Patent ID: 7889261
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capture and display control apparatus, comprising: an imaging control unit constructed to operate an image capturing unit at a first time interval so as to obtain a captured image with the image capturing unit; a display control unit constructed to display the captured image on a display unit, which operates at a second time interval; a changing unit constructed to change an image capture start timing of the image capturing unit, so as to shorten a display delay time, which is caused by the second time interval, from the image capture start timing of image capturing unit until display of the captured image by the display unit; and a measuring unit constructed to measure a display waiting time from the point that a standby state in which the captured image can be displayed by the display unit is entered until the display by the display unit, wherein said changing unit: determines whether or not an image capturing interval is equal to or greater than a predetermined time interval, in a case where the image capture start timing has been sped up by an adjusting time that is obtained by subtracting a predetermined time from the display waiting time; speeds up image capture start timing by the adjusting time, if it is determined that the image capturing interval is equal to or greater than the predetermined time interval; and delays the image capture start timing by the adjusting time obtained by subtracting the predetermined time from the display waiting time, if it is determined that the image capturing interval is not equal to or greater than the predetermined time.