JP2017135435A - Imaging controller, control method and program of imaging controller, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the setting operation of user evaluation value for a captured image.SOLUTION: A system control section 26 controls, in shooting standby state, to perform live view display of an image, captured by an imaging section 16, in a display 32 or 34. Immediately after recording the captured image in a recording medium 70, the system control section 26 performs review display of the recorded image in the display 32 or 34. During this review display, the user can input an evaluation value, and the system control section 26 records the inputted evaluation value in a recording medium in association with the image of review display, and then finishes review display before transiting to the shooting standby state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging control apparatus capable of adding a user evaluation value to a recorded image, a control method for the imaging control apparatus, a program, and a storage medium.

  In recent years, with the increase in capacity of recording media, it has become possible to record a large amount of moving images and still images. Various techniques have been devised in order to make it easy to search a large number of recorded images. For example, a technique has been proposed in which a favorite code is added to favorite image data so that the image can be easily reproduced (see Patent Document 1). In addition, there is a method in which classification is performed using predetermined instruction means immediately after shooting (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2009-135936 A JP 2007-318536 A

  In the conventional example described in Patent Document 1, the additional information cannot be changed unless the screen changes to the favorite registration setting screen. As a result, when it is desired to set a favorite immediately after shooting, it is necessary to switch to the playback mode once, which is troublesome.

  In the conventional example described in Patent Document 2, additional information can be given immediately after shooting, so that there is no need to switch the playback mode. However, if you want to redo the classification or user evaluation value addition, or if you have added a different classification or user evaluation value due to an incorrect operation, switch to the playback mode, select the recorded image, It must be reset after operation. This is very time-consuming and has been a stress for the user.

  It is an object of the present invention to present an imaging control device, a control method for the imaging control device, a program, and a storage medium that reduce such labor.

  An imaging control apparatus according to the present invention includes a display control unit that controls live view display of an image captured by the imaging unit in a shooting standby state, and an image captured by the imaging unit and recorded on a recording medium. Among them, the reproduction control means for controlling the latest image to be reproduced as the review display, and the evaluation value instructed to the latest image in accordance with the instruction operation of the evaluation value from the user performed during the review display. And a control means for controlling to end the review display and shift to the photographing standby state.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily assign an evaluation value to the latest image among the images recorded on the recording medium, and to quickly shift to the next photographing. As a result, the user's operation for confirming the image taken immediately before and setting the evaluation value is reduced, and the user's stress is reduced.

It is a schematic block diagram of Example 1 of the present invention. 1 is an external perspective view of Example 1. FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart according to the first embodiment. 3 is a screen display example for explaining the operation of the first embodiment. 6 is an operation flowchart of the second embodiment. 10 is a screen display example for explaining the operation of the second embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a digital video camera 10 incorporating an embodiment of an imaging control apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2A is an external perspective view of the video camera 10 as viewed from the left side of the back surface. FIG. 2B is an external perspective view as seen from the right side. FIG.2 (c) shows the external appearance perspective view seen from the bottom face side.

  The photographing lens 12 includes a zoom lens and a focus lens. The shutter 14 has a diaphragm function. The imaging unit 16 includes a CCD or CMOS imaging device that converts an optical image into an electrical signal. The A / D converter 18 converts the analog signal output from the imaging unit 16 into a digital signal. The barrier 20 covers the imaging unit including the imaging lens 12 to protect the imaging system including the imaging lens 12, the shutter 14, and the imaging unit 16 from dirt and damage.

  The image processing unit 22 performs resize processing such as predetermined pixel interpolation and reduction and color conversion processing on the image data from the A / D conversion unit 18 or the image data from the memory control unit 24. The image processing unit 22 performs predetermined calculation processing on the captured image data, and the system control unit 26 performs exposure control and distance measurement control based on the obtained calculation result. As a result, TTL (through the lens) AF (autofocus) processing, AE (automatic exposure) processing, and EF (flash pre-emission) processing are performed. The image processing unit 22 further performs predetermined calculation processing on the captured image data, and also performs TTL AWB (auto white balance) processing based on the obtained calculation result.

