Digital camera having a touch pad
First Claim
1. A digital camera comprising:
- a display, wherein previously captured images are displayable on said display when said camera is in a first mode and wherein images of scenes that are capturable by said camera are displayable on said display when said camera is in a second mode; and
a touch pad located proximate said display;
wherein contact by a stylus on said touch pad causes said display to display different previously captured images when said camera is in said first mode; and
wherein at least one icon representative of at least one function is displayable on said display when said camera is in said second mode, and wherein contact by a stylus on said touch pad proximate said icon causes said at least one function to activate.
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Abstract
A digital camera is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the digital camera comprises a display, wherein previously captured images are displayable on the display when the camera is in a first mode. Images of scenes that are capturable by the camera are displayable on the display when the camera is in a second mode. A touch pad is located proximate the display. Contact of a stylus on the touch pad causes the display to display different previously captured images when the camera is in the first mode. At least one icon representative of at least one function is displayable on the display when the camera is in the second mode. Contact by a stylus on the touch pad proximate the icon causes the at least one function to activate.
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22 Claims
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1. A digital camera comprising:
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a display, wherein previously captured images are displayable on said display when said camera is in a first mode and wherein images of scenes that are capturable by said camera are displayable on said display when said camera is in a second mode; and
a touch pad located proximate said display;
wherein contact by a stylus on said touch pad causes said display to display different previously captured images when said camera is in said first mode; and
wherein at least one icon representative of at least one function is displayable on said display when said camera is in said second mode, and wherein contact by a stylus on said touch pad proximate said icon causes said at least one function to activate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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8. The digital camera of clam 1, wherein said at least one exposure function comprises at least one member of the group consisting of aperture size, exposure time, contrast, color balance, gain, exposure compensation, flash, zoom, and delayed capture.
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17. A method of viewing images stored on a digital camera comprising:
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causing said digital camera to enter a first mode wherein at least one previously captured image is displayed on a display portion of said digital camera; and
moving a stylus on a touch pad portion of said digital camera, wherein said moving causes at least one second previously captured image to be displayed on said display portion;
wherein images that may be captured by said digital camera are displayed on said display portion when said digital camera is in a second mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a digital camera comprising:
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displaying at least one first image on a display portion of said digital camera when said digital camera is in a first mode;
displaying at least one second image on said display portion when said camera is in said first mode and upon movement of a stylus on a touch pad portion of said digital camera; and
displaying a image that is able to be captured by said digital camera on said display portion when said digital camera is in a second mode. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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