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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2009
Takao Goto, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuo IN, Yokohama, JP;
Takao Goto, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuo In, Yokohama, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a portable terminal in which the orientation of the displayed subject is the same as the actual orientation of the subject. The reference attitude when taking a picture is shown in FIG., with the lidbeing rotated substantially about 90 degrees about the X-axis with respect to the main body, and a perpendicular of the displayis in the same orientation as the optical axis of the CCD. In this attitude, the image captured by the CCDis displayed as it is in the display. On the other hand, when the angle detectordetects that the lidis rotated by a further 90 degrees with respect to the main bodyfrom the attitude of FIG.and the lidand the main bodyare opened by about 180 degrees, the image captured by the CCDis rotated by 90 degrees, and the rotated image is displayed in the display. The present invention can be applied to portable type terminals such as mobile phones having a two axially rotatable structure, PDA, personal computers.