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Apparatus that performs zooming operation, control method therefor, and storage medium

Assignee: CANON KKPriority: May 29, 2014Filed: Mar 16, 2020Granted: Nov 12, 2024
Est. expiryMay 29, 2034(~7.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:SUDO KOJIMURAKAMI SHIN
H04N 23/633H04N 23/631H04N 23/69H04N 2101/00H04N 23/667
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Abstract

An image pickup apparatus which enhances usability in shooting in a case where a user sets an initial lens position. A system control unit starts shifting a zoom position of a taking lens in response to start of a zooming operation in which the zoom position is changed, and stops shifting the zoom position in response to termination of the zooming operation. When the zoom position reaches a predetermined zoom position, which is inside an optical zoom range and is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end, while the zoom position is being shifted in a first direction in response to a first zooming operation for shifting the zoom position in the first direction, the system control unit provides control to fix the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position even when the first zooming operation has not been terminated.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
 a memory and at least one processor which function as units comprising:
 a zooming operation unit configured to accept a zooming operation by a user in which a zoom position of a taking lens is changed; and 
 a control unit configured to provide control to, in response to start of the zooming operation, start shifting the zoom position, and in response to termination of the zooming operation, stop shifting the zoom position, 
 
 wherein when the zoom position reaches a predetermined zoom position which (1) is inside an optical zoom range and (2) is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end while said control unit is shifting the zoom position in a first direction in response to a first zooming operation by a user for shifting the zoom position in the first direction, said control unit provides control to fix stop shifting the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position even when the first zooming operation by the user has not been terminated, and after that, said control unit provides control to shift the zoom position further in the first direction from the predetermined zoom position (a) in response to the first zooming operation being terminated once and the first zooming operation being started again and/or (b) in response to the first zooming operation having been continued for a predetermined time period or longer without being terminated. 
 
     
     
       2. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein when the zoom position reaches the predetermined zoom position while said control unit is shifting the zoom position in the first direction in response to the first zooming operation, said control unit provides control to fix stop shifting the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position even when the first zooming operation has not been terminated, and after that, in response to the first zooming operation being terminated once and the first zooming operation being started again, said control unit provides control to shift the zoom position further in the first direction from the predetermined zoom position. 
     
     
       3. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein when the zoom position reaches the predetermined zoom position while said control unit is shifting the zoom position in the first direction in response to the first zooming operation, said control unit provides control to fix stop shifting the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position even when the first zooming operation has not been terminated, and after that, in response to the first zooming operation having been continued for a predetermined time period or longer without being terminated, said control unit provides control to shift the zoom position further in the first direction from the predetermined zoom position. 
     
     
       4. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein when the zoom position reaches the predetermined zoom position while said control unit is shifting the zoom position in a second direction opposite to the first direction in response to a second zooming operation for shifting the zoom position in the second direction, said control unit provides control not to fix stop shifting the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position but to shift the zoom position further in the second direction when the second zooming operation has not been terminated and has been continued. 
     
     
       5. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the first direction is a direction in which the zoom position shifts from a telephoto side to a wide-angle side, and the second direction is a direction in which the zoom position shifts from the wide-angle side to the telephoto side. 
     
     
       6. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein in starting a shooting mode, said control unit provides control such that the zoom position corresponds to the predetermined zoom position. 
     
     
       7. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the memory and the at least one processor further function as a setting unit configured to set the predetermined zoom position according to operation of a user. 
     
     
       8. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the memory and the at least one processor further function as a setting unit configured to set the predetermined zoom position based on a frequently used zoom position in user operation logs. 
     
     
       9. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the memory and the at least one processor further function as a shooting mode setting unit configured to set one shooting mode selected from a plurality of shooting modes, and wherein the predetermined zoom position varies with shooting modes. 
     
     
       10. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following is displayed on a display unit: (1) a magnification from the predetermined zoom position to the optical telephoto end and (2) a magnification from the predetermined zoom position to the optical wide-angle end. 
     
     
       11. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein a magnification from the predetermined zoom position to a present zoom position is displayed on a display unit. 
     
     
       12. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein a display indicative of a position corresponding to the predetermined zoom position is produced in a bar display area where a bar indicative of a present zoom position in a zoom range is displayed. 
     
