Patent ID: 8284269
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: a first operation member configured to switch a between a first position still and a second position by rotation; a second operation member provided in proximity to a rotation center of the first operation member; and a control unit configured to switch a shooting mode between a still image mode and a movie mode, to switch a viewfinder mode between an optical mode and an electronic mode, and to start and stop a movie recording, wherein the control unit switches the shooting mode into the still image mode and the viewfinder mode is forced into the optical viewfinder mode in a case when the position of the first operation member is switched from the second position to the first position, wherein the control unit switches the shooting mode into the movie mode and the viewfinder mode is forced into the electronic viewfinder mode from the optical viewfinder mode in a case when the position of the first operation member is switched from the first position to the second position, wherein the control unit switches the viewfinder mode between the optical mode and the electronic mode alternately according to operation of the second operation member in a case when the first operation member is positioned at the first position, and wherein the control unit starts and stops the movie recording alternately according to operation of the second operation member in a case when the first operation member is positioned at the second position.