Patent ID: 8988541
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus having a live view mode configured to continuously output image data from an image pickup element and to display the image data on a display unit, the image pickup apparatus comprising a computer configured to adjust an aperture value of an image pickup optical system so as to maintain constant a depth of field when a zoom position of the image pickup optical system is changed, wherein in response to a signal indicative of an increase of the zoom position, the computer in the live view mode is configured to output a signal used to increase the aperture value and a signal used to increase a gain of the image pickup element, and to make the display unit display the image data with a changed zoom position, a changed aperture value, and a changed gain, and wherein in response to an instruction to obtain a still image in the changed zoom position, the computer is configured to obtain the still image with controlled shutter speed based on the changed aperture value, and the changed gain.