     
       13. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein in the bar display area, a predetermined icon is displayed at a position corresponding to the predetermined zoom position, a wide-angle end icon is displayed at a position corresponding to the optical wide-angle end, and a telephoto end icon is displayed at a position corresponding to the optical telephoto end. 
     
     
       14. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising an image pickup unit. 
     
     
       15. An electronic apparatus comprising a memory and at least one processor, which function as units comprising:
 a zooming operation unit configured to accept a zooming operation in which a zoom position of a taking lens is changed; and 
 a control unit configured to provide control to change the zoom position in response to the zooming operation; and 
 a display control unit configured to provide control to display at the same time (a) an image, (b) at least one of the following: (1) a first magnification value that relates to a magnification from a predetermined optical zoom position to an optical telephoto end, which (a) is inside an optical zoom range and (b) is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end, to the optical telephoto end and (2) a second magnification value that relates to a magnification from the predetermined optical zoom position to the an optical wide-angle end, and (c) a third magnification value that relates to a magnification from the predetermined optical zoom position to a present zoom position, 
 wherein the predetermined optical zoom position is (a) inside an optical zoom range and (b) neither the optical wide-angle end nor the optical telephoto end,  
 wherein both the first magnification value and the second magnification value are magnifications relative values based on the predetermined optical zoom position regardless of a the present zoom position, 
 wherein the third magnification value is a relative value based on the predetermined optical zoom position, 
 wherein the first magnification value is determined in accordance with a ratio of (a) a focal length corresponding to the optical telephoto end to (b) a focal length corresponding to the predetermined optical zoom position, 
 wherein the second magnification value is determined in accordance with a ratio of (a) a focal length corresponding to the optical wide-angle end to (b) a focal length corresponding to the predetermined optical zoom position, and 
 wherein in a case where the present zoom position is changed by accepting the zooming operation, the third magnification value is changed according to the changed present zoom position, but the first magnification value and the second magnification value are not changed. 
 
     
     
       16. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 15 , further comprising an image pickup unit. 
     
     
       17. An electronic apparatus comprising a memory and at least one processor which function as units comprising:
 a zooming operation unit configured to accept a zooming operation in which a zoom position of a taking lens is changed; and   a control unit configured to provide control to change the zoom position in response to the zooming operation; and   a display control unit configured to provide control to display a magnification from a predetermined optical zoom position, which (a) is inside an optical zoom range, (b) is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end, and (c) is independent from a present zoom position, to the present zoom position, wherein the magnification is a magnification based on the predetermined optical zoom position.   
     
     
       18. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 17 , wherein said display control unit provides control to further display at least one of the following: a magnification from the predetermined optical zoom position to the optical telephoto end and a magnification from the predetermined optical zoom position to the optical wide-angle end. 
     
     
       19. The electronic apparatus according to claim  17   15 , wherein the memory and the at least one processor further function as a control unit configured to provides control such that the zoom position corresponds to the predetermined optical zoom position when a shooting mode is started. 
     
     
       20. The electronic apparatus according to claim  17   15 , wherein the memory and the at least one processor further function as a setting unit configured to set the predetermined optical zoom position according to operation of a user. 
     
     
       21. The electronic apparatus according to claim  17   15 , wherein the memory and the at least one processor further function as a setting unit configured to set the predetermined optical zoom position based on a frequently used zoom position in user operation logs. 
     
     
       22. The electronic apparatus according to claim  17   15 , wherein the memory and the at least one processor further function as a shooting mode setting unit configured to set one shooting mode selected from a plurality of shooting modes, and
 wherein the predetermined optical zoom position varies with shooting modes. 
 
     
     
       23. The electronic apparatus according to claim  17   15 , wherein said display control unit provides control to produce a display indicative of a position corresponding to the predetermined optical zoom position in a bar display area where a bar indicative of a present zoom position in a zoom range is displayed, and
 wherein in the bar display area, said display control unit displays a predetermined icon at a position corresponding to the predetermined optical zoom position, displays a wide-angle end icon at a position corresponding to the optical wide-angle end, and displays a telephoto end icon at a position corresponding to the optical telephoto end. 
 