  Output data from the A / D conversion unit 18 is directly written into the memory 28 via the image processing unit 22 and the memory control unit 24 or via the memory control unit 24. The memory 28 stores image data obtained by the imaging unit 16 and converted into digital data by the A / D conversion unit 18 and image data to be displayed on the display unit 32. The memory 28 has a storage capacity sufficient to store a predetermined number of still images, a moving image and sound for a predetermined time.

  The memory 28 also serves as an image display memory (video memory). The D / A conversion unit 30 converts the display image data stored in the memory 28 into an analog signal and supplies the analog signal to the display units 32 and 34. The display units 32 and 34 display an image indicated by the display image data written in the memory 28. By sequentially supplying the image signals captured by the imaging unit 16 to the display units 32 and 34 via the A / D conversion unit 18, the memory 28, and the D / A conversion unit 30, the display units 32 and 34 display the electronic view. Functions as a finder. The display units 32 and 34 displaying a so-called through image is a function called live view display.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 32 includes a liquid crystal display panel that can be folded on the side surface of the camera 10. The display unit 34 is a small liquid crystal display panel that is disposed on the rear surface of the video camera 10 and is suitable for a photographer to look into the camera during shooting and check the composition and focus.

  The nonvolatile memory 36 is an electrically erasable / recordable memory, and for example, an EEPROM or the like is used. The nonvolatile memory 36 stores constants and programs for operating the system control unit 26. The program referred to here is a program that causes the system control unit 26 to realize the operations or functions described below with reference to flowcharts and the like.

  The system control unit 26 controls the entire video camera 10. The system control unit 26 implements the following processes by executing a control program recorded in the nonvolatile memory 36. The system memory 38 is composed of RAM. In the system memory 38, constants and variables for the operation of the system control unit 26, a program read from the nonvolatile memory 36, and the like are expanded. The system control unit 26 controls the display of the display units 32 and 34 by controlling the memory 28, the D / A conversion unit 30, the display unit 32, and the like.

  The system timer 40 is a time measuring unit that measures the time used for various controls and the time of the built-in clock.

  The mode switch 42 switches the operation mode of the system control unit 26 to any one of a still image recording mode, a moving image recording mode, a reproduction mode, and the like. In the moving image shooting mode and the still image recording mode, an auto shooting mode, an auto scene discrimination mode, a manual mode, various scene modes for shooting settings for each shooting scene, a program AE mode, a custom mode, and the like can be selected. The mode changeover switch 42 may be used to directly switch to any of these modes included in the shooting mode, or another operation member may be used or used together.

  In the moving image shooting mode, the system control unit 26 starts / stops moving image shooting (recording) when the trigger button 44 is pressed. In the still image shooting mode, the system control unit 26 starts still image shooting when the trigger button 44 is pressed. Take a picture. The moving image shooting mode and the still image shooting mode do not have to be different operation modes. In that case, in the same shooting mode, shooting (recording) of a moving image is started / stopped in response to the depression of the trigger button 44, and the operation is stopped in response to an operation of an operation member that gives a still image recording instruction included in the operation unit 46. Take a picture. In shooting (recording) moving images and still images, the system control unit 26 controls a series of shooting processing operations from reading a signal from the imaging unit 16 to recording (writing) image data on the recording medium 70.

  The operation unit 46 includes a touch panel arranged on the screens of the display units 32 and 34, and performs system control on operation instructions assigned to the function icons by selecting various function icons displayed on the display units 32 and 34. This can be input to the unit 26. Examples of the function buttons include an end button, a return button, an image advance button, a jump button, a narrowing button, an attribute change button, and a still image recording button. For example, when the menu button is pressed, various setting menu screens are displayed on the display units 32 and 34. The user can make various settings by using the menu screen displayed on the display units 32 and 34 and the function buttons on the screen or the four-way buttons (cross key) and the SET button.

  The system control unit 26 can detect the following operations or states on the touch panel. Hereinafter, touching the touch panel with a finger or a pen is referred to as touch-down. Hereinafter, touching the touch panel with a finger or a pen is referred to as touch-on. Moving the touch panel while touching it with a finger or pen is hereinafter referred to as touch-move. The release of the finger or pen that has been touching the touch panel is hereinafter referred to as touch-up. Hereinafter, a state in which nothing is touched on the touch panel is referred to as touch-off.

