Patent ID: 7248287

Claim:
A test method for examining a shooting direction of a camera apparatus by comparing a position of a reference pattern and a position of a judgment pattern on a displayed photographed image so as to judge if said shooting direction is adjustable by a first adjuster, wherein said shooting direction is adjustable by a second adjuster, and a first adjustable range by said first adjuster is smaller than a second adjustable range by said second adjuster, comprising: photographing with said camera apparatus a test chart placed at a predefined position ahead of said camera apparatus with a reference pattern drawn on the test chart, the photographing producing a photographed image; setting a judgment pattern at a specific position on said photographed image, said judgment pattern represents said first adjustable range; and displaying said photographed image including said reference pattern with said judgment pattern on a display device; judging whether said reference pattern is within said judgment pattern; and notifying of information concerning adjustment of said shooting direction by said second adjuster in the case where said reference pattern deviates from said judgment pattern.