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CN103248802A - Image photographing device - Google Patents

  • ️Wed Aug 14 2013

Embodiment

Below, according to accompanying drawing, use has been used camera of the present invention preferred implementation has been described.The camera of preferred implementation of the present invention is a kind of digital camera, has image pickup part, and convert shot object image to view data by this image pickup part, and according to the view data after this conversion, the shot object image live view is shown on the back side LCD39 or electronic viewfinder 41 at the back side that is configured in main body.The cameraman shows by observing live view, thereby determines composition and shutter opportunity.When pressing release-push entirely, photograph, the predetermined time period after just photographing, LCD39 or electronic viewfinder 41 enterprising line items are browsed (rec-view) demonstration overleaf for photographs confirms with.When having selected reproduction mode, the view data reproduction that is recorded in recording medium can be shown on back side LCD39 or the electronic viewfinder 41.

Fig. 1 is the stereoscopic figure that watches from rear side of the camera of an embodiment of the invention.Take in the built-in

flash

50 that is useful on to subject irradiation fill-in light on the top of camera body 200.When making built-in flash be the ejection state, become the use state, its illuminating part becomes the position towards subject.

On

camera body

200, dispose control panel 40.This

control panel

40 is display unit such as liquid crystal, photographic informations such as the f-number when showing photography and shutter speed value.In addition, also can omit

control panel

40, photographic information is shown on the LCD39 of the back side.

Dispose

back dial

23 in the upper right side at the back side of camera body 200.

Back dial

23 rotates freely along clockwise direction and counterclockwise, detects and export its direction of rotation and rotation amount.In addition, before the frontal left handle portion of

camera body

200 disposes dial 22(with reference to Fig. 2).Identical with

back dial

23, rotate freely along clockwise direction and counterclockwise, detect and export its direction of rotation and rotation amount.In addition, dispose release-push on the top of the handle portion of the frontal left of camera body 200.This release-push has the 1st release-push of connecting and the 2nd release-push of connecting when pressing entirely when the cameraman partly presses.

Downside at

back dial

23 disposes live view the Show Button (below, be called LV the Show Button) 31.Live view shows the view data that refers to that basis is obtained by imaging apparatus, shows shot object image for shot object image observes with in display unit such as LCD monitor.Can be by this LV the

Show Button

31 be operated, thereby, set the live view display mode, and when operating again, carry out the releasing of live view display mode.

Downside at LV the

Show Button

31 disposes cross button 32.This

cross button

32 is made of upside cross button, downside cross button, right side cross button, four buttons of left side cross button, shows on the

LCD monitor

39 overleaf under the situation of cursor, is used for the movement of this cursor etc.Approximate center at four

cross buttons

32 disposes OK button 33.This

OK button

33 is the functional units determined be used to the project of carrying out being selected by

cross button

32.

Downside at

cross button

32 disposes mains switch 34.This

mains switch

34 is functional units of controlling for the execution that the camera to this camera moves.That is, the camera of present embodiment is carried out exercises at

mains switch

34 under the situation of on-state, does not carry out the camera action under for situation about disconnecting.

Top in the substantial middle at the back side of

camera body

200 is provided with

eyepiece portion

38, wherein disposes eyepiece camera lens 352.

Camera body

200 is so-called single-lens reflex camera (being also referred to as no anti-phase machine), in internal configurations the finder optical system of electronic viewfinder 41 is arranged, and will via this finder optical system be shown in electronic viewfinder with LCD monitor (being called EVF LCD) 351(with reference to Fig. 2) on image penetrate from this eyepiece camera lens 352.The cameraman can observe shot object image etc. via eyepiece camera lens 352.EVF with LCD251,

eyepiece camera lens

352 and LCD drive circuit 354(described later with reference to Fig. 2) play a role as the 1st display part.

Near the

eyepiece camera lens

352 of

eyepiece portion

38, dispose eye sensors 352.This

eye sensors

352 by a pair of luminous/photo detector etc. constitutes, when having object to exist near the

eyepiece portion

38, output detection

signal.Eye sensors

352 plays a role as the test section whether the detection observer is observing the demonstration in the electronic viewfinder 41 that plays a role as the 1st display part, detects the cameraman and whether is watching

eyepiece portion

38.

Dispose the back side LCD monitor that plays a role as the 2nd display part (below, be called back side LCD) 39 at the downside of eyepiece portion 38.Back side LCD39 shows be used to carrying out live view, and the shot object image that has recorded is reproduced demonstration, the display unit of demonstration photographic information and menu.Getting final product so long as can carry out the parts of these demonstrations, be not limited to liquid crystal, for example, also can be organic EL etc.In addition, in the present embodiment, though be disposed at the back side of

camera body

200,, so long as the position that the observer can not observe by

eyepiece portion

38 gets final product, be not limited to the back side.

The left side of the downside of LCD39 and

mains switch

34 disposes

menu button

35 overleaf.This

menu button

35 is be used to the functional unit that is set at menu mode or removes.Menu mode is to carry out the various patterns of this camera and the pattern of other setting, when being set at menu mode, carrying out menu overleaf on the LCD39 and shows.The cameraman, and determines by

OK button

33 from the pattern selecting among this menu shows to like etc. by

cross button

32.

Dispose reproduction button

36 in the left side of menu button 35.This

reproduction button

36 is functional units of indication reproduction mode, and this reproduction mode is to read the view data that is recorded in the recording medium etc., and shot object image is reproduced the pattern that is shown on the LCD39 of the back side according to this view data.

Next, use block diagram shown in Figure 2 that the electric circuit of the camera of present embodiment is described.This camera constitutes with

camera body

200 by changing camera lens 100.In the present embodiment, changing camera lens 100 is splits with

camera body

200, is electrically connected by

communication contact

341, still, changes camera lens 100 and also can constitute integratedly with

camera body

200.

