Digital camera, digital photographic system, and image transmission method using the digital photographic system
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1. A digital camera comprising:
- a release section to perform a shutter operation;
a finder section to observe an object;
a short-range radio communication section to perform radio communication with a radio communication terminal within a short range; and
a first alarm section to alarm in a case where radio communication with the radio communication terminal cannot be carried out with use of the short-range radio communication section, and transmitting image data photographed in accordance with an operation of the release section with use of the short-range radio communication section.
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Abstract
A digital camera is characterized by displaying an alarm in a display device in its finder, in the case where it cannot communicate with receivable equipment located nearby, or there is no receivable equipment located nearby.
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1. A digital camera comprising:
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a release section to perform a shutter operation;
a finder section to observe an object;
a short-range radio communication section to perform radio communication with a radio communication terminal within a short range; and
a first alarm section to alarm in a case where radio communication with the radio communication terminal cannot be carried out with use of the short-range radio communication section, and transmitting image data photographed in accordance with an operation of the release section with use of the short-range radio communication section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A digital photographic system comprising:
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a digital camera having a release section which performs a shutter operation, a first short-range radio communication section which performs radio communication and photographing image data in corresponding with an operation of the release section;
a radio communication terminal having a second short-range radio communication section which performs radio communication a mobile phone communication section which performs radio communication, a position information detecting section which detects a current position and an image displaying section which receives the image data transmitted from the digital camera and displays the received image data; and
a data base on the Internet, which receives the image data transmitted from the radio communication terminal and stores the received image data.
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21. An image transmission method using a digital photographic system which comprises a radio communication terminal having a radio communication section, a short-range radio communication section, a release section, a displaying section and a digital camera,
wherein the digital camera photographs an object in correspondence with an operation of the release section and generates image data concerning the object, the digital camera transmits the image data to the radio communication terminal with use of the short-range radio communication section, the radio communication terminal transmits the image data to a data base on the Internet with use of the radio communication section, and the method using a digital photographic system which indicates a state of radio communication at the time of generating the image data or transmitting the image data in the indicating section.
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