowering the luminance of the display unit 502, so that photographing can be performed for a longer time. At this time, a touch icon for controlling the main body during recording by the touch panel is displayed on the display unit 502 in a darker state than during the above-described shooting standby. Accordingly, since the display surface is in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, the visibility of the main display unit 501 for monitoring the subject at the time of shooting is not hindered by the light emission of the display unit 502. A good monitor of a photographed image becomes possible. In the present embodiment, the same effect can be obtained even when the backlight brightness of the display unit 502 is lowered and the light is dimmed but turned off. When the light is turned off, the backlight of the display unit 2 may be turned on in response to the touch of the liquid crystal display panel 5021 (touch panel 303).

  During shooting, the display unit 501 is further opened and the third state where the display unit 501 is opened 120 degrees (the state shown in FIG. 3), that is, when the display unit 501 is at a position equal to or greater than the second detection angle of the open / close detection unit. The backlight of the display unit 502 is not dimmed. The first luminance is the same as that during shooting standby (steps S6 to S9). In the third state, the display surfaces of the display unit 501 and the display unit 502 are not vertical, and there is no display panel existing on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis. The superiority or inferiority of the part 501 and the display part 502 is eliminated. Therefore, it is necessary to make both visible. In the video camera of the present embodiment, when shooting in the third state, the backlight of the display unit 502 is in the first luminance state that is brightly lit as in the case of standby for shooting. Can be done.

  The video camera of this embodiment can also shift to the third state in which the display unit 501 is rotated so as to open 120 °. When the display unit 501 is further opened from the second state during shooting and is opened by a second detection angle (120 °) or more, that is, when the third state is opened by 120 °, the backlight of the display unit 502 waits for shooting. It lights up brightly with the same first luminance as the inside (step S8). Further, also in the fourth state (180 °) that is 120 ° or more, the backlight of the display unit 502 lights brightly with the first luminance. When the angle is 120 ° or more, the user is likely to see two screens at the same time, and therefore both display units are lit brightly with the first luminance. It is. This makes it easier to perform an operation during shooting using a focus selection icon, a focus assist icon, or the like displayed on the display unit 502. When the video camera of the present embodiment presses the focus selection icon, the same image as the through image displayed on the display unit 501 is displayed on the display unit 502, and the portion to be focused on in the subject by the touch panel, It is possible to select a person. Further, when the focus confirmation icon is pressed, an enlarged image of a focused part or a person in the through image displayed on the display unit 501 is displayed on the display unit 502, and the focus can be confirmed.

  Various operations performed during photographing are completed (step S9), and the user closes the display unit 501 again to an opening angle of less than 120 °, and the display unit 501 is fixed at a position of 90 °. A backlight dimming instruction 502 is issued, and the brightness is lowered to the second brightness state.

  When the user ends the shooting by pressing the trigger button (step S10), the shooting is ended, and the recording of the moving image shot by the imaging unit 10 is ended. When shooting is finished, if the brightness of the display unit 502 is the second brightness, the CPU gives a command to increase the backlight brightness of the display unit 502, the first brightness is changed, and the shooting standby is again performed. The mode is changed (step S11). When it is determined that the display unit 501 is in the first closed state, both the display unit 501 and the display unit 502 display device are turned off and the power supply of the main body is turned off in order to suppress useless power consumption ( Step S12). Further, in the above embodiment, in S6, it is only detected whether the rotation angle of the display unit 501 is less than the second detection angle. However, when the display unit 501 is configured to be turned off when the display unit 501 is less than the first detection angle during shooting, the following processing is performed. That is, in S6, when the detection angle of the display unit 501 is 30 ° or more and less than 120 °, it is considered that the display unit 501 is fixed in a rotated state of 90 °, so that the process of S7 is performed. To do.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the display unit 501 is in the second state (the rotation angle is less than the second detection angle) during shooting, the luminance of the backlight 5022 is reduced and changed to the second luminance. Explained what to do. Although not described in the above description, even when the display unit 501 is in the second state (the rotation angle is less than the second detection angle) during shooting standby or playback mode, not during shooting, it is not necessary. The backlight 5022 may be configured to have the first luminance without reducing the luminance. This is because the display unit 502 may be used even when the display unit 501 is in the second state except during shooting.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the video camera according to the embodiment of the present invention during reproduction and shooting standby.

