Sony working compact camera with var-angle display screen. You can see in the image above you will see multuple screen types added in the Compact camera. The patent isn’t too old, take a look at the important details of the patent
Sony Vlogging Compacts Patent Spotted
Application JP2018096032A events
2018-05-18 – Application filed by, Sony Corp –
2019-02-06 – Application granted –
2019-02-27 – Application status is Active
2032-04-25 – Anticipated expiration
Few auto-selectable modes also described in patents, when you pull up the screen single handed operating menu gets activated , AF modes automatically jumps to face tracking.
Patent Details
An imaging unit,
A rotatable display unit,
An operation receiving unit that assigns a first function,
If the display direction of direction as the display unit of the imaging of the imaging unit is in the state of the same direction, the operation assigned to different second function from the first function accepting unit, the second notifies the operation receiving unit that assigned the function is enabled, if the display direction of direction as the display unit of the imaging of the imaging unit is not in the state of the same direction, said the operation receiving unit first an imaging device and a control unit from the second function performs control of assigning the first functionality.
Also see – Future Sony Cameras to Multi-Stream Video Files at Variable and Optimal Frame Rate
