Abstract:
An image photographing apparatus is capable of photographing a still image and a motion picture through separate, dedicated lenses. The image photographing apparatus has a first lens of a first camera part for photographing a motion picture, a second lens of a second camera part for photographing a still image, a mode selection switch for selecting one of a motion picture mode for photographing the motion picture through the first lens and a still-image mode for photographing the still image through the second lens, and a controller for selectively driving one of the first and the second camera parts according to the mode selected by the mode selection switch.
Abstract:
A scanner capable of operating independent of an attached computer so that scans of text and images can be instantly stored on media. In one embodiment of the present invention, a zip drive or CD burner receives information directly from the scanner so that information is stored instantly upon scanning without the need to operate a separate computer or deal with separate steps of scanning, sorting, and then recording onto media. While a computer, scanner, and media recording device are generally necessary to scan office documents, for example, the present invention can operate independently of all of them without the hassle of networking and communication interface problems.
Abstract:
A digital camera includes an insertion unit for inserting a storage medium, an image pickup unit, a control unit for storing an image picked up by the image pickup unit onto a storage medium inserted into the insertion unit, and a medium detection unit for detecting whether the storage medium inserted into the insertion unit is a storage medium in which rewrite is limited.
Abstract:
A photographing apparatus capable of automatically setting a resolution and a method thereof. The photographing apparatus has a digital video camera unit to photograph a motion picture, a DVC signal processing block, first and second resolution converting units to convert the digital motion picture data to first and second resolutions, respectively, first and second compressing units to compress the output data from the first and second resolution converting units to first and second format data, first and second recording media to store first and second format data, respectively, a recording medium selecting switch to select one among the first and second recording media, and a control unit to control such that the digital motion picture data can be transmitted to one among the first and second resolution converting units. Accordingly, the memory space of the recording medium can be used efficiently, and the user is not inconvenienced by having to set the resolution every time he/she selects the recording medium to use.
Abstract:
Image data sets obtained by photography can be reproduced without consideration of image sources that store the image data sets. Image storage devices are connected to an image reproduction apparatus, and image data sets that have been recorded serially are read from one of the image storage devices. When a boundary of the image data sets read from the image storage device is detected, another one of the image storage devices that stores the image data sets to follow the image data sets is searched for. The image data sets stored in the image storage device that has been found are then read by switching the image storage devices and sequentially reproduced on a display device.
Abstract:
Digital data of plural categories need to be reproduced chronologically in a simplified manner. A memory card can be mounted on or dismounted from a digital camera device and records the digital data of plural categories. The data of the respective categories are stored under a dedicated sub-directory. In recording, the digital camera device generates serial numbers in the data recording sequence, without dependency upon the categories, and records the digital data with the filename including the serial number. In reproduction, the digital data is reproduced in the sequence of the serial numbers included in the filename without dependency upon the categories.
Abstract:
Digital cameras which improve operability in checking, storing, and editing shot images have not been satisfactory. A digital camera and a user terminal including a file server are connected over a network. When the digital camera is powered on, it automatically establishes a network connection with the file server in an activation process. When the digital camera shoots an image, this image is transmitted to the file server automatically upon completion of the encoding and compression of the image. When image reproduction is instructed from the digital camera, the image is downloaded from the file sever over the network and displayed on the digital camera.
Abstract:
A digital camera includes a button to renew a displayed image. If an operator depresses the renewing button for 2 seconds or longer, then a continuous reproducing mode is set. If a finger is released from the renewing button, the mode is switched from the continuous reproducing mode to a normal reproducing mode. A CPU, in the continuous reproducing mode, expands thumbnail image data and magnifies the expanded data to display the thumbnail images on an LCD. In the normal reproducing mode, on the other hand, original image data is expanded, and an expanded original image is displayed on the LCD. That is, the thumbnail images are reproduced in a continuous manner during depression of a reproducing button by the operator, while the thumbnail image is turned into an original image if the operator releases his finger from the reproducing button.
Abstract:
A digital camera having a camera body includes a small memory card receiving member, a large memory card receiving member having a width larger than the width of the small memory card receiving member, and a forward projecting portion having a inclined portion which gradually protrudes in a forward direction toward a bottom portion of the camera body, the forward projecting portion being located below a lens barrel of the digital camera. The small and large memory card receiving members are provided within the forward projecting portion in the camera body, the small memory card receiving member being located above the large memory card receiving member and located within the inclined portion in the camera body. A front end of the small memory card receiving member is located at a position more rearward than a front end of the large memory card receiving member.
Abstract:
A digital camera (1) comprises an operational guide element (93) for providing a guide about an operational procedure while displaying a menu on a monitor (21). A user makes a predetermined operation in accordance with the operational guide element (93), and data is copied to a RAM (113) from a memory card (40A). In accordance with an instruction for changing card made by the operational guide element (93), the user removes the memory card (40A) and inserts a memory card (40B) into the same card slot (41), and thereafter makes a predetermined operation in accordance with the operational guide element (93), whereby the data temporarily recorded in the RAM (113) is transferred to the memory card (40B).