Image Taking Device Live View and Preview Display Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Image taking devices experience time lags between capturing an image and resuming live view display, making it difficult to take consecutive images efficiently and check previously taken images, which reduces image taking efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An image taking device with separate units for capturing, processing, and displaying live view and preview images, allowing simultaneous display of both images to facilitate quick image capture and review.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a preview image is displayed on the entire screen after taking an image, then the user can check the taken image, but the live view display is interrupted and cannot resume immediately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display screen into two separate regions: a main display area for the live view image and a sub-display area for the preview image. This segmentation allows both images to be displayed simultaneously without interrupting the live view, resolving the contradiction between image review capability and continuous live view display.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of displaying the preview image by replacing the entire screen (temporal dimension), the patent displays it in a sub-area alongside the live view (spatial dimension). This dimensional change enables simultaneous display of both images, eliminating the time lag while preserving both functionality.
2Loss of information
If the live view display is paused to show a preview image, then the user can review the taken image, but consecutive image capture becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the display into main and sub-areas, the system enables simultaneous display of live view and preview images. This allows users to review taken images without pausing the live view, maintaining continuous image capture capability and high productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The live view display continues uninterrupted in the main area while the preview image is displayed in the sub-area. This continuity of the live view action enables users to quickly frame and capture consecutive images without waiting for preview display to complete, thereby maintaining high image taking efficiency.
3Loss of information
If the entire screen is used for preview image display, then complete image review is possible, but framing for the next image becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into a main area for live view and a sub-area for preview. This segmentation allows users to view the complete preview image in the sub-area while simultaneously seeing the live view in the main area, enabling both complete image review and quick reframing without switching screens.
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AI summary
Provided is an image taking device having high image taking efficiency when a plurality of images are continuously taken. The image taking device comprises an image taking unit which performs image capturing processing and processing for creating a taken image, a first image processing unit which creates a live view image from a captured image captured by the image taking unit, a second image processing unit which creates a preview image from the taken image, a third image processing unit which performs processing for storing the taken image, and a display unit which displays the live view image and displays the preview image.