JP6370179B2 - Electronic device, control method therefor, program, and storage medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control technique for a menu screen for performing settings related to an electronic device.

  In recent years, in electronic devices such as digital cameras, menu items frequently used by users are registered in one menu hierarchy (My Menu, Custom Menu) by user operation, and the menu hierarchy can be quickly displayed simply by pressing a specific button. Functions that can be displayed are known.

JP 2010-11219 A

  Patent Document 1 does not propose that a plurality of custom menus can be independently constructed. However, it is assumed that the user uses the functions of the electronic device properly according to the situation and purpose of using the electronic device. Therefore, it is convenient to classify the functions and settings to be used according to the situation and purpose of using the electronic device, and to build a separate custom menu for each classification. In this case, a plurality of minuies are constructed. When a plurality of custom menus are constructed, setting items for one custom menu (for example, items for additionally registering menu items in one custom menu) can be considered. Also, setting items related to the entire plurality of custom menus (for example, items for resetting all custom menus) are considered. When these items are prepared, unless the user correctly understands and uses the range of functions of these setting items, there is a problem that the function extends to a range not intended by the user. For example, if you intend to delete only the menu items registered in one custom menu, you must delete all the menu items registered in multiple custom menus by mistake and do the registration work for the custom menu again. It may not be.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that makes it easy to recognize a target range of a function of a menu item regarding a menu item related to a function including a menu item registered by a user.

In order to achieve the above object, an electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes:
A registration means for registering a menu item in response to a user operation in a hierarchical menu composed of a plurality of items;
As an option in a specific hierarchy in the menu of the hierarchical structure, an item of the first type and an item of the second type are displayed,
Used to register a menu item in the same menu with the registration unit and to delete a menu item registered with the registration unit in the same menu in the lower-level menu of the first type item Control to display the first menu item to be displayed,
A second menu for deleting a menu item in the lower layer menu of the first type item, which is a menu item in the lower layer menu of the second type item and registered by the registration means. Display control means for displaying items.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, about the menu item regarding the function with respect to the menu which consists of the menu item which the user registered, possibility that a user will misidentify the target range of the function of the menu item can be reduced.

1 is an external view of a digital camera as an example of an electronic device. The block diagram of a digital camera. Transition diagram of the menu screen of the digital camera. The flowchart which shows a menu screen display process. The figure which shows the focus movement destination of a menu screen. The flowchart which shows the menu display process according to a menu item. The flowchart which shows the process of a my menu setting tab. The transition figure of the menu screen in the process of my menu setting tab. The transition figure of the menu screen in the process of all item deletion. The transition figure of the menu screen in the setting of menu display. The flowchart which shows a menu screen display process. The transition figure of the menu screen in the process of all deletion of my menu tab. The flowchart which shows the process of all deletion of a my menu tab. The flowchart which shows the setting process of my menu. The figure which shows the menu item which can be selected by the transition figure of the menu screen in the setting process of my menu, and the selection process of a registration item. The flowchart which shows the selection process of the registration item in my menu setting process. The transition figure of the menu screen in the deletion process of the tab in my menu setting process. The flowchart which shows the deletion process of the tab in my menu setting processing. The transition figure of the menu screen in the setting of menu display. The transition figure of the menu screen in the process of all deletion of my menu tab. The transition figure of the menu screen in the process of all deletion of my menu tab. The transition figure of the menu screen in the process of all deletion of my menu tab.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated in detail with reference to an accompanying drawing.

<Device configuration>
With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the function and appearance of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied (in this embodiment, a digital camera that is an imaging device will be described as an example) will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the back surface of the digital camera 100 of the present embodiment.

  The display monitor 101 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays images and various information.

  The menu button 110 is mainly used to display a menu screen for performing various settings of the digital camera 100.

  The quick button 111 is used for activating a function set in a later-described my menu tab.

  The playback button 112 is mainly used for displaying an image on the display monitor 101.

  The set button 113 is mainly used to confirm various settings, changes, and selections made on the menu screen.

  The main dial 114 is mainly used to move the focus on the menu screen in the left-right direction.

  The sub dial 115 is an operation member used mainly to move the focus on the menu screen in the vertical direction.

  The cross button 120 is mainly composed of an up / down button 121 used to move the focus on the menu screen in the up / down direction and a left / right button 125 used to move the focus on the menu screen in the left / right direction.

  The up / down button 121 includes an up button 122 and a down button 123. The up button 122 is mainly used to move the focus on the menu screen upward, and the down button 123 is mainly used on the menu screen. Used to move down.

  The left and right buttons 125 include a left button 126 and a right button 127. The left button 126 is mainly used to move the focus on the menu screen in the left direction, and the right button 127 is mainly focused on the menu screen. Used to move the to the right.

  The user can make various settings intuitively using the menu screen displayed on the display monitor 101 and operation members such as the cross button 120 and the set button 113.

  Note that as one of the operation units 205 described later, a touch panel capable of detecting contact with the display monitor 101 is provided. The touch panel and the display monitor 101 can be configured integrally. Thereby, it is possible to configure a GUI as if the user can directly operate the screen displayed on the display monitor 101.

  Although not shown, the digital camera 100 of the present embodiment includes a shutter button for a user to give a shooting instruction, a power switch for switching on / off the camera, and a camera operation mode in addition to the above-described operation unit. A mode changeover switch and the like for switching are provided.

  In addition, the digital camera 100 according to the present embodiment is connected to a memory slot for mounting a recording medium such as a memory card, a battery storage unit for mounting an alkaline battery or a lithium ion battery, or a communication cable such as a USB. A connector is provided.

  FIG. 2 shows the internal configuration of the digital camera 100 of the present embodiment.

  The optical system 201 includes a zoom lens, a lens group including a focus lens, and a shutter having a diaphragm function. The imaging unit 202 is an imaging device configured by a CCD, a CMOS, or the like that converts a subject image into an electrical signal.

  The imaging unit 202 includes an A / D converter that converts an analog signal output from the imaging element into a digital signal.

  The volatile memory 203 is a temporary storage device such as a RAM, and stores still image data, moving image data (hereinafter, image data) output from the imaging unit 202, and the like. The volatile memory 203 stores various information such as file system information and management information in addition to image data, and further serves as a work memory for the control unit 210. Further, the volatile memory 203 serves as a buffer memory at the time of image recording and reproduction. The work area of the control unit 210 is not limited to the volatile memory 203, and may be an external hard disk or a memory card, which will be described later.

  The nonvolatile memory 204 is a secondary storage device such as an EEPROM that can be electrically erased and recorded. The nonvolatile memory 204 stores constants, programs, and the like for the operation of the control unit 210. Here, the program is a program for executing various flowcharts to be described later. The non-volatile memory 204 stores captured image files.

  The control unit 210 includes a CPU, an input / output circuit, a timer circuit, and the like. The CPU expands the program stored in the non-volatile memory 204 in the work area of the volatile memory 203 and executes it. To control.

  The operation unit 205 is, for example, a switch for receiving a user operation through a GUI screen or the like, a cursor key, a touch panel, and the like, for example, power on / off, moving image recording start / stop, still image shooting, zoom operation, operation mode switching, and GUI screen. . The operation unit 205 includes the menu button 110, quick button 111, playback button 112, set button 113, main dial 114, sub dial 115, and cross button 120 shown in FIG.

  The display unit 206 displays a through image at the time of shooting, a playback display of the shot image, and a character display for interactive operation on the display monitor 101 shown in FIG. The control unit 210 realizes an electronic viewfinder (EVF) function by controlling the display unit 206 so as to continuously display the image data output from the imaging unit 202 on the display monitor 101 while sequentially updating the image data. The display unit 206 turns on / off the electronic viewfinder (EVF) function according to an instruction from the system control unit 350. The display unit 206 may be integrated with the digital camera 100 or may be an external device connected to the digital camera 100.

  The communication unit 207 is an interface for connecting to an external device so as to be communicable via wireless or wired communication. The digital camera 100 of this embodiment can exchange data with an external device via the communication unit 207. The external device is, for example, a personal computer or a smartphone, which is a kind of mobile phone, a tablet, a printer, or the like, and can transmit image data generated by the imaging unit 202 to the external device via the communication unit 207.

  The recording medium 208 can record the image data output from the imaging unit 202. The recording medium 208 may be configured to be detachable from the digital camera 100 or may be built in the digital camera 100. That is, the digital camera 100 only needs to have a means for accessing at least the recording medium 208. In the recording medium 208, image data stored in the volatile memory 203 is recorded, or an already recorded image file and various information relating to camera control are read out. As the recording medium 208, for example, a removable memory card is used.

  Instead of controlling the entire apparatus by the control unit 210, the entire apparatus may be controlled by a plurality of hardware sharing the processing.

