Patent ID: 7885538
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital camera having a movable mirror arranged so as to be able to advance into and withdraw from the optical path of an optical imaging system in order to conduct a subject image to an optical viewfinder, the digital camera comprising: an imaging element that captures a subject image formed by the optical imaging system and generates image data; a display portion that displays an image based on the image data generated by the imaging element or image data obtained by subjecting the image data generated by the imaging element to predetermined processing; a control portion having a live view mode, in which control is performed so that the image based on the image data generated by the imaging element or the image data obtained by subjecting the image data generated by the imaging element to the predetermined processing is displayed in the display portion in real time as a moving picture, and a viewfinder mode, in which control is performed so that the movable mirror conducts the subject image to the optical viewfinder; an aspect ratio accepting portion that accepts an instruction of selecting one of a plurality of aspect ratios regarding an aspect ratio of an image; wherein the control portion is operable to subject the image data generated by the imaging element to the predetermined processing so that the image data takes on the aspect ratio accepted by the aspect ratio accepting portion during the live view mode, display the moving picture based on the image data obtained by subjecting the image data generated by the imaging element to the predetermined processing in the display portion, and record the image data obtained by subjecting the image data generated by the imaging element to the predetermined processing on a storage medium.