Image recording/reproducing apparatus displaying object images and reproduced images
First Claim
1. An image recording/reproducing apparatus for displaying an image represented by an image signal corresponding to an object and a reproduced image represented by an image signal reproduced from a storage medium, comprising:
- display means, provided with a first display mode that permits binary image displays at a low-brightness level and at a high-brightness level and a second display mode that permits multi-level image displays at the low-brightness level display, the high-brightness level display and an intermediate level, for displaying the image represented by the image signal corresponding to the object and the reproduced image represented by the image signal reproduced from the storage medium;
operation mode designating means having operation modes including a recording mode that permits said apparatus to operate to store in the storage medium the image signal corresponding to the object, a reproducing mode that permits said apparatus to operate to reproduce the image signal recorded in the storage medium, and a condition setting mode that permits conditions of operation in said recording mode or said reproducing mode to be set, said operation mode designating means designating one from among said operation modes so that said apparatus operates in the designated operation mode; and
controlling means for controlling said display means such that said display means operates in said second display mode when said recording mode or said reproducing mode has been designated by said operation mode designating means while, when said condition setting mode has been designated by said operation mode designating means, said display means operates in said first display mode.
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Abstract
An image display apparatus for displaying an image represented by an image signal corresponding to an object and a reproduced image represented by an image signal reproduced from a storage medium includes a display device provided with a first display mode that permits binary image displays at a low-brightness level and at a high-brightness level and a second display mode that permits multi-level image displays at the low-brightness level, the high-brightness level and at an intermediate level. The brightness level in the display device is set to be lower when the display device displays in the first display mode than when the display device displays in the second display mode. Thus, a low power consumption, easy-to-use and long battery life image display apparatus is provided.
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28 Claims
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1. An image recording/reproducing apparatus for displaying an image represented by an image signal corresponding to an object and a reproduced image represented by an image signal reproduced from a storage medium, comprising:
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display means, provided with a first display mode that permits binary image displays at a low-brightness level and at a high-brightness level and a second display mode that permits multi-level image displays at the low-brightness level display, the high-brightness level display and an intermediate level, for displaying the image represented by the image signal corresponding to the object and the reproduced image represented by the image signal reproduced from the storage medium; operation mode designating means having operation modes including a recording mode that permits said apparatus to operate to store in the storage medium the image signal corresponding to the object, a reproducing mode that permits said apparatus to operate to reproduce the image signal recorded in the storage medium, and a condition setting mode that permits conditions of operation in said recording mode or said reproducing mode to be set, said operation mode designating means designating one from among said operation modes so that said apparatus operates in the designated operation mode; and controlling means for controlling said display means such that said display means operates in said second display mode when said recording mode or said reproducing mode has been designated by said operation mode designating means while, when said condition setting mode has been designated by said operation mode designating means, said display means operates in said first display mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image recording/reproducing apparatus for displaying an image represented by an image signal corresponding to an object and a reproduced image represented by an image signal reproduced from a storage medium, comprising:
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display means, provided with a first display mode for displaying text and character information and a second display mode for displaying image information, for displaying the image represented by the image signal corresponding to the object and the reproduced image represented by the image signal reproduced from the storage medium; operation mode designating means having operation modes including a recording mode that permits said apparatus to operate to store in the storage medium the image signal corresponding to the object, a reproducing mode that permits said apparatus to operate to reproduce the image signal recorded in the storage medium, and a condition setting mode that permits conditions of operation in said recording mode or said reproducing mode to be set, said operation mode designating means designating one from among said operation modes so that said apparatus operates in the designated operation mode; and controlling means for controlling said display means such that said display means operates in said second display mode when said recording mode or said reproducing mode has been designated by said operation mode designating means while, when said condition setting mode has been designated by said operation mode designating means, said display means operates in said first display mode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An image recording/reproducing apparatus for displaying an image represented by an image signal corresponding to an object and a reproduced image represented by an image signal reproduced from a storage medium, comprising:
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display means, provided with a first display mode for displaying a diversity of information when imaging parameters for the object are set and when reproducing parameters for the image signal reproduced from the storage medium are set, and a second display mode for displaying the image of the object and the reproduced image, for displaying the image represented by the image signal corresponding to the object and the reproduced image represented by the image signal reproduced from the storage medium; operation mode designating means having operation modes including a recording mode that permits said apparatus to operate to store in the storage medium the image signal corresponding to the object, a reproducing mode that permits said apparatus to operate to reproduce the image signal recorded in the storage medium, and a condition setting mode that permits conditions of operation in said recording mode or said reproducing mode to be set, said operation mode designating means designating one from among said operation modes so that said apparatus operates in the designated operation mode; and controlling means for controlling said display means such that said display means operates in said second display mode when said recording mode or said reproducing mode has been designated by said operation mode designating means while, when said condition setting mode has been designated by said operation mode designating means, said display means operates in said first display mode. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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