Imaging apparatus, method for controlling the same, program, and storage medium

Abstract

To display, in an imaging apparatus, a plurality of different specific states so that the states can be easily distinguished from each other.SOLUTION: An imaging apparatus has acquisition means that acquires an image picked up by imaging means, and display control means that performs control to display the image on display means, and comprises changing means that changes at least one of a display form of first display indicating that the imaging apparatus is selected from a plurality of imaging apparatuses including the imaging apparatus, and a display form of second display indicating a predetermined specific focal state. The changing means changes at least any one of the display form of the first display and the display form of the second display, for the display form of the first display and the display form of the second display when the first display and the second display are not superimposed on the image, so that when the first display and the second display are superimposed on the image, the display form of the first display and the display form of the second display are made different display forms from each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an image capture apparatus, a control method thereof, a program, and a storage medium, and to a technique for displaying the status of the image capture apparatus. [Background technology]

[0002] There are cameras that display the focus position on the viewfinder, allowing the user to check the focus position without taking their eyes off the viewfinder. There are also configurations that register a specific focus position in advance, and notify the user that the focus has been achieved when the camera is focused on the registered position. This display is sometimes performed by displaying a frame that surrounds the screen displayed on the viewfinder. Such a frame display allows the user to know that the focus has been achieved at the registered focus position without having to gaze at a point on the VF. Such frame display is also used for purposes other than notifying the user that the focus has been achieved. For example, there are cameras that display such a frame to notify the user of the input of a tally signal.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a method for preventing overlapping of icons by reducing the size of the icons when the icons overlap. Patent Document 2 discloses a method for preventing overlapping of icons by moving the icons when the icons overlap a subject. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 5534856 [Patent Document 2] JP 2013-85178 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In the above configuration, the frame display surrounding the screen may be used not only to notify that the focus has been achieved at the registered focus position, but also to notify the input of a tally signal. In such a case, since both frame displays overlap, it becomes difficult for the user to distinguish whether the frame display indicates that the focus has been achieved at the registered focus position or that a tally signal has been input.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has an object to provide an imaging device that displays a plurality of different specific states in such a way that each state can be easily distinguished. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the imaging device of the present invention is an imaging device having an acquisition means for acquiring an image captured by an imaging means, and a display control means for controlling the image to be displayed on a display means, and is further provided with a modification means for changing at least one of a display form of a first display indicating that the imaging device has been selected from a plurality of imaging devices including the imaging device, and a display form of a second display indicating a predetermined specific focus state, and the modification means changes at least one of the display form of the first display and the display form of the second display so that, when the first display and the second display are superimposed on the image, the display form of the first display and the display form of the second display are different display forms from each other, compared to the display form of the first display and the display form of the second display when the first display and the second display are not superimposed on the image. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, in an imaging device, displays respectively indicating a plurality of different specific states can be displayed in such a manner that each state can be easily distinguished. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a video camera according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 4 is a flowchart showing a display control process in the embodiment. [Diagram 3] 6 is a flowchart showing a tally display setting process in the embodiment. [Figure 4] 6 is a flowchart showing a focus position highlight setting process in the embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. Although the embodiments describe a number of features, not all of these features are essential to the invention, and the features may be combined in any manner. Furthermore, in the attached drawings, the same reference numbers are used for the same or similar configurations, and duplicated descriptions are omitted.

[0011] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a video camera 100 as an image capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The video camera 100 includes a lens 101, an image sensor 102, a camera signal processing unit 103, a recording medium 104, a power supply 105, an operation unit 106, a tally signal input unit 107, an input I / F 109, a ROM 110, a RAM 111, and a CODEC 112. It also includes an OSD (On Screen Display) drawing unit 113, an output I / F 117, an LCD panel 114, an EVF 115, an external output terminal 116, a CPU 118, and a communication unit 119.

[0012] The CPU 118 executes various programs stored in the ROM 110 and the like to control the entire video camera 100 and to input and output data between the video camera 100 and the like via a data bus 120 .