  In the digital camera 100 of this embodiment, when the menu button 110 included in the operation unit 205 is pressed, the control unit 210 controls the display unit 206 to display the menu screen on the display monitor 101. On the menu screen, it is possible to set or change settings such as My Menu settings, image shooting settings, display monitor brightness settings, and display language selection, which will be described later.

<Menu screen>
Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the menu screen displayed on the display monitor 101 when the menu button 110 is pressed and the transition of the menu screen due to the operation of the operation unit 205 will be described.

  FIG. 3A illustrates a menu screen 3A displayed on the display monitor 101 when the menu button 110 is pressed. As shown in the drawing, large tabs 300 (the black-painted portions are large tabs in focus) are aligned in the horizontal direction at the top of the screen. A list of small tabs (small tab hierarchy option list) belonging to a focused large tab is a small tab 307, and a black portion is a small tab with a focus. The small tab has a name for each tab, and the small tab name 308 represents the name of the small tab currently focused. Reference numeral 309 denotes a list (menu item part) of menu items (menu item part of a lower-level menu of the small tab) belonging to the currently focused small tab, and the black part is the currently focused menu item. . The respective focus on the large tab 300, the small tab 307, and the menu item 309 can be moved by the operation of the operation unit 205. Details of the focus movement will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The large tab 300 includes a shooting tab 301, an AF tab 302, a playback tab 303, a setting tab 304, a CFN tab 305, and a my menu tab 306 from the left in the drawing. The large tabs 301 to 306 have small tabs 307 belonging to the large tabs 301 to 306, and the number of small tabs 307 is different for each large tab 301 to 306. The small tabs 307 are displayed by the number of small tabs belonging to the large tabs 301 to 306 in accordance with the focus movement of the large tab 300. For example, the shooting tab 301 has 6 small tabs, the AF tab 302 has 5 small tabs, the playback tab 303 has 3 small tabs, the setting tab 304 has 4 small tabs, and the CFN tab 305 has 4 small tabs. The number of small tabs in the My Menu tab 306 is six (1 in the initial state). That is, the large tab is associated with a plurality of small tabs. Each small tab 307 has a menu item 309 belonging to each small tab. Up to seven menu items belong to one small tab. As many menu items 309 as the number of menu items belonging to the small tab are displayed according to the focus movement of the small tab.

  The shooting tab 301 includes a small tab (third type item) for displaying a menu (third type menu) having menu items for setting shooting-related settings. The AF tab 302 includes a small tab (third type item) for displaying a menu (third type menu) having menu items for performing shooting-related settings, mainly autofocus settings. The reproduction tab 303 includes a small tab (third type item) for displaying a menu (third type menu) having menu items related to reproduction of the captured image. The setting tab 304 includes a small tab (third type item) for displaying a menu (third type menu) having menu items for performing camera settings, connection settings with peripheral devices, and the like. The CFN tab 305 includes a small tab (third type item) for displaying a menu (third type menu) having menu items for performing detailed setting of the photographing function. The My Menu tab 306 includes a My Menu small tab 320 (first type item) for displaying a menu (first type menu) having menu items registered by the user. Also included is a my menu setting tab 326 (second type item) for displaying a menu (second type menu) having menu items for setting related to the small menu tab. The My Menu tab 306 has a function that allows the user to arbitrarily specify and register the menu item 309 included in each large tab other than the My Menu tab. Since the number of menu items 309 increases with the advancement of camera functions, by registering frequently used menu items in the My Menu tab 306, a desired menu can be quickly displayed simply by pressing the quick button 111. It is possible to reach the item.

  3 (B1), (B2), (B3), (C1), (C2), and (C3), the menu screens 3B1, 3B2, 3B3, 3C1, and 3C2 in a state where the my menu tab 306 is focused. 3C3 is illustrated. The My Menu tab 306 that is a large tab includes a My Menu small tab 320 (first type item) and a My Menu setting tab 326 (second type item) as small tabs in the lower hierarchy. The my menu small tab 320 is a small tab capable of additionally registering a menu item 341 (registered item) arbitrarily selected by the user, and a plurality of registered (multiple added) items can be registered. For example, in the screen 3B1, the three small tabs of the My Menu 1 tab 321, the My Menu 2 tab 322, and the My Menu 3 tab 323 are collectively referred to as the My Menu small tab 320, but the My Menu small tab 320 can be added. There may be. In this embodiment, it is assumed that there are a maximum of five My Menu small tabs 320. The my menu setting tab 326 is a small tab including menu items 331 to 334 relating to the setting of the my menu tab 306. When the My Menu tab 306 is selected, the My Menu small tab 320 and the My Menu setting tab 326 are displayed on the same screen (same line). Note that when the My Menu tab 306 is selected, small tabs belonging to other large tabs such as small tabs belonging to the shooting tab 301 are not displayed. However, as will be described later, even when the My Menu tab 306 is selected and either the My Menu small tab 320 or the My Menu setting tab 326 is selected, the small tab belonging to another large tab is changed when the small tab selection is switched. Can be selected (focused). When a small tab belonging to another large tab is selected, the selection (focus) of the large tab is also moved from the my menu tab 306 to another large tab.

  In the present embodiment, the maximum number of my menu small tabs 320 is five because the number of large tabs 301 to 305 is five. By adding as many My Menu small tabs 320 as the number of large tabs, My Menu 1 tab 321 can be associated with virtual shooting tab 301, My Menu 2 tab 322 can be associated with virtual AF tab 302, and so on.

  Further, the display form may be different between the My Menu small tab 320 and the My Menu setting tab 326. For example, the color of the small tab name 308 is changed, and the character color of the menu items 341 to 342 and 331 to 334 is changed. By making the display form different, the user can easily identify the My Menu small tab 320 and the My Menu setting tab 326. Note that additional menu items cannot be registered in the My Menu Setting tab 326.

  3B1, 3 </ b> B <b> 2, and 3 </ b> B <b> 3 exemplify the menu screens 3 </ b> B <b> 1, 3 </ b> B <b> 2, and 3 </ b> B <b> 3 in a state where the my menu setting tab 326 is focused.

  The screen 3B3 illustrates a case where the small menu 307 belonging to the my menu tab 306 is only the my menu setting tab 326. The small tab 307 belonging to the my menu tab 306 in the initial state (at the time of initial setting) is only the my menu setting tab 326.

  In order to display the My Menu small tab 320, it is necessary to additionally register the My Menu tab from the Add My Menu tab 331 in the My Menu setting tab 326.

  The lower level menu (second type menu) of the my menu setting tab 326 (second type item) includes the following menu items. “Add My Menu Tab” 331, “Delete All My Menu Tabs” 332, “Delete All Items” 333, “Menu Display” 334. “Add My Menu Tab” 331 is a menu item for executing a function of adding a My Menu Small Tab 320. “Delete all my menu tabs” 332 is a menu item for executing a function of deleting all added My menu small tabs. “Delete all items” 333 (first menu item) is a menu item for executing a function of deleting all menu items registered in the My Menu small tab 320. “Menu display” 334 is a menu item for setting the display mode of the menu display. Details of the functions of the menu items 331 to 334 will be described later. In the present embodiment, the display position of the My Menu setting tab 326 is always the right end in the small tab arrangement regardless of the number of My Menu small tabs.

  FIGS. 3C1, 3 </ b> C <b> 2, and 3 </ b> C <b> 3 exemplify the screens 3 </ b> C <b> 1, 3 </ b> C <b> 2, and 3 </ b> C <b> 3 in a state where the small menu 320 is focused.

  The lower-level menu (first type menu) of the My Menu small tab 320 includes “Setting” 342 (second menu item) and My Menu items (customized menu items, registered items) 341 customized by the user as menu items. Including. “Setting” 342 registers and deletes the My Menu item 341 for the corresponding small tab, and changes the tab name 308. Details of the function of “setting” 342 will be described later.

  FIG. 3C3 illustrates a state immediately after “Add My Menu Tab” 331 is selected on the screen 3B3, and only “Setting” 342 is displayed when the My Menu item 341 is not registered.

  Note that the upper limit of the number of My Menu items 341 that can be registered in the My Menu small tab 320 is limited to the number of menu items that can be displayed on one screen without scrolling (in this embodiment, 6) (that is, displayable without scrolling). ). In this way, the user can view all of the registered My Menu items 341 simply by sequentially selecting the small tabs included in the My Menu small tab 320 by operating the main dial 114, and the desired My Menu can be viewed. Easy to find. The upper limit of the number of My Menu items 341 that can be registered in the My Menu small tab 320 may be eliminated and unlimited. In this case, a desired number of My Menu items 341 are registered in any one of the My Menu small tabs 320 (for example, My Menu 1 tab 321). The user can scroll and select the menu item 341 by operating the sub dial 115.