There are focal adjustments and focal length to regulate the photographic

optical system

101 of usefulness and the

aperture

103 that is used for regulating the opening amount in the internal configurations of changing camera lens 100.Photographic

optical system

101 is driven by optical

system driving mechanism

107, and

aperture

103 is driven by aperture driving mechanism 109.Detecting the photo-optics that is driven by optical

system driving mechanism

107 by focal

position testing agency

105 is 101 focal position (focus position), in addition, and by the focal length of zoom

position testing agency

106 detection

optical system

101.

Optical

system driving mechanism

107,

aperture driving mechanism

109, focal

position testing agency

105 and zoom

position testing agency

106 are connected with camera lens CPU111 respectively, and this camera lens CPU111 is connected with

camera body

200 via

communication contact

341.

In addition, camera lens ROM113 is connected with camera lens CPU111 with camera lens RAM115.Camera lens ROM113 is the nonvolatile memory of can electricity rewriting, and stores be used to the program that camera lens CPU111 is carried out and the intrinsic information etc. of changing camera lens 100.Camera lens RAM115 is the volatile memory of can electricity rewriting, and is the temporary storage area of using when the execution of said procedure.

Camera lens CPU111 is used for changing the control in the camera lens 100, focuses and zoom drive thereby control optical

system driving mechanism

107, thereby and controls

aperture driving mechanism

109 and carry out f-number control.In addition, camera lens CPU111 will send to

camera body

200 by focal

position testing agency

105 and zoom

position testing agency

106 detected focal lengths and focal position information.

In

camera body

200 and on the optical axis of

phtographic lens

101, dispose the

shutter

213 of the focal plane type of time for exposure control usefulness, this

shutter

213 drives control by fast door drive mechanism 237.Luminous enabling

signal circuit

212 is connected with shutter 213.This luminous enabling

signal circuit

212 outputs to

input circuit

271 described later with the luminous enabling signal of photoflash lamp illuminating at the preceding curtain mobile end of focal plane shutter constantly.

Dispose imaging apparatus

221 at the rear of

shutter

213, will become the signal of telecommunication by the shot object image opto-electronic conversion of photographic

optical system

101 imagings.In addition, complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS)) etc. charge coupled cell) or CMOS(Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor much less, can use CCD(Charge Coupled Device:: the two-dimensional solid imaging apparatus is as

imaging apparatus

221.

Imaging

apparatus

221 is connected with imaging

apparatus drive circuit

223, carries out reading of picture signal etc. by this imaging

apparatus drive circuit

223 from imaging apparatus 221.Imaging

apparatus drive circuit

223 is connected with

preliminary treatment circuit

225, and the pixel separation that pre-process

circuit

225 carries out showing for live view rejects and handle, be used for amplifying the preliminary treatment that image such as processing is handled usefulness that cuts out that shows.Constitute image pickup part by

imaging apparatus

221, imaging

apparatus drive circuit

223, pre-process

circuit

225.

Between above-mentioned

shutter

213 and

imaging apparatus

221, dispose

dustproof filter

215, infrared cutoff filter/low pass filter 217.Piezoelectric element fixedly is arranged around

dustproof filter

215, and this piezoelectric element vibrates with ultrasonic wave by the

filter drive circuit

235 of preventing dust.Adhered dust is removed by the vibration wave that produces at piezoelectric element on the

dustproof filter

215.

Infrared cutoff filter/

low pass filter

217 is for the optical filter of removing infrared light composition and radio-frequency component from the subject light beam.Dustproof

filter

215, infrared cutoff filter/

low pass filter

217 and

imaging apparatus

221 be in order to prevent intrusion such as dust, and be airtight and constitute integratedly.These integrated

imaging apparatus

221 grades can be passed through

shift mechanism

233, and X-direction and Y direction in the shooting face of

imaging apparatus

221 are mobile respectively.

It is the angular acceleration transducer etc. of the vibration that causes such as to tremble for detection of putting on hand on the

camera body

200 that hand is trembled

transducer

229, and its output is trembled correcting

circuit

230 with hand and is connected.Hand is trembled correcting

circuit

230 and is generated hands and tremble correction signal, and this hand is trembled correction signal and is used for removing the vibration that hand is trembled etc., and the output that hand is trembled correcting

circuit

230 is connected with shift mechanism drive circuit 231.

Shift mechanism drive circuit 231 input hands are trembled correction signal, and

drive shift mechanism

233 according to this signal.In order to offset the vibration that the hand that puts on the

camera body

200 is trembled etc., by this

shift mechanism

233

imaging apparatus

221 grades are moved, carry out vibrationproof.

Inclination sensor

227 detects the angular acceleration that rotates around 3 axles, exports the value corresponding with the inclination of camera body 200.

Tilt detection circuit

228 is connected with

inclination sensor

227, obtains heeling condition according to the value of the stable state of

inclination sensor

227, obtains acceleration according to the variable quantity of

inclination sensor

227 in addition, and exports these values.

Light source sensor

244 is the transducers for detection of the light source of the surround lighting of subjects such as fluorescent lamp and sunlight.Light

source treatment circuit

245 is connected with

light source sensor

244, exports the light source data corresponding with light

source.Illuminance transducer

246 is for the transducer of measuring the illumination on the camera body 200.

Illumination treatment circuit

247 is connected with

illuminance transducer

246, exports the illumination data corresponding with illumination.

Remote

control receiving sensor

248 is for receiving based on the infrared ray sensor from the remote control command of the infrared ray of remote control (not shown) etc.Remote control

receiving processing circuit

249 is connected with remote

control receiving sensor

248, and input is from the signal of this transducer, and the output remote signal.

Above-mentioned pre-process

circuit

225 and ASIC(Application Specific Integrated Circuit: ASIC(Application Specific Integrated Circuit)) data/

address buss

252 in 250 are connected, and are connected with each circuit in the ASIC250 via this data/address bus 252.In addition, pre-process

circuit

225 also is connected with contrast AF circuit 253 and

AE circuit

255.

