Intermediate memory for a digital camera
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1. A digital camera for:
- providing digital images of optical images, the camera comprising;
an intermediate memory for storing said digital images;
a display for providing a visual display of said digital images stored in said intermediate memory;
long-term image memory for storing a plurality of digital images; and
a controller for selecting digital images from said intermediate memory and storing said selected digital images in said long-term image memory.
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Abstract
A digital camera system includes an optical system for forming optical images onto an image sensor. The image sensor provides digital images of the optical images to an intermediate memory. A display provides a visual display of selected digital images stored in the intermediate memory. A controller responds to a manual input from a user to initiate long-term storage of selected digital images from the intermediate memory in a long-term memory.
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18 Claims
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1. A digital camera for:
providing digital images of optical images, the camera comprising;
an intermediate memory for storing said digital images;
a display for providing a visual display of said digital images stored in said intermediate memory;
long-term image memory for storing a plurality of digital images; and
a controller for selecting digital images from said intermediate memory and storing said selected digital images in said long-term image memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of processing a digital image, comprising:
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storing said digital image in an intermediate memory;
displaying a visual image of said digital image in said intermediate memory; and
selectively storing said digital image to a long-term image memory from said intermediate memory. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A digital image capture system comprising:
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sensor means for providing a digital image of an optical image;
first storage means for storing said digital image;
display means for providing a visual display of said digital image in said first storage means;
second storage means for storing a plurality of digital images; and
control means for selecting digital images in said first storage means for storage in said second storage means.
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