  FIGS. 3B2 and 3C2 illustrate screens 3B2 and 3C2 in a state where the setting of “menu display” 334 is “only my menu tab”. When “Menu display” 334 is set to “My menu tab only”, the large tabs 301 to 305 other than the My menu tab 306 are not displayed.

  FIG. 3B2 illustrates the screen 3B2 in a state where the small tab focus is on the my menu setting tab 326.

  FIG. 3C2 illustrates a screen 3C2 in a state where the small tab focus is on the my menu small tab 320. Details of the function of “menu display” 334 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  As described above, the menu screen of the present embodiment includes the large tabs 301 to 306, the small tabs 307, 320, and 326 belonging to each large tab, and the menu items 309, 331 to 334, and 341 to 342 belonging to each small tab. It has a hierarchical structure with large tabs at the top. That is, there is a hierarchical structure in which there are a plurality of small tabs as an upper layer of the menu item group 309 and a plurality of large tabs as an upper layer of the plurality of small tabs.

<Focus move>
Next, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the focus movement process of the large tab 300, the small tab 307, and the menu item 309 on the menu screen of the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 4 shows processing of the menu screen when the menu button 110 is pressed.

  4 is realized by reading a software program stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 into the volatile memory 203 and executing it by the control unit 210.

  When the user presses the menu button 110 and instructs to start displaying the menu screen, the control unit 210 displays the initial screen of the menu screen on the display monitor 101.

  In S401, the control unit 210 waits for the menu button 110 to be pressed, and if it is pressed, proceeds to S402.

  In S402, the control unit 210 displays one of the menu screens in FIG. The details of the menu screen display process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In S403, the control unit 210 determines whether the setting of the “menu display” 334 is “My menu tab only” as in the screen 3B2 of FIG. 3B2, and if it is “My menu tab only”, the process proceeds to S405. In other cases, the process proceeds to S404.

  The menu screen when proceeding to S404 is other than the screens 3B2 and 3C2 of FIG. 3 (B2) and (C2), and the menu screen when proceeding to S405 is the screen 3B2 of FIG. 3 (B2) or (C2) or 3C2.

  In S404, the control unit 210 determines whether or not the quick button 111 has been pressed. If the quick button 111 has been pressed, the process proceeds to S408, and if not, the process proceeds to S406.

  In S408, the control unit 210 moves the focus to the next large tab according to the focus position of the current large tab, and proceeds to S410.

  FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the type of the tab being focused and the type of the tab to which the focus is moved according to the operation of the operation unit 205. FIG. 5A shows a focus movement destination when the setting of “menu display” 334 is other than “display only my menu tab”. For example, when the quick button 111 is pressed while the shooting tab 301 and the shooting small tab 1 are in focus, the next focus movement destination is the AF tab for the large tab and the small tab according to FIG. The tab is AF tab 1. It is assumed that the small tab numbers are arranged from the left in ascending order.

  In step S <b> 408, the control unit 210 moves the focus from the shooting tab 301 to the AF tab 302. As shown in FIG. 5A, when the quick button 111 is pressed, the large tab is moved, but the small tab focus position of the movement destination is always the leftmost small tab belonging to the large tab. (First tab) is the destination. Note that after the update processing in S410, the control unit 210 performs focus movement of the small tab in S409, but stores the movement destination of the small tab focus determined according to FIG. 5A in the volatile memory 203.

  In S410, the control unit 210 displays a list of small tabs belonging to the destination large tab on the small tab 307, and proceeds to S409.

  In S406, the control unit 210 determines whether the main dial 114 or the left / right button 125 is operated. If operated, the process proceeds to S407, and if not operated, the process proceeds to S411.

  In S407, the control unit 210 determines the focus movement destination of the large tab and the small tab according to FIG. 5 according to the current small tab focus position, and stores the movement destination in the volatile memory 203. In step S407, the control unit 210 determines whether the large tab has moved. If there is a movement, the control unit 210 proceeds to step S408. If there is no movement, the control unit 210 proceeds to step S409.

  In S405, the control unit 210 determines whether the main dial 114 or the left / right button 125 has been operated. If operated, the process proceeds to S409, and if not operated, the process proceeds to S411.

  FIG. 5B shows a focus movement destination when the setting of “menu display” 334 is “display only my menu tab”.

  In S405, since the large tabs 301 to 305 other than the My Menu tab 306 are not displayed, the large tab is not moved, and the small tab is moved to the focus movement destination according to the operation of the operation unit 205 according to FIG. Only move the focus.

  In step S409, the control unit 210 moves the small tab focus. Even when one of the processes of S407 and S410 is performed, the movement destination of the small tab focus is stored in the volatile memory 203. Therefore, the control unit 210 moves the focus of the small tab according to the stored focus movement destination. When the focus is moved, the control unit 210 stores the focus position of the destination small tab in the volatile memory 203 as the current focus position. In this case, the control unit 210 updates the display of the small tab name 308 of FIG. 3 with the small tab name of the focus movement destination, and proceeds to S413.

  The focus position of the current small tab stored in the volatile memory 203 is written by the control unit 210 to the nonvolatile memory 204 when the power is turned off, and from the nonvolatile memory 204 to the volatile memory when the power is turned on again. Read to 203.

  In S413, the control unit 210 displays the menu item 309 belonging to the small tab of the movement destination on the display monitor 101, and proceeds to S412.

In S411, the control unit 210 determines whether the sub-dial 115 or up and down buttons 121 is operated, the process proceeds to S412 if it is operated, if not operated proceeds to S41 4.

  In S412, when the process transits from S411, the control unit 210 moves the focus of the menu item 309 downward when the sub dial 115 is turned clockwise or the lower button 123 is pressed. If the bottom menu item has focus, the focus is moved to the top menu item. When the sub dial 115 is turned counterclockwise or the up button 122 is pressed, the control unit 210 moves the focus of the menu item 309 upward. When the top menu item has focus, the focus is moved to the bottom menu item. In this process, the control unit 210 stores the destination focus position in the volatile memory 203 for each small tab. On the other hand, when the process transitions from S413, the control unit 210 moves the focus to the menu item according to the focus position for each small tab stored in the volatile memory 203. Note that the control unit 210 writes the focus position of the menu item for each small tab to the nonvolatile memory 204 when the camera is turned off, and from the nonvolatile memory 204 when the camera is turned on. Reading to the memory 203 is performed.

  In S414, the control unit 210 determines whether or not the set button 113 has been pressed. If it has been pressed, the process proceeds to S415, and if not, the process proceeds to S416.

  In S415, the control unit 210 performs display according to the menu items 341 and 342 (FIG. 3 (C2)) currently focused. Details of the processing of S414 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In S416, the control unit 210 determines whether the menu button 110 has been pressed. If the menu button 110 has been pressed, the process proceeds to S417, and if not, the process returns to S403.

  In S417, the control unit 210 ends the display of the menu screen while holding the focus position of the small tab 307 and the focus position of the menu item 309 in the volatile memory 203. Accordingly, when the menu screen is displayed next in S402, the focus can be moved to the previous focus position according to the setting of the “menu display” 334.

  As shown in FIG. 5, since there are many small tabs, if the small tab is moved with the left / right button 125 or the main dial 114, the operation takes time and takes time. Therefore, in order to reduce the number of times the small tab is moved as much as possible and to save time and effort, the My Menu Small Tab 320 displays only the number currently registered. For example, assuming that the maximum number of registerable My Menu small tabs 320 is 5, if they are always displayed, it is troublesome for a user who does not use My Menu. The initial value of the currently registered number is assumed to be zero.

<My Menu (Settings) tab functions>
Next, functions of the My Menu Setting tab 326 and My Menu small tab 320 on the menu screen of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  The functions of the My Menu Setting Tab 326 (menu items included in the menu indicated by the My Menu Setting Tab 326) include “Add My Menu Tab” 331, “Delete All My Menu Tabs” 332, “Delete All Items” 333, and “Menu Display”. 334 is included.

  “Add My Menu Tab” 331 is a menu item for executing a function of increasing the registered number of My Menu Small Tabs 320 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 one by one. The screen transition when “Add My Menu Tab” 331 is selected will be described later with reference to FIG.

  “Delete all of my menu tabs” 332 is a menu item for executing a function of setting the number of registered my menu small tabs 320 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 to zero. Details of the function of “delete all my menu tabs” 332 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13.

  “Delete all items” 333 is a menu item for executing a function of deleting all the My Menu items 341 registered for each My Menu small tab 320 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204. The screen transition when “Delete All Items” 333 is selected will be described later with reference to FIG.

  “Menu display” 334 is a menu item for setting “menu display” to any one of “normal display” 1001, “display from my menu tab” 1002, and “display only my menu tab” 1003 (FIG. 10). Details of the function of the “menu display” 334 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  The functions of the My Menu small tab 320 include execution of a registered My Menu item 341 and “Setting” 342.