Contrast AF circuit 253 extracts radio-frequency component according to the picture signal of exporting from

pre-process circuit

225, and will output to fuselage CPU251 based on the contrast information of this radio-

frequency component.AE circuit

255 is according to the picture signal from

pre-process circuit

225 outputs, and photometry information that will be corresponding with subject brightness outputs to fuselage CPU251.

The fuselage CPU251 that is connected with data/

address bus

252, contrast AF circuit 253 and

AE circuit

255 controls the action of camera according to the program that is stored in the

flash memory

277.

This fuselage CPU251 plays a role as switching part, this switching part is exported according to the detection of the

eye sensors

353 that the test section of whether observing the demonstration in the electronic viewfinder 41 as the detection observer plays a role, any one party among the back side LCD39 that makes the electronic viewfinder 41 that plays a role as the 1st display part and play a role as the 2nd display part is opened, and the opposing party is closed.

In addition, fuselage CPU251 plays a role as following control part: using the 1st display part that plays a role as electronic viewfinder 41 to carry out in live view shows under the situation of photography action, control feasible will the photography and confirm that image showed for the 1st time at the 1st display part, on the other hand, using the back side LCD39 that plays a role as the 2nd display part in live view shows, to carry out under the situation of photography action, controlling feasible will the photography and confirm that image showed for the 2nd time at the 2nd display part.

In addition, fuselage CPU251 plays a role as following control part: observing under the situation of the 1st display part detecting the observer by the

eye sensors

353 that plays a role as test section, control feasible will the photography and confirm that image showed for the 1st time at the 1st display part, on the other hand, do not observing under the situation of the 1st display part detecting the cameraman by above-mentioned test section, controlling that making photograph confirms that image is in above-mentioned the 2nd display part the 2nd time of demonstration.

Except fuselage CPU251, also be connected with

image processing circuit

257, compressed and decompressed

circuit

259, video

signal output circuit

261,

switch testing circuit

268,

imput output circuit

271, telecommunication circuit 273, flash memory control circuit 275,

SDRAM control circuit

279, recording

medium control circuit

283, dial

testing circuit

289 on the data/

address bus

252.

Numeral amplification (digital gain adjustment processing), color correction, gamma (γ) correction, contrast correction, live view that

image processing circuit

257 carries out DID show with various images processing such as image generations.Compressed and decompressed

circuit

259 is for by compression modes such as JPEG or TIFF the view data that is stored in SDRAM281 being compressed temporarily, again in order the circuit that decompresses such as to show.In addition, image compression is not limited to JPEG and TIFF, also can use other compress modes.

Video

signal output circuit

261 can be connected with back side LCD39 via

LCD drive circuit

263, and is connected with LCD351 with EVF via

LCD drive circuit

354, is connected with

exterior display device

330 via contact 330a again.This video

signal output circuit

261 is to convert to be used to being shown to back side LCD39, the EVF circuit with the vision signal on LCD351 etc. for the view data that will be stored in SDRAM281, recording medium A285, recording medium B287.Video

signal output circuit

261,

LCD drive circuit

263 and

LCD drive circuit

354 etc. carry out Continuous Drive to the EVF that plays a role as the 1st display part with LCD351 and as the back side LCD that the 2nd display part plays a role, and they are played a role as the live view display part that carries out the live view demonstration.

Comprise the 1st stroke (partly pressing) that detects release-push the 1R switch, detect the 2R switch of the 2nd stroke (pressing entirely) and the

various switches

269 of the live view display switch connected by the operation of live view the

Show Button

31 are connected with data/

address bus

252 via switch testing circuit 268.In addition, as

various switches

269, in addition also comprise with the menu switch of

menu button

35 interlock, with the various switches of the reproduction switch that reproduces

button

36 interlocks, mains switch 34 etc. and the interlock of other functional units etc.

The

imput output circuit

271 that is connected with above-mentioned luminous enabling

signal circuit

212, dustproof

filter drive circuit

235, fast

door drive mechanism

237, light

source treatment circuit

245,

illumination treatment circuit

247, remote control receiving

processing circuit

249,

tilt detection circuit

228, displacement structure drive circuit 231 is via the input and output of the data between each circuit such as data/

address bus

252 controls and fuselage CPU251.In addition,

imput output circuit

271 also is connected towards

testing circuit

265, charging

circuit

301, photoflash

lamp illuminating circuit

303 with LCD described later.

Be connected with data/

address bus

252 via the telecommunication circuit 273 that is connected with camera lens CPU111 of

communication contact

341, carry out with fuselage CPU251 etc. between exchanges data and the communicating by letter of control command.

Flash memory control circuit 275 is connected with flash memory (Flash Memory) 277, and this

flash memory

277 stores the program for the action of control figure single-lens reflex camera, and as previously mentioned, fuselage CPU251 carries out the control of camera according to the program that is stored in this flash memory 277.In addition,

flash memory

277 is can the electric nonvolatile memory of rewriting.

SDRAM281 is connected with data/

address bus

252 via SDRAM control circuit 279.This SDRAM281 be for interim storage by

image processing circuit

257 carry out after image is handled view data or by the buffer of the view data after compressed and decompressed

circuit

259 compressions.

The recording

medium control circuit

283 that is connected with data/

address bus

252 is connected with recording medium A285, recording medium B287, carries out to the control of reading of the record of view data of these recording mediums A285, recording medium B287 etc. and view data etc.

Recording medium A285 and recording medium B287 constitute and can load in xD image card (registered trade mark), compact flash (registered trade mark), SD memory card (registered trade mark) or the memory stick rewritable recording mediums such as (registered trade marks) any one, can freely load and unload with respect to camera body 200.In addition, also can constitute and to connect hard disk via the communication contact.In addition, recording medium A285, B287 are the recording mediums of identical type, are the combinations etc. of the different combination of memory capacity or different types of recording medium, and combined method is free.

Dial testing circuit

289 is connected with

back dial

23 with preceding

dial

22 respectively, detects direction of rotation and the rotation amount of each dial.

