Abstract: A camera apparatus of one embodiment of the invention, a recording area including a recording capacity corresponding to a recording capacity of a semiconductor memory is detachable from or preliminarily built in the camera apparatus or a record medium prepared in an externally connected recorder, is provided in a recording area of a hard disk drive. Data groups stored in the recording area including a recording capacity set to be at most the recording capacity of the new recording area corresponding to the semiconductor memory prepared in the externally connected recorder, able to be transferred to the semiconductor memory or the externally connected recorder, by one operation, as a single unit of the data group stored in the new recording area.

Abstract: A camera includes a storage unit which stores an imaged image on a first recording medium as an image file, a selection unit which arbitrarily selects an image from images stored on the first recording medium, a copy unit which copies the selected image to a second recording medium, and a history file creation unit which creates a list of the copied image as a history file and stores the history file on the first recording medium.

Abstract: An image file recorded on an HDD of an electronic camera device is selected by the user and a list of file names of a plurality of selected images is formed as a backup list. If the order of the file names registered in the backup list is specified, the file names are arranged in a specified order. The thus formed backup list is transmitted to an external recording equipment. A plurality of image files (image data) selected by the user are transferred to the external recording equipment according to the order described in the backup list and integrated as moving picture data.

Abstract: In an embodiment of a camera apparatus according to the invention, a playback streaming signal which is output from a recording medium and in a compressed state is transferred to a map defined in a memory, the transferred playback streaming signal is decoded by a decoder, and converted to a YUV signal in an image processor, and transferred to a map as a YUV signal, a magnified or reduced image is generated from the YUV signal by an image processor, and stored on a map, the magnified or reduced image prepared on a map is overlaid according to a magnify playback request, the overlaid image is output to seek an output position, and the image is erased by gradually increasing the transmissivity of a reduced image, when an instruction is not input for predetermined time.

Abstract: An embodiment of a camera apparatus includes transferring a compressed playback streaming signal output from a recording medium to a map defined in a memory circuit, decoding the transferred playback streaming signal by a decoder, converting the decoded signal to a YUV signal in an image processing unit, transferring the converted signal to the map as a YUV signal, generating a magnified or reduced image from the YUV signal in the image processing unit, and storing the image on the map, overlaying a magnified or reduced image prepared on the map according to a magnified playback request, and outputting the overlaid image for seeking an output position.

Abstract: For use with an electronic camera including a display unit which is rotated through two axes perpendicular to each other and a key operating unit having different functions assigned to four directions of up, down, left and right, a key assignment changing method comprises detecting the rotation angle of the display unit, and changing the functions assigned to the key operating unit according to the detected rotation angle of the display unit.

Abstract: A digital camera which converts a picked-up optical image of an object into digital image data comprises a memory card slot part and a disk drive part. Digital image data can be transferred between a memory attached to the memory card slot part and a small disk inserted into the disk drive part.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus of processing files according to the present invention comprise a first and second apparatus for recording data in a manner complying with the DCF standardized file-managing structure. In the method and apparatus, a file for management is formed with respect to a directory recorded in a manner complying with the DCF standardized file-managing structure. In the file, a virtual directory name in a form not defined as the DCF standard is to be compatible with a DCF standardized directory that corresponds to the virtual directory name. The file for management is to be maintained, whereas data is transmitted between the first and second apparatus.

Abstract: A digital camera in this invention includes a rotary member, display unit, and display control unit. The display unit displays a selection screen on which a predetermined number of selection candidates are aligned, and identifies and displays the predetermined selection target of the predetermined number of selection candidates. The display control unit controls the transition direction of an identification display target on the basis of the rotational direction of the rotary member, identifies and displays an immediately succeeding selection candidate of the predetermined selection candidate on the basis of the first rotational speed of the rotary member, and identifies and displays an at least second succeeding selection candidate of the predetermined selection candidate on the basis of the second rotational speed of the rotary member.

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.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus has a preparation unit configured to photograph an object, and to prepare an image file with a preparation date and time in accordance with image information of the object, a recording unit configured to have a recording region, and a control unit configured to control so as to detect a preparation date and time of an image folder prepared within the recording region, to newly prepare an image folder within the recording region of the recording unit when a period from a preparation date and time T1 of the image file to a preparation date and time T2 of the image folder is longer than a date and time interval (Cf. one day, one week, one month, or the like) set in advance, and to store the image file prepared at the preparation unit under the folder.