[0013] The lens 101 is a photographing lens group (optical system) including a focus lens, a zoom lens, an aperture mechanism, etc., and forms an optical image of an incident subject on the image sensor 102. The image sensor 102 is composed of a CMOS sensor, a CCD, etc., and includes an A / D converter, and photoelectrically converts the optical image formed by the lens 101 into an analog electric signal, which is then converted into a digital signal. The converted digital signal is subjected to resizing processing such as pixel interpolation processing and reduction processing, color conversion processing, various correction processing, etc. by a camera signal processing unit 103. Furthermore, the image is compressed and encoded at a predetermined bit rate and format by a CODEC 112, which will be described later.

[0014] The captured video and metadata associated with the video are recorded on the recording medium 104. The power source 105 is an AC power source or a battery, and supplies the necessary power to each section of the video camera 100.

[0015] The operation unit 106 is composed of one or a combination of a switch for controlling ON / OFF of the power supply 105 of the video camera 100, a menu display button, a cross key, or a pointing device such as a touch panel. The operation unit 106 includes a switch for switching between a focus position dedicated mode and a normal mode, which will be described later, as a display mode, a switch for instructing registration of a focus position of the focus position guide, and a video recording switch for instructing recording of a video. For example, when the user presses the video recording switch, video recording is started, and when the user presses the video recording switch again during video recording, video recording is stopped. Note that separate switches for instructing the start and end of video recording may be provided. Operation information received by the operation unit 106 is input to the CPU 118 via the input I / F 109 and the data bus 120 .

[0016] The tally signal input unit 107 inputs a tally signal from an external device. The tally signal is used to inform the video camera 100 of the shooting state of the video camera 100. Note that in this embodiment, the tally signal is input from the tally signal input unit 107, but the input unit for the tally signal is not limited to such a dedicated input unit. For example, the signal may be received by wireless communication via the communication unit 119, or may be received via a wired cable such as an SDI cable or an HDMI cable via the external output terminal 116.

[0017] When the lens 101 is a detachable lens, the lens communication unit 108 communicates with the lens 101 to obtain, for example, mounting information of the lens 101, and information such as the position of the focus lens, the focal length, and the angle of view. The lens 101 may be configured integrally with the video camera 100.

[0018] The ROM 110 stores a program for controlling the video camera 100, and the CPU 118 controls each section based on this program. The RAM 111 functions as a work area for the CPU 118.

[0019] The CODEC 112 not only compresses and encodes the digital signal obtained by shooting as described above, but also decodes the compressed and encoded video data and audio data recorded in the RAM 111 or the recording medium 104. The decoded video data is displayed on an LCD panel 114, an EVF 115, a monitor connected to an external output terminal 116, or the like, which will be described later, and the audio data is reproduced by a speaker (not shown).

[0020] OSD drawing unit 113 draws OSD items such as character strings and icons indicating the status and settings of video camera 100, various frames and markers, and menus for performing various settings, in the VRAM on RAM 111, based on the display data of the OSD items generated by CPU 118. Resource data such as characters and icons constituting the OSD items is stored in ROM 110, and OSD drawing unit 113 reads them out and draws them in the VRAM.

[0021] The output I / F 117 includes a mixer circuit, generates display data by superimposing OSD items drawn in a VRAM on video data generated by the image sensor 102 and camera signal processing unit 103, and outputs the data to the LCD panel 114, the EVF 115, and the external output terminal 116. The output I / F 117 can also output a signal resized according to each output. At each output destination, the same OSD items can be displayed, or different contents can be displayed by a method described later.

[0022] The external output terminal 116 is a terminal that outputs video data generated by the image sensor 102 and the camera signal processing unit 103, which meets the SDI or HDMI (registered trademark) standards, to an external device. A communication unit 119 transmits and receives video signals, audio signals, and various other types of information to and from an external device connected wirelessly or via a wired cable.