In

camera body

200, be provided with the power-supply circuit 291 for supply powers such as each circuit in main body and each mechanisms.Built-in

battery

292 and external power source 293 can be connected with this power-supply circuit 291.

LCD towards

testing circuit

265 detect back side LCD39 towards.That is, back side LCD39 longitudinally position or lateral attitude change its towards, and detect should towards, be delivered to fuselage CPU251 via

imput output circuit

271.

Be connected with control

panel drive circuit

297 on the above-mentioned

control panel

40, control

panel drive circuit

297 is connected with fuselage CPU251.Fuselage CPU251 carries out the demonstration of photographic information etc. via control

panel drive circuit

297 to control

panel

40.

Optical axis at above-mentioned

eyepiece camera lens

352 disposes EVF LCD351, and this EVF is connected with

LCD drive circuit

354 with LCD351.

LCD drive circuit

354 receives the vision signal from video

signal output circuit

261, shows the image of live view etc. with LCD351 to EVF.The cameraman can observe via 352 pairs of these images of eyepiece camera lens.In addition, near

eyepiece camera lens

352, dispose eye sensors 353(as described above with reference to Fig. 1), the output of this

eye sensors

353 is connected with

imput output circuit

271.

The built-in

flash

50 that is disposed in the

camera body

200 is made of charging

circuit

301, photoflash

lamp illuminating circuit

303,

luminous tube

305

etc.Charging circuit

301 receives power supply from

battery

292 or external power source 293 etc. and supplies with, and makes boost in voltage, and it is charged.Photoflash

lamp illuminating circuit

303 carries out the voltage after boosting by charging

circuit

301 is applied to the light emitting control of

luminous tube

305 grades in predetermined timing.

External flashing lamp

310 is external flash units, is connected with

camera body

200 via contact 310a, 301b.In this

external flashing lamp

310, dispose photoflash lamp CPU311, charging

circuit

313, photoflash

lamp illuminating circuit

315,

luminous tube

317,

reflector

318 and

zoom drive circuit

319.

Photoflash lamp CPU311 carries out the control of

external flashing lamp

310, in addition, communicates with fuselage CPU251 via

contact

310b, telecommunication circuit 273.

Charging circuit

313 makes the boost in voltage that fills in the power-supply battery in the

external flashing lamp

310, and it is charged.Photoflash

lamp illuminating circuit

315 is luminous according to the luminous order that receives via fuselage CPU251 and contact 310a.To be 101 focal length according to photo-optics drive control to the interval of

luminous tube

317 and

reflector

318 to

focal control circuit

319, controls to make that becoming with photo-optics is corresponding illumination angle such as 101 focal length.

External equipment 320 is personal computer equipment such as (PC), communicates with fuselage CPU251 via contact 320a, telecommunication circuit 273.

External display device

330 is display devices such as television set, is connected with above-mentioned video

signal output circuit

261 by contact 330a.Externally the internal configurations of

display device

330 has display

device drive circuit

331 and display unit 333.According to the vision signal from video

signal output circuit

261, display

device drive circuit

331 is in the demonstration of

display unit

333 enterprising line item images etc.

Next, the record browse displays among the back side LCD39 in the present embodiment of use Fig. 3 and the summary of the record browse displays in the electronic viewfinder 41 describe.

As mentioned above, just pressing the predetermined time period of release-push after having carried out photography entirely, overleaf on LCD39 or the electronic viewfinder 41 for the photographs affirmation with and record browse displays.The back side LCD39 of this moment and the time of the affirmation usefulness in the electronic viewfinder 41 (being also referred to as the record browsing time) as described later, can be set pre-prepd time of cameraman and unlimited time (with reference to Fig. 8).Under the record browsing time that sets is unlimited situation, among Fig. 3 along the flow process of (S1)~(S8).On the other hand, be under the condition of limited in the time that sets, be the flow process of (S1)~(S11)~(S17).

In addition, in the example of Fig. 3, it is short that record browsing time of electronic viewfinder 41 usefulness is set at the record browsing time of using than back side LCD39.Are the situations of taking continuously when watching electronic viewfinder 41, therefore, the record browsing time is made as the short time, on the other hand, it is the situation of confirming the detailed content of photographs under the situation of watching the image of having taken by back side LCD monitor, therefore, will record the browsing time sets longlyer.In addition, the record browsing time that also can establish electronic viewfinder 41 usefulness is zero.At this moment, when watching electronic viewfinder 41 to take, the record browsing time becomes zero, does not record browse displays.

Now, suppose under the state of observing electronic viewfinder 41, photograph (with reference to S1).Record the browsing time and be set under the unlimited situation this moment, when the cameraman has watched electronic viewfinder 41, in the enterprising line item browse displays of electronic viewfinder (with reference to S2), in addition, when the cameraman is not watching electronic viewfinder 41, the enterprising line item browse displays of LCD39 (with reference to S3) overleaf.In Fig. 3, undertaken recording by back side LCD39 and browsing after record browses by electronic viewfinder 41, but order also can put upside down, perhaps only also can by one of them.In addition, when recording browse displays by electronic viewfinder 41, the record browse displays among the LCD39 of the back side is closed, and on the contrary, when recording browse displays by back side LCD39, the record browse displays in the electronic viewfinder 41 is closed.After end browsed in record, when half push that has carried out release-push (1R operation), carry out live view overleaf on the LCD39 and show (S4).

Next, under with the situation of limited time set for the record browsing time, when under the state of observing electronic viewfinder 41, having carried out photography (with reference to S1), the timing of the LCD timer that the EVF timer of electronic viewfinder 41 usefulness and back side LCD39 use action beginning (with reference to S11).Now, under watching the state of electronic viewfinder 41, the cameraman do not record browse displays (with reference to S12) by back side LCD39.When the timing time of LCD timer finished, the record browse displays finished, and carried out live view overleaf on the LCD39 and showed (with reference to S13).

