Image pickup apparatus having openable and closable display panel, control method therefor, and storage medium

摘要

An image pickup apparatus which is capable of preventing shooting from ending in failure even when a display panel is unexpectedly closed under the influence of a strong wind, a water stream, or the like. Any shooting mode is selected from among a plurality of shooting modes including at least a first shooting mode and a second shooting mode. During taking of moving images in the first shooting mode, the taking of the moving images is stopped when a detection unit detects a display unit being in a closed position with respect to a main body of the image pickup apparatus, and during taking of moving images in the second shooting mode, the taking of the moving images is continued when the detection unit detects the display unit being in the closed position with respect to the main body.

主权项

1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
an image pickup unit; a display unit configured to comprise a display having a display surface, and be mounted on a main body of the image pickup apparatus in such a manner as to be openable and closable; a detection unit configured to detect a position of said display unit with respect to the main body; a shooting mode setting unit configured to set any shooting mode from among a plurality of shooting modes including at least a first shooting mode and a second shooting mode; and a control unit configured to provide control to, during taking of moving images in the first shooting mode, stop the taking of the moving images when said detection unit detects said display unit being in a closed position with respect to the main body, and during taking of moving images in the second shooting mode, continue the taking of the moving images when said detection unit detects said display unit being in the closed position with respect to the main body.