An imaging apparatus includes an image processor configured to apply image processing on image data to generate image data for recording, a display unit configured to display an image based on image data generated by an imaging unit, and a controller configured to control displaying of image on the display unit. The controller controls the image processor to apply image processing on the image data generated by the imaging unit based on a shooting instruction from a user, and causes an image based on the image data captured by the imaging unit and information indicating progress of the image processing to be displayed on the display unit in parallel with the image processing, and causes an image based on the image data for recording generated by the image processing to be displayed on the display unit after completion of the image processing.
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1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit configured to capture a subject image to generate image data; an operation unit configured to receive an operation of shooting instruction from a user; an image processor configured to apply image processing on the image data to generate image data for recording; a display unit configured to display an image based on the image data generated by the imaging unit; and a controller configured to control a display of the display unit and operable to: control the image processor to apply the image processing on the image data generated by the imaging unit based on a first operation of shooting instruction received by the operation unit from the user, and cause a through image based on the image data captured by the imaging unit and information indicating a progress of the image processing based on the first operation to be displayed simultaneously on the display unit in parallel with the image processing being performed by the image processor, the through image being unrelated to the image processing, receive, through the operation unit, a second operation of shooting instruction on a through image which is unrelated to the image processing based on the first operation, when a user performs the second operation on the operation unit while the image processing is being performed, and cause an image based on the image data for recording generated by the image processing to be displayed on the display unit after completion of the image processing by the image processor, the thorough image being a moving image to be displayed in real time and an image which a user can refer to for performing an operation for shooting an image.
2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image processing is processing for synthesizing plural pieces of image data.
3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information indicating the progress of the image processing is information indicating a remaining time before completion of the image processing.
4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller performs the control of causing the image based on the image data captured by the imaging unit and information indicating the progress of the image processing based on the first operation to be displayed simultaneously on the display unit in parallel with the image processing being performed by the image processor, only when the operation unit receives the operation of shooting instruction in a specific shooting mode.
5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller causes image data for recording generated based on the second shooting instruction to be displayed on the display unit without causing image data for recording generated based on the first shooting instruction to be displayed on the display unit.
6. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information indicating the progress of the image processing displayed on the display unit is a progress bar which graphically indicates a remaining amount of the image processing.
7. A display method for displaying an image on a display unit of an imaging apparatus, comprising: applying image processing on image data generated by an imaging unit based on a first operation of shooting instruction received by an operation unit of the imaging apparatus; displaying a through image based on the image data captured by the imaging unit and information indicating a progress of the image processing based on the first operation simultaneously on the display unit in parallel with the image processing, the through image being unrelated to the image processing, and the through image being a moving image to be displayed in real time and an image which a user can refer to for performing an operation for shooting an image; receiving, through the operation unit, a second operation of shooting instruction on a through image which is unrelated to the image processing based on the first operation, when the second operation is performed on the operation unit while the image processing is being performed, and displaying an image based on the image data for recording generated by the image processing on the display unit after completion of the image processing.
8. The display method according to claim 7 , wherein the image processing is processing for synthesizing plural pieces of image data.
9. The display method according to claim 7 , wherein the information indicating the progress of the image processing is information indicating a remaining time before completion of the image processing.
10. The display method according to claim 7 , wherein the image based on the image data captured by the imaging unit and information indicating the progress of the image processing based on the first operation is displayed simultaneously on the display unit in parallel with the image processing only when the operation unit receives the operation of shooting instruction in a specific shooting mode.
11. The display method according to claim 7 , wherein, image data for recording generated based on the second shooting instruction is caused to be displayed on the display unit while image data for recording generated based on the first shooting instruction is not caused to be displayed on the display unit.
12. The display method according to claim 7 , wherein the information indicating the progress of the image processing displayed on the display unit is a progress bar which graphically indicates a remaining amount of the image processing.
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