JP2019197949A - Electronic equipment and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow for proper use of image transmission requesting immediacy, and a function requesting multifunctionality.SOLUTION: Electronic equipment has setting means for setting any of multiple settings, including first setting of processing for transmitting an image, displayed in display means, to external equipment by transmission means in response to operation to specific operation means, and second setting of processing display of multiple items, including an item for instructing transmission of an image displayed in the display means, in response to operation to the specific operation means, depending on the selection operation of a user, and control means for controlling to execute processing according to setting of the setting means in response to operation to the specific operation means, when radio connection state with the external equipment satisfies specific conditions, otherwise controlling to display the multiple items in response to operation to the specific operation means, regardless of the setting in the setting means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  In particular, the present invention relates to an electronic device suitable for use in transferring an image to an external device, a control method for the electronic device, a program, and a storage medium.

  Conventionally, image data is transferred to an external device via a network. In particular, when FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is connected, it is desirable that an image can be transmitted immediately. Therefore, it has been proposed that an image can be transmitted by operating one button. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for transferring image data being reproduced by pressing a predetermined button while the image is being reproduced. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 discloses a technique that can assign various functions to a plurality of assign buttons.

JP 2005-135316 A JP, 2006-192189, A

  However, there are cases where it is desired to perform other operations such as selecting a plurality of images and transmitting the images together, or setting protection on the selected images. Therefore, if a button for immediately transmitting an image is assigned, there is a possibility that the multi-functionality is lowered when it is desired to use another function.

  In the method described in Patent Literature 1, when an operation other than image transfer is desired, another button different from the predetermined button is required. In the method described in Patent Document 2, when image transfer is assigned to an assign button so that it can be transmitted immediately, the number of assign buttons is limited, and the number of functions that can be executed by the user is also limited.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable separate use of image transmission that requires immediacy and a function that requires multi-functionality.

  The electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes a display control unit that controls to display an image on a display unit, a transmission unit that transmits an image to a wirelessly connected external device, and the operation unit according to an operation on a specific operation unit. The first setting for performing processing for transmitting the image displayed on the display unit to the external device by the transmission unit, and the image displayed on the display unit according to the operation to the specific operation unit A setting unit configured to set one of a plurality of settings including a second setting for performing a process of displaying a plurality of items including an item for instructing transmission according to a user's selection operation; When the connection state is a connection state satisfying a specific condition, a process according to the setting in the setting unit is executed according to an operation to the specific operation unit, and a wireless connection with the external device is performed. The state is specified Control means for controlling to display the plurality of items in accordance with an operation to the specific operation means regardless of the setting in the setting means when the condition is not satisfied, To do.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to selectively use image transmission that requires immediacy and a function that requires multi-functionality.

It is a figure which shows the example of an external appearance structure of the digital camera of embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the example of an internal structure of the digital camera which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the reproduction | regeneration mode in the state in which FTP transfer is impossible. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen for assigning the function which starts FTP transfer to a SET button. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the reproduction | regeneration mode when it is connected in the state which can perform FTP transfer, but the function which starts FTP transfer is not allocated to the SET button. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of reproduction | regeneration mode when it connects in the state which can be FTP-transferred, and the function which starts FTP transfer is assigned to the SET button. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence in reproduction | regeneration mode.

(First embodiment)
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B are diagrams illustrating an external configuration example of a digital camera 100 as an example of the electronic apparatus of the present embodiment. FIG. 1A is a front perspective view of the digital camera 100, and FIG. 1B is a rear perspective view of the digital camera 100. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the digital camera 100 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, a display unit 28 is a display unit provided on the back of the camera for displaying images and various types of information. The shutter button 61 is an operation unit for issuing a shooting instruction. The terminal cover 40 is a cover for protecting a connector (not shown) such as a connection cable for connecting a connection cable with an external device and the digital camera 100.

  The electronic dial 71 is a rotary operation member included in the operation unit 70. By turning the electronic dial 71, it is possible to change setting values such as a shutter speed and an aperture, and to feed an image. The power switch 72 is an operation member that switches the power of the digital camera 100 on and off.

