Imaging apparatus having a changeable operating mode responsive to changes in orientation and/or shake, and an imaging apparatus control method

摘要

An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that includes a shooting lens for collecting an image of a subject to be shot; and an imaging element that forms the image collected by the shooting lens and generates image data through photoelectric conversion of formed image. The imaging apparatus also includes an inclination detector that detects an inclination of the imaging apparatus from a predetermined position, through a rotation around a shooting optical axis of the shooting lens. The apparatus also includes a control unit that changes an operating mode to a switchable state capable of switching between operating modes when a predetermined time has elapsed in a state in which the inclination detected by the inclination detector falls within a predetermined range in which the operating modes of the imaging apparatus are switched to each other.

主权项

1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
an inclination detector configured to detect inclination of the imaging apparatus; and a control unit configured to
1) change an operating mode of the imaging apparatus from a first operating mode to a second operating mode responsive to (i) a determination that the imaging apparatus is inclined, in a first direction, at least a predetermined angle from a first orientation, and (ii) a further determination that the imaging apparatus is returned to the first orientation, and2) release the second operating control mode of the imaging apparatus such that a previous mode is returned to, responsive to a determination that the imaging apparatus is inclined in a direction opposite to the first direction.