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Photographing apparatus and photographing method for displaying information related to a subject

US8564710B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2011
Grant dateOct 22, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/3273
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital camera includes: a display section displaying a photographing image obtained by photographing a subject; a signal processing and control section reading out information related to the subject and information related to surroundings of the subject from a database on the basis of position information and compass direction information about the digital camera; and a display control section selecting the information related to the subject according to the lens condition and performing control so as to display the selected information on the display section by superimposing the selected information on the photographing image.

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