  The up / down / left / right button 74 is included in the operation unit 70 and is a direction key (four-way key) capable of pressing the upper, lower, left, and right portions. An operation corresponding to the pressed portion of the up / down / left / right button 74 is possible. The SET button 75 is included in the operation unit 70, is a push button, and is mainly used for determining a selection item. The recording button 76 is included in the operation unit 70 and is used to start and stop moving image shooting (recording). The MENU button 77 is included in the operation unit 70 and is an operation button for switching between the shooting mode and the menu mode. By pressing the MENU button 77 during the shooting mode, the mode can be switched to the menu mode, and various setting screens related to shooting can be displayed on the display unit 28 for confirmation or change.

  The INFO button 78 is an operation button that is included in the operation unit 70 and changes information displayed in the shooting mode and the playback mode. A playback button 79 is included in the operation unit 70 and is an operation button for switching between a shooting mode and a playback mode. When the playback button 79 is pressed during the shooting mode, the mode is switched to the playback mode, and the latest image of the image data recorded on the recording medium 200 can be displayed on the display unit 28.

Next, the internal configuration of the digital camera 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 2, a lens unit 150 is a lens unit on which a replaceable photographic lens is mounted.

  The lens 103 is usually composed of a plurality of lenses, but here, only a single lens is shown for simplicity. The communication terminal 6 is a communication terminal for the lens unit 150 to communicate with the digital camera 100 side, and the communication terminal 10 is a communication terminal for the digital camera 100 to communicate with the lens unit 150 side. The lens unit 150 communicates with the system control unit 50 through the communication terminals 6 and 10, controls the diaphragm 1 through the diaphragm driving circuit 2 by the internal lens system control circuit 4, and passes through the AF driving circuit 3. The focus is adjusted by displacing the position of the lens 103.

  The imaging unit 22 is an imaging device configured with a CCD, a CMOS device, or the like that converts an optical image into an electrical signal. The A / D converter 23 converts an analog signal into a digital signal. The A / D converter 23 is used to convert an analog signal output from the imaging unit 22 into a digital signal.

  The image processing unit 24 performs resizing processing such as predetermined pixel interpolation and reduction and color conversion processing on the data from the A / D converter 23 or the data from the memory control unit 15. The image processing unit 24 performs predetermined calculation processing using the captured image data, and the system control unit 50 performs exposure control and distance measurement control based on the obtained calculation result.

  Output data from the A / D converter 23 is directly written into the memory 32 via the image processing unit 24 and the memory control unit 15 or via the memory control unit 15. The memory 32 stores image data obtained by the imaging unit 22 and converted into digital data by the A / D converter 23 and image data to be displayed on the display unit 28. The memory 32 has a storage capacity sufficient to store a predetermined number of still image data and moving image data and audio data for a predetermined time.

  The memory 32 also serves as an image display memory (video memory). The D / A converter 19 converts the image display data stored in the memory 32 into an analog signal and supplies the analog signal to the display unit 28. Thus, the display image data written in the memory 32 is displayed on the display unit 28 via the D / A converter 19. The display unit 28 performs display according to the analog signal from the D / A converter 19 on a display such as an LCD. A digital signal once A / D converted by the A / D converter 23 and stored in the memory 32 is converted into an analog signal by the D / A converter 19 and sequentially transferred to the display unit 28 for display as an electronic viewfinder. It functions and can perform live view display (live view display).

  The nonvolatile memory 56 is an electrically erasable / recordable memory, and for example, an EEPROM or the like is used. The nonvolatile memory 56 stores constants, programs, and the like for operating the system control unit 50. Here, the program is a program for executing various flowcharts described later in the present embodiment.

  The system control unit 50 controls the entire digital camera 100. By executing the program recorded in the non-volatile memory 56 described above, each process of the present embodiment to be described later is realized. For example, a RAM is used as the system memory 52. In the system memory 52, constants and variables for operation of the system control unit 50, programs read from the nonvolatile memory 56, and the like are expanded. The system control unit 50 also performs display control by controlling the memory 32, the D / A converter 19, the display unit 28, and the like.