  The execution of the registered my menu item 341 means that the user operates the operation unit 205 to set or change the camera function, and performs the same processing as the transition from the normal menu item 309.

  “Setting” 342 is a menu item for executing each function in the menu corresponding to the currently selected My Menu small tab 320. By selecting “Setting” 342, a lower-level menu having the following menu items is displayed. Is displayed. “Select Registration Item” 1501, “Sort Registration Items” 1502, “Delete by Selection” 1502, “Delete All Items in Tab” 1504, “Delete Tab” 1505, “Change Tab Name” 1506 ( (See screen 15B in FIG. 15B). Details of the processing of “select registration item” 1501 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16, and details of the function of “delete tab” 1505 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  As described above, the my menu setting tab 326 and the my menu small tab 320 are provided independently as small tabs belonging to the my menu tab 306. That is, setting functions related to the entire My Menu such as “Delete All My Menu Tabs” 332 and “Delete All Items” 333 are assigned independently of the My Menu Small Tab 320. Accordingly, the user can easily recognize that the my menu setting tab 326 is a function for performing settings related to the entire my menu.

  On the other hand, the functions effective only for the selected My Menu small tab 320 such as “Select Registration Item” 1501, “Select and Delete” 1503, “Delete All Items in Tab” 1504, etc. 320 “setting” 342 is assigned. Therefore, it becomes easy for the user to recognize that it is effective only for the selected my menu small tab 320.

  If a setting function related to the entire My Menu such as “Delete All Items” 333 is displayed as a menu item included in each My Menu small tab, the display is as shown in FIG. However, in this case, whether the function performed by selecting “Delete All Items” 333 is to delete all items in the menu items of the currently selected My Menu small tab or all other My Menu small tabs. It's hard to tell if it's a batch deletion of items. Therefore, the function of “delete all items” 333 is executed to delete all items of only the menu items of the My Menu small tab currently selected by the user, and all items including other My Menu small tabs are displayed. There is a risk that erroneous operations such as batch deletion will occur. However, as described above, the My Menu Setting tab 326 is provided as a menu different from the My Menu small tab, and setting functions related to the entire My Menu such as “Delete All My Menu Tabs” 332 and “Delete All Items” 333 are assigned. As a result, the possibility of erroneous operation is reduced compared to the display as shown in FIG.

<Menu display process according to the currently focused menu item>
Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the menu display process corresponding to the menu items 341 and 342 currently focused in S415 of FIG. 4 will be described.

  In step S601, the control unit 210 determines whether the focus position of the small tab is the my menu setting tab 326. If it is the my menu setting tab 326, the process proceeds to step S602. If not, the process proceeds to step S603.

  In step S <b> 602, the control unit 210 performs processing of the my menu setting tab 326. Details of the processing of S602 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S603, the control unit 210 determines whether the focus position of the small tab is any of the my menu small tabs 320. If the small tab 320 is any of the my menu small tabs 320, the control unit 210 proceeds to step S604. move on.

  In S <b> 604, the control unit 210 determines whether the focused menu item among the menu items included in the My Menu small tab is “Setting” 342. If the “setting” 342 is focused, the process proceeds to S605, and otherwise (that is, the My Menu item 341), the process proceeds to S606.

  In step S <b> 605, the control unit 210 performs a “setting” 342 process. Details of the processing of S605 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S606, the control unit 210 starts screen display according to the focused menu item 309. Then, after the user changes or executes the setting of the function of the camera 100 on the screen, the process proceeds to S607.

  In step S607, the control unit 210 ends the screen display started in step S606.

<Processing of My Menu Settings tab>
Next, with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, the process of the my menu setting tab 326 in S602 of FIG. 6 will be described.

(Addition of My Menu tab)
In S701, the control unit 210 determines whether the focused menu item is “Add My Menu Tab” 331 (FIG. 8A). If so, the process proceeds to S702, and otherwise, S704. Proceed to

  In S <b> 702, the control unit 210 determines whether an instruction indicating that the user can add a My Menu tab has been received by a user operation. If an OK instruction is received, the process proceeds to S <b> 703; To do.

  In step S <b> 703, the control unit 210 executes a process of increasing the number of registered My Menu small tabs 320 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 by one, and proceeds to step S <b> 717. Here, with reference to FIG. 8, the details of the screen transition in the processing of “Add My Menu Tab” 331 in S701 to S703 will be described.

  FIG. 8 shows a screen transition when “Add My Menu Tab” 331 is selected. When the user selects “Add My Menu Tab” 331 on screen 3B3 in FIG. 8A, control unit 210 displays screen 8A in FIG. 8B. When the user presses the cancel button 820 on the screen 8A, the control unit 210 displays the screen 3B3 before selection without adding the my menu tab. On the other hand, when the user presses the OK button 821 on the screen 8A, the control unit 210 increases the registration number of the My Menu small tab 320 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 by one, and the screen 3C3 in FIG. Is displayed. Although the My Menu small tab 320 is not displayed on the screen 3B3, the My Menu small tab 320 is increased by one because the My Menu tab is added on the screen 3C3. Although the example of FIG. 8 shows an example in which the number of My Menu small tabs 320 increases from 0, additional processing can be performed up to the upper limit of the number of registrations regardless of the number of My Menu tabs. The small tab focus position before the addition is the My menu setting tab 326, but after the addition process, the focus moves to the added My Menu tab (FIG. 8C). The control unit 210 moves the focus position of the small tab to the added My Menu small tab 320, and stores the focus position of the small tab after the movement in the volatile memory 203.

(Delete all My Menu tabs)
In step S704, the control unit 210 determines whether the focused menu item is “Delete All My Menu Tabs” 332 (FIG. 12A). If so, the process proceeds to step S705, otherwise. The process proceeds to S707.

  In step S <b> 705, the control unit 210 determines whether a user operation has received an instruction as to whether or not to delete all my menu tabs. If an OK instruction is received, the process proceeds to step S <b> 706. Exit.

  In step S <b> 706, the control unit 210 performs the process of “delete all my menu tabs” 332. Details of the processing in S706 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

(All item deletion processing)
In step S707, the control unit 210 determines whether the focused menu item is the all item deletion 333 (FIG. 9A). If so, the control unit 210 proceeds to step S708, and otherwise proceeds to step S710.

  In S708, it is determined whether or not an instruction to delete all items is received by a user operation. If an OK instruction is received, the process proceeds to S709. If a cancel instruction is received, the process ends.

  In S709, the control unit 210 executes a process of deleting all the My Menu items 341 registered in each My Menu small tab 320 stored in the non-volatile memory 204, and the process proceeds to S717.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 9, the details of the screen transition in the processing of “delete all items” 333 in S707 to S709 will be described.

  FIG. 9 shows a screen transition when “Delete All Items” 333 is selected.

  “Delete all items” 333 is a menu item for executing a function of deleting all of the my menu items 341 registered in each of the small menu 320 tabs.

  When “Delete All Items” 333 is selected on the screen 3B1 in FIG. 9A in a state where the My Menu item 341 is registered in the My Menu small tab 320 (FIG. 9C), the control unit 210 The screen 9A of 9 (B) is displayed. When the user presses the cancel button 920 on the screen 9A, the control unit 210 displays the screen 3B1 before selection without executing all item deletion. On the other hand, when the user presses the OK button 921 on the screen 9A, the control unit 210 sets all the menu items registered in all the My Menu small tabs 320 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 to zero. Change and display screen 3B1. If the user performs an operation to display the My Menu small tab 320 before executing “Delete All Items” 333, the My Menu item registered in the My Menu small tab 320 is displayed as shown in the screen 3C1 of FIG. 341 is displayed. On the other hand, when the user performs an operation to display the My Menu small tab 320 after executing “Delete All Items” 333, as shown in the screen 3C3 of FIG. 9D, the My Menu items 341 of all the My Menu small tabs 320 are displayed. Is displayed in a state of 0. In this case, unlike “Delete all My Menu tabs”, the My Menu small tabs are not deleted, and the menu items of all My Menu small tabs are just empty (colored). is there.

(Menu display processing)
In step S710, the control unit 210 determines whether the focused menu item is “menu display” 334. If yes, the control unit 210 proceeds to step S711. Otherwise, the process ends.

  In step S <b> 711, the control unit 210 displays a screen (FIG. 10B) that displays the setting items 1001 to 1003 of “menu display” 334. In addition, the control unit 210 determines whether the setting item selected on the screen of FIG. 10B is “normal display” 1001. If “normal display” 1001, the control unit 210 proceeds to S 712. The process proceeds to S713.

  In step S712, the control unit 210 changes the “menu display” setting stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 to “normal display”, and the process advances to step S717.

  In S713, the control unit 210 determines whether the setting item selected on the screen of FIG. 10B is “Display from My Menu tab” 1002, and if so, proceeds to S714, otherwise The process proceeds to S715.

