Imaging device and imaging device control method capable of taking pictures rapidly with an intuitive operation

摘要

An imaging device and a control method for an imaging device of the present invention comprise an imaging section for photoelectrically converting a subject image and outputting image data, and a display section for performing live view display of the subject image based on the image data, wherein, with respect to whether or not a main body is being held, by determining if the main body is in a portrait orientation, and is being held by a touch surface area or with both hands, if this determination is that the main body is not being held a shooting command is received using only a release button, while if it is determined that the main body is being held a shooting command is received by touching the display section.

主权项

1. A control method for an imaging device, the control method comprising:
photoelectrically converting a subject image to generate image data; performing, on a touch panel display of the imaging device, live view display of the subject image based on the image data; determining, using hand shake status and range determination of a touched region of the touch panel display, whether or not a main body of the imaging device is being held firmly such that the imaging device is horizontally and vertically fixed without hand shake; and responsive to a determination that the main body of the imaging device is not being held firmly such that the imaging device is horizontally and vertically fixed without hand shake, permitting a shooting control only responsive to user operation of a release button, and otherwise, responsive to a determination that the main body of the imaging device is being held firmly such that the imaging device is horizontally and vertically fixed without hand shake,
determining whether or not a region of the touch panel display has been designated via a user trace operation that corresponds to a touch by the user on the surface of the touch panel display, and responsive to a determination that a region of the touch panel display has not been designated via a user trace operation that corresponds to a touch by the user on the surface of the touch panel display, permitting a shooting control to capture an entire area of the live view display of the subject image via a further user touch operation on the touch panel display such that image data corresponding to the entire area of the live view display of the subject image is stored, and otherwise, responsive to a determination that a region of the touch panel display has been designated via a user trace operation that corresponds to a touch by the user on the surface of the touch panel display, permitting a shooting control to capture only the region of the touch panel display designated via the user trace operation such that only image data corresponding to the designated region is stored and a zoomed image of the designated region is displayed on the touch panel display.