In addition, when making record browse timer initiation, under the situation about browsing by electronic viewfinder 41 observed and recordeds, when the EVF timer finishes (S14), LCD39 goes up and shows that record browses (with reference to S15) overleaf.This is because as mentioned above, in example shown in Figure 3, sets the LCD timer longer than EVF timer.When the LCD timer finishes, carry out live view overleaf on the LCD39 and show (with reference to S16).

In addition, when making record browse timer initiation, EVF timer and LCD timer both when finishing (S17), carry out live view overleaf on the LCD39 and show (S18).

Next, use Fig. 4 flow chart extremely shown in Figure 7 that the action of present embodiment is described.Fuselage CPU251 carries out these flow processs according to the program that is stored in the

flash memory

277.

The flow process of electrification reset shown in Figure 4 is being loaded into

battery

292 in the

camera body

200, when perhaps having connected external power source 293, and this flow startup.At first, whether the mains switch 34 of judging

camera body

200 connects (﹟ 1).Be mains switch 34 when disconnecting in result of determination, become low-power consumption state, be sleep state (﹟ 3).

Only when connecting, mains switch 34 interrupting handling under this sleep state.Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ is below 5, the processing of the usefulness that powers on.Before mains switch 34 is connected, stop mains switch and interrupt handling action in addition, prevent the consumption of power-supply battery.

Among the Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

1, mains switch 34 is under the situation about connecting, and perhaps, under the dormant situation in having broken away from

Bu Zhou ﹟

3, the beginning power supply is supplied with (﹟ 5).Next, the dust that prevents dust in the

filter

215 is removed action (﹟ 7).In this step, apply driving voltage from dustproof

filter drive circuit

235 to the piezoelectric element that is fixedly mounted on the

dustproof filter

215, remove dust etc. by the ultrasonic vibration ripple.

Next, if there are information such as the shutter speed of the photograph mode set by preceding

dial

22 and back dial 23 grades, ISO photosensitivity, manually setting and f-number, that then carries out these photograph modes and photography conditions reads in (﹟ 9).In addition, at this moment, together the aperture of also changing camera lens 100 via telecommunication circuit 273 from camera lens CPU111 open, the reading in of shot information such as focal length information.

When having carried out the reading in of photograph mode and photography conditions, next, carry out photometry and exposure computing (﹟ 11).Herein, according to the view data from

imaging apparatus

221, the mensuration of carrying out subject brightness by AE circuit 255.According to this subject brightness that determines, carry out the computing for exposures such as the f-number that obtains correct exposure and shutter speeds.In addition, carry out the computing of exposure according to the photograph mode and the photography conditions that set among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 9.In addition, will be shown in back side LCD39, electronic viewfinder 41 or

control panel

40 based on the f-number of the exposure that calculates and shutter speed value or their manual set point herein.

When having carried out photometry and exposure computing, next, carry out the judgement (﹟ 13 of the detection signal of eye sensors).As mentioned above, when there is object (for example, the cameraman) in

eye sensors

352 near

eyepiece portion

38, output detection signal.In this step, when near

eyepiece portion

38, having object, be judged to be connection, on the other hand, when not existing, be judged to be disconnection.

Next the result of the judgement among the Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

13, closes EVF LCD351(﹟ 15 under the situation about disconnecting), LCD39 carries out live view demonstration (﹟ 17 overleaf).The result of determination of the detection signal of

eye sensors

353 is that the cameraman does not observe electronic viewfinder 41 by

eyepiece portion

38, therefore, closes EVF LCD351, carries out live view overleaf on the LCD39 and shows.

On the other hand, the result of the judgement among the Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

13 closes back side LCD39(﹟ 31 under the situation about connecting), carry out the EVF live view and show (﹟ 33).The result of the judgement of the detection signal of

eye sensors

353 is that the cameraman observes electronic viewfinder 41 by

eyepiece portion

38, therefore, closes back side LCD39, carries out live view at EVF with LCD351 and shows.

Bu Zhou ﹟ 17 Yi Ji live view among the ﹟ 33 show according to the view data from

imaging apparatus

221, by

pre-process circuit

225 and

image processing circuit

257, carry out rejecting at interval the image of pixel count etc. and handle.Shot object image dynamically is shown to back side LCD39 or EVF with on the LCD351.In order to carry out reading of view data from

imaging apparatus

221, carry out the renewal of shot object image.

When in rapid ﹟ 17 of step overleaf LCD carried out live view when showing, perhaps in

rapid ﹟

33 of step, carried out live view when showing at EVF with LCD, next, whether carried out the judgement (﹟ 19) of the operation of functional unit.In this step, by

switch testing circuit

268, judge whether operated 1R switch, configuration switch (menu switch), reproduce any switch in switch, the mains switch.

The result of the judgement among the Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

19 does not have to return

Bu Zhou ﹟

11 under the situation of operation, carries out above-mentioned action.On the other hand, be to have carried out next, whether partly supressing release-push under the situation of operation in the result who judges, that is, and the judgement (﹟ 21 whether the 1R switch is connected).

The result of the judgement among the Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

21 is under the situation of 1R switch connection, the subprogram (﹟ 41 of the photography action that carrying out photographs prepares and photograph).In this subprogram, when pressing release-push (2R switch connection) entirely, photograph, finish back demonstration record in photography and browse.The detailed content of this subprogram will be used Fig. 5 aftermentioned.

The result of the judgement among the Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

21 is that the 1R switch does not have under the situation of connection, perhaps, under the situation of the photography action in having carried out Bu Zhou ﹟ 41, next, carries out the judgement (﹟ 23 whether configuration switch is connected).In this step, whether actions menu button (setting button) 35 etc. are set at the judgement of menu mode (setting pattern).

The result of the judgement among the Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

23 is under the situation of menu mode (setting pattern), sets change (﹟ 43).Set in the subprogram of change at this, record the processing of the various setting changes such as setting change of browsing time.Detailed content about this subprogram will adopt Fig. 7 aftermentioned.

