Abstract: To provide granules for the production of silicate glass, said granules being less likely to adhere even if heated at a high temperature exceeding 800° C. A method for producing granules, which has a step of mixing a glass raw material composition composed essentially of an alkali metal source, an alkaline earth metal source and a powdery silicon source, with water, followed by compression molding, and which is characterized in that the glass raw material composition contains at least 50 mass % of the silicon source, and at least 10 mass % in total of the alkali metal source and the alkaline earth metal source, as calculated as oxides, based on 100 mass % of the silicate glass obtainable from the granules, the alkali metal source contains an alkali metal carbonate, and D90 representing the particle size at a cumulative volume of 90% in the particle size accumulation curve of the alkaline earth metal source is at most 100 ?m.

Abstract: To provide granules for the production of silicate glass, said granules being less likely to adhere even if heated at a high temperature exceeding 800° C. A method for producing granules, which has a step of mixing a glass raw material composition composed essentially of an alkali metal source, an alkaline earth metal source and a powdery silicon source, with water, followed by compression molding, and which is characterized in that the glass raw material composition contains at least 50 mass % of the silicon source, and at least 10 mass % in total of the alkali metal source and the alkaline earth metal source, as calculated as oxides, based on 100 mass % of the silicate glass obtainable from the granules, the alkali metal source contains an alkali metal carbonate, and D90 representing the particle size at a cumulative volume of 90% in the particle size accumulation curve of the alkaline earth metal source is at most 100 ?m.

Abstract: Data representing a bitmap image of 320 pixels horizontally by 480 lines vertically is stored in an SDRAM. The amount of this bitmap image data is adjusted by a data adjustment circuit so as to obtain a bitmap image of 640 pixels horizontally by 480 lines vertically. The image of a subject is sensed by an image sensing device and sensed-image data representing a subject image of 640 pixels horizontally by 480 lines vertically is obtained. The bitmap image data whose amount of data has been adjusted and the sensed-image data are applied to an on-screen processing circuit, which proceeds to execute on-screen processing so as to superimpose the bitmap image on the sensed image. The image that is the result of superimposing the bitmap image on the sensed image is displayed on a display device. In another aspect, the image of a subject is sensed using an image sensing device, whereby YC data is obtained. The YC data is recorded on an SDRAM.

Abstract: A digital camera with a personal identification which is provided with a fingerprint comparator for comparing fingerprint data inputted and sensed by a fingerprint sensor with those already registered with a fingerprint register. An identifier of one of the registered fingerprint data identified with the inputted data is stored in an authorizer of the camera. When a microcomputer of the camera receives an instruction, it accesses the authorizer to execute the instruction if the instruction is intended to handle a frame of image data associated with an identifier stored in the authorizer.

Abstract: A digital camera with a personal identification which is provided with a fingerprint comparator for comparing fingerprint data inputted and sensed by a fingerprint sensor with those already registered with a fingerprint register. An identifier of one of the registered fingerprint data identified with the inputted data is stored in an authorizer of the camera. When a microcomputer of the camera receives an instruction, it accesses the authorizer to execute the instruction if the instruction is intended to handle a frame of image data associated with an identifier stored in the authorizer.

Abstract: Data representing a bitmap image of 320 pixels horizontally by 480 lines vertically is stored in an SDRAM. The amount of this bitmap image data is adjusted by a data adjustment circuit so as to obtain a bitmap image of 640 pixels horizontally by 480 lines vertically. The image of a subject is sensed by an image sensing device and sensed-image data representing a subject image of 640 pixels horizontally by 480 lines vertically is obtained. The bitmap image data whose amount of data has been adjusted and the sensed-image data are applied to an on-screen processing circuit, which proceeds to execute on-screen processing so as to superimpose the bitmap image on the sensed image. The image that is the result of superimposing the bitmap image on the sensed image is displayed on a display device. In another aspect, the image of a subject is sensed using an image sensing device, whereby YC data is obtained. The YC data is recorded on an SDRAM.