Electronic camera capable of recording thumbnail pictures
First Claim
1. A picture recording apparatus comprising:
- a memory that stores at least a picture data file including first picture data, second picture data having fewer data amount than the first picture data and third picture data having fewer data amount than the second picture data or a picture data file including the first picture data and the third picture data;
a judging section that judges as to whether the picture data file stored in the memory includes the second picture data; and
a display control section that has a display section display the second picture data when the judging section judges that the picture data file includes the second picture data, and has the display section display the first picture data or the third picture data included in the picture data file when the judging section judges that the picture data file does not include the second picture data.
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Abstract
A picture recording apparatus is equipped with a photographing unit that photographs subjects, a memory that stores picture data files and a control unit. The control unit controls various functional units that create preview picture data based on main picture data by reducing the number of pixels of the main picture data, create thumbnail picture data having a predetermined number of pixels, create a picture data file that may include the main picture data and the corresponding preview picture data and thumbnail picture data, and store the picture data file in the memory. The control unit includes a judging unit that judges, upon selecting one of the picture data files stored in the memory in a playing mode, as to whether the selected picture data file includes preview picture data. When the selected picture data file does not include preview picture data, main picture data or thumbnail picture data in the selected picture data file is displayed.
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23 Claims
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1. A picture recording apparatus comprising:
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a memory that stores at least a picture data file including first picture data, second picture data having fewer data amount than the first picture data and third picture data having fewer data amount than the second picture data or a picture data file including the first picture data and the third picture data;
a judging section that judges as to whether the picture data file stored in the memory includes the second picture data; and
a display control section that has a display section display the second picture data when the judging section judges that the picture data file includes the second picture data, and has the display section display the first picture data or the third picture data included in the picture data file when the judging section judges that the picture data file does not include the second picture data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic camera comprising:
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a photographing section that photographs a subject image and outputs image data of the subject image;
a picture data creating section that creates, based on the picture data outputted from the photographing section, first picture data, second picture data having fewer data amount than the first picture data and third picture data having fewer data amount than the second picture data;
a picture data file creating section that creates a picture data file that includes the first picture data, the second picture data and the third picture data created by the picture data creating section;
a memory that stores the picture data file created by the picture data file creating section; and
a display control section that has a display section display the second picture data included in the picture. data file upon displaying the picture data file stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A picture recording apparatus comprising:
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a memory that stores first picture data;
a judging section that judges whether the memory stores second picture data having fewer data amount than the first picture data correlated with the first picture data;
a picture data creating section that creates the second picture data based on the first picture data when the judging section judges that the memory does not store the second picture data correlated with the first picture data; and
a recording control section that correlates the second picture data created by the picture data creating section with the first picture data and stores the second picture data in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A picture recording apparatus comprising:
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a memory that stores first picture data;
a judging section that judges as to whether the memory stores second picture data having fewer data amount than the first picture data correlated with the first picture data;
a display control section that has a display section display the second picture data when the judging section judges that the memory stores the second picture data correlated with the first picture data; and
a notification section that makes a notification when the judging section judges that the memory does not store the second picture data correlated with the first picture data. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A picture recording method comprising the steps of:
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storing in a memory a picture data file including first picture data, second picture data having fewer data amount than the first picture data and third picture data having fewer data amount than the second picture data, or a picture data file including the first image data and the third image data;
judging whether the picture data file stored in the memory includes the second picture data;
having a display section display the second picture data when a determination is made that the picture data file includes the second picture data; and
having the display section display the first picture data or the third picture data included in the picture data file when a determination is made that the picture data file does not include the second picture data.
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21. A picture recording method comprising the steps of:
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creating, based on picture data outputted from a photographing section, first picture data, second picture data having fewer data amount than the first picture data and third picture data having fewer data amount than the second picture data;
creating a picture data file that includes the first picture data, the second picture data and the third picture data created;
storing the created picture data file in a memory; and
having a display section display the second picture data included in the picture data file when the display section displays the picture data file stored in the memory.
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22. A picture recording method comprising the steps of:
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storing first picture data in a memory;
judging whether the memory stores second picture data having fewer data amount than the first picture data correlated with the first picture data;
creating the second picture data based on the first picture data when it is judged that the memory does not store the second picture data correlated with the first picture data; and
correlating the second picture data created with the first picture data and storing the second picture data in the memory.
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23. A picture recording method comprising the steps of
storing first picture data in a memory; -
judging whether the memory stores second picture data having fewer data amount than the first picture data correlated with the first picture data;
having a display section display the second picture data when it is judged that the memory stores the second picture data correlated with the first picture data; and
giving a notification when it is judged that the memory does not store the second picture data correlated with the first picture data.
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