The result of the judgement among the Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

23 is that configuration switch does not have under the situation of connection, perhaps, during the subprogram of the setting change in having carried out Bu Zhou ﹟ 43, next, reproduces the judgement (﹟ 25 whether switch is connected).Be to reproduce under the situation that switch connected in the result of this judgement, carry out reproducing movement (﹟ 45).By reproducing movement, read the view data that is recorded among recording medium A285 or the recording medium B287, LCD39, EVF go up to reproduce with LCD351 or

exterior display device

330 etc. and show overleaf.

Result of determination among the Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

25 is to reproduce switch not have perhaps, during the subprogram of the reproducing movement in having carried out

Bu Zhou ﹟

45, next, to carry out the judgement (﹟ 27 whether mains switch 34 is connected under the situation of connection).Result in this judgement is under the situation of mains switch 34 connections, returns step S11, carries out above-mentioned action.

The result of the judgement among the ,

Zai ﹟

27 is that mains switch does not have under the situation of connection on the other hand, stops power supply and supplies with (﹟ 29), return

Bu Zhou ﹟

3, become above-mentioned sleep state.

Next, adopt flow chart shown in Figure 5 to describe the subprogram of the photography action among the Bu Zhou ﹟ 41.

When entering the subprogram of photography action, at first, degree of comparing AF(﹟ 51)., according to the view data from

imaging apparatus

221, carry out the driving control of photographic

optical system

101 herein, so that become peak value from the radio-frequency component of the view data of contrast AF circuit 253 outputs.

When having carried out contrast AF, next identical with

Bu Zhou ﹟

11, carry out photometry and exposure computing (﹟ 53).To be shown in back side LCD39,

control panel

40 or EVF with on the LCD351 based on the f-number of the exposure that calculates and shutter speed value or their manual set point herein.

When having carried out photometry and exposure computing, next, judge whether supress release-push entirely, that is, whether the 2R switch connects (﹟ 55).Be under the 2R switch situation that do not have to connect in this result of determination, carry out the judgement (﹟ 57 whether the 1R switch is connected).

Do not connect if the result of the judgement among Gai

Bu Zhou ﹟

57 is the 1R switch, then cameraman's finger has left release-push, therefore, finishes the subprogram of photography action, returns original flow process.On the other hand, the result of determination among the Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

57 is under the 1R switch situation about having connected, and therefore cameraman's finger, returns

Bu Zhou ﹟

55 by to release-push at least, becomes the holding state of alternately judging this step and

Bu Zhou ﹟

57.

The result of the judgement of Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

55 is under the situation of 2R switch for connection, is the situation that the cameraman supresses release-push entirely, is transferred to exposure actions.At first, carry out the closing motion (﹟ 61 of

shutter

213).When carrying out exposure actions, need charge to shutter 213, therefore, carry out the closing motion of

shutter

213 for the time being.

When having carried out the closing of

shutter

213, next, that carries out

aperture

103 dwindles action (﹟ 63).In this step, carry out aperture to camera lens CPU111 and dwindle indication, to become the f-number of obtaining according to the exposure computing among the

Bu Zhou ﹟

53 or the f-number of manually setting out.

Next, carry out exposure actions (﹟ 65).In this step, the preceding curtain of

shutter

213 is moved, and in

imaging apparatus

221, begin electric charge accumulation.And, through after the scheduled time, the back curtain of

shutter

213 is moved, and finishes the electric charge accumulation in the

imaging apparatus

221.

When exposure actions finished, next, that carries out

aperture

103 opened (﹟ 67).That is, fuselage CPU251 sends indication to camera lens CPU111, opens f-number so that

aperture

103 becomes.

When opening aperture, next, that carries out

shutter

213 opens (﹟ 69).To show in order to open live view again, and in order being that 101 subject light beam guides to

imaging apparatus

221 from photo-optics, the preceding curtain of

shutter

213 to be moved, open shutter.

When having opened

shutter

213, next, that carries out image reads (﹟ 71).In this step, by imaging

apparatus drive circuit

223, carry out reading of picture signal from imaging apparatus 221.Next, carry out image and handle (﹟ 73).By

pre-process circuit

225,

image processing circuit

257 and compressed and decompressed

circuit

259 etc. the picture signal of reading from

imaging apparatus

221 being carried out various images herein, handles.

When having carried out the image processing, next, record and browse (﹟ 75).Herein, the image of having taken that will obtain from Bu Zhou ﹟ 61~﹟ 73 is at electronic viewfinder 41 or during the back side LCD39 demonstration record browsing time.About the detailed action that this record is browsed, will adopt Fig. 6 aftermentioned.

In addition, carry out image record (﹟ 77).Image record is that the Imagery Data Recording of the view data output area after by recording

medium control circuit

283 image being handled is to recording medium A285 or recording medium B287.In addition, in the flow process of Fig. 5, though put down in writing according to recording the order of carrying out the image record after browsing,, also can carry out conversely, perhaps, both are walked abreast carry out.After the image record end, return original flow process.

Next, the detailed action of adopting flowchart text shown in Figure 6 to browse about the record of Bu Zhou ﹟ 75.When having entered the flow process that record browses, at first, at the enterprising line item browse displays of EVF (﹟ 81).Generally speaking, when taking, confirm subject by electronic viewfinder 41 on one side, Yi Bian the situation of taking is more, therefore, in the present embodiment, be arranged in the EVF enterprising line item browse displays of LCD351 of electronic viewfinder 41.

When EVF has carried out the record browse displays, next, make EVF timer initiation (﹟ 83), then, make LCD timer initiation (﹟ 85).Owing to record browse displays during at the fixed time, therefore, herein, the timer initiation that the timing of the scheduled time is used.In addition, Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 41(is with reference to Fig. 4) setting change in set this scheduled time.

When making EVF timer and LCD timer initiation, next, judge that whether the EVF timer is to time (﹟ 87).Judge whether the EVF timer that has begun the timing action among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 87 has arrived the scheduled time herein.

