Digital camera with automatic audio recording background
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1. A camera comprising:
- an image sensor for recording an image;
a microphone for receiving audio;
an audio memory for recording said audio;
a camera activation mechanism for enabling said camera to record images, and simultaneously initiating the recording of audio in said audio memory, said audio memory being continuously overwritten after a maximum time of audio is recorded;
an image capture element, for capturing an image in said image sensor; and
a processor configured to associate with said image an audio recording in said audio memory from a first predetermined amount of time prior to when said image is captured, to a second predetermined amount of time after said image is captured.
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Abstract
A camera for recording an image and associated audio. The camera activation mechanism also initiates the recording of audio data in the audio memory, with the audio memory being continuously overwritten after a maximum time of audio is recorded. Thus, at any point in time when an image is captured, audio from prior to that time is available, and audio after that time could be recorded, all with the pressing of a single button. In an alternate embodiment, a partial activation of an image capture button initiates recording of audio.
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1. A camera comprising:
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an image sensor for recording an image;
a microphone for receiving audio;
an audio memory for recording said audio;
a camera activation mechanism for enabling said camera to record images, and simultaneously initiating the recording of audio in said audio memory, said audio memory being continuously overwritten after a maximum time of audio is recorded;
an image capture element, for capturing an image in said image sensor; and
a processor configured to associate with said image an audio recording in said audio memory from a first predetermined amount of time prior to when said image is captured, to a second predetermined amount of time after said image is captured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A camera comprising:
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an image sensor for recording an image;
a microphone for receiving audio;
an audio memory for recording said audio;
a camera activation input for enabling said camera to record images, wherein partial activation of said input initiates the recording of audio in said audio memory;
an image capture element, for capturing an image in said image sensor; and
a processor configured to associate with said image an audio recording in said audio memory. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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