  The system timer 53 is a time measuring unit that measures the time used for various controls and the time of a built-in clock. The communication unit 54 can communicate with an external device, and can transmit an image to the external device or control the digital camera from the external device through a wireless LAN connection or a wired connection. In the present embodiment, at least a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) connection (wireless LAN connection) method and an FTP connection method can be used as a wireless connection method, and a menu screen or the like can be used according to an instruction from the operation unit 70. The method of wireless connection can be selected from.

  The mode switch 60, the first shutter switch 62, the second shutter switch 64, and the operation unit 70 are operation means for inputting various operation instructions to the system control unit 50.

  The mode switch 60 switches the operation mode of the system control unit 50 to any one of a still image recording mode, a moving image shooting mode, a reproduction mode, and the like. Modes included in the still image recording mode include an auto shooting mode, an auto scene discrimination mode, a manual mode, an aperture priority mode (Av mode), and a shutter speed priority mode (Tv mode). In addition, there are various scene modes, program AE modes, custom modes, and the like that are shooting settings for each shooting scene. The mode changeover switch 60 can be directly switched to one of these modes. Alternatively, the mode changeover switch 60 may be used to temporarily switch to the shooting mode list screen, select one of the displayed modes, and switch using another operation member. Similarly, the moving image shooting mode may include a plurality of modes.

  The first shutter switch 62 is turned on when the shutter button 61 provided in the digital camera 100 is being operated, so-called half-press (shooting preparation instruction), and generates a first shutter switch signal SW1. In response to the first shutter switch signal SW1, operations such as AF (autofocus) processing, AE (automatic exposure) processing, AWB (auto white balance) processing, and EF (flash pre-emission) processing are started.

  The second shutter switch 64 is turned ON when the operation of the shutter button 61 is completed, that is, when it is fully pressed (shooting instruction), and generates a second shutter switch signal SW2. In response to the second shutter switch signal SW2, the system control unit 50 starts a series of shooting processing operations from reading a signal from the imaging unit 22 to writing image data on the recording medium 200.

  Each operation member of the operation unit 70 is appropriately assigned a function for each scene by selecting and operating various function icons displayed on the display unit 28, and functions as various function buttons. Examples of the function buttons include an end button, a return button, an image advance button, a jump button, a narrowing button, and an attribute change button. For example, when the MENU button 77 is pressed, various setting menu screens are displayed on the display unit 28. The user can make various settings intuitively using the menu screen displayed on the display unit 28, the up / down / left / right button 74, and the SET button 75.

  As described above, the operation unit 70 is various operation members as an input unit that receives an operation from a user. The operation unit 70 includes at least an electronic dial 71, up / down / left / right buttons 74, a SET button 75, a recording button 76, a MENU button 77, an INFO button 78, and a playback button 79.

  The power control unit 80 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 80 controls the DC-DC converter based on the detection result and an instruction from the system control unit 50, and supplies a necessary voltage to each unit including the recording medium 200 for a necessary period.

  The power supply unit 30 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, an AC adapter, or the like. The recording medium I / F 18 is an interface with the recording medium 200 such as a memory card or a hard disk. The recording medium 200 is a recording medium such as a memory card for recording captured image data, and includes a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, or the like.

