Patent ID: 8477229
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: a body; an imaging unit disposed in the body and configured to capture a subject image to generate image data; a first display unit movably mounted on the body and configured to display the image data generated by the imaging unit, the first display unit capable of being positioned at a reference position and a position different from the reference position; a proximity sensor configured to sense a proximity of an object to the first display unit; a position sensor configured to sense whether the first display unit is positioned at the reference position according to a relative positional relation between the body and the first display unit; a second display unit configured to display the image data generated by the imaging unit; and a controller configured to perform control such that, when the position sensor senses that the first display unit is not positioned at the reference position, the controller activates the proximity sensor and operates the first display unit when the proximity sensor senses the object is proximate to the first display unit, and operates the second display unit when the proximity sensor does not sense the object is proximate to the first display unit.