Camera device, control method thereof, and storage medium

Abstract

The present invention provides a camera device and a control method and storage medium thereof. A camera device can be operated by an external operating device, the device comprising: a camera unit configured to output a first image by photographing a subject; and a control unit configured to control whether to display the second image on the first display unit when the first image output from the camera unit is being displayed on the first display unit and an operation of displaying a second image different from the first image on the second display unit of the operating device has been performed on the operating device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an imaging device which can be operated by means of an external operating device. Background Art

[0002] In the field of remotely controllable cameras, there are known cameras that are connected to remote terminals such as smartphones, tablet devices, and PCs via wires or wirelessly and can be operated by these remote terminals.

[0003] Controlling a camera via a remote terminal is useful for allocating roles on an image-making set where multiple people are filming, for example, where a camera operator concentrates on focus and framing while an assistant controls other settings.

[0004] In addition to such a configuration, there is a camera having a function of transmitting an on-screen display (OSD) including information about the camera or a menu screen and superimposed on the image to a remote terminal together with an image. In this configuration, the remote terminal displays the OSD superimposed on the image received from the camera and a GUI operation member equivalent to a key outside the camera. A user who operates the camera with the remote terminal operates the camera with the GUI operation member while confirming the image and the OSD. When the GUI operation member is operated on the remote terminal, an operation request is transmitted to the camera.

[0005] In such a configuration, the same screen as the screen on which the OSD is superimposed on the image displayed on the viewfinder of the camera is also displayed on the remote terminal. Therefore, the user can remotely operate the camera by viewing the same screen as the screen on the camera. In addition, the design has the advantage that since there is no need to implement a menu screen unique to the remote terminal, it is possible to reduce design man-hours.

[0006] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2019-075633 discloses a method in which, in a camera device, menu generation information for operating the camera device is output to an external monitor via a relay device. With respect to the relay device, a menu image based on the menu generation information received from the camera device is output to an external relay device, and the external relay device outputs the menu image to the external monitor. When a control signal for the camera device is received from the external operating device, the relay device sends the control signal to the camera device.

[0007] For the above-mentioned camera that can be operated by a remote terminal, there is a case where the photographer confirms the viewfinder of the camera while the assistant sets the camera by displaying a menu screen on the remote terminal. In this case, the menu screen is also displayed on the viewfinder of the camera. Therefore, in some cases, for the photographer who is confirming the image with the viewfinder of the camera, the menu is unexpectedly displayed on the screen, resulting in obstruction of image confirmation. Summary of the invention

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides an imaging apparatus which can operate a menu of a camera from a remote terminal without hindering image confirmation on the camera.

[0009] According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera apparatus capable of being operated by an external operating device, the apparatus comprising: a camera unit configured to capture and output a first image; a first display unit; and a control unit configured to control whether to display a second image on the first display unit when an operation has been performed on the operating device to display a second image different from the first image on a second display unit of the operating device while the first image output from the camera unit is being displayed on the first display unit.

[0010] According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a camera apparatus capable of being operated by an external operating device, the apparatus comprising a camera unit for capturing and outputting a first image, the method comprising: when a first image output from the camera unit is being displayed on a first display unit of the camera unit, in a case where an operation has been performed on the operating device to display a second image different from the first image on a second display unit of the operating device, controlling whether the second image is displayed on the first display unit.

[0011] According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each section of the above-mentioned imaging device.

[0012] Further features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of an image pickup system using the image pickup device of the present invention.

[0014] Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a video camera.

[0015] Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an operating device.

[0016] Figure 4Ais a flowchart for describing the operation of the camera.

[0017] Figure 4B is a flowchart for describing the operation of the camera.

[0018] Figure 4C-1 and Figure 4C-2 is a flowchart for describing the operation of the camera.

[0019] Figure 4D-1 and Figure 4D-2 is a flowchart for describing the operation of the camera.

[0020] Figure 5 It is a diagram showing the structure of the layers of the OSD of the camera.

[0021] Fig. 6A It is a diagram showing the structure of the screen of the camera and the operation device.

[0022] Figure 6B It is a diagram showing the structure of the screen of the camera and the operation device.

[0023] Figure 6C It is a diagram showing the structure of the screen of the camera and the operation device.

