Dynamic LCD Button Visibility for Image Capture Obstruction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Digital video cameras with touch panels face issues of button overlays obstructing the image view during capture, unnecessary button display irritating users, and operational complexity due to separate modes for different recording media.
Innovation Solution
An image capturing apparatus with detecting and display control means that dynamically manages button display based on user operations and available recording media, ensuring buttons for unavailable functions are hidden during capture and playback, optimizing the display to prevent obstruction and simplify user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If buttons are displayed on the LCD panel during image capture, then users can access functions, but the buttons cover and obstruct the displayed image
Solution Approach 1:
The display control unit dynamically changes the display state based on operation mode: during image capture, buttons are hidden to prevent obstruction, while during playback, buttons are displayed to enable function access. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction between function accessibility and image visibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If buttons for all recording media are displayed, then users can access all functions, but unnecessary buttons irritate users and increase complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The display control unit applies local quality by selectively displaying buttons based on the current operation mode and available recording media. Only buttons relevant to the current context are displayed, providing appropriate functionality without unnecessary options, thus reducing perceived complexity while maintaining adaptability.
3Reliability
If separate modes are provided for different recording media, then recording functions are optimized, but operational complexity increases due to mode switching
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects which recording media is available and switches between modes autonomously without requiring user intervention. The display control unit monitors recording media status and adjusts the displayed buttons accordingly, eliminating manual mode switching while maintaining optimized recording functions for each media type.
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AI summary
An image capturing apparatus for capturing a first image of a subject may include a detecting unit, a determining unit, and a display control unit. The detecting unit detects a user's operation for instructing activation of a function. The determining unit determines whether or not an instruction of capturing the first image is given on the basis of the detected instruction. The display control unit controls, when the instruction of capturing the first image is determined to be given, displaying of a third image among second images so that the third image is not superimposed on the first image. The second images allow the user to instruct activation of various functions. The third image allows the user to instruct activation of a function that is not operable by the user during the image capturing operation.