Abstract: An image capture apparatus determines whether a compression format of a selected image is a first compression format or a second compression format, and determines whether a first substitute image compressed in the first compression format is stored in a recording medium if the compression format of the selected image is the second compression format. The image capture apparatus generates a second substitute image compressed in the first compression format from the selected image, if the compression format of the selected image is the second compression format. The image capture apparatus transmits the selected image to a printing apparatus if the compression format of the selected image is the first compression format, and transmits the second substitute image to a printing apparatus in place of the selected image if the first substitute image is not stored in the recording medium.

Abstract: Disclosed is a camera including: an image-taking device; a shutter unit having a first shutter member that travels from a position where a shutter opening is closed to a position which is retreated from the opening, and a second shutter member that travels from the position which is retreated from the shutter opening to the position where the opening is closed; a lighting unit that lights a subject; and a control circuit that controls the shutter unit, the lighting unit and the image-taking device, in which the control circuit makes the first shutter member travel, and executes an accumulation operation of the image-taking device after the shutter opening is fully opened in an image taking mode in which the subject is lighted by the lighting unit, and makes the second shutter member travel in association with stop of the accumulation operation.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register an ID tag, a detection unit configured to detect an ID tag within a detection area and a determination unit configured to determine if the ID tag detected by the detection unit is registered. The imaging apparatus further includes a operation member configured to execute a predetermined operation, and a control unit configured to prevent execution of the predetermined operation even if the operation member is operated, in cases where the ID tag detected by the detection unit is not registered in the registration unit.

Abstract: A camera having an image capture unit and first and second image compression units adapted to compress a digital image outputted from the image capture unit in a first compression method and a second compression method which is different from the first compression method. First and second image decompressions units are adapted to decompress a digital image compressed in the first and second compression methods. The camera is adapted to provide a digital image outputted from the image capture unit to the first or the second image compression unit.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus that is capable of printing an image compressed according to a first compression format but that is incapable of printing an image compressed according to a second compression format is disclosed. The image capture apparatus determines whether a compression format of a selected image is the first compression format. The image capture apparatus transmits to the printing apparatus one of a first image recorded together with the selected image in a recording medium and a second image generated from the selected image, in place of the selected image, if it is determined that the compression format of the selected image is not the first compression format. A compression format of each of the first image and the second image is the first compression format.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus enters an enlargement display mode (in which enlargement display processing of enlarging and displaying part of reduced image data for normal display is performed) from any other image display mode. The image pickup apparatus also performs enlargement display processing of enlarging and displaying part of reduced image data for normal display at a high speed. Furthermore, the image pickup apparatus starts enlargement display processing of enlarging and displaying part of reduced image data for normal display from the portion stored in the previous enlargement display processing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a camera including: an image-taking device; a shutter unit having a first shutter member that travels from a position where a shutter opening is closed to a position which is retreated from the opening, and a second shutter member that travels from the position which is retreated from the shutter opening to the position where the opening is closed; a lighting unit that lights a subject; and a control circuit that controls the shutter unit, the lighting unit and the image-taking device, in which the control circuit makes the first shutter member travel, and executes an accumulation operation of the image-taking device after the shutter opening is fully opened in an image taking mode in which the subject is lighted by the lighting unit, and makes the second shutter member travel in association with stop of the accumulation operation.

Abstract: A still video camera using a solid-state memory device as the image recording medium, includes a plurality of data compression circuits including a non-compression one, wherein one of the plurality of data compression circuits are selectively operated according to image data.

Abstract: A digital image recording and/or reproducing apparatus using a plurality of compression methods may include, in a recording section, (a) data compression circuitry, including a plurality of compression circuits which have different compression methods, for changing a compression rate for input digital image data by changing a combination of the plurality of compression circuits compressing the digital input image data and (b) circuitry for recording (1) the digital image data compressed by the data compressing circuit and (2) data representing the compression rate of the digital image data compressed by the data compressing circuit.

Abstract: A solid-state camera includes a loading detecting unit for detecting loading of a detachable solid-state memory apparatus, a checking unit for checking the loaded solid-state memory apparatus, and a control unit for performing control of each section which includes predetermined display control in accordance with a check result of the checking unit.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for recording onto a recording medium for each unit of block, with a unit of block being image data representing one picture, comprising a compression circuit for variably setting a compression ratio in the compression processing which is applied to the image data, in accordance with the supply timing for the above unit of block corresponding to the continuous mode, and an error correction adding circuit for variably setting the way of attaching error correction codes which are added to the above data, in accordance with the compression ratio being set as above.

