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Electronic center

  • US 6,549,307 B1
  • Filed: 12/23/1998
  • Issued: 04/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic camera comprising:

  • temporary storage for temporarily storing image data obtained by photographing;

    image display for displaying the image data temporarily stored as a visible image on a display medium;

    recording format deciding means for deciding, based on predetermined information input externally, a format of recording the image data being displayed, said format of recording includes a resolution setting, a compression ratio setting, a color/tone setting and a trimming area specification, wherein a user selects the desired format from review of said visible image displayed on said display medium, the selected desired format is input externally, through a selector on said electronic camera, as said predetermined information;

    image converter, responsive to said recording format deciding means, for formatting the image data temporarily stored to image data to the recording format determined by the recording format deciding means, to vary the format of the image obtained from the image data output therefrom; and

    image recorder for electronically recording the image data after formatting in a predetermined recording medium within said electronic camera.

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