Touch Panel Continuous Shooting Control via Finger Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional imaging apparatuses with touch panels cannot easily implement continuous shooting operations, as they require a full-press shutter button action, which is not feasible with touch panel interfaces.
Innovation Solution
An imaging apparatus that uses a touch panel to differentiate between single shooting and continuous shooting operations by detecting touch-down and touch-up actions, enabling continuous shooting when a user moves their finger to a designated switch on the screen and performs a touch-up operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a touch panel is used for shooting operations, then ease of operation is improved, but continuous shooting cannot be realized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the touch panel operation into distinct phases: touch-down operation to initiate shooting, touch-up operation to terminate shooting, and touch-movement operation to select continuous shooting mode. This segmentation allows the touch panel to provide multiple shooting modes while maintaining intuitive operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic operation modes where the shooting behavior changes based on touch panel interactions. The system transitions from static single-shot capture to dynamic continuous capture based on whether the user performs a touch-movement operation to select continuous shooting mode, thereby adapting the imaging behavior to user needs.
2Ease of operation
If conventional touch panel operation is used, then simplicity of operation is maintained, but functionality for continuous shooting is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The touch panel is designed to serve multiple functions: it can trigger single shooting, enable continuous shooting, and switch between modes based on touch-movement operations. This multi-functionality allows a single interface to replace what would traditionally require separate buttons for different shooting modes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses the touch-movement operation as an intermediary mechanism to select continuous shooting mode. Instead of requiring a separate continuous shooting button, the system uses the touch panel's movement detection as an intermediary to activate the continuous shooting function, maintaining simplicity while adding functionality.
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AI summary
A shooting target detection unit detects a main shooting target from a position where a touch-down operation is performed on a touch panel. A system control device causes a ranging control device and an exposure control device to perform AF processing and AE processing on the main shooting target. The system control device displays a continuous shooting switch near the touched position. The system control device performs continuous shooting if a user moves his/her finger to the continuous shooting switch and then performs a touch-up operation. Whereas, the system control device performs single shooting if the user performs the touch-up operation without moving his/her finger to the continuous shooting switch.