     
     
       24. The electronic apparatus according to claim  17   15 , further comprising an image pickup unit. 
     
     
       25. A control method for an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:
 a zooming operation step of accepting a zooming operation by a user in which a zoom position of a taking lens is changed; and 
 a control step of providing control to, in response to start of the zooming operation, start shifting the zoom position, and in response to termination of the zooming operation, stop shifting the zoom position, 
 wherein in said control step, when the zoom position reaches a predetermined zoom position which (1) is inside an optical zoom range and (2) is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end while the zoom position is being shifted in a first direction in response to a first zooming operation by a user for shifting the zoom position in the first direction, control is provided to fix stop shifting the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position even when the first zooming operation by the user has not been terminated, and after that, control is provided to shift the zoom position further in the first direction from the predetermined zoom position (a) in response to the first zooming operation being terminated once and the first zooming operation being started again and/or (b) in response to the first zooming operation having been continued for a predetermined time period or longer without being terminated. 
 
     
     
       26. A control method for an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:
 a zooming operation step of accepting a zooming operation in which a zoom position of a taking lens is changed; and 
 a control step of providing control to change the zoom position in response to the zooming operation; and 
 a display control step of providing control to display at the same time (a) an image, (b) at least one of the following: (1) a first magnification value that relates to a magnification from a predetermined optical zoom position to an optical telephoto end, which (a) is inside an optical zoom range and (b) is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end, to the optical telephoto end and (2) a second magnification value that relates to a magnification from the predetermined optical zoom position to the an optical wide-angle end, and (c) a third magnification value that relates to a magnification from the predetermined optical zoom position to a present zoom position, 
 wherein the predetermined optical zoom position is (a) inside an optical zoom range and (b) neither the optical wide-angle end nor the optical telephoto end,  
 wherein both the first magnification value and the second magnification value are magnifications relative values based on the predetermined optical zoom position regardless of a the present zoom position, 
 wherein the third magnification value is a relative value based on the predetermined optical zoom position, 
 wherein the first magnification value is determined in accordance with a ratio of (a) a focal length corresponding to the optical telephoto end to (b) a focal length corresponding to the predetermined optical zoom position, 
 wherein the second magnification value is determined in accordance with a ratio of (a) a focal length corresponding to the optical wide-angle end to (b) a focal length corresponding to the predetermined optical zoom position, and 
 wherein in a case where the present zoom position is changed by accepting the zooming operation, the third magnification value is changed according to the changed present zoom position, but the first magnification value and the second magnification value are not changed. 
 
     
     
       27. A control method for an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:
 a zooming operation step of accepting a zooming operation in which a zoom position of a taking lens is changed; and   a control step of providing control to change the zoom position in response to the zooming operation; and   a display control step of providing control to display a magnification from a predetermined optical zoom position, which (a) is inside an optical zoom range, (b) is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end, and (c) is independent from a present zoom position, to the present zoom position, wherein the magnification is a magnification based on the predetermined optical zoom position.   
     
     
       28. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:
 a zooming operation step of accepting a zooming operation by a user in which a zoom position of a taking lens is changed; and 
 a control step of providing control to, in response to start of the zooming operation, start shifting the zoom position, and in response to termination of the zooming operation, stop shifting the zoom position, 
 wherein in the control step, when the zoom position reaches a predetermined zoom position which (1) is inside an optical zoom range and (2) is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end while the zoom position is being shifted in a first direction in response to a first zooming operation by a user for shifting the zoom position in the first direction, control is provided to fix stop shifting the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position even when the first zooming operation by the user has not been terminated, and after that, control is provided to shift the zoom position further in the first direction from the predetermined zoom position (a) in response to the first zooming operation being terminated once and the first zooming operation being started again and/or (b) in response to the first zooming operation having been continued for a predetermined time period or longer without being terminated. 
 