  These operations / states on the touch panel and the position coordinates where the finger or pen touches the touch panel are notified to the system control unit 26 through the internal bus. The system control unit 26 determines an operation on the touch panel based on the information notified from the touch panel. That is, the system control unit 26 functions as a touch detection unit that detects a touch operation on the touch panel.

  For the touch move, the system control unit 26 can also determine the vertical component and the horizontal component on the touch panel based on the change of the position coordinates for the moving direction of the finger or pen moving on the touch panel. Further, the system control unit 26 determines that a stroke has been drawn when a touch-up is performed on the touch panel through a certain touch move from a touch-down. The operation of drawing a stroke quickly is called a flick. Flicking is an operation of quickly moving a certain distance while touching the finger on the touch panel and releasing it, in other words, an operation of quickly tracing the finger touching the touch panel. When it is detected that a touch move is performed at a predetermined speed or more at a predetermined distance or more and a touch-up is detected as it is, the system control unit 26 determines that a flick has occurred. In addition, when it is detected that the touch move is performed at a predetermined distance or more at a speed lower than the predetermined speed, the system control unit 26 determines that it is a drag.

  The touch panel may be any of various types of touch panels such as a resistive film method, a capacitance method, a surface acoustic wave method, an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, an image recognition method, and an optical sensor method. .

  A recording medium 70 that mainly records image data is connected to the recording medium interface (I / F) 48. The recording medium 70 includes a memory card or a hard disk and is detachable from the video camera 10.

  The power control unit 50 includes a battery detection circuit, a DC-DC converter, a switch circuit that switches a block to be energized, and the like, and detects whether or not a battery is installed, the type of battery, and the remaining battery level. Further, the power control unit 50 controls the DC-DC converter based on the detection result and an instruction from the system control unit 26, and supplies a necessary voltage to each unit including the recording medium 70 for a necessary period. The power supply unit 52 includes a primary battery such as an alkaline battery or a lithium battery, a secondary battery such as a NiCd battery, a NiMH battery, or a Li battery, or an AC adapter.

  Reference numeral 54 denotes a power switch for switching between power-on and power-off.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, a battery pack 56 constituting the power supply unit 52 can be connected to the rear surface of the video camera 10. A connector 58 for connecting a power cable is disposed on the back of the video camera 10. On the upper surface of the video camera 10, the zoom key 71 is used for zoom operations such as optical zoom and electronic zoom. As shown in FIG. 2B, a grip belt 60 for stabilizing a photographer's hand holding the video camera 10 from the side surface is provided on the side surface opposite to the display unit 32 of the video camera 10. Yes. For example, the recording medium 70 is inserted into the recording medium slot 62 as shown in FIG. 2C and connected to the recording medium I / F 48. The recording medium slot 62 can be closed with the recording medium 70 inserted into the recording medium slot 62 by the lid 64.

  In this embodiment, a user evaluation value can be set for each recorded image (moving image and still image). This function for setting the user evaluation value is called a rating function. In this embodiment, the rating function can be switched on / off by a menu operation. Whether the evaluation value can be reset depends on on / off of the rating function. The present embodiment has a function of automatically reproducing and displaying the recorded image immediately after recording the captured image on the recording medium, that is, a so-called REC review function.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure from the start to the end of the REC review in this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a screen example for explaining the operation of the display unit 32 or 34. The system control unit 26 reads out a computer program that realizes the processing procedure shown in FIG. 3 from the nonvolatile memory 36, develops it in the system memory 38, and executes it, thereby realizing a function corresponding to the processing procedure shown in FIG. 3. .

  When the video camera 10 is activated and set to any one of the moving image shooting mode, the still image shooting mode, and the integrated shooting mode in which the moving image shooting mode and the still image shooting mode are integrated, the video camera 10 is in a shooting standby state. It becomes. In the shooting standby state, the system control unit 26 performs shooting of live view by the imaging unit 16 at a constant period, and displays the obtained live view image on the display unit 32 or 34. The system control unit 26 functions as a display control unit that controls each unit to perform live view display of an image captured by the imaging unit in a shooting standby state.

