Patent ID: 7505679
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image-taking apparatus which has plural kinds of shooting modes for taking images in different shooting conditions and takes an image according to one selected from the shooting modes, the apparatus comprising: a built-in clock which keeps a current time; a display section which has a display screen and displays an image on the display screen; a display control section which causes the display section to display at least one of recommended shooting modes according to a time frame associated with the current time, the recommended shooting modes varying according to which of a plurality of time frames is associated with the current time; and a mode selecting section which enables a user to select any of the at least one of the recommended shooting modes displayed by the display section, wherein at least one of the recommended shooting modes displayed by the display section corresponds to a shooting mode most frequently used in the time frame associated with the current time.