     
     
       29. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:
 a zooming operation step of accepting a zooming operation in which a zoom position of a taking lens is changed; and 
 a control step of providing control to change the zoom position in response to the zooming operation; and 
 a display control step of providing control to display at the same time (a) an image, (b) at least one of the following: (1) a first magnification value that relates to a magnification from a predetermined optical zoom position to an optical telephoto end, which (a) is inside an optical zoom range and (b) is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end, to the optical telephoto end and (2) a second magnification value that relates to a magnification from the predetermined optical zoom position to the an optical wide-angle end, and (c) a third magnification value that relates to a magnification from the predetermined optical zoom position to a present zoom position, 
 wherein the predetermined optical zoom position is (a) inside an optical zoom range and (b) neither the optical wide-angle end nor the optical telephoto end, 
 wherein both the first magnification value and the second magnification value are magnifications relative values based on the predetermined optical zoom position regardless of a the present zoom position, 
 wherein the third magnification value is a relative value based on the predetermined optical zoom position, 
 wherein the first magnification value is determined in accordance with a ratio of (a) a focal length corresponding to the optical telephoto end to (b) a focal length corresponding to the predetermined optical zoom position, 
 wherein the second magnification value is determined in accordance with a ratio of (a) a focal length corresponding to the optical wide-angle end to (b) a focal length corresponding to the predetermined optical zoom position, and 
 wherein in a case where the present zoom position is changed by accepting the zooming operation, the third magnification value is changed according to the changed present zoom position, but the first magnification value and the second magnification value are not changed. 
 
     
     
       30. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:
 a zooming operation step of accepting a zooming operation in which a zoom position of a taking lens is changed; and   a control step of providing control to change the zoom position in response to the zooming operation; and   a display control step of providing control to display a magnification from a predetermined optical zoom position, which (a) is inside an optical zoom range, (b) is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end, and (c) is independent from a present zoom position, to the present zoom position, wherein the magnification is a magnification based on the predetermined optical zoom position.   
     
     
       31. An electronic apparatus comprising:
 a memory and at least one processor which function as units comprising: 
 a zooming operation unit configured to accept a zooming operation by a user in which a zoom position of a taking lens is changed; and 
 a control unit configured to provide control to, in response to start of the zooming operation, start shifting the zoom position, and in response to termination of the zooming operation, stop shifting the zoom position, 
 wherein when the zoom position reaches a predetermined zoom position which (1) is inside an optical zoom range and (2) is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end while said control unit is shifting the zoom position in a first direction in response to a first zooming operation by a user for shifting the zoom position in the first direction, said control unit provides control to fix stop shifting the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position even when the first zooming operation by the user has not been terminated, and  
 wherein when the zoom position reaches the predetermined zoom position while said control unit is shifting the zoom position in a second direction opposite to the first direction in response to a second zooming operation for shifting the zoom position in the second direction, said control unit provides control not to fix stop shifting the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position but to shift the zoom position further in the second direction when the second zooming operation has not been terminated and has been continued. 
 
     
     
       32. A control method for an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:
 a zooming operation step of accepting a zooming operation by a user in which a zoom position of a taking lens is changed; and 
 a control step of providing control to, in response to start of the zooming operation, start shifting the zoom position, and in response to termination of the zooming operation, stop shifting the zoom position, 
 wherein in said control step, when the zoom position reaches a predetermined zoom position which (1) is inside an optical zoom range and (2) is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end while the zoom position is being shifted in a first direction in response to a first zooming operation by a user for shifting the zoom position in the first direction, control is provided to fix stop shifting the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position even when the first zooming operation by the user has not been terminated, and  
 wherein when the zoom position reaches the predetermined zoom position while said control step is shifting the zoom position in a second direction opposite to the first direction in response to a second zooming operation for shifting the zoom position in the second direction, said control step provides control not to fix stop shifting the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position but to shift the zoom position further in the second direction when the second zooming operation has not been terminated and has been continued. 
 
     
     
       33. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:
 a zooming operation step of accepting a zooming operation by a user in which a zoom position of a taking lens is changed; and 
 a control step of providing control to, in response to start of the zooming operation, start shifting the zoom position, and in response to termination of the zooming operation, stop shifting the zoom position, 
 wherein in said control step, when the zoom position reaches a predetermined zoom position which (1) is inside an optical zoom range and (2) is neither an optical wide-angle end nor an optical telephoto end while the zoom position is being shifted in a first direction in response to a first zooming operation by a user for shifting the zoom position in the first direction, control is provided to fix stop shifting the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position even when the first zooming operation by the user has not been terminated, and  
 wherein when the zoom position reaches the predetermined zoom position while said control step is shifting the zoom position in a second direction opposite to the first direction in response to a second zooming operation for shifting the zoom position in the second direction, said control step provides control not to fix stop shifting the zoom position at the predetermined zoom position but to shift the zoom position further in the second direction when the second zooming operation has not been terminated and has been continued. 
 