  When the trigger button 44 is pressed in the shooting standby state, the system control unit 26 starts recording the captured image on the recording medium 70 by the imaging unit 16. A moving image is recorded in the operation shooting mode, and a one-shot still image is recorded in the still image shooting mode. In the integrated shooting mode, a moving image and a still image at a predetermined timing are recorded. In the case of moving image recording, when the trigger button 44 is pressed, the system control unit 26 stops (ends) moving image recording, and again controls each unit to a shooting standby state. The system control unit 26 functions as a recording control unit that controls each unit so as to record the captured image on the recording medium 70.

  FIG. 4A shows a display example in a shooting standby state. An icon 402 on the upper left indicates a shooting standby state. A lower right icon 404 is a touch icon for instructing start of REC review. In the shooting standby state, when the user touches the REC review start touch icon or operates the REC review start instruction button included in the operation unit 46, the system control unit 26 starts the process shown in FIG. The flow shown in FIG. 3 can also be applied when the REC view is automatically started without waiting for a user operation.

  In S301, the system control unit 26 starts a REC review process. When the REC review is started, the system control unit 26 reads the latest image among the images recorded on the recording medium 70 and displays the reproduced image on the display unit 32 or 34. In the REC view of the moving image, the moving image is reproduced for a predetermined time at the beginning or the entire moving image, or the digest (decimation or a certain period of time for the beginning and end) is reproduced. The system control unit 26 functions as a reproduction control unit that controls each unit to reproduce a desired recorded image from the recording medium 70 and display a review.

  FIG. 4B shows a screen example of a review display by moving image review. An icon 406 in the upper left indicates that a moving image is being played by REC review. An icon 408 at the center indicates a user evaluation value set immediately before using the rating function. In the example shown in the figure, 3 (best evaluation) out of 3 levels is shown. An upper right touch icon 410 is a REC view end instruction icon that instructs the system control unit 26 to end the REC review. When the user performs a touch operation on the REC view end instruction icon or performs a REC review interruption operation using the operation unit 46, the system control unit 26 stops the video playback by the REC review and shifts to a shooting standby state. To do.

  In S302, the system control unit 26 determines whether the set rating function is valid. The system control unit 26 proceeds to S303 when the rating function is valid, and proceeds to S309 when the rating function is invalid. In S309, the system control unit 26 shifts to a shooting standby state without displaying the rating screen after the end of the REC review. In the video review, the system control unit 26 automatically enters a shooting standby state without displaying the rating screen when the video playback ends. In the still image rec view, the system control unit 26 displays the still image for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds), and then shifts to the shooting standby state without displaying the rating screen.

  In S303, the system control unit 26 shifts to a pause state in a state where an image to be reproduced by the REC review is displayed on the display unit 32 or 29. In the case of a moving image, a transition is made to a paused state with the end frame or first frame of the moving image portion that is the subject of the REC view being displayed.

  In S304, the system control unit 26 displays a user evaluation value resetting screen, that is, a rating screen, together with the temporarily stopped image. FIG. 4C shows a display example of the rating screen at this point. The icon 412 in the upper left indicates that the REC review has ended and the playback is paused. The icon 414 at the center indicates the user evaluation value set immediately before using the rating function. The upper right icon 416 is a REC view end instruction icon for instructing the system control unit 26 to end the REC review. When the user performs a touch operation on the REC view end instruction icon or inputs a REC review end instruction using the operation unit 46, the system control unit 26 closes the rating screen without resetting the rating, and waits for shooting. Transition to the state.

  In the screen example shown in FIG. 4C, evaluation option icons 418 to 426 at the bottom of the screen are selection menus for resetting user evaluation values. The evaluation values include 3 to 0 and no evaluation. From the left, 3 (best evaluation), 2, 1, 0 (lowest evaluation), and no evaluation. The evaluation option icons 418 to 426 allow an evaluation value including no evaluation to be input to the system control unit 26 when the user performs a touch operation. The same evaluation value can be input to the system control unit 26 by pressing the set button while the selection frame or highlight is moved in any direction by the direction indicating member of the operation unit 46.

