Electronic camera apparatus and operation guide
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1. An electronic camera apparatus adapted to operate in a shooting mode and a playback mode, comprising:
- a creating section configured to create a plurality of albums used for classifying and arranging an image file;
a main body of the electronic camera apparatus;
a recess configured to able to receive and open a display section;
a jog dial on the main body, the jog dial being adjacent to the display section;
the display section configured to display a shooting menu and a part of an arc image of the jog dial when the display section is opened, and various menu items of the shooting menu being scrolled on the display section according to a rotation of the jog dial, the display section being configured to display album identifier information corresponding to an album selection in the various menu items;
a capturing section configured to capture an image; and
a recording section configured to record the image as said image file to a storage, the image file being associated with at least one designated album through the displayed album identifier information when the image file is recorded.
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Abstract
A concept such as an album is introduced with respect to management and arrangement of image files, and several albums are electronically classified and managed for an electronic camera apparatus. According to one embodiment, a method comprises capturing an image, recording the image as an image file, creating a plurality of albums used for classifying and arranging the image file, and displaying album identifier information corresponding to each of the created plurality of albums during the shooting mode or the playback mode.
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1. An electronic camera apparatus adapted to operate in a shooting mode and a playback mode, comprising:
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a creating section configured to create a plurality of albums used for classifying and arranging an image file; a main body of the electronic camera apparatus; a recess configured to able to receive and open a display section; a jog dial on the main body, the jog dial being adjacent to the display section; the display section configured to display a shooting menu and a part of an arc image of the jog dial when the display section is opened, and various menu items of the shooting menu being scrolled on the display section according to a rotation of the jog dial, the display section being configured to display album identifier information corresponding to an album selection in the various menu items; a capturing section configured to capture an image; and a recording section configured to record the image as said image file to a storage, the image file being associated with at least one designated album through the displayed album identifier information when the image file is recorded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An operation guide method for an electronic camera apparatus comprising:
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displaying a shooting menu and a part of an arc image of a jog dial when a display section is opened, and various menus items of the shooting menu being scrolled on the display section according to a rotation of the jog dial, and displaying the album identifier information of a destination album storing an image file on part of a guide screen, the destination album being one of the plurality of albums; and determining the destination album for the image file in a shooting menu for storage of the image file, and the image file being associated with the at least one designated album through the displayed album identifier information when the image file being recorded. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An electronic camera apparatus adapted to operate in a shooting mode and a playback mode, comprising:
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means for creating a plurality of albums used for classifying and arranging an image file; a main body of the electronic camera apparatus; a recess configured to able to receive and open a display means; a jog dial on the main body, the jog dial being adjacent to the display section; the display means for displaying a shooting menu and a part of an arc image of the jog dial when the display section is opened, and various menu items of the shooting menu being scrolled on the display section according to a rotation of the jog dial, and for displaying album identifier information corresponding to an album selection in the various menu items; means for capturing an image; and means for recording the image as the image file to a storage, the image file being associated with a designated album through the displayed album identifier information when the image file is recorded. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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