Claims
- 1. An image pickup apparatus, comprising:
a body having an image pickup element for converting an incident image into a video signal, a recording mechanism for recording said video signal and a playback mechanism for reproducing said video signal; an electronic viewfinder provided on said body to enable a user to watch a shooting subject image through an eyepiece, said viewfinder displaying a series of icons at predetermined positions thereof, each icon representing a distinct operation; a display externally provided on said body, said display having a touch panel provided thereon, said touch panel having a series of actuating areas located in set positions relative to said display, each set position corresponding to one of said predetermined positions of said viewfinder, whereby said operation represented by an icon in one of said predetermined positions can be selected by touching said actuating area of said touch screen in said set position corresponding to said one of said predetermined positions.
- 2. An image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined positions are located at four corners of said viewfinder and said set positions are located at four corners of said display.
- 3. An image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display is a liquid crystal display having a backlight, and said backlight is turned off when said electronic viewfinder is enabled for a user to take a picture.
- 4. A method of operating an image pickup apparatus having a body, an electronic viewfinder mounted on the body to enable a user to watch a shooting subject image through an eyepiece, and a display externally mounted on the body, the display having a touch panel provided thereon, said method comprising:
displaying in the viewfinder a series of icons at predetermined positions thereof, each icon representing a distinct operation; providing the touch panel with a series of actuating areas located in set positions relative to the display, each set position corresponding to one of the predetermined positions of the viewfinder; and selecting the operation represented by an icon in one of the predetermined positions by touching the actuating area of the touch screen in the set position corresponding to the one of the predetermined positions.
Priority Claims (1)
Number |
Date |
Country |
Kind |
P2000-146709 |
May 2000 |
JP |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority from Japanese Application No. P2000-146709 filed May 18, 2000, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.