[0023] Next, a display control process in this embodiment executed by video camera 100 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart in Fig. 2. This process is realized by CPU 118 operating based on a program stored in ROM 110 or recording medium 104, or a program acquired via communication unit 119, and controlling each unit of video camera 100. The flowchart in Fig. 2 is started when video camera 100 is started. In this embodiment, the display modes include a focus position dedicated mode and a normal mode, and the user can switch between them by operating the operation unit 106.

[0024] In S201, it is determined whether or not the display mode is set to the focus position dedicated mode. The focus position dedicated mode is a mode specialized for displaying the focus position guide.

[0025] Here, the focus position guide will be described. The focus position guide is an index displayed when performing focus adjustment (MF) processing by manual operation, and is a function that supports MF processing by storing the focus position when focusing in the past and displaying the position and the current focus lens position. For example, assume that the focus position when focusing on a certain subject is registered, and after focusing on another subject, the original subject is refocused. At this time, the user can visually compare the registered focus position with the current focus lens position on the display screen, and can move the current focus lens position closer to the registered focus position. In this way, the user can visually grasp the amount of manual operation from the current focus lens position to the registered focus position, making refocusing easier and reducing the burden on the user and time loss. Note that multiple focus positions may be registered and displayed.

[0026] In this way, by registering an arbitrary focus position in the focus position guide, the user can check the focus position of the video camera 100 by the focus position guide displayed on the OSD. In the focus position dedicated mode, the items displayed on the ODS are limited to those related to the display of the focus position guide and those that are the minimum necessary for shooting. Therefore, since the number of displayed items is smaller than in the normal mode, the focus position guide can be displayed without overlapping with other display objects. In addition, since the display area of ​​the image is larger, the user can easily view the image. FIG. 5(a) shows an example of a screen in the normal mode, and FIG. 5(b) shows an example of a screen in the focus position dedicated mode.

[0027] If the answer is YES in S201, proceed to S202, and if the answer is NO, proceed to S203. In S202, a setting value indicating that the mode is the focus position dedicated mode is stored in the RAM 111, and the process proceeds to S203.

[0028] In S203, a process (live view) is performed to sequentially display images captured by the image sensor 102 and the camera signal processing unit 103. Here, images are input to the output I / F 117, and the input images are superimposed on OSD items by the output I / F 117 and output as display signals to the LCD panel 114, the EVF 115, and the external output terminal 116.

[0029] In S204, a setting process for a tally display, which indicates that a tally signal has been input to the tally signal input unit 107, is performed.

[0030] Now, the tally display setting process performed in S204 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. First, in S301, it is determined whether or not a change operation has been performed on the setting of the display form of the tally display. In this embodiment, the user can select the display form of the tally display from among a frame surrounding the screen, a bar at the top of the screen, and a bar at the bottom of the screen, and in the initial state, any of the above display forms is set in advance.

[0031] Fig. 6 shows an example of the display form of the tally display in normal mode. Fig. 6(a) shows an example of a screen on which a tally display 602 is displayed when a frame surrounding the screen is selected as the display form of the tally display. 601 shows an image. Fig. 6(b) shows an example of a screen on which a tally display 603 is displayed when the top bar is selected. Fig. 6(c) shows an example of a screen on which a tally display 604 is displayed when the bottom bar is selected.

[0032] In this embodiment, the user can select the display form of the tally signal from among a frame surrounding the screen, a bar at the top of the screen, and a bar at the bottom of the screen, but other display forms are also possible. For example, a bar may be displayed on one side of the screen, such as the left or right side of the screen.

[0033] In S301, if an operation for changing the display mode of the tally display has been performed, the process proceeds to S302, and if not, the process proceeds to S303. In S302, the value set in S301 is saved in the RAM 111, thereby saving the display form of the tally. In S303, it is determined whether or not a tally signal is input to the tally signal input unit 107. If a tally signal is input, the process proceeds to S304, where the setting value for the tally display is set to ON, the setting value is saved in the RAM 111, and the process ends. As a result, the CPU 118 constantly displays the tally display while the tally signal is being input. On the other hand, if the tally signal is not input, the process proceeds to S305, where the setting value for the tally display is set to OFF, the setting value is stored in the RAM 111, and the process ends.

