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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
Makoto Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Hiroki Hosaka, Chiba, JP;
Yuichi Onumata, Tokyo, JP;
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a digital camera, when a shutter button is pressed halfway, then a photographic scene is evaluated until the shutter button is fully depressed, and based on automatic parameters corresponding to the evaluated photographic scene which are set, each portion is controlled in accordance with the set automatic parameters (Step S). Furthermore, tags for manual setting corresponding to the photographic scene evaluated in Step Sare superimposed on a live view image (Step S). Whether a touch for any of the tags has been detected is determined (Step S). If a touch has been detected, manual parameters corresponding to the touched tag in the automatic parameters stored in RAM in Step Sare changed by one level and updated (Step S). If the shutter key has been operated, still image photographic processing is performed with the parameters updated and stored in RAM in Step S(Step S).