  In S714, the control unit 210 changes the setting of “menu display” stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 to “display from my menu tab”, and proceeds to S717.

  In step S715, the control unit 210 determines whether the setting item selected on the screen of FIG. 10B is “display only my menu tab” 1003. If so, the process proceeds to step S716. The process ends.

  In step S716, the control unit 210 changes the “menu display” setting stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 to “display only my menu tab”, and the process advances to step S717.

  In step S <b> 717, the control unit 210 performs regeneration processing of large tabs and small tabs based on the settings of the “My Menu Small Tabs 320” and “Menu Display” stored in the nonvolatile memory 204, and update processing of the currently displayed screen I do.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 10, the details of the screen transition in the “menu display” setting process of S710 to S716 will be described.

  FIG. 10 shows a screen transition when the “menu display” 334 is selected.

  The “menu display” 334 is a setting item for a screen that is displayed first when the menu is displayed, and can be set to one of three states of setting items 1001 to 1003.

  “Normal display” is a state in which when the menu screen display (S402) is started, the large tab (the item selected last time) and the small tab that were focused immediately before closing the menu screen are focused. This is a setting to display the menu screen. When “normal display” is set, for example, the menu screen display starts from the screen 3A of FIG. In the state of the screen 3A in FIG. 3A, all large tabs 301 to 306 and small tabs belonging to them are displayed.

  “Display from My Menu Tab” displays the menu screen with the My Menu tab 306 in focus when the menu screen display (S402) is started, even if the main tab focused immediately before closing the menu screen is not the My Menu tab 306. It is a setting to do. The menu screen display is started in a state where the small tab (320 or 326) belonging to the my menu tab 306 is focused. That is, it is a setting that allows the user to quickly open the My Menu including menu items registered by the user by pressing the menu button 110 once. After opening the menu, it is possible to switch to a menu of small tabs belonging to other large tabs by user operation. If “display from My Menu tab” is set, menu screen display starts from screen 3B1 of FIG. 10A, for example. In the screen 3B1 of FIG. 10A, although the my menu tab 306 is focused, all large tabs 301 to 306 are displayed.

  “Display only my menu tab” 1003 is a setting for displaying a menu that displays only the my menu tab 306 as a large tab and hides other large tabs. Also, only the My Menu tab 306 and the small tabs 320 and 326 belonging thereto are displayed. For this reason, menus belonging to other large tabs cannot be opened. When “display only my menu tab” is set, for example, the menu screen is displayed from the screen 3B2 of FIG. 10C or the screen 3C2 of FIG. 3C2.

  In the description of FIGS. 7 and 10, the setting value of “menu display” is determined by the user operating the operation unit 205, but the control unit 210 performs determination based on the number of the My Menu small tabs 320 and the setting value. May be determined. For example, the control unit 210 may perform control such as setting the “menu display” setting value to “display only my menu tabs” when the number of my menu small tabs 320 exceeds a certain value (a predetermined number or more). As a result, when “normal display” is set, when the number of added My Menu small tabs 320 is less than a predetermined number, a large tab other than the My Menu tab 306 is displayed. For example, when the shooting tab 301 is selected. Displays small tabs belonging to the shooting tab 301. If a predetermined number or more of the small menu tabs 320 are added from this state, the display is automatically changed to “display only my menu tabs”, and large tabs other than the my menu tab 306 are not displayed. Therefore, for example, small tabs belonging to the shooting tab 301 are not displayed. As the number of My Menu small tabs 320 increases, the number of user operations for moving the focus of the small tabs 307 also increases. When the focus movement of the small tabs 307 is performed with the left / right button 125 or the main dial 114, it takes time and effort. It takes. Therefore, in order to reduce the number of times the small tabs are moved as much as possible and save labor, it is effective to set “display only my menu tabs” when the number of my menu small tabs 320 exceeds a certain value.

<Menu screen display processing>
Next, the menu screen display process in S402 of FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S <b> 1101, the control unit 210 reads the registration number of the My Menu small tab 320 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 and determines whether the registration number is 1 or more. When the registration number is 1 or more, the process proceeds to S1102, and when it is determined that the registration number is 0, the process proceeds to S1103.

  In step S1102, the control unit 210 generates as many my menu small tabs 320 as the number of registered my menu small tabs 320 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204.

  In step S <b> 1103, the control unit 210 reads the current setting of the “menu display” 334 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204. The control unit 210 proceeds to S1105 when the read setting is “display only my menu tab”, and proceeds to S1104 when it is “normal display” or “display from my menu tab”.

  In step S1104, the control unit 210 generates a my menu setting tab 326, other small tabs 307, my menu tab 306, and other large tabs 301 to 305.

  In step S <b> 1105, the control unit 210 generates a my menu setting tab 326 and a my menu tab 306.

  In step S <b> 1106, the control unit 210 determines whether the current setting of the “menu display” 334 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 is “normal display”. If it is “normal display”, the process advances to step S1109; otherwise, that is, if “display from my menu tab”, the process advances to step S1107.

  In step S <b> 1107, the control unit 210 reads the focus position of the small tab at the end of the previous menu display stored in the volatile memory 203, and determines whether the focus position is the my menu setting tab 326. If it is the my menu setting tab 326, the process proceeds to S1109, and if not, the process proceeds to S1108.

  In S <b> 1108, the control unit 210 starts display from the leftmost tab of the My Menu small tab 320. Here, for example, a screen 3C1 as shown in FIG. 3 (C1) is displayed.

  In step S <b> 1109, the control unit 210 starts display from the focus position of the small tab at the end of the previous menu display stored in the volatile memory 203. Here, for example, screens 3A, 3B1, and 3C1 as shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B1, and 3C1 are displayed.

<Deleting all My Menu tabs>
Next, with reference to FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the process for deleting all of the My Menu tabs in S706 of FIG.

  FIG. 12 shows screen transitions when “Delete All My Menu” 332 is selected.

  When “Delete all my menu tabs” 332 is selected on the screen 3B1 in FIG. 12A when a setting other than “My menu tabs only” is selected as the setting of the “menu display” 334, the control unit 210 A screen 12A of 12 (B) is displayed. Further, when “delete all my menu tabs” 332 is selected on the screen 3B2 in FIG. 12D when “display only my menu tabs” is selected, the control unit 210 displays the screen in FIG. 12B. 12A is displayed. When the cancel button 1200 is pressed on the screen 12A by a user operation, the control unit 210 displays the screen 3B1 or 3B2 according to the screen state before selection without executing tab deletion. On the other hand, when the OK button 1201 is pressed on the screen 12A, the control unit 210 deletes all of the added My Menu small tabs 320 and displays the screen 3B3 in FIG. As shown in the screen 3B3, large tabs are all displayed even when transitioning from the screen 3B2.

  FIG. 13 shows the process of deleting all the My Menu tabs in S706 of FIG.

  In S <b> 1301, the control unit 210 changes the number of registered My Menu small tabs 320 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 to 0.

  In S1302, the control unit 210 reads the setting of “menu display” 334 from the nonvolatile memory 204, determines whether it is “normal display”, and if so, ends the process, otherwise proceeds to S1303. move on.

  In S <b> 1303, the control unit 210 changes the setting of “menu display” 334 to “normal display”, and stores the changed setting value in the nonvolatile memory 204. In addition, the control unit 210 holds the state before the change in the volatile memory 203 to be used for the determination in S1304, and the process proceeds to S1304.

  In S1304, the control unit 210 reads the setting of the “menu display” 334 before the change held in the volatile memory 203 in S1303, determines whether it is “display only my menu tab”, and proceeds to S1305 if that is the case. In other cases, the process is terminated.

  In step S1305, the control unit 210 generates all tabs including large tabs and small tabs other than the My Menu tab.

  In the process of deleting all My Menu tabs described above, setting “Display from My Menu tab” or “Display only My Menu tab” and performing “Delete all My Menu tabs” eliminates the need for the My Menu function itself for the user. It is thought. Therefore, the function of “display from my menu tab” or “display only my menu tab” is also considered unnecessary. By deleting the setting of “menu display” 334 to “normal display” when all of the my menu tabs are deleted, an effect of saving the user from changing the setting of “menu display” 334 after deleting the my menu tab can be obtained.

  Further, when all the My Menu tabs are deleted in a state where “Display only My Menu tabs” is set, all the large tabs 300 other than the My Menu tab 306 are displayed simultaneously with the all deletion. Therefore, the user can immediately determine that the “menu display” 334 has returned to the “normal display” state.

<Functions of My Menu tab>
Next, the setting process in S605 of FIG. 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In S1401, when “Setting” 342 is selected on the screen 15A in FIG. 15A, the control unit 210 displays a screen 15B in FIG. 15B that is a lower-level menu of the item “Setting” 342. Menu items 1501 to 1506 are displayed.

