Image Pickup Apparatus Highlighting Changed Drive Mode Icons
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it difficult to quickly identify changed setting values in a list screen after modifying settings on an image pickup apparatus, as the existing display format does not provide clear visual cues for recently altered settings.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus includes a display control unit that selectively displays a list screen and a setting screen, allowing users to select and activate setting values, with the selected icon highlighted in a distinct format on both screens for a predetermined period, ensuring easy recognition of changed settings upon returning to the list screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If setting values are displayed in a list format on the display unit, then the display can show multiple setting items simultaneously, but the user cannot quickly recognize or find changed setting values at a glance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies visual differentiation through color or brightness changes to highlight icons representing changed setting values. When a setting value is modified, its corresponding icon on the display unit changes appearance (e.g., becomes brighter, changes color, or is surrounded by a highlight frame), enabling users to quickly identify which settings have been changed without having to search through the entire list of setting items.
2Loss of information
If the display unit shows detailed setting information, then users can see all setting values, but the interface becomes less intuitive and users spend more time confirming changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display information by visually distinguishing changed setting values from unchanged ones. Instead of presenting all setting items uniformly, the system divides them into two categories: changed settings (highlighted with special visual indicators) and unchanged settings (displayed in normal format). This segmentation allows users to quickly focus on the relevant changed information without being distracted by unchanged settings, thereby reducing confirmation time while maintaining complete information display.
Data Source
AI summary
An image pickup apparatus allows a user to quickly find a changed setting value in a list screen after the user changes the setting value of a desired setting item and returns to the list screen. When a rightward direction button is pressed with the list screen being displayed on a display unit, a setting screen of a drive mode is displayed. When a desired drive mode is selected in the setting screen by using a rightward or leftward direction button, an icon is displayed in a predetermined color for indicating selection. When the setting is activated by a set button, a highlight is displayed on the icon in order to indicate activation. After the highlight is displayed for a predetermined period of time, the screen is changed to the list screen, and the previously set drive mode is highlighted so that the user quickly recognizes the changed drive mode.