Electronic camera and method of operating an electronic camera

• US 20030076427A1
• Filed: 11/26/2002
• Published: 04/24/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Kazami, Kazuyuki, Nozaki, Hirotake, Yokonuma, Norikazu, Ezawa, Akira, Kawamura, Tomoaki
• Application Number:
  US10/303,802
• Publication Number:
  US 20030076427A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00302 with a telephonic apparatus, e.g. telephone answering machine or videotex terminal H04N1/00307 takes precedence; telephonic communication H04M
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0035 User-machine interface; Control console input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00384 Key input means, e.g. buttons or keypads electromechanical details of key input means in general H01H13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00453 arranged in a two dimensional array
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00461 marking or otherwise tagging one or more displayed image, e.g. for selective reproduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8047 using transform coding

Abstract

An electronic camera displays recorded information, such as image frames, to permit the selection of items of information to be transferred to external equipment. Each time an item of information is transferred, an informative indication (e.g., an icon) is displayed in association with the transferred item to confirm the transfer and to permit an operator to select items of recorded information that may be erased. If an error occurs during transfer of a series of items, the operator can determine from the display the point at which the error occurred, avoiding the need for transferring items that have already been transferred.

Claims

1. An electronic camera comprising:

image pickup means for capturing an image of a subject and producing picture information;

information obtaining means for obtaining record information including at least one of said picture information, voice information which is provided through a microphone, and information which is provided through an external input terminal;

recording means for receiving record information from said information obtaining means, and recording record information on a recording medium;

transfer means for receiving record information from said recording medium or from said information obtaining means, and transferring record information to external equipment; and

display means for displaying information relating to record information, wherein said display means provides an informative indication of record information that has been transferred by said transfer means, said informative indication identifying record information that has been transferred.