[0024] Fig.6D It is a diagram showing the structure of the screen of the camera and the operation device.

[0025] Fig. 6E It is a diagram showing the structure of the screen of the camera and the operation device.

[0026] Fig. 6F It is a diagram showing the structure of the screen of the camera and the operation device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Please note that the following embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention. A plurality of features are described in the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to requiring all of these features, but a plurality of such features may be appropriately combined. In addition, in the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same or similar configurations, and their redundant description is omitted.

[0028] Figure 1 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of an image pickup system using the image pickup device of the present invention.

[0029] exist Figure 1 In the embodiment, the camera system 150 includes an operating device 101, a camera 100 that operates in cooperation with the operating device 101 through wireless communication 102, and a monitor 104 that is connected to the camera 100 through an SDI cable 103. In this embodiment, the wireless communication 102 adopts but is not limited to For example, you can use Or a unique wireless communication system. Alternatively, the communication may be wired communication rather than wireless communication. That is, in this embodiment, any communication method may be adopted, for example, RS-232C, RS-422A, USB, and However, it is required that the method be able to send and receive images and OSDs (on-screen images).

[0030] Figure 2 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the video camera 100 in the present embodiment. The video camera 100 includes a lens 200, a CMOS imaging element 201, a camera signal processing unit 202, a storage medium 203, a power supply 204, an operation unit 205, an input I / F 206, a ROM 207, a RAM 208, a CODEC 209, and an OSD (On Screen Display) drawing unit 210. In addition, an output I / F 211, an LCD panel 212, an EVF 213, a CPU 214, a communication control unit 215, a wireless module 216, an antenna 217, and an external output terminal 218 are included. The respective units are controlled by, for example, the CPU 214 deploying programs stored in the ROM 207 to the RAM 208 and executing the programs, and data is input and output between them via a data bus 219.

[0031] The lens 200 has a set of imaging lenses including a focusing lens, an aperture mechanism, etc., and forms an optical image of a subject. The CMOS imaging element 201 includes an A / D converter, and converts the optical image formed by the lens 200 into an analog electric signal, and then into a digital signal. The imaging element 201 is not limited to a CMOS type, and a CCD or the like may also be used. The digital signal output from the imaging element 201 is subjected to resizing processing such as predetermined pixel interpolation and reduction, color conversion processing, various correction processing, etc. by the camera signal processing unit 202. In addition, compression encoding or decoding of compression-encoded data is performed by a CODEC 209 described later in a predetermined format at a predetermined bit rate.

[0032] The storage medium 203 stores captured images and metadata associated with the images. The power supply 204 is an AC power supply or a battery, and supplies required power to the various units of the video camera 100. The operation unit 205 includes a switch for controlling the on / off of the power supply 204 of the video camera 100, a menu display button, an arrow key, and a pointing device such as a touch panel. Operation information input from the operation unit 205 is input to the CPU 214 via the input I / F 206 and the data bus 219. The ROM 207 stores programs for controlling the video camera 100, and the CPU 214 controls the various units based on these programs. In particular, the ROM 207 stores an HTTP server program and a web application that executes a web browser running on the operation device 101. The RAM 208 is used as a work area for the CPU 214. The status information of the operation device 101 received in the communication control unit 215 described later is also stored.

[0033] The CODEC 209 reproduces the image data and the audio data stored in the RAM 208 or the storage medium 203. The reproduced image is displayed on the LCD panel 212 and the monitor 104 connected to the external output terminal 218.

[0034] The OSD drawing unit 210 renders an OSD such as character strings and icons indicating the status or settings of the camera 100, various frames and marks, and menus for making various settings in the VRAM on the RAM 208. The characters and icons are stored in the ROM 207, and are read out by the OSD drawing unit 210 and rendered in the VRAM.

[0035] The output I / F 211 outputs a display signal for displaying on the LCD panel 212, the EVF 213, and the monitor 104 based on display data such as OSD generated by the CPU 214 according to the program. The output I / F 211 includes a mixer circuit and outputs overlapping image data and OSD. In addition, a signal whose size is adjusted according to each output can be output. The OSD of the same content can be displayed for each output, or different content can be displayed by the method described below.