     
     
       34. An electronic apparatus comprising:
 at least one memory and at least one processor, which function as:   (1) an accepting unit configured to accept a zooming operation;   (2) a control unit configured to perform control to change a present angle of view within at least a range including (a) a wide-angle end and (b) an optical telephoto end in response to the zooming operation; and   (3) a display control unit configured to perform control to display at the same time (a) an image, (b) a first magnification value that relates to a magnification at the telephoto end, and (c) a second magnification value that relates to a magnification at a present angle of view,   wherein the first magnification value is a relative value not based on the present angle of view but based on a predetermined angle of view, wherein the wide-angle end is wider than the predetermined angle of view, wherein the predetermined angle of view is wider than the telephoto end, and wherein the relative value is determined in accordance with a ratio of (a) a value corresponding to the telephoto end to (b) a value corresponding to the predetermined angle of view,   wherein the second magnification value is a relative value based on the predetermined angle of view, and   wherein in a case where the present angle of view is changed by accepting the zooming operation, the second magnification value is changed according to the changed present angle of view, but the first magnification value is not changed.   
     
     
       35. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the display control unit performs control in which a zoom ratio from the predetermined angle of view to the telephoto end is displayed as the first magnification value. 
     
     
       36. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the first magnification value is a magnification of the telephoto end in a case where a zoom ratio of the predetermined angle of view, which is neither the wide-angle end nor the telephoto end, is assumed as 1. 
     
     
       37. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the wide-angle end is an optical wide-angle end. 
     
     
       38. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the predetermined angle of view is an optical angle of view. 
     
     
       39. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the predetermined angle of view is not based on the present angle of view. 
     
     
       40. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the predetermined angle of view is maintained even if the present angle of view is changed in response to the zooming operation. 
     
     
       41. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the control unit performs control to set the predetermined angle of view when a shooting mode is started. 
     
     
       42. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the control unit performs control to execute zooming in from a wide-angle end side with respect to the predetermined angle of view to a telephoto end side with respect to the predetermined angle of view in response to one time of the zooming operation. 
     
     
       43. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the accepting unit accepts the zooming operation performed on a touch panel. 
     
     
       44. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the display control unit performs control to display the first magnification value with a live view image. 
     
     
       45. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 44 , further comprising at least one image sensor,
 wherein the live view image is captured by the at least one image sensor.   
     
     
       46. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the display control unit performs control to display a display item indicating the range from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end and to display an indicator indicating a position of the present angle of view on the display item. 
     
     
       47. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the memory and the at least one processor further function as a shooting mode setting unit configured to set one shooting mode selected from a plurality of shooting modes, and
 wherein the predetermined angle of view varies with shooting modes.   
     
     
       48. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the electronic apparatus is included in a cellular phone terminal. 
     
     
       49. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the electronic apparatus is included in at least one of a camera, a tablet, a game machine, and an electronic book reader. 
     
     
       50. A control method for an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:
 an accepting step of accepting a zooming operation;   a controlling step of changing a present angle of view within at least a range including (a) a wide-angle end and (b) an optical telephoto end in response to the zooming operation; and   a display controlling step of displaying at the same time (a) an image, (b) a first magnification value that relates to a magnification at the telephoto end, and (c) a second magnification value that relates to a magnification at a present angle of view,   wherein the first magnification value is a relative value not based on the present angle of view but based on a predetermined angle of view, wherein the wide-angle end is wider than the predetermined angle of view, wherein the predetermined angle of view is wider than the telephoto end, and wherein the relative value is determined in accordance with a ratio of (a) a value corresponding to the telephoto end to (b) a value corresponding to the predetermined angle of view,   wherein the second magnification value is a relative value based on the predetermined angle of view, and   wherein in a case where the present angle of view is changed by accepting the zooming operation, the second magnification value is changed according to the changed present angle of view, but the first magnification value is not changed.   
     
