Patent ID: 9270887
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit configured to capture a subject image to generate image data; an operation unit configured to receive an operation of shooting instruction from a user; an image processor configured to apply image processing on the image data to generate image data for recording; a display unit configured to display an image based on the image data generated by the imaging unit; and a controller configured to control a display of the display unit and operable to: control the image processor to apply the image processing on the image data generated by the imaging unit based on a first operation of shooting instruction received by the operation unit from the user, and cause a through image based on the image data captured by the imaging unit and information indicating a progress of the image processing based on the first operation to be displayed simultaneously on the display unit in parallel with the image processing being performed by the image processor, the through image being unrelated to the image processing, receive, through the operation unit, a second operation of shooting instruction on a through image which is unrelated to the image processing based on the first operation, when a user performs the second operation on the operation unit while the image processing is being performed, and cause an image based on the image data for recording generated by the image processing to be displayed on the display unit after completion of the image processing by the image processor, the thorough image being a moving image to be displayed in real time and an image which a user can refer to for performing an operation for shooting an image.