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Image pickup apparatus with an inclination guide display

US8022995B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 2008
Grant dateSep 20, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/7921
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image pickup apparatus is disclosed which provides an appropriate inclination guide display in accordance with an aspect ratio of a picked-up image and the like. The image pickup apparatus includes an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus, a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image, and an aspect ratio setter which sets the aspect ratio of a picked-up image. The apparatus includes a display controller which controls whether or not to show the inclination guide display on the display device on the basis of the aspect ratio set by the aspect ratio setter.

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