[0036] The CPU 214 runs the program loaded from the ROM 207 into the RAM 208. The communication control unit 215 receives a request for changing setting information related to imaging of the camera 100 from the operation device 101, and transmits a response signal to the request via the wireless module 216. In addition, image data, a Web application, and an OSD image are transmitted to the operation device 101. The image data and the OSD image may be transmitted as separate image data, or a composite image in which the image data and the OSD are overlapped may be transmitted through the output I / F 211.

[0037] The antenna 217 transmits and receives radio signals. For a response signal sent to the operating device 101, the packet data generated by the CPU 214 and the communication control unit 215 is converted into a modulated signal of a carrier frequency band by the wireless module 216 and sent out from the antenna 217 as a radio signal. The external output terminal 218 satisfies SDI and The standard is a terminal for outputting the image signal generated by the imaging element 201 and the camera signal processing unit 202 to an external device. Although a description assuming SDI will be given in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited to SDI. For example, it can be an analog composite output.

[0038] Figure 3 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the operation device 101 in the present embodiment. The operation device 101 includes a power supply 300, an operation unit 301, an input I / F 302, a ROM 303, a RAM 304, a storage medium 305, a CODEC 306, an output I / F 307, an LCD panel 308, a wireless module 309, an antenna 310, and a CPU 311. In addition, data is input and output via a data bus 312.

[0039] The power supply 300 is an AC power supply or a battery, and supplies the power required by each unit of the operating device 101. The operating unit 301 includes a touch panel 308a integrated with the LCD panel 308 as an input device for accepting user operations. The touch panel 308a is an input device that outputs coordinate information corresponding to a position touched on the input unit (the input unit is configured to be flat), and is used to indicate the activation and operation of an application running on the operating device 101. The touch panel 308a can be a device capable of acquiring contact strength (pressure). In addition, the operating unit 301 also includes a switch for controlling the start and stop of power supply from the power supply 300 to the operating device 101. The operation input by the user on the operating unit 301 is input to the CPU 311 via the input I / F 302 and the data bus 312.

[0040] The ROM 303 stores a program for starting the operation device 101, and when the power supply 300 supplies power by the operation of the operation unit 301, the program is read out to the RAM 304 under the instruction of the CPU 311. The RAM 304 is used as a work area of ​​the CPU 311. An external storage device such as a hard disk device may be used instead of the ROM 303 or to supplement the area of ​​the RAM 304.

[0041] The storage medium 305 stores data received from an external device or program data of certain applications to be executed by the CPU 311. A web browser program is stored in at least one of the ROM 303 and the storage medium 305, and a web application received from the wireless module 309 can be executed by the CPU 311. The web application includes data for reproducing the operation unit of the camera 100.

[0042] The wireless module 309 can receive network applications, image data, and OSD images. In addition, information input into the operation unit 301 by the user can be sent to the camera 100. The input information also includes a menu display request.

[0043] The CODEC 306 reproduces the data stored on the RAM 304 or the storage medium 305, and the reproduced data is displayed on the LCD panel 308. The output I / F 307 outputs a display signal for display on the LCD panel 308 based on display data such as a GUI generated by the CPU 311 according to the program, the received image data, and the OSD image. In addition, the LCD panel 308 displays the display signal received via the output I / F 307.

[0044] The antenna 310 transmits and receives radio signals. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that wireless communication is performed with the camera 100, and the camera 100 operates as an HTTP server and is capable of wireless communication. When wireless communication is performed with the camera 100, the operating device 101 operates as an HTTP client. The signal received by the antenna 310 is demodulated and converted into packet data by the wireless module 309, and is input to the CPU 311 via the buffer of the RAM 304. In addition, the response signal to be sent to the camera 100 is converted into packet data by the CPU 311 when reception is completed, and then converted into a modulated signal of a carrier frequency band by the wireless module 309, and is sent from the antenna 310 to the camera 100.

[0045] The CPU 311 executes a program loaded into the RAM 304 from the ROM 303, the storage medium 305, or the wireless module 309. The CPU 311 also has a timer function for adjusting the operation timing of the program.

