公开(公告)号：US11490001B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US17352313

申请日：2021-06-20

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hiroki Kasugai ,  Shinichi Yamamoto

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor configured to capture a subject to generate image data; an audio input device configured to input audio to generate an audio signal indicating audio to be collected during image capturing with the image sensor; a setting interface configured to set the imaging apparatus to an auto mode being an operation mode operable to automatically change a directivity of the audio input device in response to an instruction of a user; and a controller configured to control a sound collection area for collecting sound from the subject in the audio signal, wherein with the auto mode being set by the setting interface, the controller is configured to control the sound collection area to cover the subject by changing the directivity of the audio input device in linkage with an image shooting state of the imaging apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US11372615B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US16963393

申请日：2019-06-10

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hiroki Kasugai

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04R3/00

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a first display; a second display; a speaker configured to output a sound effect in response to a predetermined operation; and a controller configured to control an output of the sound effect from the speaker. The controller is operable to: in a case of the first display set as operable, cause the speaker to output a sound effect having a first frequency characteristic in response to the predetermined operation; and in a case of the second display set as operable, cause the speaker to output a sound effect having a second frequency characteristic in response to the predetermined operation, the second frequency characteristic being different from the first frequency characteristic.