Patent ID: 8817157

Claim:
An imaging control device comprising: a scene recognition section which recognizes scenes showing a subject by analyzing obtained image data; a display section which displays the obtained image data; an imaging mode selection section which prepares a plurality of imaging modes where a parameter which adjusts image characteristics according to each scene is set in advance and which automatically selects an imaging mode corresponding to the recognized scene from a plurality of imaging modes; a first operation section which generates a first operation signal which locks the imaging mode at a current imaging mode during the operation of automatically selecting the imaging mode; and a second operation section which generates a second operation signal which adjusts a portion of the parameter in a state where the imaging mode is locked, wherein an adjustment range using the second operation section is within a range limited by the locked imaging mode, and wherein when the portion of the parameter is being adjusted, displayed on the display section are (i) an indication that the imaging mode is locked, (ii) an indication of an adjustment mode, and (iii) a graphical user interface for implementing the adjustment.