Patent ID: 9509913
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: an image pickup section that operates in accordance an image pickup parameter; a display section that displays an image signal output from the image pickup section; a rotational operation member that receives manual user rotational input; a controller that (1) sets a range over which the image pickup parameter can be adjusted via the rotational operation member, and (2) changes the image pickup parameter, within the set range, responsive to manual user rotational input received by the rotational operation member, wherein the range is set based on either (A) at least one user input, or (B) long and short measured distances; and a display control section that displays on the display section, a ring shaped icon that is associated with the image pickup parameter and visually indicates an effect of a change of the image pickup parameter in accordance with the manual user rotational input received by the rotational operation member, wherein the display control section further displays on the display section and adjacent to the ring shaped icon, (1) a first window displaying a first representation of the image signal corresponding to a telephoto side of the range, and (2) a second window displaying a second representation of the image signal corresponding to a wide-angle side of the range.