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Digital camera having input devices and a display capable of displaying a plurality of set information items

  • US 7,936,390 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2008
  • Issued: 05/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A digital camera comprising:

  • an image pickup element which converts light from an object to be photographed into image data;

    a display capable of displaying an image based on the image data;

    a view finder for confirming the object;

    a setting selector which selects one of settings including a first setting, a second setting and a third setting, whereinin a case that the first setting is selected, photographing operation is performed with the view finder without activating the display, and when a photographing region cannot be accurately confirmed with the view finder, the display is activated,in a case that the second setting is selected, a menu for setting the digital camera is displayed on the display without displaying the image, and when a photographing region cannot be accurately confirmed with the view finder, the menu and the image are concurrently displayed on the display, andin a case that the third setting is selected, the display is activated and the image is displayed on the display.

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