[0046] Figure 4A 4D to 4D are flowcharts showing the operation of the video camera 100 in the present embodiment. The CPU 214 controls the respective units of the video camera 100 by operating based on a program stored in the ROM 207 or the storage medium 203 or a program acquired via the wireless module 216, thereby implementing these flowcharts. Figure 5501 to 503 are layers of the OSD drawn by the OSD drawing unit 210. The respective layers are created in the area of ​​the RAM 208. The layer 501 represents a status display layer. The layer 502 represents a menu display layer. The layer 503 represents a message display layer. 6A to 6F 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a screen to be displayed on the LCD panel 212, the EVF 213, the monitor 104, and the operation device 101. Figure 4A 4D to describe the flowchart Figure 5 and 6A to 6F 's various diagrams.

[0047] Figure 4A is a flowchart for describing the overall operation of the video camera 100 .

[0048] In step S4101, the CPU 214 determines whether the operation unit 205 has instructed the system to be activated. If it is determined that an instruction has been given, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4102; otherwise, the CPU 214 keeps waiting.

[0049] In step S4102 , the CPU 214 reads the setting information and flags stored in the ROM 207 to the RAM 208 .

[0050] In step S4103, the CPU 214 determines whether shutdown has been instructed by the operation unit 205. If it is determined that an instruction has been given, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4104; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4105.

[0051] In step S4104, the CPU 214 stores the setting information and flags stored in the RAM 208 in the ROM 207 so that they can be retained even when the power is turned off. The CPU 214 then returns the process to S4101.

[0052] In step S4105 , the CPU 214 captures an image by the imaging element 201 , and controls the image to be processed by the camera signal processing unit 202 .

[0053] In step S4106, the CPU 214 controls so that the OSD drawing unit 210 Figure 5 A status display such as a character string and an icon indicating the status and setting of the camera 100 and various frames and marks are drawn on the layer 501 of the . The camera status and setting values ​​for various frames and marks are read from the RAM 208 .

[0054] In step S4107, the CPU 214 determines whether the state is a state in which the menu screen is being displayed by the video camera 100. If it is determined that the menu screen is being displayed, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4108; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4109.

[0055] In step S4108, the CPU 214 generates a Figure 4B The flowchart of FIG. 1 performs menu operation and image output processing when a menu screen is being displayed on the video camera 100.

[0056] In step S4109, the CPU 214 determines whether the state is a state in which the menu screen is being displayed by the operation device 101. If it is determined that the menu screen is being displayed, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4110; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4111.

[0057] In step S4110, the CPU 214 generates a Figure 4C-1 and Figure 4C-2 The flowchart of FIG. 1 performs menu operation and image output processing when a menu screen is being displayed on the operation device 101.

[0058] In step S4111, the CPU 214 generates a Figure 4D-1 and Figure 4D-2 Flowchart for menu screen display operation and image output processing.

[0059] In step S4112, the CPU 214 determines whether the operation unit 205 has instructed the system to be stopped. If it is determined that the instruction has been given, the CPU 214 ends the flow; otherwise, the CPU 214 returns the process to step S4103.

[0060] Figure 4B is a flowchart of menu operation and image output processing to be performed in step S4108 when the menu screen is displayed on the video camera 100.

[0061] In step S4201, the CPU 214 determines whether the menu setting has been changed by the menu operation by the operation unit 205. The menu setting includes the following settings: a setting for “making the menu display between the camera and the remote terminal mutually exclusive”, a setting for “displaying the menu by mirroring the menu display on the remote terminal”, and a setting for “displaying the menu to be mirrored with increased transparency”. If it is determined that the menu setting has been changed, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4202; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4203.

[0062] In step S4202 , the CPU 214 stores the set value in the RAM 208 .

[0063] In step S4203, the CPU 214 determines whether to close the menu screen. If it is determined to close the menu, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4204; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4206.

[0064] In step S4204, the CPU 214 outputs the screen in which the layer 501 has been superimposed on the image to each of the display unit and the output unit. Fig. 6A The screen configuration at this time is shown. On this screen, an image 601 is displayed, and a status display 602 indicates that the video camera 100 is in a recording state.

[0065] In step S4205 , the CPU 214 generates an OSD image of the layer 501 and transmits the image data and the OSD image to the operation device 101 via the wireless module 216 . Figure 6B The OSD image at this time is shown in FIG. Fig. 6A As shown, with respect to the image data and the OSD image to be transmitted, it is assumed that the OSD image is superimposed and displayed on the image data on the LCD panel 308 of the operation device 101. Then, this flow ends.

