Imaging Apparatus Mode Switching for Continuous Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging apparatuses experience suspension of continuous shooting due to factors other than image processing delays, leading to frozen display and composition deviation between the displayed image and the subject, making it difficult for users to acquire intended captured images during prolonged suspension.
Innovation Solution
An imaging apparatus with mode switching control between recording image generation and live-view image generation modes, using detection of obstructive factors such as buffer space, in-focus determination, strobe charge, and power management to switch between modes and ensure continuous display updating, allowing for live-view image generation when recording is obstructed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If continuous shooting is performed using recording image generation mode, then image processing speed is improved, but display updating is suspended when recording is obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between recording image generation mode and live-view image generation mode based on detection results. When an obstructive factor is detected, the system transitions from the high-speed recording mode to the live-view mode that ensures continuous display updating, thereby adapting the system behavior to current operational conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the operational parameter of image generation mode based on detection results. When recording is obstructed, the parameter switches from recording image generation to live-view image generation, maintaining display continuity while preventing frozen display issues.
2Reliability
If continuous shooting is suspended due to obstructive factors, then recording integrity is maintained, but display image composition deviates from subject
Solution Approach 1:
The live-view image generation mode serves as an intermediary solution when recording is obstructed. It provides a display image based on current imaging element data rather than processed recording data, ensuring the displayed composition reflects the current subject position even when continuous shooting is suspended.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary detection of obstructive factors before they cause recording suspension. When obstruction is detected, it proactively switches to live-view mode to maintain composition accuracy, preventing the deviation that would occur with frozen display.
3Productivity
If multiple back engines perform image processing, then continuous shooting speed is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The image processing system is segmented into multiple back engines that operate in parallel. Each back engine processes image data independently, enabling high-speed continuous processing while maintaining modular system architecture that manages complexity through division of labor.
Solution Approach 2:
The multiple back engines serve dual functions: they process recording images for high-speed continuous shooting and generate live-view images for display updating. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate processing paths, managing system complexity while maintaining high productivity.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus includes: an element that receives subject light from a subject to generate image data; a section that generates a recording image to be recorded on a recording medium from the image data when a first mode is set; a section that generates a second display image, which allows display of a live-view image, from the image data when a second mode is set, and that generates a first display image, which allows display of an image identical to the recording image, from the image data when the first mode is set; a section that sequentially displays the first display image or the second display image; a section that detects a specific state of the apparatus that obstructs recording of an imaging object onto the recording image; and a section that controls switching between the first mode and the second mode on the basis of the detection results.