The result of the judgement of step among the rapid ﹟ 87 be the EVF timer not under the situation of time, identical with rapid ﹟ of

step

13, judge whether eye sensors opens (﹟ 89).Herein, according to judging from the detection signal of

eye sensors

353.

The result of the judgement among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 89 is under the eye sensors situation of closing, that is, do not watch the cameraman under the situation of

eyepiece portion

38, and the enterprising line item browse displays of LCD39 (﹟ 91 overleaf).Herein, according to Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 73(with reference to Fig. 5) in carry out view data after image is handled, the enterprising line item browse displays of LCD39 overleaf.

On the other hand, the result of the judgement among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 89 is under the situation of eye sensors unlatching, that is, watch the cameraman under the situation of

eyepiece portion

38, at the enterprising line item browse displays of EVF (﹟ 93).Herein, according to Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 73(with reference to Fig. 5) in carry out view data after image is handled, at EVF with the enterprising line item browse displays of LCD351.

When LCD has carried out the record browse displays overleaf in rapid ﹟ 91 of step, next, judge whether the LCD timer passes through the scheduled time (﹟ 95).Herein, judge begun the timing action among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 85 the LCD timer whether timing the scheduled time.

The result of the judgement among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 95 is that the LCD timer does not pass through under the situation of the scheduled time, perhaps the result of the judgement among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 89 is that eye sensors is opened, and under the situation of EVF with the enterprising line item browse displays of LCD351, next, the judgement (﹟ 97 that whether has operation).Herein, whether judge by

switch testing circuit

268 and operated any console switch in the various switches 269.Result in this judgement is under the situation of not operating, and returns Bu Zhou ﹟ 87.

When the result of the judgement among the Bu Zhou ﹟ 95 scheduled time that has been the timing of LCD timer, perhaps, the result of the judgement among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 97 exists under the situation of operation, and the end record browse displays is returned original flow process.

When the result of the judgement of step among the rapid ﹟ 87 is EVF timer during to the time, carry out live view at EVF and show (﹟ 101).Herein, the timing time of EVF timer has passed through the scheduled time, therefore, finishes electronic viewfinder 41(EVF LCD351) in the record browse displays, carry out the live view demonstration.

When having carried out live view at EVF when showing, next, whether the LCD timer is judged (﹟ 103) to the time.Judge whether the LCD timer that starts among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 85 has arrived the scheduled time herein.

The result of the judgement of step among the

rapid ﹟

103 be the LCD timer not under the situation of time, next,

rapid ﹟

13, ﹟ 89 are identical with the step, judge whether eye sensors opens (﹟ 105).According to judging from the detection signal of

eye sensors

353.

The result of the judgement among the Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

105 is under the situation of closing, that is, the cameraman does not watch under the situation of

eyepiece portion

38, and the enterprising line item browse displays of LCD39 (﹟ 107 overleaf).According to Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 73(with reference to Fig. 5) in carry out view data after image is handled, the enterprising line item browse displays of LCD39 overleaf.

On the other hand, the result of the judgement in

rapid ﹟

105 of step is under the situation of eye sensors unlatching, that is, watch the cameraman under the situation of

eyepiece portion

38, carries out live view at EVF and shows (﹟ 109).Result of determination among the Bu Zhou ﹟ 87 is that the timing time of EVF timer has passed through the scheduled time, therefore, shows according to carry out live view from the view data of

imaging apparatus

221.

When in

rapid ﹟

107 of step overleaf during the enterprising line item browse displays of LCD, next, whether the LCD timer is judged (﹟ 111) to the time.Judge whether the LCD timer that has begun the timing action among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 85 has arrived the scheduled time herein.

The result of the judgement of step among the rapid ﹟ 111 be the LCD timer not under the situation of time, perhaps next identical with rapid ﹟ of step 97 EVF has carried out situation that live view shows with LCD351 under, whether have the judgement (﹟ 113) of operation.Herein, whether judge by

switch testing circuit

268 and operated any one console switch in the various switches 269.Result in this judgement is under the situation of not operating, and returns Bu Zhou ﹟ 103.Therefore, the LCD timer time also not before the time, short of console switch is operated, just proceed to record browse displays on the LCD39 overleaf, perhaps proceed live view at EVF with LCD351 and show.

When the result of the judgement among the

Bu Zhou ﹟

103 Huo person ﹟ 111 scheduled time that has been the timing of LCD timer, perhaps, the result of the judgement among the

Bu Zhou ﹟

113 exists under the situation of operation, closes the record browse displays, returns original flow process.

Thereby, among flow process browsed in the record of present embodiment, at EVF timer (﹟ 87 → not) before the time, under the situation of watching

eyepiece portion

38 at electronic viewfinder 40(EVF LCD351) enterprising line item browse displays (﹟ 93), on the other hand, under the situation of not watching

eyepiece portion

38, the enterprising line item browse displays of LCD39 (﹟ 91 overleaf).In addition, at the EVF timer to the time, but the LCD timer is (﹟ 87 → be) not under the situation of time, if watching

eyepiece portion

38, then at electronic viewfinder 40(EVF LCD351) carry out live view and show (﹟ 109), on the other hand, under the situation of not watching

eyepiece portion

38, the enterprising line item browse displays of LCD39 (﹟ 107 overleaf).

Thereby, among flow process browsed in the record of present embodiment, detecting (﹟ 89 → unlatching under the situation that the cameraman observing electronic viewfinder 41 by eye sensors 353), to record the browse graph picture and show EFF record browsing time (﹟ 93 at electronic viewfinder 41), on the other hand, observing (﹟ 89 under the situation of electronic viewfinder 41 → close, ﹟ 105 → close not detecting the cameraman), will record the browse graph picture overleaf LCD39 go up show LCD record browsing time (﹟ 91, ﹟ 107).