[0066] In step S4206, the CPU 214 controls so that the OSD drawing unit 210 draws a menu on the layer 502. The menu information is read from the RAM 208 by the OSD drawing unit 210.

[0067] In step S4207, the CPU 214 outputs the screen in which the layer 501 and the layer 502 have been superimposed on the image to each of the display unit and the output unit. Figure 6C The screen configuration at this time is shown. A menu 603 is displayed on the screen.

[0068] In step S4208, the CPU 214 generates an OSD image in which the layer 501 and the layer 502 are overlapped and transmits the image data and the OSD image to the operation device 101 via the wireless module 216. Then, this flow ends.

[0069] Figure 4C-1 and Figure 4C-2 41 is a flowchart for describing the processing to be performed in step S4110 , and shows the flow of menu operation and image output processing when a menu screen is displayed on the operation device 101 .

[0070] In step S4301, the CPU 214 determines whether there has been a key operation related to a menu operation by the operation unit 205. If it is determined that there has been an operation, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4302; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4309.

[0071] In step S4302, the CPU 214 determines whether the operation performed by the operation unit 205 is a menu display request of pressing a menu button. If it is determined to be a menu display request, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4303; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4304.

[0072] In step S4303, the CPU 214 determines whether the setting of the camera 100 "makes the menu display between the camera and the remote terminal mutually exclusive" is turned on ("ON") or turned off ("OFF"). In the case where this setting is on, when the menu is displayed in the operating device 101, the menu display and operation cannot be performed on the camera 100. In step S4202 or step S4311, the setting value is set and stored in the RAM 208, and the setting value is read from the RAM 208 at this time. The same applies to the settings used for subsequent determination. If it is determined that the above setting is ON, the CPU 214 advances the processing to step S4304; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the processing to step S4310.

[0073] In step S4304, the CPU 214 controls the OSD drawing unit 210 to draw a message indicating that the menu operation is not accepted on the layer 503. The message content is read from the RAM 208 by the OSD drawing unit 210.

[0074] In step S4305, the CPU 214 outputs the screen in which the layers 501 and 503 have been superimposed on the image to each of the display unit and the output unit. Fig.6D The screen structure at this time is shown. A message 604 indicating that the menu operation is not accepted is displayed on the screen. In this embodiment, the message content is displayed by text, but the present invention is not limited to text. For example, the message content can be implied by a chart, a mark, etc. Then, the process ends.

[0075] In step S4306 , the CPU 214 controls so that the OSD drawing unit 210 draws a menu on the layer 502 .

[0076] In step S4307 , the CPU 214 controls the OSD drawing unit 210 to draw a message indicating that the menu button has been pressed on the video camera 100 on the layer 503 .

[0077] In step S4308 , the CPU 214 generates an OSD image in which the layers 501 , 502 , and 503 are overlapped and transmits the image data and the OSD image to the operation device 101 via the wireless module 216 . Fig. 6E The OSD image at this time is shown. On the screen, a message 605 indicating that the menu button has been pressed on the video camera 100 is displayed. Similar to step S4305, the display of the message content is not limited to text.

[0078] In step S4309, the CPU 214 determines whether the menu setting has changed according to the menu operation request received by the wireless module 216 from the operation device 101. If it is determined that the menu setting has changed, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4311; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4312.

[0079] In step S4310, the CPU 214 determines whether menu settings have been changed according to a menu operation performed by the operation unit 205. If determined to have been changed, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4311; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4312.

[0080] In step S4311 , the CPU 214 stores the set value in the RAM 208 .

[0081] In step S4312, the CPU 214 determines whether to close the menu screen. If it is determined that the menu screen is closed, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4313; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4315.

[0082] In step S4313, the CPU 214 outputs the screen in which the layer 501 has been superimposed on the image to each of the display unit and the output unit.

[0083] In step S4314, the CPU 214 generates an OSD image of the layer 501 and transmits the image data and the OSD image to the operation device 101 via the wireless module 216. Then, this flow ends.

[0084] In step S4315 , the CPU 214 controls so that the OSD drawing unit 210 draws a menu on the layer 502 .

[0085] In step S4316, the CPU 214 outputs the screen in which the layers 501 and 502 have been superimposed on the image to each of the display unit and the output unit.