  The video camera of this embodiment can shift to the playback mode by pressing the playback mode transition icon displayed on the display unit 502 in the shooting standby mode (steps S21 and S22). In the playback mode, the video recorded in the recording unit can be confirmed on the display unit 501 (step S23). The display unit 502 displays operation keys (for example, fast forward, rewind, stop, pause, play key, and a transition button for shooting standby mode) related to the playback operation, and can be operated by the touch panel. Yes. After confirming the video, by pressing the shooting mode transition icon displayed on the display unit 502 in the playback mode, the mode again shifts to the shooting standby mode (step S24).

  In the video camera of this embodiment, the display unit 501 is further opened during the shooting standby mode, and the liquid crystal display panel surface of the display unit 501 and the liquid crystal display panel surface of the display unit 502 are arranged in parallel planes. In the state, it shifts to the playback mode. That is, when it is detected that the display unit 501 is opened to the third detection angle during the shooting standby mode, the mode automatically shifts to the playback mode (step 25).

  The video camera of the present embodiment does not shift to the playback mode when the display unit 501 is opened to the fourth state during shooting. Instead, at the timing when it is detected that the angle is the third detection angle or the fourth detection angle, recording as another scene is started from that point. As a result, even when the display unit 501 is unexpectedly opened by the user, photographing is not paused, and valuable photographing timing is not missed. In addition, when the display unit 501 is largely opened, there is a possibility that the display unit 501 is reflected in the captured image, particularly when the lens is driven to the wide side. Therefore, by using a different scene from the video scene that has been shot, it is possible to easily delete only the video reflected on the display unit 501 later.

  In this embodiment, in the playback mode, the display unit 502 is not dimmed in each state. However, here, when the display unit 501 is in the second state, the display unit 502 may be dimmed at the timing when image reproduction is started, and various operation keys may be displayed in a darker state. Good. Since it is difficult to view both screens under the condition that the display unit 501 and the display unit 502 are orthogonal to each other, the display unit 502 is dimmed, the power consumption of the main body during playback is reduced, and longer playback is possible. Become.

  As described above, in the video camera of this embodiment, the luminance of the backlight of the display unit 502 whose display surface is positioned perpendicular to the optical axis is determined based on the rotation state of the display unit 501 (in particular, the optical axis of the display screen). Position relative to). Thereby, particularly when the display screen of the display unit 501 has a predetermined angle that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis, the effect of improving the visibility of the display units 501 and 502 and the power saving effect of the video camera can be obtained.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail based on preferred embodiments thereof, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various forms within the scope of the present invention are also included in the present invention. included. A part of the above-described embodiments may be appropriately combined.

  Also, when a software program that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied from a recording medium directly to a system or apparatus having a computer that can execute the program using wired / wireless communication, and the program is executed Are also included in the present invention.

  Accordingly, the program code itself supplied and installed in the computer in order to implement the functional processing of the present invention by the computer also realizes the present invention. That is, the computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention is also included in the present invention.

  In this case, the program may be in any form as long as it has a program function, such as an object code, a program executed by an interpreter, or script data supplied to the OS.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a magnetic recording medium such as a hard disk or a magnetic tape, an optical / magneto-optical storage medium, or a nonvolatile semiconductor memory may be used.

  As a program supply method, a computer program that forms the present invention is stored in a server on a computer network, and a connected client computer downloads and programs the computer program.

  In the embodiment, an LCD display device in the form of a touch panel is given as an example. However, an operation using a mouse or a device using a display device other than the LCD can be applied.

Claims (13)

