Patent ID: 8089549
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus, comprising: an imaging element configured to convert an optical image to a digital image information; an imaging processing device configured to acquire an image information by way of the imaging element; an incline detection device configured to detect an incline of the imaging apparatus; an image display device configured to display an image based on the image information; an incline computation device configured to compute an incline information that corresponds to a magnitude of the incline, in accordance with a detection data that is obtained by the incline detection device; an information storage device configured to store the incline information that is computed by the incline computation device; and a display processing device configured to display the image and an incline guide display corresponding to the incline information upon a screen of the image display device; wherein: the incline guide display comprises: a linearly-shaped display scale and a marker having a display location that moves along the linearly-shaped display scale, and the display processing device is configured to move a position of the display location of the marker along the linearly-shaped display scale in accordance with a magnitude of an incline angle obtained from the incline information, and wherein, when it is determined that the magnitude of the incline angle is within a prescribed range and that the imaging apparatus is in a substantially horizontal state, the linearly-shaped display scale is enlarged in a partial range of the linearly-shaped display scale, so as to allow a user reading an angle thereupon to do so with a high degree of precision.