[0034] When the tally display setting process of S204 ends, the process proceeds to S205, where a focus position highlight setting process is performed. The focus position highlight is the display of a focus position guide to notify the user that the current position of the focus lens included in the lens 101 of the video camera 100 is near a preregistered predetermined focus position.

[0035] Now, the focus position highlight setting process performed in S205 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

[0036] In S401, it is determined whether or not a focus position has been registered by a user through operation of the operation unit 106. If a registration operation has been performed, the process proceeds to S402, where the focus position registered in S401 is stored in the RAM 111, and the process proceeds to S403. If a registration operation has not been performed, the process proceeds directly to S403.

[0037] In S403, the focus position guide is displayed. In the focus position dedicated mode, for example, a display as shown in FIG. 5(b) is made, and in the normal mode, for example, in addition to the display as shown in FIG. 5(a), a focus position guide 501 as shown in FIG. 5(b) is made. In displaying the focus position guide 501, the focus position registered in S402 is read from the RAM 111, and registered markers 502 and 503 are drawn at positions on the focus position guide 501 corresponding to the registered focus position. The drawn OSD items are output to each output destination via the output I / F 117.

[0038] Next, in S404, the focus position stored in S402 is read from the RAM 111, and it is determined whether the current position of the focus lens included in the lens 101 matches the stored focus position. Here, it is determined that they match if they are within a predetermined range from the stored focus position (for example, a range of an integer multiple of the depth of field). If they match, proceed to S405, and if they do not match, proceed to S406.

[0039] In S405, the setting value of the focus position highlighting is set to ON, the setting value is saved in the RAM 111, and this process ends. On the other hand, in S406, the setting value of the focus position highlighting is set to OFF, the setting value is saved in the RAM 111, and this process ends.

[0040] 2, when the process of S205 is completed, in S206, it is determined whether or not the screen is being displayed in the focus position dedicated mode by reading the setting value of the focus position dedicated mode from the RAM 111. If the screen is being displayed in the focus position dedicated mode, the process proceeds to S207, and if the screen is not being displayed in the focus position dedicated mode, the process proceeds to S214.

[0041] In S207, the setting value of the focus position highlighting set in S405 or S406 is read from the RAM 111, and it is determined whether it is ON or not. If it is ON, the process proceeds to S208, and if it is OFF, the process proceeds to S209.

[0042] In S208, the focus position is highlighted. The focus position highlight is drawn as an OSD item by the OSD drawing unit 113, and the drawn OSD item is output to each output destination via the output I / F 117.

[0043] 7 shows an example of a screen on which a focus position guide and focus position highlight are displayed in the focus position dedicated mode. Reference numeral 701 denotes a slide bar for the focus position guide, 702 and 705 denote registered markers corresponding to registered focus positions, 703 denotes the current focus position of the focus lens of the video camera 100, and 704 denotes a focus position highlight. Here, a thick frame is displayed around the screen as the focus position highlight.

[0044] In S209, the setting value of the tally display set in S304 or S305 is read from the RAM 111, and it is determined whether or not it is ON. If it is ON, the process proceeds to S210, and if it is OFF, the process returns to S201.

[0045] In S210, the setting value of the display mode of the tally display set in S302 is read from the RAM 111, and it is determined whether or not the display mode is the same as the focus position highlighting. If they are the same, the process proceeds to S211, and if they are not the same, the process proceeds to S212. Note that in this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the display mode is the same as the focus position highlighting, but it may also be determined whether or not the display mode of the tally display is a frame surrounding the screen, or whether or not the display overlaps with the focus position highlighting.