In addition, in the present embodiment, be arranged under the situation of operation that there is functional unit during the browse displays in record end record browse displays (﹟ 97, ﹟ 113).Selecting before functional unit is operated, to continue the record browse displays under unlimited (HOLD keeps) (with reference to Fig. 8) situation as the record browsing time.In addition, in the record browse displays, (﹟ 89 when variation has taken place in the detection output of eye sensors 351), the demonstration destination of record browse displays changes.At this moment, the end record browse displays is exported under the situation about changing in the detection that also can be arranged in

eye sensors

351.

Next, adopt flow chart shown in Figure 7 to Bu Zhou ﹟ 43(with reference to Fig. 4) the detailed action of setting change describe.When entering the flow process of setting change, at first, judge whether select EVF record browsing time (﹟ 121).When having operated

menu button

35, LCD39 goes up the display menu picture overleaf, sets change at this menu screen.On menu screen, show that the icon of usefulness is changed in the setting of EVF record browsing time, the setting of LCD record browsing time is changed with icon and other and set the icon that changes usefulness.In this step, judge and whether selected the EVF record browsing time to set the change icon by the operation of

cross button

32 grades.

The result of the judgement among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 121 has selected to carry out the EVF setting (﹟ 127 of record browsing time under the situation of EVF record browsing time).When having selected the EVF record during browsing time, show and record the browsing time set point as illustrated in Figure 8 that the cameraman operates

cross button

32 etc., the record browsing time of selecting the cameraman to want.When selecting 0 second conduct record during the browsing time, the record browsing time becomes zero, does not record browse displays on electronic viewfinder 41.In addition, when selecting " maintenance " conduct record during the browsing time, the record browsing time becomes infinitely.At this moment, Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 97, ﹟ 113(are with reference to Fig. 6) in, the record browse displays before operating, continued.

When having set the EVF record among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 127 during the browsing time, perhaps, the result of the judgement among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 121 is not under the EVF situation of record browsing time, next, judges whether carry out the back side LCD setting (﹟ 123 of record browsing time).In this step, judge and whether selected the LCD record browsing time to set the change icon by the operation of

cross button

32 grades.

The result of the judgement among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 123 has selected to carry out the LCD setting (﹟ 129 of record browsing time under the situation of LCD record browsing time).When having selected the LCD record browsing time, identical with the situation of the setting of EVF record browsing time, show and record the browsing time set point as illustrated in Figure 8 that the cameraman operates

cross button

32 grades, the record browsing time of selecting the cameraman to want.In this step, set the record browsing time that the cameraman determines.In addition, as the LCD record browsing time, also can be arranged to not show 0 second.In addition, Fig. 8 is an illustration, and EVF record is browsed and the LCD record browsing time also can be time beyond showing, in addition, also can suitably make numerical value change by dial etc.

When having set the LCD record browsing time among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 129, perhaps, the result of the judgement among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 123 is not under the LCD situation of record browsing time, next, (﹟ 125 is judged in the setting of whether carrying out other).In menu screen, except the setting of record browsing time, also show the icon of various setting usefulness.In this step, to whether having selected other icons to judge.The result of the judgement among the Zai Bu Zhou ﹟ 125 is under other the situation of setting, carries out selected setting (﹟ 131).

When having carried out other settings among the Zai

Bu Zhou ﹟

131, perhaps the result of the judgement among the Bu Zhou ﹟ 125 is not under the situation of other settings, and the flow process of end setup change is returned original flow process.

As discussed above, in an embodiment of the invention, have: the 1st display part (electronic viewfinder 41), its view data according to image pickup part output shows, and can observe by

eyepiece portion

38; The 2nd display part (back side LCD39), its view data according to image pickup part output shows, and can not observe by

eyepiece portion

38; Test section (eye sensors 353), whether its detection cameraman is observing the demonstration in the 1st display part; Control part (fuselage CPU251), it is using the 1st display part to carry out in live view shows under the situation of photography action, control so that will photograph and confirm that image shows the 1st time (figure 6 De ﹟ 87 → ﹟ 89 → ﹟ 93) at the 1st display part, on the other hand, using the 2nd display part in live view shows, to carry out under the situation of photography action, control so that will photograph and confirm that image shows the 2nd time (figure 6 De ﹟ 87 → ﹟ 89 → ﹟ 91 , ﹟ 87 → ﹟ 103 → ﹟ 105 → ﹟ 107) at above-mentioned the 2nd display part.

Thereby, in an embodiment of the invention, after just having finished, photography will photograph when confirming that image is shown on the 1st or the 2nd display part, make the asynchronism(-nization) of record browse displays.Therefore, can carry out record browse displays in the photography situation.

In addition, in an embodiment of the invention, be arranged to the detection output according to

eye sensors

353, the enterprising line item browse displays of any one party in electronic viewfinder 41 and back side LCD39.But, also can be arranged in both enterprising line item browse displays, also can be arranged to make record browsing time difference in such cases.

In the technology described herein, for mainly utilizing the illustrated control of flow chart, in most cases also can utilize program to set in addition, can also be indexed in the recording medium sometimes or in the record portion.And as for the recording method to this recording medium, record portion, can be when product export record, also can utilize the recording medium of issuing, can also download via the internet.

In addition, in an embodiment of the invention, though use digital camera to be illustrated as the equipment of photography usefulness, but, as camera, certainly can be digital single-lens reflex camera, also can be the compact digital camera, also can be the camera of using as the dynamic image of video camera, film camera.No matter any, so long as have the 1st and the 2nd display part, and can record the camera of browse displays, just can use the present invention.

In addition, about the motion flow in claims, specification and the accompanying drawing, though for convenience, use expression " at first ", the term of orders such as " next " is illustrated,, and do not mean that and must implement in proper order according to this.

The present invention is not directly to the restriction of above-mentioned execution mode, but can the implementation phase be no more than in the scope of its purport and specializing after structural element is out of shape.In addition, can form various inventions by the appropriate combination of the disclosed a plurality of structural elements of above-mentioned execution mode.For example, also can delete certain several structural element of the entire infrastructure key element shown in the execution mode.And, also can appropriate combination the structural element of different execution modes.