Abstract: A virtual directory name (TRAVEL) having a form not specified in the DCF Standard is employed as a recording name in a directory (101TOSHI) recorded in a file management structure complying with the DCF Standard, whereas a virtual directory management file which corresponds to the virtual directory name (TRAVEL) and the name (101TOSHI) of a directory of the DCF Standard corresponding thereto is created to record in a recording medium.

Abstract: A digital camera device includes a digital compressed image data generating unit which generates digital compressed image data having a large number of a group of pictures (GPOs) having a plurality of picture frames based on a video signal generated by picking-up an image of a subject by an image pick-up, and which adds, to a header (SH) of the picture group, address information on a predetermined picture frame (P picture) in the picture groups of the digital compressed image data. The digital compressed image data is recorded to the recording medium. Thus, the picked-up and generated image data is fast transferred to an image recording and reproducing device without deterioration.

Abstract: A digital camera comprises a photographing and display unit for performing digital signal processing on an image pick-up signal that is converted from an optical image, to generate a digital video signal, and for displaying an image based on the digital video signal, a user setting unit for setting identification information for identifying a plurality of users including an owner of the photographing and display unit, such as a character, symbol, voice and face video image, a using photographing-function setting unit for setting a photographing function used by every user, and a user determining unit for determining the user based on the identification information of the user and for enabling photographing the image by using the photographing function depending on the determining result.

Abstract: When a user operates an operation section to start motion video imaging, a CPU records a start position in a file header part in a memory medium and records motion video data in the memory medium. At predetermined time intervals, the CPU records an end position in the header part and creates a single division file. Subsequently, the CPU records a start position in the header part in the memory medium and records continuously imaged motion video data in the memory medium. If the user operates the operation section to stop the motion video imaging, the CPU records an end position in the header part of the last division file in the entire file. Thus, the CPU stores the entire file as a single file comprising a plurality of division files.

Abstract: When a shutter button for starting motion video imaging is pressed, a CPU of a digital still camera provides a header at a recording start position in a memory medium, thereby writing a motion video recording start position. Thus, the CPU starts writing motion video data. When a pause button is pressed, the CPU pauses the operation of recording in the memory medium. When the pause button is pressed once again, the write of motion video data in the memory medium is resumed. When the shutter button is pressed once again, the write of motion video data in the memory medium is finished. The CPU writes a motion video recording end position at the header in the memory medium and creates a single file of the imaged motion video. Thus, the CPU completes the imaging process.

Abstract: A digital camera comprising a display unit, a sound-level detecting unit and a display control unit. The sound-level detecting unit detects a level at which an audio signal is being recorded. The display control unit causes the display unit to display the level detected by the sound-level detecting unit.

Abstract: An imaging element converts an optical image acquired by the optical system, into an electric signal. A camera-signal processing unit processes the electric signal. From the electric signal, an automatic iris-detecting unit generates iris information representing the brightness of the object. A hand-tremble-degree detecting unit determines whether the hand-tremble information represents a high-degree hand tremble or a low-degree hand tremble, from the iris information generated by the automatic iris-detecting unit and shutter-speed information that sets an exposure time for the imaging element. The detecting unit outputs hand-tremble-degree information that represents a high-degree hand tremble or a low-degree hand tremble. A display control means causes a display unit to display a first mark when the hand-tremble-degree information represents a low-degree hand tremble.

Abstract: A list of the selected and input virtual directory names are displayed on the display screen by operating the album key and a predetermined virtual directory name is selected from the list of the virtual directory names being displayed on the display screen by operating any of the movement keys and the determination key. The image data obtained as a result of an imaging operation are recorded in a directory corresponding to the selected virtual directory name and conforming to the DCF Standard.

Abstract: A plasma display panel driving method and a plasma display apparatus which can reduce power consumption. A selective discharge is generated at least once for selectively setting each of discharge cells of a plasma display panel either to a lit discharge cell state or to an unlit discharge cell state in accordance with a video signal. In this case, the number of times the selective discharge is generated is changed in accordance with the power consumption associated with the selective discharge.