The image transfer operation in this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of the reproduction mode when not connected in a state where transfer by FTP (hereinafter, FTP transfer) is possible. FIG. 3A shows a display example of a still image, and FIG. 3B shows a display example of a moving image. An icon 301 indicates that a moving image can be reproduced by displaying a reproduction menu by pressing the SET button 75. By operating the left / right button of the up / down / left / right button 74 or the electronic dial 71, it is possible to change to the image before or after the currently displayed image. Depending on whether the image after the change is a still image or a moving image, FIG. ) Or the display shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3C shows a still picture reproduction menu screen, which is displayed by pressing the SET button 75 while the image shown in FIG. The icon 302 is an icon related to image protection, and by selecting the icon 302, it can be set whether the displayed image is to be read-only. The icon 303 is an icon related to image rotation. By selecting the icon 303, the displayed image is displayed without rotation, rotated 90 degrees to the right, or rotated 90 degrees to the left. Can be set. The icon 304 is an icon for transmitting image data to the smartphone. By selecting the icon 304, the image data to be transmitted to the smartphone can be selected and transmitted. The icon 305 is an icon for instructing reproduction of a moving image, but cannot be selected because a still image is displayed. Note that the initial focus (initial selection) of the still image playback menu is the item (icon) that ended the previous playback menu. Since this screen emphasizes functionality, it is highly likely that the focus content that ended the previous playback menu will be selected, and the item that was selected when the previous playback menu was ended should be the initial focus. As a result, the operability can be further improved.

  FIG. 3D shows a moving image playback menu screen, which is displayed by pressing the SET button 75 while the image shown in FIG. 3B is displayed. An icon 306 is an icon related to image protection, and is the same as the icon 303. An icon 307 is an icon related to the rotation of the image, and is the same as the icon 304. However, the displayed image cannot be selected because it cannot be rotated by a moving image. An icon 308 is an icon for transmitting image data to the smartphone, and is the same as the icon 304. The icon 309 is an icon for instructing the reproduction of a moving image. By selecting the icon 309, the reproduction of the moving image can be started. Note that the initial focus of the moving image playback menu is always the icon 309. In the case of a moving image, reproduction is most likely to be selected, so the icon 309 is set to the initial focus in order to further improve operability.

  FIG. 3E shows an example of a screen when not connected in a state where transmission to a smartphone is possible. Displayed when the icon 304 or the icon 308 is selected in a state where the digital camera 100 and the smartphone are not connected via Wi-Fi.

  FIG. 3F shows an example of a screen when connected in a state where transmission to a smartphone is possible. Displayed when the icon 304 or the icon 308 is selected while the digital camera 100 and the smartphone are connected via Wi-Fi. A setting 310 is a setting for resizing, and it is possible to set whether to resize for a still image, transcode for a moving image, or send in the same size. By reducing the size of the image data to be transmitted to the smartphone, it is possible to save power consumed by communication or save the free space of the smartphone. In the example shown in FIG. 3F, the item 311 is selected to start transmission, and when this content is selected, the displayed image can be transmitted to the smartphone.

FIG. 3G shows an example of a screen displayed while image data is being transmitted to the smartphone. When resizing or transcoding is performed, camera operations are restricted. Therefore, it is impossible to take a picture or switch to another image even during transmission.
FIG. 3H shows a display example during reproduction of a moving image. By selecting the icon 309, the moving image playback is started as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen for assigning a function for starting FTP transfer to the SET button 75. FIG. 4A shows the display of the current setting. When the frame 401 is selected as “Transfer with SET button”, the FTP button is pressed by pressing the SET button 75 as shown in FIG. A screen for setting whether to start transfer is displayed. On the screen shown in FIG. 4B, it is possible to select whether to perform FTP transfer or FTP transfer by pressing the SET button 75.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example when “No” is selected on the screen of FIG. 4B in the playback mode when connected in a state where FTP transfer is possible. Note that the screens shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B are the same as the screens shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, respectively.

  FIG. 5C shows a still image playback menu screen, and some icons are different from the screen shown in FIG. An icon 504 is an icon for FTP transfer of the displayed image. Note that the initial focus of the still image playback menu is an icon 504. Unlike the example shown in FIG. 3C, since it is assumed that the image is transferred as soon as possible when the FTP connection is established, the icon 504 is set to the initial focus to further improve the operability. ing.