[0086] In step S4317, the CPU 214 generates an OSD image in which the layer 501 and the layer 502 are overlapped and transmits the image data and the OSD image to the operation device 101 via the wireless module 216. Then, this flow ends.

[0087] Figure 4D-1 and Figure 4D-2 41 is a flowchart for describing the processing performed in step S4111, and shows the processing when there is a request for displaying a menu from the video camera 100 or the operation device 101 and the image output processing.

[0088] In step S4401, the CPU 214 determines whether there has been a menu display request by pressing a menu button on the operation unit 205. If it is determined that there has been a menu display request, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4402; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4405.

[0089] In step S4402 , the CPU 214 controls so that the OSD drawing unit 210 draws a menu on the layer 502 .

[0090] In step S4403, the CPU 214 outputs the screen in which the layer 501 and the layer 502 have been superimposed on the image to each of the display unit and the output unit.

[0091] In step S4404, the CPU 214 generates an OSD image in which the layer 501 and the layer 502 are overlapped and transmits the image data and the OSD image to the operation device 101 via the wireless module 216. Then, this flow ends.

[0092] In step S4405, the CPU 214 determines whether there has been a menu display request by pressing the menu button on the operation unit 301. If it is determined that there has been a menu display request, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4406; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4425.

[0093] In step S4406, the CPU 214 determines whether the setting of "displaying a menu by mirroring the menu display on a remote terminal" of the LCD panel 212 is ON or OFF. In the case where this setting is ON, when a menu is displayed on the operating device 101, the menu is mirrored on the LCD panel 212. If it is determined to be ON, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4407; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4411.

[0094] In step S4407, the CPU 214 determines whether the setting of "displaying the menu to be mirrored with increased transparency" of the LCD panel 212 is ON or OFF. In the case where this setting is ON, when a menu is displayed on the LCD panel 212 in conjunction with a menu display operation on the operating device 101, the menu is displayed with increased transparency. If it is determined to be ON, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4408; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4409.

[0095] In step S4408, the CPU 214 controls so that the OSD drawing unit 210 draws the menu on the layer 502 with the transparency increased to a fixed value.

[0096] In step S4409 , the CPU 214 controls so that the OSD drawing unit 210 draws a menu on the layer 502 .

[0097] In step S4410 , the CPU 214 outputs a screen in which the layers 501 and 502 have been superimposed on the image to the LCD panel 212 . Fig. 6F The screen when the menu is drawn with increased transparency through the processing in step S4408 is shown.

[0098] In step S4411 , the CPU 214 outputs a screen in which the layer 501 has been superimposed on the image to the LCD panel 212 .

[0099] In step S4412, the CPU 214 makes the same determination as in step S4406 based on the setting for "displaying a menu by mirroring the menu display on a remote terminal" of the EVF 213. If the determination is ON, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4413; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4417.

[0100] In step S4413, the CPU 214 performs the same processing as in step S4407 based on the setting for "displaying the menu to be mirrored with increased transparency" of the EVF 213. If ON is determined, the CPU 214 advances the processing to step S4414; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the processing to step S4415.

[0101] In step S4414, the CPU 214 performs the same processing as in step S4408. In step S4415, the CPU 214 performs the same processing as in step S4409. In step S4416, the CPU 214 performs the same processing as in step S4410 on the EVF 213. In step S4417, the CPU 214 performs the same processing as in step S4411 on the EVF 213.

[0102] In step S4418, the CPU 214 determines whether the SDI terminal is connected to the input I / F 206. If it is determined that it is connected, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4419; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4404.

[0103] In step S4419, the CPU 214 makes the same determination as in step S4406 regarding the setting for “displaying a menu by mirroring the menu display on a remote terminal” of the SDI terminal of the input I / F 206. If the determination is ON, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4420; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4424.

[0104] In step S4420, the CPU 214 makes the same determination as in step S4407 based on the setting for “displaying the menu to be mirrored with increased transparency” of the SDI terminal of the input I / F 206. If the determination is ON, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4421; otherwise, the CPU 214 advances the process to step S4422.

[0105] In step S4421, the CPU 214 performs the same processing as in step S4408. In step S4422, the CPU 214 performs the same processing as in step S4409.

[0106] In step S4423 , the CPU 214 performs the same processing as in step S4410 on the SDI terminal of the input I / F 206 .