[0046] In S211, the tally display is displayed in the display form of the upper bar shown in FIG. 6(b) or the lower bar shown in FIG. 6(c). The OSD drawing unit 113 draws the upper bar or the lower bar as an OSD item, and the drawn OSD item is output to each output destination via the output I / F 117. At this time, the upper bar or the lower bar to be drawn may be drawn thicker than usual, and text indicating that it is a tally display may be drawn near the upper bar or the lower bar. This makes it easier for the user to recognize that it is a tally display even if the tally display is displayed simultaneously with the highlighting of the focus position. Note that, although the display is displayed in the display form of the upper bar or the lower bar in this embodiment, other display forms that can be selected as the display form of the tally may be used as long as they are not the same as or overlap with the highlighting of the focus position.

[0047] 8(a) shows an example of a screen in which a focus position highlight display and a tally display are displayed simultaneously in S211. An upper bar 801 displayed thicker than usual indicates a tally display. Text 802 indicates that the upper bar 801 is a tally display.

[0048] In S212, the setting value of the display mode of the tally display set in S302 is read from the RAM 111, and the tally is displayed in the set display mode. The tally display is drawn in the set display mode by the OSD drawing unit 113, and the drawn OSD items are output to each output destination via the output I / F 117.

[0049] If the screen is not being displayed in the focus position dedicated mode in S206, a determination similar to that in S207 is made in S214, and if the focus position highlighting is ON, the process proceeds to S215, and if it is OFF, the process proceeds to S220.

[0050] In S215, the same determination as in S209 is made, and if the tally display setting value is ON, the process proceeds to S216, and if it is OFF, the process proceeds to S217. In S216, the same process as in S212 is performed, and then the process returns to S201. In S217, a similar determination as in S210 is made, and if they are the same, the process proceeds to S218, and if they are not the same, the process proceeds to S229.

[0051] In S218, the focus position is highlighted in a different form from normal. For example, the different form from normal is a display form in which the slide bar of the focus position guide is filled in a single color. Filling in the slide bar of the focus position guide makes it easier for the user to notice that the focus position is focused on a specific position. The OSD drawing unit 113 draws the slide bar of the focus position guide in a form in which it is filled in a single color, and the drawn OSD item is output and displayed to each output destination via the output I / F 117.

[0052] 8B shows an example of a screen displayed in S218 when the tally display setting value is OFF in S215. The focus position guide 803 shows a highlighted state displayed in a different form from the normal form. Note that the focus position guide does not have to be filled in with a single color as long as it is displayed in a different form from the normal form.

[0053] In S219, the same process as in S208 is performed, and the process returns to S201. In this case, if the setting value for the tally display is ON, the screen shown in Fig. 8(a) will be displayed, for example.

[0054] In S220, the same determination as in S209 is made, and if the tally display setting value is ON, the process proceeds to S221, and if it is OFF, the process returns to S203.

[0055] In S221, the same process as in S212 is performed, and the process returns to S201. In this case, the focus position guide 501 shown in Fig. 5 and one of the displays shown in Fig. 6(a) to (c) according to the display mode of the tally display set in S302 are displayed.

[0056] As described above, when the focus position dedicated mode is set and the display form of the tally display and the focus position highlight display are the same, the focus position highlight display is given priority, and the tally display is changed to a display form different from that of the focus position highlight display and displayed. This allows the user to distinguish between the focus position highlight display and the tally display. In this case, by setting the display form of the focus position highlight display to a frame that surrounds the screen, the user can recognize the focus position highlight display, which is highly related to the focus position dedicated mode, without having to fix his or her eyes on one point.

[0057] In the focus position only mode, even when the focus position highlight display is not displayed, the tally display is displayed in a different display format from the focus position highlight display, making it easier for the user to recognize what the display indicates even when only one of the tally display or focus position highlight display is displayed.

[0058] On the other hand, when the normal mode is set and the display form of the tally display and the focus position highlight display are the same, the tally display is given priority and the focus position highlight display is displayed in a form different from the normal mode. This allows the user to distinguish between the focus position highlight display and the tally display. In this case, by setting the display form of the tally display to a frame surrounding the screen, the user can recognize the tally display, which is important for understanding the shooting status in the normal mode, without having to fix his or her eyes on one point.