  FIG. 5D shows a moving image playback menu screen, and some of the icons are different from the screen shown in FIG. An icon 508 is an icon for FTP transfer of an image being displayed. The icon 509 is the same as the icon 309 in FIG. 3D, and in this case as well, a moving image can be reproduced by selecting the icon 509. Note that the initial focus of the moving image playback menu is the icon 509. In the case of a moving image, even when the FTP connection is established, the reproduction is most likely to be selected, so the icon 509 is set to the initial focus in order to further improve the operability.

  FIG. 5E shows a screen during FTP transfer of the still image being displayed. Selecting the icon 504 in FIG. 5C starts FTP transfer of the still image. When FTP transfer of a still image is performed, the data recorded on the recording medium 200 is transferred as it is without resizing the still image. For this reason, it is possible to take a picture or switch to another image during transfer, or to switch to another image and perform FTP transfer.

  FIG. 5F shows a screen during FTP transfer of the moving image being displayed. By selecting an icon 508 in FIG. 5D, FTP transfer of the moving image is started. When FTP transfer of moving images is performed, moving image transcoding is not performed, and data recorded on the recording medium 200 is transferred as it is. Note that there is no difference in camera operation restrictions depending on whether a moving image is being transferred or a still image is being transferred. For this reason, it is possible to take a picture or switch to another image during transfer, or to switch to another image and perform FTP transfer.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example when “Yes” is selected on the screen of FIG. 4B in the playback mode when connected in a state where FTP transfer is possible. FIG. 6A shows a display example of a still image, and an icon 601 indicates that FTP transfer can be performed by pressing the SET button 75. FIG. 6B shows a display example of a moving image, which is the same as the screen shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6C shows a screen during FTP transfer of the still image being displayed. When the screen shown in FIG. 6A is displayed, the FTP transfer is started by pressing the SET button 75. The In this case, the transfer can be started immediately by pressing the SET button 75, but the still picture reproduction menu as shown in FIG. 5C cannot be displayed.

  FIG. 6D shows a screen for a moving image playback menu, which is the same as the screen shown in FIG. Although “Yes” is selected on the screen of FIG. 4B, priority is given to enabling playback of moving images, and immediate transfer cannot be started.

  FIG. 6E shows a screen during FTP transfer of the moving image being displayed. Selecting the icon 608 in FIG. 6D starts FTP transfer of the moving image. Basically, it is the same as the screen shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure in the playback mode of the digital camera 100 according to the present embodiment. Each process shown in FIG. 7 is realized by developing a program stored in the nonvolatile memory 56 in the system memory 52 and executing it by the system control unit 50. This process is started in a state where the captured images are reproduced and displayed, more specifically, during a quick review (during confirmation display immediately after shooting) or a single image display in the reproduction mode.

First, in S701, the system control unit 50 determines whether the image being displayed on the display unit 28 is a still image (an image of a still image file) or a moving image (an image of a moving image file). As a result of this determination, if the displayed image is a still image, the process proceeds to S702, and if it is a moving image, the process proceeds to S706.
In step S <b> 702, the system control unit 50 confirms the setting stored in the system memory 52 and determines whether or not the connection state in which FTP transfer is possible (the wireless connection state by FTP). As a result of this determination, if FTP transfer is possible, the process proceeds to S703, and if not, the process proceeds to S704.

  In step S <b> 703, the system control unit 50 determines whether “Yes” is set in the “Transfer with SET button” setting that can be set on the screen illustrated in FIG. 4. As a result of the determination, if “YES” is set in the “transfer with SET button” setting, the process proceeds to S705, and if not (if set to “NO”), the process proceeds to S704.

In step S704, the system control unit 50 hides the guide relating to the SET button, displays only the image on the display unit 28, and proceeds to step S707. For example, the icon 601 shown in FIG. 6A is hidden as a guide related to the SET button.
In step S <b> 705, the system control unit 50 displays a guide indicating that FTP transfer is started with the SET button on the image on the display unit 28, and proceeds to step S <b> 707. In this process, for example, the icon 601 shown in FIG. 6A is displayed together with the image.
In S <b> 706, the system control unit 50 displays a guide indicating that the SET button leads to a reproduction menu for starting moving image reproduction on the image on the display unit 28, and proceeds to S <b> 707. In this process, for example, the icon 301 shown in FIG. 3B is displayed together with the image.