[0107] In step S4424 , the CPU 214 performs the same processing as in step S4411 on the SDI terminal of the input I / F 206 .

[0108] In step S4425, the CPU 214 outputs the screen in which the layer 501 has been superimposed on the image to each of the display unit and the output unit.

[0109] In step S4426, the CPU 214 generates an OSD image of the layer 501 and transmits the image data and the OSD image to the operation device 101 via the wireless module 216. Then, this flow ends.

[0110] According to the video camera 100 of the present embodiment, when the video camera 100 is requested to display a menu screen through the operation device 101, the operation device 101 can be caused to display the menu screen, but the video camera 100 does not display the menu screen. Therefore, the photographer operating the video camera 100 can concentrate on confirming the image, and the assistant operating the operation device 101 can change the settings of the video camera 100 without disturbing the photographer.

[0111] Furthermore, the screen to be confirmed by the photographer at this time displays information indicating the status of the video camera 100 together with the image. Therefore, the photographer can confirm the image while at least confirming whether recording is being performed (which is the most important matter in camera operation) or confirming the time code (time information). This display control can be performed in conjunction with necessary menu operations without being aware of a specific switching operation. Furthermore, when display of the menu screen is not requested, the same information can be seen on both the video camera 100 and the operating device 101. This design has the advantage that design man-hours can be reduced because there is no need to implement a menu screen unique to the operating device 101.

[0112] If the menu screen is opened from the video camera 100 when the menu screens in both the video camera 100 and the operation device 101 are not opened, the menu screen of the operation device 101 can also be opened in conjunction with the opening. Therefore, the assistant using the operation device 101 can confirm all setting changes made by the photographer.

[0113] In the settings of the video camera 100, it can be set so that the menu operation on the video camera 100 is not accepted when the menu screen is displayed on the operation device 101. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation where an erroneous operation occurs due to the camera operator performing a menu operation from the video camera 100 while the assistant is operating the menu on the operation device 101. At this time, it is possible to make a display on the video camera 100 that it can be seen that the operation is not accepted because the menu screen is opened on the operation device 101, and the operation device 101 can display that there has been a menu display operation on the video camera 100. Therefore, the camera operator can recognize that the assistant is operating the menu, and the assistant can also recognize that the camera operator wants to operate the menu.

[0114] In the setting of the video camera 100, when the photographer performs an operation to open the menu screen on the video camera 100 while the assistant is displaying the menu screen using the operating device 101, it can be set to open the menu screen on the video camera 100. Therefore, when the assistant causes the menu to open on the operating device 101, the photographer can open the menu screen on the main body to confirm the menu operation performed by the assistant. Furthermore, in another setting, the menu screen can be displayed with increased transparency on the video camera 100 in conjunction with the display of the menu screen on the operating device 101. Therefore, even when the menu screen is accidentally displayed on the video camera 100 due to the operation of the assistant, the photographer can continuously confirm the image and confirm the menu operation performed by the assistant.

[0115] In the above configuration, since the user can operate the video camera 100 from the operation device 101 on the same menu screen as the video camera 100, there is no burden of having to get used to an operating system unique to the operation device 101. In terms of design man-hours, since the menu screens of the video camera 100 and the operation device 101 can be made common, only one menu screen needs to be implemented, and man-hours for implementing a unique menu screen of the operation device 101 can be saved.

[0116] Although the present invention has been described in detail based on its preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various forms within the scope not departing from the spirit of the present invention are also included in the present invention. Parts of the above-described embodiments may be appropriately combined.

[0117] The present invention also includes a case where a software program for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus having a computer capable of executing the program directly from a storage medium or by using wired / wireless communication and the program is executed.

[0118] Therefore, the program code itself supplied and installed in the computer in order to make the computer realize the functional processing of the present invention also realizes the present invention. That is, the computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention is also included in the present invention.

[0119] In this case, the program may take any form, such as an object code, a program executed by an interpreter, or script data supplied to an OS, as long as it has the functions of a program.

[0120] The storage medium for supplying the program may be, for example, a hard disk, a magnetic storage medium such as a magnetic tape, an optical / magneto-optical storage medium, or a nonvolatile semiconductor memory.