  In step S1402, the control unit 210 determines whether the sub dial 115 or the up / down button 121 has been operated. If operated, the control unit 210 proceeds to step S1403, and if not operated, the process proceeds to step S1404.

  In step S1403, the control unit 210 executes a process of moving the focus on the menu items 1501-1506. When the sub dial 115 is turned clockwise or the lower button 123 is pressed, the focus is moved downward. When the sub dial 115 is turned counterclockwise or the upper button 122 is pressed, the focus is moved upward. Further, the control unit 210 stores the menu item at the focus movement destination in the volatile memory 203.

  In step S1404, the control unit 210 determines whether the set button 113 has been pressed. If the button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S1405. If not, the process proceeds to step S1416.

(Registration item selection)
In step S1405, the control unit 210 determines whether the currently focused menu item is “select registration item” 1501 (screen 15B in FIG. 15B). If so, the process proceeds to step S1406. In this case, the process proceeds to S1407.

  In step S <b> 1406, the control unit 210 performs a “registration item selection” 1501 process. Details of the processing of S1406 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

(Sort of registered items)
In step S1407, the control unit 210 determines whether the currently focused menu item is “reorder registered items” 1502. If so, the process proceeds to step S1408; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1409.

  In step S <b> 1408, the control unit 210 performs “registration of registered items” processing. In the “registration of registered items” process, the my menu items 341 registered in the currently focused my menu small tab 320 are rearranged according to an operation from the user. Of the menu items included in the menu of the My Menu small tab 320, the arrangement order of the “settings” 342 cannot be changed, and is in the lowest order.

(Select and delete)
In step S1409, the control unit 210 determines whether the currently focused menu item is “select and delete” 1503. If so, the process proceeds to step S1410. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1411.

  In step S1410, the control unit 210 performs a “select and delete” process. In the process of “select and delete”, in the currently focused My Menu small tab 320, the My Menu item 341 designated by the user from among the registered My Menu items 341 is displayed from the currently focused My Menu small tab 320. delete.

(Delete all items in the tab)
In step S1411, the control unit 210 determines whether the currently focused item is “delete all items in tab” 1504. If yes, the process proceeds to step S1412. Otherwise, the control unit 210 proceeds to step S1413.

  In step S1412, the control unit 210 performs a “delete all items in tab” process. In the “delete all items in tab” process, all the registered my menu items 341 in the currently focused My Menu small tab 320 are deleted from the currently focused My Menu small tab 320.

(Delete tab)
In step S1413, the control unit 210 determines whether the currently focused item is “delete tab” 1505. If so, the process proceeds to step S1414. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1415.

  In step S <b> 1414, the control unit 210 performs a “delete tab” 1505 process. Details of the processing of S1414 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

(Change tab name)
In step S1415, the control unit 210 performs a “change tab name” process. In the process of “changing the tab name”, the tab name 308 of the currently focused My Menu small tab 320 is changed to an arbitrary character string according to the user operation.

  In step S1416, the control unit 210 determines whether the menu button 110 has been pressed. If the menu button 110 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S1417. If not, the control unit 210 returns to step S1402.

  In step S1417, the control unit 210 ends the setting screen display process of FIG.

<Registration item selection process>
Next, with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16, the registration item selection processing in S1406 of FIG. 14 will be described.

  FIG. 15 shows a screen transition when “select registration item” 1501 is selected.

  “Registration item selection” 1501 is a menu item for executing a function of selecting and registering a My Menu item that the user wants to register for the My Menu small tab 320. In the screen 15 </ b> A of FIG. 15A, there are a My Menu setting tab 326 and a My Menu small tab 320 as small tabs belonging to the My Menu tab 306, and My Menu 1 tab 321 and My Menu 2 tab as small tabs constituting the My Menu small tab 320. There are 322. The focus position of the small tab is set to my menu 1 tab 321. It is assumed that neither the My Menu 1 tab 321 nor the My Menu 2 tab 322 has any registered My Menu item 341.

  When “Setting” 342 is selected on the screen 15A of FIG. 15A, the control unit 210 displays the setting screen 15B of the My Menu 1 tab 321 of FIG.

  When “select registration item” 1501 is selected on the setting screen 15B, the control unit 210 adds a My Menu item to the My Menu 1 tab 321 which is the currently focused small tab, that is, FIG. The registration item selection screen 15C of C) is displayed.

  FIG. 15K illustrates a list of menu items 1501 that can be added as My Menu items. The list of selectable menu items is a collection of menu items 309 belonging to the small tab 307.

  In the selection screen 15C of FIG. 15C, the recording image quality 1511 is focused in the menu item list 1510. When the recording image quality 1511 is selected on the selection screen 15C (the set button 113 is pressed in a focused state), the control unit 210 confirms with the user whether or not the recording image quality 1511 that is the focused menu item can be registered. The screen 15D shown in FIG.

  When a cancel button 1520 is pressed on the confirmation screen 15D, the control unit 210 displays the selection screen 15C in FIG. 15C without executing registration of the selected menu item. When the OK button 1521 is pressed, the control unit 210 registers the selected menu item, that is, the recording image quality 1511 on the screen 15C, in the currently focused My Menu 1 tab 321, and the registration item of FIG. The selection screen 15E is displayed.

  In the menu item list 1510 on the screen 15E, the control unit 210 displays the recording image quality 1512 in a gray color indicating that it cannot be set because it has already been registered, and controls the focus so that it cannot be focused even if selected. . Since the recorded image quality 1512 has already been registered, the control unit 210 does not focus, but focuses on the confirmation time 1513 of the captured image that is the next item. In this way, for an item already registered in the My Menu small tab that is currently set, control is performed so that the item cannot be selected.

  When the menu button 110 is pressed on the screen 15E, the control unit 210 displays the setting screen 15B of the My Menu 1 tab 321 of FIG.

  When the menu button 110 is pressed on the screen 15B, the control unit 210 displays the menu screen 15G of FIG. On the screen 15G, the focus position of the small tab is the My Menu 1 tab 321. In the menu screen 15A of the My Menu 1 tab 321 before executing “Select Registration Item” 1501, no My Menu item is registered. However, one “My Menu” item 341 is added to the menu screen 15G of the “My Menu 1” tab 321 after the “Select Registration Item” 1501 is executed.

  A screen 15H in FIG. 15H illustrates the screen when the user moves the focus position of the small tab to the My Menu 2 tab 322 on the screen 15G.

  When “setting” 342 is selected on screen 15H, control unit 210 displays setting screen 15I of my menu 2 tab 322 in FIG.

  When “select registration item” 1501 is selected on the screen 15I, the control unit 210 adds a My Menu item to the My Menu 2 tab 322, which is the currently focused small tab, that is, FIG. The registration item selection screen 15J is displayed. In the “Select Registration Item” 1501 of the My Menu 1 tab 321 of the screen 15E, the recording image quality 1512 is displayed in gray, but the recording quality 1511 is not registered in the setting screen 15J of the My Menu 2 tab 322, so that registration is possible. Display.

  As described above, the recording image quality 1511 registered in the My Menu 1 tab 321 cannot be duplicated and registered in the My Menu 1 tab 321, but can be registered in the My Menu 2 tab 322. In other words, the same menu item cannot be registered in duplicate for the same My Menu small tab, but can be registered in another My Menu small tab. For example, if it is assumed that the user uses different My Menu small tabs for each use case, such as My Menu 1 tab 321 is for people and My Menu 2 tab 322 is for landscapes, menu items can be registered in multiple My Menu small tabs. This is because it is more convenient.

<Registration item selection process>
Next, the registration item selection process in S1406 of FIG. 14 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S1601, the control unit 210 reads and focuses the first item from the menu item list (FIG. 15K) that can be selected by “selection of registered item” 1501 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204. It is stored in the volatile memory 203 as item data.

  In S1602, the control unit 210 determines whether the focus position stored in the volatile memory 203 has been registered in the current My Menu small tab. If it has been registered, the process proceeds to S1603, and if not, the process proceeds to S1604. move on.

  In step S1603, the control unit 210 reads and focuses the second item from the menu item list (FIG. 15K) that can be selected by “selection of registered item” 1501 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204. It is stored in the volatile memory 203 as item data.

  The processes in S1602 and S1603 are repeated until the item data to be focused stored in the volatile memory 203 is not registered in the current My Menu small tab.

  In step S <b> 1604, the control unit 210 selects one item (option) to be displayed from the menu item list (FIG. 15K) that can be selected by the “select registration item” 1501 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204. Is acquired and stored in the volatile memory 203.

  In step S1605, the control unit 210 determines whether the display target item stored in the volatile memory 203 has been registered in the current My Menu small tab. If the item has been registered, the process proceeds to step S1606. The process proceeds to S1607.