In step S707, the system control unit 50 determines whether the user has pressed the SET button 75. As a result of the determination, if the SET button 75 is pressed, the process proceeds to S708, and if not, the process proceeds to S723.
In step S708, the system control unit 50 determines whether a guide indicating that the above-described FTP transfer is started is displayed. If it is determined that a guide indicating that FTP transfer is to be started is displayed, the process advances to step S709; otherwise, the process advances to step S710. In the case where a guide indicating that FTP transfer is started is displayed, that is, the image displayed on the display unit 28 is an image of a still image file and is in a wireless connection state by FTP, and “transfer with SET button” is displayed. This is a case where “Yes” is set in the setting.
In step S709, the system control unit 50 performs FTP transfer for the image being displayed, and returns to step S701.

In S710, the system control unit 50 displays a playback menu together with the image being displayed, and proceeds to S711.
In step S <b> 711, the system control unit 50 checks the setting stored in the system memory 52 and determines whether or not the connection state is capable of FTP transfer. As a result of the determination, if the connection state is capable of FTP transfer, the process proceeds to S712, and if not, the process proceeds to S713.

In S712, the system control unit 50 displays an item for FTP transfer on the reproduction menu, and the process proceeds to S716. For example, the icon 504 shown in FIG. 5C, the icon 508 shown in FIG. 5D, or the icon 608 shown in FIG. 6D is displayed.
In S716, the system control unit 50 determines whether an item (icon 504) for FTP transfer has been selected from the items in the playback menu by the user and the SET button 75 has been pressed (hereinafter referred to as selection confirmation). Judging. As a result of the determination, if the item for FTP transfer is selected and confirmed, the process proceeds to S709, and if not, the process proceeds to S717.

  On the other hand, in S713, the system control unit 50 displays an item for transmitting an image to the smartphone in the reproduction menu, and proceeds to S714. For example, the icon 304 shown in FIG. 3C or the icon 308 shown in FIG.

  In S <b> 714, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not an item (icon 304) for transmitting an image to the smartphone is selected and confirmed from the items in the playback menu by the user. As a result of the determination, if an item for transmitting an image to the smartphone is selected and confirmed, the process proceeds to S715, and if not, the process proceeds to S717.

  In S715, the system control unit 50 starts transmitting an image to a smartphone that is an external device to be transmitted, and then proceeds to S717. When the digital camera 100 and the smartphone are not in a Wi-Fi connection, the image transmission process is interrupted, and the screen illustrated in FIG. When the digital camera 100 and the smartphone are in a Wi-Fi connection state, an image is transmitted to the smartphone via the screen shown in FIG. 3F and the screen shown in FIG. Is displayed on the display unit 28.

In step S <b> 717, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not an item for reproducing a moving image has been selected and confirmed from items in the reproduction menu by the user. For example, it is determined whether or not the user has selected and confirmed the icon 309 shown in FIG. 3D or the icon 509 shown in FIG. As a result of the determination, if the item for reproducing the moving image is selected and confirmed, the process proceeds to S718, and if not, the process proceeds to S719.
In S718, the system control unit 50 starts reproduction of the moving image being displayed, and proceeds to S719.

In S719, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the other items are selected and confirmed from the items of the reproduction menu by the user. For example, it is determined whether or not the icons 302 and 303 shown in FIG. As a result of the determination, if other items are selected and confirmed, the process proceeds to S720, and if not, the process proceeds to S721.
In S720, the system control unit 50 executes a process corresponding to the item for which selection has been confirmed, and proceeds to S721.

In step S721, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not there has been an operation for ending the display of the playback menu. In the present embodiment, the display of the playback menu can be terminated by operating other buttons (for example, the MENU button 77) on the operation unit 70. As a result of the determination, if there is an operation for terminating the display of the playback menu, the process proceeds to S722, and if not, the process returns to S711.
In S722, the system control unit 50 ends the display of the playback menu, and returns to S701.

