Patent ID: 8417110
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: a display unit; a light metering unit configured to meter an object light; a calculating unit configured to calculate a first object brightness based on the metered object light; an exposure control unit configured to set at least one exposure control value based on the first object brightness to perform exposure control such that an exposure becomes equal to a target exposure determined based on the first object brightness; and a display control unit configured to cause said display unit to display an image relating to the first object brightness, a second object brightness that enables the exposure to be set to the target exposure by changing the at least one exposure control value currently set by said exposure control unit, and a third object brightness that disables the exposure to be set to the target exposure by changing the at least one exposure control value currently set by said exposure control unit, wherein said display control unit causes said display unit to display the image such that the image enables the second object brightness and the third object brightness to be distinguished from each other.