[0059] In addition, in normal mode, even when the tally display is not displayed, the focus position highlight display is displayed in a different display format from the tally display. This makes it easier for the user to recognize what the display indicates even when only one of the tally display or the focus position highlight display is displayed.

[0060] 2, if it is determined that the screen is being displayed in the focus position dedicated mode, the option of the same display form as the focus position highlight display may be omitted from the options of the display form of the tally display that can be changed in S301 that is executed thereafter. Alternatively, the user may be prevented from selecting the display form of the tally display, or if the same display form as the focus position highlight display is selected, the change may not be accepted in S302. This allows the user to understand that the tally display cannot be displayed in the same display form as the focus position highlight display on the focus position dedicated screen.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the display form of either the tally display or the focus position highlight display is changed when the display form of the tally display and the display form of the focus position highlight display are the same, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be changed as long as the display forms are different from each other. Therefore, both the display form of the tally display and the display form of the focus position highlight display may be changed so that they are different from each other.

[0062] In the above embodiment, the display indicates that a tally signal has been input and that the current position of the focus lens is within a predetermined range from the registered focus position, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the display may indicate a predetermined specific shooting state, such as pixel saturation or blackout, and a predetermined specific focus state, such as focusing on a specific subject extracted from an image, and these can be combined as appropriate.

[0063] <Other embodiments> The present invention may be applied to a system made up of a plurality of devices, or to an apparatus made up of a single device.

[0064] The present invention can also be realized by supplying a program for implementing one or more of the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or device via a network or a storage medium, and having one or more processors in the computer of the system or device read and execute the program. It can also be realized by a circuit (e.g., ASIC) that implements one or more of the functions.

[0065] <Summary> The disclosure of this embodiment includes the following configuration.

[0066] (Configuration 1) A selection means for selecting one of a plurality of display forms of the first display indicating a predetermined specific photographing state; a change means for changing at least one of a display form of the first display and a display form of the second display, when the display form of the second display indicating a predetermined specific focus state and the display form of the selected first display are the same display form, so that the display forms are different from each other; An imaging device comprising:

[0067] (Configuration 2) Further, a setting means for setting whether or not the second display is to be prioritized is provided, The imaging device described in configuration 1, characterized in that when the setting means has set a preference for the second display, the change means changes the display form of the first display, and when the setting means has not set a preference for the second display, the change means changes the display form of the second display.

[0068] (Configuration 3) The imaging device described in configuration 2, characterized in that when the setting means has set a preference for the second display, the change means further makes the area of ​​the first display larger than when the setting means has not set a preference for the second display.

[0069] (Configuration 4) The imaging device according to configuration 2 or 3, characterized in that when the setting means has set the second display to have priority, the display form of the first display displays text indicating the specific shooting condition.

[0070] (Configuration 5) 5. The imaging device according to any one of configurations 1 to 4, wherein the specific focus state is a state in which a focus lens is positioned within a predetermined range of a preset focus position.

[0071] (Configuration 6) The device further includes a receiving means for receiving a tally signal, 6. The imaging device according to any one of configurations 1 to 5, wherein the specific shooting state is a state in which the tally signal is being input.

[0072] (Configuration 7) 7. The imaging device according to any one of configurations 1 to 6, wherein the display form of the first display includes a display that surrounds the screen and a bar display on one side of the screen.

[0073] (Configuration 8) further displaying a focus position guide that indicates the difference between a preset focus position and the current focus lens position; 8. The imaging device according to any one of configurations 1 to 7, wherein the display form of the second display includes a display surrounding the screen and a display of the focus position guide in a different color.

[0074] (Configuration 9) 8. The imaging device according to any one of configurations 1 to 7, further comprising a display means for displaying the first display and the second display.

