×

Method and apparatus for producing still video images using electronic motion video apparatus

  • US 20030112347A1
  • Filed: 12/13/2001
  • Published: 06/19/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An electronic camera apparatus, comprising:

  • an electronic optical sensing apparatus, said electronic optical sensing apparatus sensing optical images and converting sensed images to an electronic signal;

    a buffer memory;

    a video storage medium interface for storing video images captured by said optical sensing apparatus on a storage medium; and

    a controller which operates said electronic camera apparatus in at least one mode, said at least one mode including a first mode wherein said controller concurrently causes said video storage medium interface to store motion video captured by said optical sensing apparatus on a video storage medium at a first resolution, and to temporarily store a video frames captured by said optical sensing apparatus in said buffer memory, and responsive to a first user command, saves at least one frame from said buffer memory in a persistent form at a second resolution, said second resolution being finer than said first resolution.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×