A method and system for providing instant review of a last image in an image capture device (110). The image capture device includes a viewfinder (408) for displaying a live image and each image of a plurality of previously captured images. The method and system is capable of displaying the last image substantially immediately after the last image has been captured. In another aspect, the image capture device (110) contains an image processing system (118) allowing a user to access a play mode and a review mode while the last image captured undergoes processing by the image processing system.