  In S305, the system control unit 26 determines whether a rating setting operation has been performed during review display. In the rating setting operation, the selection frame is moved to any one of the touch operation on any of the evaluation option icons 418 to 426 in the screen example shown in FIG. 4C and the direction indicating member of the operation unit 46. This is the operation of pressing the set button. If there is a rating setting operation, the system control unit 26 proceeds to S307, otherwise proceeds to S306.

  In S307, the system control unit 26 resets the rating. That is, the system control unit 26 records the evaluation value (including no evaluation) specified by the user through the rating setting operation performed in S306 on the recording medium 70 as attribute information of the image that was being reviewed. This resetting of the rating is overwriting, and the evaluation value recorded previously is deleted. As a method for associating the evaluation value, it may be recorded in the image file as header information of the image file to which the evaluation value is attached, or may be recorded in another file (management file or the like) associated with the image file. good. When the rating is reset (S307), the system control unit 26 shifts to a shooting standby state in S308. That is, even if there is no operation such as an instruction to end the REC review, the evaluation value is reset only by selecting an evaluation value option for resetting the rating, and the photographing standby state is automatically entered. As a result, it is possible to quickly move to a preparation state for the next shooting after resetting the rating.

  In step S306, the system control unit 26 determines whether a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds) has elapsed since the rating screen was displayed, or whether a REC review end instruction has been issued. When the predetermined time elapses or the REC review end instruction is issued (S306), the system control unit 26 shifts to a shooting standby state in S308. The rating is not reset. If there is no instruction to end the REC review and the predetermined time has not elapsed (S306), the system control unit 26 returns to S305.

  With the above processing, the user evaluation value can be set by the instruction operation for the evaluation value during the review display. This eliminates the need to shift to the dedicated mode within the playback mode, and allows the camera to immediately return to the shooting standby state after resetting the user evaluation value. In addition, even when it is desired to redo the classification or addition of the user evaluation value, or when a different classification or user evaluation value is added due to an erroneous operation, it can be immediately reset. As a result, the number of user operations can be reduced, and the user's stress is reduced.

  The rating reset screen may be continuously displayed from the start to the end of the REC review. The second embodiment thus modified will be described. Also in the second embodiment, whether or not to enable the resetting of the user evaluation value is linked to the setting of the rating function on / off.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure from the start to the end of REC review in the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a screen example for explaining the operation of the display unit 32 or 34. FIG. 6A shows a display example in the shooting standby state, as in FIG.

  The system control unit 26 reads out a computer program that realizes the processing procedure shown in FIG. 5 from the nonvolatile memory 36, develops it in the system memory 38, and executes it, thereby realizing a function corresponding to the processing procedure shown in FIG. 5. . Similar to the first embodiment, when the user touches the REC review start touch icon or operates the REC review start instruction button included in the operation unit 46 in the shooting standby state, the system control unit 26 performs the processing illustrated in FIG. To start.

  In FIG. 5, S501, S502, and S509 are the same processes as S301, S302, and S309 in FIG.

  In S503, the system control unit 26 displays a rating screen together with the moving image being reproduced. FIG. 6B shows a display example of the rating screen in the moving image playback state in the REC review. The background image is a moving image and becomes a moving image because reproduction is progressing. The icon 606 in the upper left indicates that the playback execution state has been achieved by the REC review. The upper right icon 608 is an icon for instructing the end of the REC review, like the icon 410. Evaluation option icons 610 to 618 at the bottom of the screen are selection menus for resetting user evaluation values, similarly to the evaluation option icons 418 to 426. The user evaluation value previously set using the rating function is highlighted (in the example shown in FIG. 6B, evaluation value = 3).

  In S504, the system control unit 26 determines whether or not a rating setting operation has been performed, as in S305. If there is a rating setting operation, the system control unit 26 proceeds to S508, otherwise proceeds to S505.

