Digital Camera
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1. A digital camera comprising:
- a camera frame;
digital av file recording hardware mechanically connected to the camera frame;
a first removable memory card port mechanically connected to the camera frame and electrically connected to the digital av file recording hardware;
a second removable memory card port mechanically connected to the camera frame and electrically connected to the digital av file recording hardware;
wherein;
the digital av file recording hardware is structured and/or programmed to record at least one type of digital av file;
the first removable memory card port is structured and/or located to removably receive a first set of removable memory card type(s);
the second removable memory card port is structured and/or located to removably receive a second set of removable memory card type(s);
the digital av file recording hardware is electrically connected to the first removable memory card port so that it can write recorded av files to a removable memory card when present in the first removable memory card port through the first removable memory card port; and
the digital av file recording hardware is electrically connected to the second removable memory card port so that it can write recorded av files to a removable memory card when present in the second removable memory card port through the second removable memory card port.
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Abstract
A digital camera with multiple ports for emovable memory cards. In some preferred embodiments, the multiple ports will be structured to hand the same type(s) of memory cards. In other preferred embodiments, the ports (or at least some of them) will be differently structured to handle different types of memory cards. In some preferred embodiment, any av files transferred to a memory card will be transferred to all ports having a memory card present. In other preferred embodiments, different av files will be transferred to different ports (or subsets of ports), depending on factors such as pre-programming and/or user selected preferences.
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1. A digital camera comprising:
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a camera frame; digital av file recording hardware mechanically connected to the camera frame; a first removable memory card port mechanically connected to the camera frame and electrically connected to the digital av file recording hardware; a second removable memory card port mechanically connected to the camera frame and electrically connected to the digital av file recording hardware; wherein; the digital av file recording hardware is structured and/or programmed to record at least one type of digital av file; the first removable memory card port is structured and/or located to removably receive a first set of removable memory card type(s); the second removable memory card port is structured and/or located to removably receive a second set of removable memory card type(s); the digital av file recording hardware is electrically connected to the first removable memory card port so that it can write recorded av files to a removable memory card when present in the first removable memory card port through the first removable memory card port; and the digital av file recording hardware is electrically connected to the second removable memory card port so that it can write recorded av files to a removable memory card when present in the second removable memory card port through the second removable memory card port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A digital camera comprising:
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a camera frame; digital av file recording hardware mechanically connected to the camera frame, the digital av recording hardware comprising; a video data recording module, a still image recording module, and a control module electrically connected to the video data recording module and the still image recording module; a first removable memory card port mechanically connected to the camera frame and electrically connected to the digital av file recording hardware; a second removable memory card port mechanically connected to the camera frame and electrically connected to the digital av file recording hardware; wherein; the digital av file recording hardware is structured and/or programmed to record at least one type of digital av file; the first removable memory card port is structured and/or located to removably receive a first set of removable memory card type(s); the second removable memory card port is structured and/or located to removably receive a second set of removable memory card type(s); the digital av file recording hardware is electrically connected to the first removable memory card port so that it can write recorded av files to a removable memory card when present in the first removable memory card port through the first removable memory card port; the digital av file recording hardware is electrically connected to the second removable memory card port so that it can write recorded av files to a removable memory card when present in the second removable memory card port through the second removable memory card port; the first removable memory card port and the second removable memory card port are each electrically connected to the digital av recording hardware so that recorded av files may be sent to the first removable memory card port and the second removable memory card port independently; and the control module comprises a port mapping sub-module structured and/or programmed to determine;
(i) which recorded av files are sent to the first removable memory port, and (ii) which recorded av files are sent to the second removable memory card port. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A digital camera comprising:
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a camera frame; a first removable memory card port mechanically connected to the camera frame; a second removable memory card port mechanically connected to the camera frame; a first removable memory card removably inserted in the first removable memory card port; and a second removable memory card removably inserted in the second removable memory card port. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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