     
       51. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:
 an accepting step of accepting a zooming operation;   a controlling step of changing a present angle of view within at least a range including (a) a wide-angle end and (b) an optical telephoto end in response to the zooming operation; and   a display controlling step of displaying at the same time (a) an image, (b) a first magnification value that relates to a magnification at the telephoto end, and (c) a second magnification value that relates to a magnification at a present angle of view,   wherein the first magnification value is a relative value not based on the present angle of view but based on a predetermined angle of view, wherein the wide-angle end is wider than the predetermined angle of view, wherein the predetermined angle of view is wider than the telephoto end, and wherein the relative value is determined in accordance with a ratio of (a) a value corresponding to the telephoto end to (b) a value corresponding to the predetermined angle of view,   wherein the second magnification value is a relative value based on the predetermined angle of view, and   wherein in a case where the present angle of view is changed by accepting the zooming operation, the second magnification value is changed according to the changed present angle of view, but the first magnification value is not changed.   
     
     
       52. An electronic apparatus comprising:
 at least one memory and at least one processor, which function as:   (1) an accepting unit configured to accept a zooming operation;   (2) a control unit configured to perform control to change a present angle of view within at least a range including (a) an optical wide-angle end and (b) a telephoto end in response to the zooming operation; and   (3) a display control unit configured to perform control to display at the same time (a) an image, (b) a first magnification value that relates to a magnification at the wide-angle end, and (c) a second magnification value that relates to a magnification at a present angle of view,   wherein the first magnification value is a relative value not based on the present angle of view but based on a predetermined angle of view, wherein the wide-angle end is wider than the predetermined angle of view, wherein the predetermined angle of view is wider than the telephoto end, and wherein the relative value is determined in accordance with a ratio of (a) a value corresponding to the wide-angle end to (b) a value corresponding to the predetermined angle of view,   wherein the second magnification value is a relative value based on the predetermined angle of view, and   wherein in a case where the present angle of view is changed by accepting the zooming operation, the second magnification value is changed according to the changed present angle of view, but the first magnification value is not changed.   
     
     
       53. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the display control unit performs control to display the first magnification value using a value less than 1. 
     
     
       54. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the display control unit performs control in which a zoom ratio from the predetermined angle of view to the wide-angle end is displayed as the first magnification value. 
     
     
       55. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the first magnification value is a magnification of the wide-angle end in a case where a zoom ratio of the predetermined angle of view, which is neither the wide-angle end nor the telephoto end, is assumed as 1. 
     
     
       56. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the display control unit performs control to further display a third magnification value from the predetermined angle of view to the telephoto end. 
     
     
       57. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the first magnification value is not based on the present zoom position. 
     
     
       58. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the telephoto end is an optical telephoto end. 
     
     
       59. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the predetermined angle of view is an optical angle of view. 
     
     
       60. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the predetermined angle of view is not based on the present angle of view. 
     
     
       61. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the predetermined angle of view is maintained even if the present angle of view is changed in response to the zooming operation. 
     
     
       62. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the control unit performs control to set the predetermined angle of view when a shooting mode is started. 
     
     
       63. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the control unit performs control to execute zooming in from a wide-angle end side with respect to the predetermined angle of view to a telephoto end side with respect to the predetermined angle of view in response to one time of the zooming operation. 
     
     
       64. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the accepting unit accepts the zooming operation performed on a touch panel. 
     
     
       65. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the display control unit performs control to display the first magnification value with a live view image. 
     
     
       66. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 65 , further comprising at least one image sensor,
 wherein the live view image is captured by the at least one image sensor.   
     
     
       67. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the display control unit performs control to display a display item indicating the range from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end and to display an indicator indicating a position of the present angle of view on the display item. 
     
     
       68. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the memory and the at least one processor further function as a shooting mode setting unit configured to set one shooting mode selected from a plurality of shooting modes, and wherein the predetermined angle of view varies with shooting modes. 
     
     
       69. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the electronic apparatus is included in a cellular phone terminal. 
     
     
       70. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the electronic apparatus is included in at least one of a camera, a tablet, a game machine, and an electronic book reader. 
     