  In step S1606, the control unit 210 displays the display target item acquired in step S1604 in a gray color indicating that setting is not possible, and the process advances to step S1608. In addition, when it matches with the item to be focused stored in the volatile memory 203, the focused ideogram is displayed.

  In step S1607, the control unit 210 displays the display target item acquired in step S1604 in white indicating that it can be set, and the process advances to step S1608.

  In S1608, the control unit 210 determines whether the items to be displayed on the screen 15B of FIG. 15B have been displayed to the end. If the items have been displayed to the end, the process proceeds to S1610. If not, the process proceeds to S1605. .

  In step S <b> 1609, the control unit 210 acquires one item to be displayed next from the menu item list (FIG. 15K) that can be selected by the “select registration item” 1501 stored in the nonvolatile memory 204. And stored in the volatile memory 203. S1605 to S1609 are repeated until the last display, that is, until the display of the menu items is completed.

  In step S1610, the control unit 210 displays the other part of the registration item selection screen, and the process advances to step S1611.

  In step S1611, the control unit 210 determines whether the set button 113 has been pressed. If the button is pressed, the process proceeds to step S1612. If not, the process proceeds to step S1613.

  In S <b> 1611, the control unit 210 displays a confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 15D that asks the user whether or not the selected menu item can be registered in My Menu.

  In step S1613, the control unit 210 determines whether the cancel button 1520 has been pressed (the set button 113 has been pressed while the cancel button 1520 is selected) on the confirmation screen 15D in FIG. It is determined whether it has been pressed. If the cancel button 1520 is pressed, the process proceeds to S1615, and if the OK button 1613 is pressed, the process proceeds to S1614.

  In S1614, the control unit 210 registers the selected menu item (the item focused when the set button 113 is pressed in S1611) as the menu item of the currently selected My Menu small tab. That is, the selected menu item is recorded in the nonvolatile memory 204 in association with the currently selected My Menu small tab.

  In step S1615, the control unit 210 determines whether the sub dial 115 or the up / down button 121 has been operated. If the sub dial 115 or the up / down button 121 has been operated, the process proceeds to step S1614, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1603.

  In step S1616, the control unit 210 determines whether the menu button 110 has been pressed. If the menu button 110 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S1617. If not, the control unit 210 returns to step S1611.

  In step S <b> 1617, the control unit 210 ends the registration item selection screen display and ends the process.

<Tab deletion process>
Next, the tab deletion processing in S1414 of FIG. 14 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 17 shows screen transitions when “delete tab” 1505 is selected.

  First, in the screen 3C1 of FIG. 17B when the setting of the “menu display” 334 is other than “display only my menu tab” (FIG. 10), the screen transition when the “delete tab” 1505 is selected. explain.

  When “setting” 342 is selected on the screen 3C1 in FIG. 17A and “delete tab” 1505 is selected on the screen 15B in FIG. 17B, the control unit 210 displays the tab in FIG. 17C. The deletion confirmation screen 17A is displayed. When the cancel button 1700 is pressed on the screen 17A, the control unit 210 displays the screen 3C1 without executing the tab deletion process. When the OK button 1701 is pressed, the control unit 210 executes a tab deletion process and individually deletes the currently selected My Menu small tab. Then, the screen transitions to a screen 17B in FIG. When the screen 17B after the tab deletion process is executed and the screen 3C1 before the tab deletion process is executed, the small tab 320 is reduced by one.

  Next, in the screen 15B of FIG. 17F when the setting of “menu display” 334 is “display only my menu tab” and there is one my menu small tab 320 in FIG. The transition of the screen when “Delete” 1505 is selected will be described.

  When “Setting” 342 is selected on the screen 3C2 in FIG. 17E and “Delete tab” 1505 is selected on the screen 15B in FIG. 17F, the control unit 210 displays the tab in FIG. The deletion confirmation screen 17A is displayed. When a cancel button 1700 is pressed on screen 17A, control unit 210 displays screen 3C2 without executing tab deletion processing. When the OK button 1701 is pressed, the control unit 210 executes a tab deletion process and individually deletes the currently selected My Menu small tab. Then, the screen shifts to a screen 3B3 in FIG. Only the My Menu tab is displayed before the tab deletion process is executed, but after the tab deletion process is executed, all large tabs 300 are displayed. This is because there is no My Menu small tab by deleting the tab.

  Next, tab deletion processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S1801, the control unit 210 displays the screen 17A and confirms whether the user can perform tab deletion processing. If the OK button 1701 is pressed on the screen 17A, the process proceeds to S1802, and if the cancel button 1700 is pressed, the process ends.

  In S1802, the control unit 210 decreases the registered number of My Menu small tabs 320 stored in the non-volatile memory 204 by 1 (individual deletion of My Menu Small Tabs), and proceeds to S1803.

  In S1803, the control unit 210 reads the registered number of My Menu small tabs stored in the nonvolatile memory 204. If the registered number is 0, the process proceeds to S1804. Otherwise, the process ends.

  In step S1804, the control unit 210 reads the setting of the “menu display” 334 from the nonvolatile memory 204 and determines whether it is “normal display”. If “normal display”, the control unit 210 ends the process. The process proceeds to S1805.

  In step S <b> 1805, the control unit 210 changes the setting of “menu display” 334 to “normal display” and stores the changed setting value in the nonvolatile memory 204. In addition, the control unit 210 holds the state before the change in the volatile memory 203 to be used for the determination in S1806, and the process proceeds to S1806.

  In step S1806, the control unit 210 reads the setting of the “menu display” 334 before the change stored in the volatile memory 203 in step S1303, determines whether “display only my menu tabs”, and if so, proceeds to step S1807. In other cases, the process is terminated.

  In step S1807, the control unit 210 generates all tabs of the large tab and the small tab other than the my menu.

  When the “menu display” 334 is set to “display from my menu tab” or “display only my menu tab”, the tab is deleted, and as a result, the number of my menu small tabs 320 becomes zero. The function itself is considered unnecessary. Therefore, the function of “display only my menu tab” or “display from my menu tab” is considered unnecessary. Therefore, when the number of My Menu tabs becomes 0 by the tab deletion process, the setting of “Menu display” 334 is returned to “Normal display” so that the user can change the setting of “Menu display” 334 after executing the tab deletion process. The effect of saving the trouble of returning to “normal display” can be obtained. In addition, when tabs are deleted while “display only my menu tabs” is set and the number of my menu tabs becomes zero, all large tabs 300 are displayed simultaneously with the deletion. Thus, the user can immediately determine that the setting of “menu display” 334 has returned to “normal display”. It should be noted that after the setting of “menu display” 334 returns to “normal display”, the setting of menu display 334 is set to other than “normal display” in accordance with the user operation even if the number of My Menu small tabs remains zero. Can be set.

  When the number of small tabs in My Menu is 0, the setting of “menu display” 334 may be fixed to “normal display” and cannot be changed. An example of this case will be described. FIG. 19 shows an example of a screen when “menu display” 334 is selected when there is no My Menu small tab 320.

  When the “menu display” 334 is selected, the control unit 210 displays the screen 19A of FIG. On the screen 19 </ b> A, since the small My Menu tab 320 is not added (the number is 0), guidance indicating that “menu display” 334 cannot be selected is displayed. When the OK button 1900 is pressed on the screen 19A, the control unit 210 displays the screen 3B2.

  It is normal for the user to change “menu display” 334 for quick access to frequently used functions to “display from my menu tab” or “display only my menu tab” in order to quickly access frequently used functions even though the small menu 320 tab does not exist. Unthinkable. Therefore, by controlling so that the setting of “menu display” 334 cannot be changed, it is possible to prevent a user who does not use the My Menu function from changing the setting of “menu display” 334 by mistake. That is, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the menu screen is displayed from the My Menu tab 306 regardless of the absence of the My Menu small tab 320.

<Variation 1 regarding all deletion of My Menu tab>
In the above-described embodiment, when “display only my menu tabs” is set and “delete all my menu tabs” is performed, all the small menu tabs are deleted and the setting of “menu display” 334 is automatically set. An example of changing to “normal display” has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the user may confirm whether or not to change to “normal display”. An example of this case will be described.

  FIG. 20 shows the case where “Delete all My Menu tabs” 332 is selected when the setting of “Menu display” 334 is “Normal display”, and “Delete all My menu tabs” 332 from the state of “Display only My menu tabs”. The screen in the case where is selected is illustrated.

  In this example, when all the My Menu tabs are deleted, control is performed to display the screen 20A of FIG. 20F for confirming whether or not the setting of “menu display” 334 is returned to “normal display”. .

