Patent ID: 9584726
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G03B,H04N

Claim:
1. An imaging apparatus having a plurality of shooting functions, the imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a subject to generate image data of the subject; two operating units each configured to receive an input of a change signal for instructing a change in shooting parameter of a preset shooting function; a release switch configured to be projected and depressed by an external pressing force, configured to receive an input of a shooting preparation signal for instructing a shooting preparation operation when pressed halfway, and configured to receive an input of a shooting signal for instructing shooting when fully pressed; a setting unit configured to set at least one or more shooting functions among the plurality of shooting functions, to each of the two operating units such that different shooting functions are allocated to each of the two operating units; and a control unit configured to switch over the at least one or more shooting functions of each of the two operating units set by the setting unit, to a limited shooting function capable of conforming to a change in a shooting condition of the subject, when the release switch is being kept pressed halfway even after the release switch is pressed halfway to fix at least one of a focal position and photometric value with respect to the subject.