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Portable electronic still camera recording optical images of subjects in a memory which facilitates memory access from an external request

  • US 5,539,535 A
  • Filed: 03/22/1994
  • Issued: 07/23/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A portable electronic still camera including an imaging means for effecting photoelectric conversion on an optical image and generating an electric two-dimensional image information signal, a memory for storing said two-dimensional image information signal, an operation start commanding means for commanding an operation start, and a control means responsive to an operation start command given from said operation start commanding means to store, in said memory, a two-dimensional image information signal corresponding to one sheet of picture generated in said imaging means by an internal data access of said memory internally of said portable electronic still camera, said portable electronic still camera comprising:

  • a connector for connection to an external device;

    a changeover means for selecting either an external data access for accessing said memory externally of said portable electronic still camera by the external device via said connector or said internal data access;

    a state detection means for detecting a first state representing said external data access being in a ready state or an execution state; and

    an inhibition means responsive to detection of said first state performed by said state detection means, to inhibit said changeover means from changing over to said internal data access.

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