Patent ID: 8514313
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for switching a mode of an imaging device, the imaging device including an imaging unit that takes an image and a display unit that displays the image taken by the imaging unit, the method comprising: detecting a position of the imaging device; displaying a menu of selectable modes on the display unit in a switchable manner; detecting a position or a direction of an operation applied to the imaging device; switching a mode in accordance with a correspondence between the detected position or direction of the operation and the menu displayed on the display unit; displaying the menu of the selectable modes on the display unit independently of a change in the position of the imaging device, wherein the operation is tap, and the detecting the position or the direction of the operation includes detecting acceleration of the imaging device and determining a position or a direction of the tap in accordance with the acceleration, the method further comprising: switching to a mode corresponding to the position or the direction of the tap among the modes displayed on the display unit; detecting the position of the imaging device substantially around a shooting optical-axis direction in accordance with acceleration or gravity applied to the imaging device; and changing display positions of the selectable modes on the display unit in accordance with the detected position.