Digital camera and imaging system

• US 20040021777A1
• Filed: 06/03/2003
• Published: 02/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Hiroshi, Ishiyama, Eiji
• Granted Patent: US 7,528,867 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/211.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/325 Modified version of the image, e.g. part of the image, image reduced in size or resolution, thumbnail or screennail
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3252 Image capture parameters, e.g. resolution, illumination conditions, orientation of the image capture device H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• 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 5/9201 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the video signal

Abstract

A digital camera has an imaging information record mode where imaging information including information on a target to be picked up is recorded in association with image data as well as a regular shooting mode. When imaging information to be recorded is determined, the details of the information is sent to external apparatus via a radio interface and an antenna and corrected by the user interface of the external apparatus. The corrected image is input via the antenna again and updated. The updated image is recorded as property information in an image file including the shot image. According to the digital camera, it is possible to readily correct and add imaging information recorded as property information of image data.

Claims

1. A digital camera, which records imaging information including information on a target to be picked up in association with image data under an imaging information record mode, comprising:

an imaging information storage section for storing said imaging information;

a communications section for communicating with an external portable terminal via wired or wireless communications;

an imaging controller for performing imaging control including imaging control in said imaging information record mode; and

an imaging information management section for managing said imaging information,

wherein said imaging information management section, in said imaging information record mode, sends imaging information selected from the imaging information stored in said imaging information storage section to said external portable terminal via said communications section and updates said imaging information in said imaging information storage section when receiving said imaging information from said external portable terminal, and

said imaging controller, in said imaging information record mode, reads said selected imaging information from said imaging information storage section and stores the imaging information in association with said image data in recording image data.

2. A digital camera according to claim 1,

wherein said imaging information is recorded as property information of an image file including said image data.

3. A imaging system comprising a digital camera, which records imaging information including information on a target to be picked up in association with image data under an imaging information record mode, and a portable terminal,

wherein said digital camera including:

an imaging information storage section for storing said imaging information;

a communications section for communicating with an external portable terminal via wired or wireless communications;

an imaging controller for performing imaging control including imaging control in said imaging information record mode; and

an imaging information management section for managing said imaging information,

wherein said imaging information management section, in said imaging information record mode, sends imaging information selected from the imaging information stored in said imaging information storage section to said external portable terminal via said communications section and updates said imaging information in said imaging information storage section when receiving said imaging information from said external portable terminal, and

said imaging controller, in said imaging information record mode, reads said selected imaging information from said imaging information storage section and stores the imaging information in association with said image data in recording image data, and

the portable terminal, which is connected via said communications section, including a display section, an operating section and an imaging information modification controller,

wherein said imaging information modification controller displays the imaging information received from said digital camera onto said display section and sends said imaging information which is undergone a correction to said digital camera, said correction includes a correction implemented by way of operation on said operating section.

4. A imaging system according to claim 3,

wherein said imaging information is recorded as property information of an image file including said image data.