     
       71. A control method for an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:
 an accepting step of accepting a zooming operation;   a controlling step of changing a present angle of view within at least a range including (a) an optical wide-angle end and (b) a telephoto end in response to the zooming operation; and   a display controlling step of displaying at the same time (a) an image, (b) a first magnification value that relates to a magnification at the wide-angle end, and (c) a second magnification value that relates to a magnification at a present angle of view,   wherein the first magnification value is a relative value not based on the present angle of view but based on a predetermined angle of view, wherein the wide-angle end is wider than the predetermined angle of view, wherein the predetermined angle of view is wider than the telephoto end, and wherein the relative value is determined in accordance with a ratio of (a) a value corresponding to the wide-angle end to (b) a value corresponding to the predetermined angle of view,   wherein the second magnification value is a relative value based on the predetermined angle of view, and   wherein in a case where the present angle of view is changed by accepting the zooming operation, the second magnification value is changed according to the changed present angle of view, but the first magnification value is not changed.   
     
     
       72. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:
 an accepting step of accepting a zooming operation;   a controlling step of changing a present angle of view within at least a range including (a) an optical wide-angle end and (b) a telephoto end in response to the zooming operation; and   a display controlling step of displaying at the same time (a) an image, (b) a first magnification value that relates to a magnification at the wide-angle end, and (c) a second magnification value that relates to a magnification at a present angle of view,   wherein the first magnification value is a relative value not based on the present angle of view but based on a predetermined angle of view, wherein the wide-angle end is wider than the predetermined angle of view, wherein the predetermined angle of view is wider than the telephoto end, and wherein the relative value is determined in accordance with a ratio of (a) a value corresponding to the wide-angle end to (b) a value corresponding to the predetermined angle of view,   wherein the second magnification value is a relative value based on the predetermined angle of view, and   wherein in a case where the present angle of view is changed by accepting the zooming operation, the second magnification value is changed according to the changed present angle of view, but the first magnification value is not changed.   
     
     
       73. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the first magnification value is a magnification at the telephoto end when assuming a magnification of the predetermined angle of view as 1, and
 wherein the display control unit performs control to display the first magnification value as a number more than 1.   
     
     
       74. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein the display control unit performs control to display a third magnification value at the wide-angle end being determined with reference to a predetermined angle of view, and
 wherein the display control unit performs control to display all of the first magnification value, the second magnification value, and the third magnification value at the same time.   
     
     
       75. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 74 , wherein the first magnification value is a magnification at the telephoto end when assuming a magnification of the predetermined angle of view as 1, and the third magnification value is a magnification at the wide-angle end when assuming a magnification of the predetermined angle of view as 1, and
 wherein the display control unit performs control to display the first magnification value as a number more than 1 and display the third magnification value as a number less than 1.   
     
     
       76. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 52 , wherein the first magnification value is a magnification at the wide-angle end when assuming a magnification of the predetermined angle of view as 1, and
 wherein the display control unit performs control to display the first magnification value as a number less than 1.   
     
     
       77. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the predetermined optical zoom position is user-specified. 
     
     
       78. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 77 , wherein the display control unit is configured to provide control to display at the same time (a) the image, (b) at least one of the first magnification value and the second magnification value, (c) the third magnification value, (d) an indicator showing the present zoom position, and (e) an indicator showing the predetermined optical zoom position. 
     
     
       79. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 78 , wherein the indicator showing the predetermined optical zoom position is displayed in between an indicator showing the wide-angle end and an indicator showing the telephoto end. 
     
     
       80. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the predetermined optical zoom position is selectable from among a plurality of predetermined optical zoom positions. 
     
     
       81. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein a plurality of shooting modes are provided, the plurality of shooting modes including a first shooting mode and a second shooting mode, and
 wherein in a case where the first shooting mode is selected, the predetermined optical zoom position is set to a first value corresponding to a first focal length, and   wherein in a case where the second shooting mode is selected, the predetermined optical zoom position is set to a second value corresponding to a second focal length that is more wide-angle than the first focal length.   
     
     
       82. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 81 , wherein in a case where a fireworks shooting mode is selected, the predetermined optical zoom position is set to a first value corresponding to a first focal length, and in a case where a people shooting mode is selected, the predetermined optical zoom position is set to a second value that corresponds to a second focal length that is more wide-angle than the first focal length. 
     
     
       83. The electronic apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the electronic apparatus is configured to select, as the predetermined optical zoom position, a lens position corresponding to a zoom ratio frequently used by a user.

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