  On the other hand, in S723, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not there has been an operation to end the reproduction. Here, the operation to end the reproduction corresponds to, for example, an operation of the mode switch 60 for shifting to the photographing mode, an operation of the power switch 72 for turning off the power of the digital camera 100, or the like. As a result of this determination, if there is an operation to end the reproduction, the process ends, and if not, the process proceeds to S724.

In S724, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not there has been an operation for changing the displayed image. For example, it is determined whether or not the left / right button of the up / down / left / right button 74 or the electronic dial 71 has been operated. If the result of this determination is that there has been an operation to change the image being displayed, processing proceeds to S725, and otherwise processing returns to S701.
In S725, the system control unit 50 changes the displayed image to another image according to the operation, displays the image on the display unit 28, and returns to S701.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when performing FTP transfer that requires immediacy, a still image can be transferred in one operation. If it is desired to perform processing other than transfer, other functions (such as image protection) can be performed in addition to transfer by displaying a playback menu. On the other hand, when it is necessary to reproduce a moving image in order to select a moving image to be transferred, there is no means to reproduce during that time when the moving image is easily transferred. In addition, the file size of a moving image is larger than the file size of a still image, and it takes a long time to transfer. For this reason, when transferring a moving image, it is not possible to perform it with a single operation.

(Other embodiments)
Note that the various controls described as being performed by the system control unit 50 may be performed by a single piece of hardware, or a plurality of pieces of hardware may share processing to control the entire apparatus. .

  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 a digital camera has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and can be applied to any electronic device that can transfer still images or moving images. It is. That is, the present invention can be applied to a personal computer, a PDA, a mobile phone terminal, a portable image viewer, a printer device including a display, a digital photo frame, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, and the like.

  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.

  50 System controller

Claims (20)