  In S508, the system control unit 26 resets the rating in the same manner as in S307, and the process proceeds to S509. That is, the system control unit 26 resets the rating, continues to play the REC view movie, and after the movie is played back to the end, the REC review is finished, and the shooting standby state (FIG. 6 ( Go to a)). Do not pause at the end of the video. Thereby, it is possible to confirm whether or not the evaluation value given by the resetting is appropriate by viewing the moving image to the end.

  Note that when the rating is reset in S508, the moving image reproduction may be interrupted and the shooting standby state may be entered without performing the reproduction of the moving image in the middle of reproduction. Further, depending on the evaluation value, it may be switched between moving image reproduction and shifting to a shooting standby state according to a rating resetting instruction, or moving image reproduction to the end.

  For example, when there is an operation for setting the evaluation value without evaluation, it is assumed that the user wants to prioritize the next shooting after setting the evaluation value of the moving image. Therefore, in this case, the rating is reset without evaluation, and the moving image reproduction is interrupted to shift to a shooting standby state.

  If there is an operation to set the evaluation value to 0 (minimum evaluation), the user has determined that the video has failed shooting including an NG scene at the time of confirming the current playback position, and beyond It is assumed that the evaluation will not change even if you look at. Therefore, in this case, the rating is reset at the evaluation 0, and the moving image reproduction is interrupted to shift to the shooting standby state.

  If there is an operation to set the evaluation value to 3 (maximum evaluation), the user determines that the video is a good video at the time when the current playback position is confirmed, but the evaluation declines including an NG scene etc. It is assumed that it is necessary to check the presence or absence of the image that is the cause. Therefore, in this case, the rating is reset in evaluation 3, and the moving image reproduction is reproduced to the end without interruption.

  In step S <b> 505, the system control unit 26 determines whether the moving image playback in the REC review has reached the end. If the end has not been reached (S505), the system control unit 26 returns to S504. When the end is reached (S505), the system control unit 26 does not immediately shift to the shooting standby state, pauses at the final frame while displaying the rating setting screen, and proceeds to S506. Note that the first frame of the moving image may be displayed instead of the final frame to be in a pause state. A display example at this time is shown in FIG. In FIG. 6C, the background image is paused at the final frame. The icon 620 in the upper left indicates that the playback is paused when the REC review is completed. Similar to FIG. 6B, evaluation option icons 610 to 618 are displayed at the bottom of the screen. In the first process from the playback state to the pause state, the system control unit 26 starts a timer for a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds) until automatic transition to the shooting standby state. If the final frame has already been paused, the system control unit 26 proceeds to S506 without resetting the timer for a predetermined time.

  In step S506, the system control unit 26 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the last frame was paused while the rating setting screen was displayed, or whether a REC review end instruction was issued. The system control unit 26 proceeds to S507 when the predetermined time has elapsed or the termination instruction is given, and otherwise returns to S504. Note that the system control unit 26 also proceeds to S507 when the end of the moving image has not been reached and an instruction to end the REC review is given during the playback of the operation in the REC review.

  In S507, the system control unit 26 shifts to the shooting standby state without resetting the rating. As a result, the display state as shown in FIG.

  With the above processing, it is possible to reset the user evaluation value at the time of moving image reproduction in REC review, so that it is not necessary to shift to the dedicated mode in the reproduction mode as in the past. That is, it is possible to return to the shooting standby state immediately after the end of moving image playback after setting the rating. In addition, even when it is desired to redo the classification or addition of the user evaluation value, or when a different classification or user evaluation value is added due to an erroneous operation, it can be immediately reset. Thus, by reducing the number of user operations, it is possible to reduce the stress on the user.

  The various controls described as being performed by the system control unit 26 may be performed by a single piece of hardware, or the entire apparatus may be controlled by a plurality of pieces of hardware sharing the processing.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail based on the preferred embodiments thereof, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention are also included in the present invention. included. Furthermore, each embodiment mentioned above shows only one embodiment of this invention, and it is also possible to combine each embodiment suitably.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the digital video camera 10 has been described as an example. However, this is not limited to this example, and an imaging apparatus capable of shooting a moving image or a still image is controlled. Any imaging control apparatus can be applied. That is, the present invention can be applied to a digital camera, a personal computer or PDA having a camera function, a mobile phone terminal with a camera or a portable image viewer, a music player with a camera, a game machine with a camera, an electronic book reader, or the like. In addition, devices such as smartphones, tablet PCs, and desktop PCs that receive and display live view images taken with a digital camera or the like via wired or wireless communication and remotely control the digital camera (including a network camera) Applicable.