  When “delete all my menu tabs” 332 is selected on screen 3B1 in which “menu display” 334 is set to “normal display”, control unit 210 displays screen 12A. When “Delete All My Menu Tabs” 332 is selected on the screen 3B2 in which “Menu Display” 334 is set to “Display Only My Menu Tabs”, “Delete All My Menu Tabs” 332 is displayed on the screen 3B1. The screen 12A is displayed in the same manner as when it is selected. The processing so far is the same as in FIG. 12, but the operation when the OK button 1201 is pressed on the screen 12 </ b> A differs depending on the setting of the “menu display” 334. When the OK button 1201 is pressed on the screen 12A, the control unit 210 sets the registered number of My Menu small tabs stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 to 0 if the setting of “menu display” 334 is “normal display”. The screen 3B3 shown in FIG. If the setting of “menu display” 334 is other than “normal display”, the registered number of My Menu small tabs stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 is changed to 0, and the screen 20A is displayed. On screen 20A, control unit 210 displays a guidance for confirming whether or not the setting of “menu display” 334 is to be returned to “normal display”. When the Yes button 2001 is selected on the screen 20A, the control unit 210 changes the setting of “menu display” 334 to “normal display”, generates all tabs, and displays the screen 3B3. When the No button 2000 is pressed, the control unit 210 displays the screen 20B of FIG. 20G without changing the setting of the “menu display” 334. On the screen 20B, the My Menu small tab 320 is 0, but the “Menu Display” 334 is “Display My Menu Tab Only”.

  For a user who adds a My Menu small tab again after deleting all My Menu small tabs, the state of the “Menu Display” 334 is changed to “Normal Display”, which causes extra work. For this reason, after deleting all of the My Menu tabs, by displaying a screen for confirming whether or not the setting of “Menu display” 334 is returned to “Normal display”, the user's trouble of adding the My Menu small tab again is reduced. It is possible to reduce.

<Modification 2 regarding all deletion of My Menu tab>
Still another example when “delete all of my menu tabs” is described. FIG. 21 exemplifies screen transitions according to the setting of “menu display” 334. FIG. 21A illustrates the screen 3B1 when the setting of “menu display” 334 is “normal display”. FIG. 21D illustrates the screen 3B2 when the setting of “menu display” 334 is “display only my menu tab”. FIG. 21G illustrates the screen 21 </ b> B when the setting of “menu display” 334 is “display from my menu tab”.

  In this example, when “delete all of my menu tabs” is executed, control is performed so that the setting of “menu display” 334 is restored to the screen 21A in FIG.

  When “Delete All My Menu” 332 is selected on each of the screens 3B1, 3B2, and 21B, the control unit 210 displays the screen 12A. When the OK button 1201 is selected on the screen 12A, the control unit 210 changes the registered number of My Menu small tabs stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 to zero. Then, the control unit 210 displays the screen 3B3 of FIG. 21C when the setting of the “menu display” 334 is “normal display”, and sets the setting of the “menu display” 334 when it is not “normal display”. The screen is changed to “normal display” and the screen 21A is displayed. On screen 21A, control unit 210 displays a guidance indicating that the setting of “menu display” 334 has been changed to “normal display” and notifies the user. When the OK button 2100 is pressed on the screen 21A, the control unit 210 generates all tabs and displays the screen 3B3.

  The user who re-registers the My Menu after deleting all of the My Menu tabs may not intend to change the setting of the “Menu Display” 334 to “Normal Display”.

  For a user who has been set to “display only my menu tabs”, it is possible to determine that the setting has been changed because a large tab other than the my menu tab 306 is displayed on the screen 3B3 displayed after executing all deletion of the my menu tabs. However, even if the user who has been set to “display from My Menu tab” returns to “normal display”, the display state of the large tab 300 does not change, so the setting of “menu display” 334 returns to “normal display”. It is assumed that you do not notice that. By indicating to such a user that the setting of “menu display” 334 has returned to “normal display”, the user can immediately notice that the setting has changed.

<Modification 3 regarding all deletion of My Menu tab>
Still another example when “delete all of my menu tabs” is described. FIG. 22 shows an example of screen transition when “Delete All My Menu Tabs” 332 is selected in a state where the setting of “Menu Display” 334 is “Normal Display”.

  In this example, when “Delete All My Menu Tabs” 332 is selected on the screen 3B1 in FIG. 22A, the screen 22A prompting the “Delete All Items” 333 in FIG. 22B is displayed. To do.

  When “Delete All My Menu Tabs” 332 is selected on the screen 3B1, the control unit 210 displays the screen 22A. When re-setting the My Menu on the screen 22A, the control unit 210 displays a guidance indicating that all registered items can be deleted without deleting the My Menu small tab by performing “Delete All Items” and notifies the user. To do. When the OK button 2201 is pressed on the screen 22A, the control unit 210 changes the number of registered My Menu small tabs stored in the nonvolatile memory 204 to 0 and displays the screen 3B3 in FIG. Also, when the cancel button 2200 is pressed, the control unit 210 displays the screen 3B1 without executing the deletion of the My Menu small tab.

  A user who re-registers My Menu after deleting all My Menu small tabs must execute “Add My Menu Tab” 331 after deletion. For this reason, if “Delete All Items” 333, which deletes all items registered in the My Menu small tab without executing “Delete All My Menu Tabs” 332, saves the trouble of “Adding My Menu Tabs”. A case is assumed. Therefore, the user recognizes that such a user may be able to reduce the user's trouble by notifying that there is an option of “delete all items” before executing all deletion of the small tab of My Menu. be able to.

  Note that the various controls described as being performed by the control unit 210 may be performed by a single piece of hardware, or the entire apparatus may be controlled by a plurality of pieces of hardware sharing the processing. In each of the above-described embodiments, when “normal display” is set, the menu screen display is started by selecting the last large tab selected last time. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a predetermined large tab other than the My Menu tab 306 may be selected to start displaying the menu screen. For example, when “normal display” is set, the menu is always selected with the shooting tab 301 being the leftmost large tab and the leftmost small tab being selected, regardless of which of the last large tabs was selected last time. The display of the screen may be started.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail based on the preferred embodiments thereof, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention are also included in the present invention. included. Furthermore, each embodiment mentioned above shows only one embodiment of this invention, and it is also possible to combine each embodiment suitably.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to an imaging apparatus such as a digital camera has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and can be applied to any electronic device that can be set to display a custom menu (My Menu) with priority over a normal menu display on a menu screen. That is, the present invention can be applied to a tablet, a mobile phone, or a kind of smartphone, a PDA, a portable image viewer, a game machine, an electronic book, and the like.

  The present invention can also be realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reads and executes the program code. It is processing to do. In this case, the program and the storage medium storing the program constitute the present invention.

Claims (11)

A registration means for registering a menu item in response to a user operation in a hierarchical menu composed of a plurality of items;
As an option in a specific hierarchy in the menu of the hierarchical structure, an item of the first type and an item of the second type are displayed,
Used to register a menu item in the same menu with the registration unit and to delete a menu item registered with the registration unit in the same menu in the lower-level menu of the first type item Control to display the first menu item to be displayed,
A second menu for deleting a menu item in the lower layer menu of the first type item, which is a menu item in the lower layer menu of the second type item and registered by the registration means. An electronic device comprising display control means for displaying an item.   2. The display control unit according to claim 1, wherein an item for deleting a menu item of another menu is not displayed on a menu in a lower hierarchy of the item of the first type. Electronic equipment.   The option in the specific layer includes a plurality of items of the first type, and the second menu item is a menu item of a lower layer menu of the plurality of items of the first type, and the registration The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a menu item for deleting the menu items registered by the means collectively.   The display control means controls to display a menu item for adding the item of the first type to the specific layer in the lower layer menu of the item of the second type. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The display control means controls to display a menu item for deleting the item of the first type of the specific layer in a lower layer menu of the item of the second type. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The display control means controls to display a menu item for setting which menu is to be displayed at the start of display of the hierarchical menu in the second type lower-level menu. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein:   The display control means is a menu item for rearranging the menu items registered by the registration means in a menu in which the first menu item is displayed as a lower hierarchy menu of the first menu item, A menu item for deleting the menu items registered by the registration means in the menu on which the first menu item is displayed, or a name for the menu on which the first menu item is displayed is changed. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the menu items is controlled to be displayed. It further has an imaging means,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the registration unit registers a menu item for performing settings related to imaging by the imaging unit. A registration step for registering a menu item in response to a user operation on a hierarchical menu including a plurality of items;
As an option in a specific hierarchy in the menu of the hierarchical structure, an item of the first type and an item of the second type are displayed,
Used to register a menu item in the same menu in the registration step and to delete a menu item registered in the registration step in the same menu in a lower-level menu of the first type item Control to display the first menu item to be displayed,
A second menu for deleting the menu item in the lower hierarchy menu of the first type item and the menu item registered in the registration step is included in the lower hierarchy menu of the second type item. And a display control step for displaying an item.   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the electronic device as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 8.   A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.