Display control means for controlling to display an image on the display means;
Transmission means for transmitting an image to a wirelessly connected external device;
A first setting for performing processing for transmitting an image displayed on the display unit to an external device by the transmission unit in response to an operation on the specific operation unit, and an operation on the specific operation unit , One of a plurality of settings including a second setting for performing a process of displaying a plurality of items including an item for instructing transmission of an image displayed on the display unit is set according to a user's selection operation. Setting means to
When the state of the wireless connection with the external device is a connection state satisfying a specific condition, a process according to the setting in the setting unit is executed according to an operation to the specific operation unit, and the external device When the state of wireless connection with the device does not satisfy the specific condition, control is performed so that the plurality of items are displayed in accordance with an operation to the specific operation unit, regardless of the setting by the setting unit. Control means to
An electronic device comprising:   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the connection state satisfying the specific condition is a state in which wireless connection by FTP is performed. The control means includes
If the state of the wireless connection with the external device is a connection state satisfying the specific condition, and the image displayed on the display means is a still image, according to the operation to the specific operation means To execute processing according to the setting in the setting means,
Even when the state of wireless connection with the external device is a connection state that satisfies the specific condition, if the image displayed on the display unit is a moving image, the setting is not limited to the setting in the setting unit. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is controlled to display the plurality of items according to an operation on a specific operation unit. The control means responds to an operation on the specific operation member when the state of wireless connection with the external device satisfies the specific condition and the image displayed on the display means is a still image. A guide indicating that transmission of an image to the external device is started is displayed on the display unit together with the image,
When the state of wireless connection with the external device does not satisfy the specific condition, and when the image displayed on the display means is a moving image instead of a still image, the display control means The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is controlled so as not to be displayed. Display control means for controlling to display an image on the display means;
Transmission means for transmitting an image to a wirelessly connected external device;
A first setting for performing processing for transmitting an image displayed on the display unit to an external device by the transmission unit in response to an operation on the specific operation unit, and an operation on the specific operation unit One of a plurality of settings including a second setting for performing a process of displaying a plurality of items including an item for instructing transmission of an image displayed on the display unit is set according to a user's selection operation. Setting means;
When the image displayed on the display means is a still image, the process according to the setting in the setting means is executed according to the operation on the specific operation means, and is displayed on the display means When the image is a moving image, regardless of the setting in the setting unit, a control unit that controls to display the plurality of items according to an operation to the specific operation unit;
An electronic device comprising: The transmission means is capable of wireless connection by FTP,
When the image displayed on the display means is a still image, the control means, when connected to the external device by FTP, the setting means according to an operation to the specific operation means. Control to execute the process according to the settings in the above, and when the external device is not connected by FTP, depending on the operation to the specific operation means, regardless of the setting in the setting means The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the electronic device is controlled to display the plurality of items. The control means is connected to the external device by FTP, and when the image displayed on the display means is a still image, an image to the external device according to an operation on the specific operation member. Display on the display means together with the image a guide indicating that transmission of
The display control means performs control so that the guide is not displayed when the FTP connection with the external device is not established and when the image displayed on the display means is a moving image instead of a still image. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6.   The control means controls to transmit the still image without resizing when the still image is transmitted to the external device when the external device is connected by FTP. Item 8. The electronic device according to any one of Items 2, 6, and 7.   The control means controls to resize and transmit the still image when the still image is transmitted to the external device when a wireless LAN connection other than FTP connection is established with the external device. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that:   The control means controls the transmission of the moving image without transcoding when the moving image is transmitted to the external device when the external device is connected by FTP. The electronic device according to any one of 2, 6 to 9.   The control means controls to transcode and transmit the moving image when the moving image is transmitted to the external device when a wireless LAN connection other than FTP connection is established with the external device. The electronic device according to claim 10.   When the image displayed on the display means is a moving image, the plurality of items include at least an item for instructing reproduction of the moving image. The electronic device as described in the paragraph.   When displaying the plurality of items when the image displayed on the display means is a still image, an item for instructing transmission of the still image is selected and displayed from among the plurality of items. When the plurality of items are displayed when the image displayed on the display means is a moving image, an item for instructing the reproduction of the moving image is initially selected and displayed from the plurality of items. The electronic device according to claim 12. It further has an imaging means,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the image transmitted to the external device by the transmission unit is an image captured by the imaging unit.   The image transmitted to the external device by the transmission unit is an image captured by the imaging unit, and imaging by the imaging unit cannot be performed during image resizing and transcoding processing. The electronic device of any one of Claims 8-11.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs the control when one captured image is reproduced and displayed on the display unit. A display control step for controlling to display the image on the display means;
A transmission step of transmitting an image to a wirelessly connected external device;
A first setting for performing a process of transmitting an image displayed on the display unit to an external device in the transmission step according to an operation on a specific operation unit, and an operation on the specific operation unit , One of a plurality of settings including a second setting for performing a process of displaying a plurality of items including an item for instructing transmission of an image displayed on the display unit is set according to a user's selection operation. A setting process to
When the state of wireless connection with the external device is a connection state satisfying a specific condition, the process according to the setting in the setting step is executed according to an operation to the specific operation means, and the external device When the state of the wireless connection with the device does not satisfy the specific condition, control is performed so that the plurality of items are displayed according to the operation to the specific operation means regardless of the setting in the setting step. A control process,
A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising: A display control step for controlling to display the image on the display means;
A transmission step of transmitting an image to a wirelessly connected external device;
A first setting for performing a process of transmitting an image displayed on the display unit to an external device in the transmission step according to an operation on a specific operation unit, and an operation on the specific operation unit One of a plurality of settings including a second setting for performing a process of displaying a plurality of items including an item for instructing transmission of an image displayed on the display unit is set according to a user's selection operation. A setting process;
When the image displayed on the display means is a still image, the process according to the setting in the setting step is executed according to the operation on the specific operation means, and is displayed on the display means When the image is a moving image, regardless of the setting in the setting step, a control step for controlling to display the plurality of items according to the operation to the specific operation means;
A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising:   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the electronic device of any one of Claims 1-15.   A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the electronic device according to claim 1.