Electronic camera

Abstract

an electronic camera includes: an image-capturing unit that creates an image by capturing an image of a subject; an enlarged image generating unit that creates an enlarged image by enlarging a portion of the image created by the image-capturing unit; an optical viewfinder that enables verification of a subject range corresponding to a range of the image created by the image-capturing unit; and a warning output unit that issues a warning when the enlarged image generating unit is in operation.

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       9 . An electronic camera comprising: 
 an image-capturing unit that comprises a function of optical zoom and creates an image by capturing an image of a subject;    an enlarged image generating unit that creates an enlarged image by enlarging a portion of the image created by said image-capturing unit;    an optical viewfinder that enables verification of a subject range corresponding to a range of the image created by said image-capturing unit;    a display unit that displays at least one of the image created by said image-capturing unit and the enlarged image created by said enlarged image generating unit; and    an indicating unit that indicates a fact that said enlarged image generating unit is in operation, wherein    said enlarged image generating unit starts to create the enlarged image after zoom-in through the optical zoom has been operated for a predetermined time or more at a limit of the optical zoom.    
   
   
       10 . An electronic camera according to  claim 9 , wherein: 
 said indicating unit indicates the fact so that a photographer can be made aware of the fact while verifying the subject range through said optical viewfinder.    
   
   
       11 . An electronic camera according to  claim 10 , wherein: 
 said indicating unit implements display of the fact near said optical viewfinder.    
   
   
       12 . An electronic camera according to  claim 9 , wherein: 
 said indicating unit indicates the fact on said display unit.    
   
   
       13 . An electronic camera comprising: 
 an image-capturing unit that comprises a function of optical zoom and creates an image by capturing an image of a subject;    an enlarged image generating unit that creates an enlarged image by enlarging a portion of the image created by said image-capturing unit;    an optical viewfinder that enables verification of a subject range corresponding to a range of the image created by said image-capturing unit;    a display unit that displays the image created by said image-capturing unit or the enlarged image created by said enlarged image generating unit;    a decision-making unit that makes a decision as to whether or not the subject range within a viewfinder screen, which can be verified in said optical viewfinder, and a range of the subject displayed at said display unit match; and    an indicating unit that indicates a fact that said decision-making unit has decided that the subject range within said viewfinder screen and the range of the subject displayed at said display unit do not match, wherein    said enlarged image generating unit starts to create the enlarged image after zoom-in through the optical zoom has been operated for a predetermined time or more at a limit of the optical zoom.    
   
   
       14 . An electronic camera according to  claim 13 , wherein: 
 said decision-making unit decides that the subject range within said viewfinder screen and the range of the subject displayed at said display unit do not match when the enlarged image created by said enlarged image generating unit is displayed on said display unit.    
   
   
       15 . An electronic camera according to  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 a magnification power setting unit that accepts an external operation related to setting of a photographing magnification power at said image-capturing unit or setting of a magnification power to be used when said enlarged image generating unit creates an enlarged image, wherein:    said decision-making unit decides that the subject range in said viewfinder screen and the range of the subject displayed at said display unit do not match when a magnification power setting for creating an enlarged image is received via said magnification power setting unit.    
   
   
       16 . An electronic camera according to  claim 13 , wherein: 
 said indicating unit indicates the fact so that a photographer can be made aware of the fact while verifying the subject range through said optical viewfinder.    
   
   
       17 . An electronic camera according to  claim 16 , wherein: 
 said indicating unit implements display of the fact near said optical viewfinder.    
   
   
       18 . An electronic camera according to  claim 13 , wherein: 
 said indicating unit indicates the fact on said display unit.