[0075] (Configuration 10) The imaging device further includes an imaging means for photoelectrically converting light incident thereon via an optical system, 10. The imaging device according to configuration 9, wherein an image obtained by photoelectric conversion by the imaging means is displayed on the display means.

[0076] (Configuration 11) A selection step of selecting one of a plurality of display forms of the first display indicating a predetermined specific shooting state; a changing step of changing at least one of the display form of the first display and the display form of the second display, when the display form of the second display indicating a predetermined specific focus state and the display form of the selected first display are the same display form, so that the display forms are different from each other; A display control method comprising:

[0077] (Configuration 12) A program for causing a computer to function as each of the means of the imaging device according to any one of configurations 1 to 8.

[0078] (Configuration 13) A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to configuration 12.

[0079] The invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the following claims are appended to apprise the public of the scope of the invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0080] 100: video camera, 101: lens, 102: imaging element, 103: camera signal processing unit, 104: recording medium, 105: power supply, 106: operation unit, 107: tally signal input unit, 108: lens communication unit, 109: input I / F, 110: ROM, 111: RAM, 112: CODEC, 113: OSD drawing unit, 114: LCD panel, 115: EVF, 116: external output terminal, 117: output I / F, 118: CPU, 119: communication unit, 120: data bus, 501, 701, 803: focus position guide, 502, 503, 702: registered marker, 601: video, 602, 603, 604, 801: tally display, 703: focus position, 704: focus position highlighting, 802: text

Claims

1. An imaging device having an acquisition means for acquiring an image captured by an imaging means, and a display control means for controlling a display means to display the image, a change unit that changes at least one of a display form of a first display indicating that the imaging device has been selected from among a plurality of imaging devices including the imaging device and a display form of a second display indicating a predetermined specific focus state, The imaging device is characterized in that the modification means changes at least one of the display form of the first display and the display form of the second display so that when the first display and the second display are superimposed on the image, the display form of the first display and the display form of the second display are different display forms from each other, compared to the display form of the first display and the display form of the second display when the first display and the second display are not superimposed on the image.

2. 2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first indication is an indication indicating a state in which a tally signal is being received from an external device.

3. 2. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the display form of the first display includes a display surrounding the screen and a bar display on one side of the screen.

4. 4. The imaging device according to claim 3, wherein the display surrounding the screen and the bar display on one side of the screen are displayed along an edge of the display means.

5. 2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second indication is an indication indicating that the focus position is within a predetermined range with respect to a preregistered focus position.

6. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the display form of the second display includes a display that surrounds the screen.

7. The display form of the first display can be selected from a plurality of display forms; The imaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that the change means changes at least one of the display form of the first display and the display form of the selected first display so that, when the display form of the second display and the display form of the selected first display are the same display form, they become different display forms.

8. The display form of the second display is fixed, The imaging device according to claim 7, characterized in that the change means changes the display form of the first display so that, when the display form of the second display and the display form of the selected first display are the same display form, they become different display forms.

9. The imaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that in a display mode in which a second display item is displayed as the second display, when a first display item is also displayed as the first display, the change means changes the display form of the first display.

10. The imaging device according to claim 9, characterized in that when the first display item is displayed together in a display mode in which the second display item is displayed, the display form of the first display displays text indicating the specific shooting state.

11. A method for controlling an imaging device having an acquisition means for acquiring an image captured by an imaging means, and a display control means for controlling a display means to display the image, comprising the steps of: a display step of displaying a first display form indicating that the imaging device has been selected from a plurality of imaging devices including the imaging device, and a second display form indicating a predetermined specific focus state; a changing step of changing at least one of the display form of the first display and the display form of the second display so that, compared to a display form of the first display and a display form of the second display when the first display and the second display are not superimposed on the image, the display form of the first display and the display form of the second display are different from each other when the first display and the second display are superimposed on the image; A control method comprising the steps of:

12. A program for causing a computer to function as each of the means of the imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

13. A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 12.

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