[0121] As a method of supplying the program, a method of storing the computer program forming the present invention in a server on a computer network and a connected client computer which downloads and programs the computer program can be considered.

[0122] Other embodiments

[0123] The (multiple) embodiments of the present invention may also be implemented as follows: a computer of a system or device, the system or device reads and executes computer executable instructions (e.g., one or more programs) recorded on a storage medium (which may also be more fully referred to as a "non-transitory computer-readable storage medium") to perform the functions of one or more of the above (multiple) embodiments, and / or the system or device includes one or more circuits (e.g., application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs)) for performing the functions of one or more of the above (multiple) embodiments; and a method executed by a computer of the system or device, for example, reading and executing computer executable instructions from a storage medium to perform one or more of the above (multiple) embodiments, and / or controlling the one or more circuits to perform one or more of the above (multiple) embodiments. The computer may include one or more processors (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessing unit (MPU)), and may include a network of separate computers or separate processors to read and execute the computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions may be provided to the computer, for example, from a network or a storage medium. The storage medium may include, for example, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), a memory of a distributed computing system, an optical disk (such as a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (DVD), or a Blu-ray disc (BD) TM ), one or more of a flash memory device and a memory card, etc.

[0124] Other embodiments

[0125] The embodiments of the present invention may also be implemented by providing software (program) for performing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or device via a network or various storage media, and a computer or a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessing unit (MPU) of the system or device reads and executes the program.

[0126] While the present invention has been described with respect to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments.The scope of the following claims is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent structures and functions.

Claims

1. A camera device capable of being operated by an external operating device, characterized in that: The camera device comprises: a camera unit configured to capture and output a first image; a first display portion; and a control section configured to control whether to display the second image on the first display section when an operation for displaying a second image different from the first image on a second display section of the operating device has been performed on the operating device while the first image output from the imaging section is being displayed on the first display section, The second image is a menu screen for operating the operating device, and In which the control unit is constructed to, when an instruction for displaying a menu screen has been made on the camera device and the menu screen is being displayed on the operating device, continue to display the first image on the first display unit, and display on the first display unit that an instruction for displaying a menu screen from the camera device is not accepted.

2. The camera device according to claim 1, further comprising: The drawing unit is configured to draw an on-screen image, wherein the on-screen image includes information on the camera device and / or a menu for performing at least one setting on the camera device.

3. The camera device according to claim 2, further comprising: The synthesis unit is configured to synthesize the first image and the on-screen image.

4. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein: The control section is configured to, when the menu screen is displayed on the first display section, output the menu screen to the operating device so that the menu screen is also displayed on the second display section of the operating device.

5. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein: The control unit is configured to, when an instruction for displaying a menu screen has been made on the camera device and when the menu screen is being displayed on the operating device, output a first display indicating that an instruction for displaying a menu screen has been made on the camera device to the operating device, so that a second display unit of the operating device displays the first display.

6. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein: The control unit is configured to, when an instruction for displaying a menu screen has been made on the camera device and when the menu screen is being displayed on the operating device, output the menu screen to the operating device so that the second display unit of the operating device displays the menu screen displayed on the first display unit.

7. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein: The control unit is configured to display the second image on the first display unit with increased transparency when an operation has been performed on the operating device to display a second image different from the first image on a second display unit of the operating device while the first image output from the camera unit is being displayed on the first display unit.

8. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein: The control section is configured to cause the first display section to display at least a display indicating whether the imaging device is in a state of performing imaging.

9. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein: The control section is configured to cause the first display section to display at least information indicating time when image capturing is performed by the image capturing device.

10. A method for controlling a camera device, wherein the camera device can be operated by an external operating device, characterized in that: The camera device includes a camera unit for capturing and outputting a first image, and the method includes: When a first image output from the imaging unit is being displayed on a first display unit of the imaging unit, in a case where an operation has been performed on the operating device to display a second image different from the first image on a second display unit of the operating device, controlling whether to display the second image on the first display unit, The second image is a menu screen for operating the operating device, and In which, in the control, when an instruction for displaying a menu screen has been made on the camera device, while the menu screen is being displayed on the operating device, the first image continues to be displayed on the first display unit, and the instruction for displaying the menu screen from the camera device is not accepted and displayed on the first display unit. 11 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to claim 10 .

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