An imaging apparatus having a photographing means for photographing an image,
A first display unit provided in the imaging device body;
A second display unit rotatably provided with respect to the imaging device body;
Detecting means for detecting a rotation state of the second display unit;
Instruction means for instructing the photographing of the moving image by the photographing means;
When the rotation state of the second display unit detected by the detection unit during the shooting of the moving image is a predetermined rotation state, the luminance of the first display unit is changed, and the moving image Control is performed so that the brightness of the first display unit is not changed even when the rotation state of the second display unit detected by the detection means is a predetermined rotation state. imaging apparatus characterized by comprising a means. An imaging apparatus having a photographing means for photographing an image,
A first display unit provided in the imaging device body;
A second display unit rotatably provided with respect to the imaging device body;
Detecting means for detecting a rotation state of the second display unit;
Control means for changing the brightness of the first display unit according to the rotation state of the second display unit detected by the detection unit,
The photographing means has an image sensor for converting a subject image formed by a photographing optical system into an image signal,
The first display unit, the display screen of the first display unit, the imaging optical system to that imaging device, characterized in that substantially disposed in parallel to the optical axis of the. Based on the detection result of the rotation state of the second display unit detected by the detection means, the rotation state of the second display unit is rotated to a position substantially orthogonal to the optical axis of the photographing optical system. The imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit lowers the luminance of the first display unit when it is estimated that the rotating state is in a rotating state. Based on the detection result of the rotation state of the second display unit detected by the detection means, the rotation state of the second display unit is rotated to a position substantially orthogonal to the optical axis of the photographing optical system. The control means sets the luminance of the first display unit to a second luminance lower than the first luminance,
That the second display unit has been rotated to a specific angle or more at which the rotation angle is larger than the position where the second display unit is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis of the imaging optical system, by the detection means 3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein when detected, the control unit sets the luminance of the first display unit to the first luminance. 4. The detection means includes a rotation state of a first angle in which the rotation angle of the second display unit is smaller than a position substantially orthogonal to the optical axis of the imaging optical system, and the optical axis of the imaging optical system. A rotation state of a second angle in which the rotation angle of the second display unit is larger than a position orthogonal to each other can be detected;
The second display unit can be held in a state of being rotated to a predetermined angle, and when the second display unit is rotated to an angle larger than the first angle and smaller than the second angle. the imaging apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that it is held in a state of being rotated to a position substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of the photographing optical system.   When it is estimated that the rotation state is rotated to a position substantially orthogonal to the optical axis of the photographing optical system, the second display unit is larger than the first angle, and The imaging apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the detection unit detects that the camera has been rotated to an angle smaller than the second angle. It has a setting means for changing the shadow standby mode or playback mode shooting,
In the photographing standby mode, the second display unit is rotated, and the detection unit determines that the display screen of the first display unit and the display screen of the second display unit are substantially parallel. when it is detected, the setting means, the imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that automatically changing the play mode. An imaging apparatus having a photographing means for photographing an image,
A first display unit provided in the imaging device body;
A second display unit rotatably provided with respect to the imaging device body;
Detecting means for detecting a rotation state of the second display unit;
Control means for changing the brightness of the first display unit according to the rotation state of the second display unit detected by the detection unit;
It has setting means to change to shooting standby mode or playback mode,
In the photographing standby mode, the second display unit is rotated, and the detection unit determines that the display screen of the first display unit and the display screen of the second display unit are substantially parallel. When detected, the setting means automatically changes to the reproduction mode. The detection means detects a rotation angle indicating a rotation state of the second display unit,
9. The imaging apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the control unit reduces the luminance of the first display unit when a rotation angle detected by the detection unit is a predetermined angle. . The said control means makes the brightness | luminance of a said 1st display part lower than the brightness | luminance of a said 2nd display part, when the rotation angle detected by the said detection means is a predetermined angle. Item 10. The imaging device according to Item 9. The setting means, if it is being captured recorded in the recording medium an image photographed by the photographing means, a display screen of the second display unit and the front Symbol display screen of the first display section by said detecting means 9. The imaging apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein even if it is detected that are substantially parallel, the reproduction mode is not changed. An imaging apparatus having an imaging unit for capturing an image, wherein a first display unit provided in the imaging apparatus main body and a second display provided to be rotatable with respect to the imaging apparatus main body A method of controlling an imaging apparatus having a unit,
A detection step of detecting a rotation state of the second display unit;
An instruction step for instructing the photographing of the moving image by the photographing means;
When the rotation state of the second display unit detected in the detection step during shooting of the moving image is a predetermined rotation state, the luminance of the first display unit is changed, and the moving image Control is performed so that the luminance of the first display unit is not changed even when the rotation state of the second display unit detected in the detection step is a predetermined rotation state. A method for controlling the imaging apparatus. An imaging apparatus having an imaging unit for capturing an image, wherein a first display unit provided in the imaging apparatus main body and a second display provided to be rotatable with respect to the imaging apparatus main body A method of controlling an imaging apparatus having a unit,
A detection step of detecting a rotation state of the second display unit;
A control step of changing the luminance of the first display unit according to the rotation state of the second display unit detected in the detection step;
In the setting step of changing to the shooting standby mode or the playback mode, in the shooting standby mode, the second display unit is rotated, and the display screen of the first display unit and the second display unit are rotated. And a setting step of automatically changing to the reproduction mode when it is detected in the detection step that the display screen of the display unit is substantially parallel.

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