Abstract: A solid-state memory apparatus including a characteristic code holding device for holding a characteristic code representing characteristics of an internal circuit, a readout device for reading out the characteristic code held in the characteristic code holding device, and an output device for outputting the characteristic code read out by the readout device to an external device.

Abstract: A still video camera using a solid-state memory device as an image recording medium and wherein outset image data exists for processing comprises a plurality of data compression circuits, wherein one of the plurality of data compression circuits is selected according to the amount of image data following processing of the outset image data. The plurality of data compression circuits may effect compression of data by a data compression method selected from the compression method group consisting of DCPM, ADPCM and discrete cosine transformation. The plurality of data compression circuits may effect data compression by the same data compression method with respective different compressing characteristics.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving a solid-state image sensor includes a sensor portion for performing a photoelectric conversion, a vertical transfer register for reading information from the sensor portion, a memory for storing information from the vertical transfer register, and an eliminating unit for eliminating information from the sensor portion, wherein the information in the sensor portion is eliminated by the eliminating unit intermittently two or more times in one field interval, whereby information storage time is controlled. In one field interval, operation of the eliminating unit is performed successively every time T.sub.2 after time T.sub.1 from a vertical synchronizing signal, the information from the sensor portion is read in the vertical shift register successively, at every operation of the eliminating unit, a time T.sub.3 after the end of this operation, and the first time T.sub.1, second time T.sub.2 and third time T.sub.

Abstract: A solid-state camera of the type which uses a solid-state memory as an image recording device. The solid-state camera includes an examining circuit for examining whether image recording is possible in response to a first stage of a release operation, and a control circuit for executing a predetermined warning operation in response to the output of the examining circuit. The solid-state camera is arranged to effect recording on the solid-state memory in a second stage of the aforesaid release operation.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving a solid-state image sensor includes a sensor portion for performing a photoelectric conversion, a vertical transfer register for reading information from the sensor portion, a memory for storing information from the vertical transfer register, and an eliminating unit for eliminating information from the sensor portion, wherein the information in the sensor portion is eliminated by the eliminating unit intermittently two or more times in one field interval, whereby information storage time is controlled. In one field interval, operation of the eliminating unit is performed successively every time T.sub.2 after time T.sub.1 from a vertical synchronizing signal, the information from the sensor portion is read in the vertical shift register successively, at every operation of the eliminating unit, a time T.sub.3 after the end of this operation, and the first time T.sub.1, second time T.sub.2 and third time T.sub.

Abstract: There is provided an image memory system of a solid-state camera in which a solid-state memory device which is divided into a plurality of memory areas is used as an image recording medium, wherein digital data of one pixel is supplied in parallel to the solid-state memory device and recorded into the individual memory areas in the solid-state memory device every bit, one of the memory areas is selected, and binary image data is written into the selected memory area. With the system, a variety of image data can be stored at a high speed in the serial copy mode or document mode without sacrificing the serial copy speed.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving a solid-state image sensor includes a sensor portion for performing a photoelectric conversion, a vertical transfer register for reading information from the sensor portion, a memory for storing information from the vertical transfer register, and an eliminating unit for eliminating information from the sensor portion, wherein the information in the sensor portion is eliminated by the eliminating unit intermittently two or more times in one field interval, whereby information storage time is controlled. In one field interval, operation of the eliminating unit is performed successively every time T.sub.2 after time T.sub.1 from a vertical synchronizing signal, the information from the sensor portion is read in the vertical shift register successively, at every operation of the eliminating unit, a time T.sub.3 after the end of this operation, and the first time T.sub.1, second time T.sub.2 and third time T.sub.

Abstract: There is disclosed a memory apparatus equipped with a memory capable of random data storage and readout, plural address generators storing start address of each of blocks defined in the memory, a detector for detecting the image processing method used in the input into or output from the memory, and a switching unit for switching the start address of each block according to the output of the detector.

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus for converting an object image formed by a photographic lens into electrical signals includes a solid-state image sensor having an offset sampling structure for converting the image into electrical signals. An optical low-pass filter is positioned between the lens and the solid-state image sensor and includes at least two optical members each for splitting a light beam into plural light beams having two different propagation directions from each other.