  The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or apparatus read and execute the program This process can be realized. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

Claims (15)

Display control means for controlling live view display of an image captured by the imaging means in the shooting standby state;
Of the images captured by the imaging means and recorded on the recording medium, reproduction control means for controlling to reproduce the latest image as a review display;
In response to the evaluation value instruction operation from the user performed during the review display, the evaluation value specified by the latest image is recorded in association with the review image, and the review display is terminated to shift to the shooting standby state. And a control means for controlling the imaging control device.   The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image is a moving image. Display control means for controlling live view display of an image captured by the imaging means in the shooting standby state;
Of the images captured by the imaging means and recorded on the recording medium, reproduction control means for controlling to reproduce the latest image as a review display;
A recording control means for controlling to record the evaluation value instructed to the latest image in accordance with the instruction operation of the evaluation value from the user performed during the reproduction of the video as the review display;
When the playback of the video in the review display has reached the end, if the evaluation value according to the instruction operation is not recorded during the playback of the video, the video is displayed in a stopped state as the review display If the evaluation value according to the instruction operation is recorded during the reproduction of the moving image, the review display is terminated without displaying the moving image in a stopped state, and the shooting standby state is entered. And a control means for controlling the imaging control apparatus.   When the evaluation value according to the instruction operation is recorded during the reproduction of the moving image in the review display, the control means is configured to display the review display when the instructed evaluation value is a predetermined evaluation value. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control is performed so as to end the review display and shift to the shooting standby state without continuing the reproduction to the end.   The imaging control apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined evaluation value includes at least one of a lowest evaluation value among recordable evaluation values and an evaluation value indicating no evaluation.   The control means controls to automatically end the review display and shift to the shooting standby state as the predetermined time elapses without the instruction operation during the review display. Item 6. The imaging control device according to any one of Items 1 to 5.   The display control means controls to display an evaluation value that has been recorded in association with a displayed image in a state in which the instruction operation in the review display can be accepted. The imaging control device according to any one of 6.   8. The playback control unit according to claim 1, wherein when playing a video as the review display, the playback control unit controls to play a predetermined time from the end of the latest video. The imaging control device according to 1.   9. The reproduction control unit according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction control unit performs control so that the review display is performed when an operation for instructing start of review display is performed from a user in the photographing standby state. The imaging control device according to item.   The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction control unit performs control so that the review display is automatically performed immediately after an image is captured by the imaging unit.   The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising setting means capable of setting whether to enable or disable recording of evaluation values according to the instruction operation. A display control step for controlling live view display of an image picked up by the image pickup means in the shooting standby state;
A reproduction control step for controlling to reproduce the latest image as a review display among images captured by the imaging unit and recorded on a recording medium;
In response to the evaluation value instruction operation from the user performed during the review display, the evaluation value specified by the latest image is recorded in association with the review image, and the review display is terminated to shift to the shooting standby state. An imaging control method comprising: a control step for controlling as described above. A display control step for controlling live view display of an image picked up by the image pickup means in the shooting standby state;
A reproduction control step for controlling to reproduce the latest image as a review display among images captured by the imaging unit and recorded on a recording medium;
A recording control step for controlling to record the evaluation value instructed to the latest image in accordance with the instruction operation of the evaluation value from the user performed during the reproduction of the video as the review display;
When the playback of the video in the review display has reached the end, if the evaluation value according to the instruction operation is not recorded during the playback of the video, the video is displayed in a stopped state as the review display If the evaluation value according to the instruction operation is recorded during the reproduction of the moving image, the review display is terminated without displaying the moving image in a stopped state, and the shooting standby state is entered. And a control step for controlling the imaging.   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the imaging control apparatus described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 11.   A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the imaging control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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