Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a camera module formed with substantially the same scale as a chip of an image sensor, includes a lens held by a lens holder, an image sensor placed in a position in which an image is formed by the lens, and a wiring board disposed between the lens and the image sensor and electrically connected to the image sensor. An opening that permits light entering the image sensor to pass therethrough is formed in the wiring board. Further, a passive component is contained in the wiring board.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a camera module formed with substantially the same scale as a chip of an image sensor, includes a lens held by a lens holder, an image sensor placed in a position in which an image is formed by the lens, and a wiring board disposed between the lens and the image sensor and electrically connected to the image sensor. An opening that permits light entering the image sensor to pass therethrough is formed in the wiring board. Further, a passive component is contained in the wiring board.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a ceramic package of which inner space is sealed by a ceramic base plate and a cover portion mounted on the ceramic base plate. The ceramic package has an image sensor, an element unit and a lead electrode. The image sensor and the element unit are mounted on the ceramic base plate. The lead electrode is formed on the ceramic base plate and electrically connected to the image sensor by a bonding wire. A surface on which the lead electrode is formed is the same as a surface on which the cover portion is mounted.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for fabricating a camera module includes the steps of: disposing a camera module body inside of a die; filling the die with a resin blocking a light; curing the resin; and removing the camera module body and the resin from the die. Here, disposing the camera module body inside of the die is disposing the camera module body having a lens holder secured on a sensor board inside of the die in such a manner that the side surface of the camera module body is not brought into contact with the side surface of the die. Filling the die with the resin is covering the upper end of the die with a lid so as to closely enclose the inside of the die, followed by filling the die with the resin. Taking the camera module body and the resin from the die is taking, from the die, the camera module body and the resin formed around the camera module body in close contact.

Abstract: From a time point at which a storage capacity reaches a certain remaining capacity with respect to a limit value of 4 GB per one file depending on a file system, a subtraction time-managing portion (100A) changes photographing elapsed time display (174) which is displayed on a display picture of a liquid crystal display portion (17) to subtraction time display (178) in which residual time until 4 GB is reached is continuously subtracted in the inside of a portable image pickup device (1). Hence, a photographer can be visually informed of timing at which the photographing blank time period will occur. As a result, the photographer can be previously given the opportunity for the judgment about whether the photographing should be continuously performed or the current photographing should be ended to start new photographing.

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: According to an embodiment of the invention, in a digital video camera using a non-tape recording medium, the user can select whether to save a moving image file in a divided form or as one file, when recording a moving image, by changing the function of a REC button. When one moving image file has been saved in a divided form, a moving image file to be reproduced is easily searched, and a moving image is quickly played from an object chapter, or from a divided sub-file.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an imaging apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has an image taking part, an image data processor, a display part, a storage part, and a controller. The controller displays a curved band-like image, which is a part of a ring shape, in a left side region of the display part, and displays a menu-type identification icon image for identification of a present menu as a taking menu, a reproduction menu, or a set-up menu in an inside region, which is provided on the left side of the curved band-like region. The controller has a display parts selector for arranging a plurality of menu item icon images, which correspond to the menu-type identification icon image being displayed, and an icon image for set-up on the curved band-like image.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, the imaging device comprises an image data processing module which processes acquired image data, a display module which displays image data, a storage module which stores image data, an operation input module which imparts an operation input, and a control module which controls the image capturing module, the image data processing module, the display module, and the storage module in response to the operation input, wherein the control module arranges small images of the respective representatives of a plurality of chapters which have been set to the latest moving image and also displays a large image corresponding to a small image of a representative of the first chapter as a background image when a setting state is switched from a photographing mode to a reproducing mode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an imaging apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has an image taking part, an image data processor, a display part, a storage part, and a controller. The controller displays a curved band-like image and a plurality of storage media mark images, and arranges and simultaneously displays a plurality of folder icon images on the curved band-like image. A plurality of thumbnails in a folder represented by a folder icon image, which is positioned at a center position among the plurality of folder icon images, are displayed. A cursor is controlled to be moved to an arbitrary position which is any position including any position of the plurality of thumbnails, a position of the center folder icon image, and any position of the plurality of storage media mark images, in response to the operation input, whereby a selection state can be obtained.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera apparatus has a display device displaying an image data and a GUI switching unit switching between a GUI (Graphical User Interface) displayed by the display device and a GUI (Graphical User Interface) displayed by an external display device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera apparatus includes a chapter data generating unit generating chapter data specifying a reproduction start point of moving image data corresponding to a time point at which a scene change occurs, when the scene change occurs during generation of the moving image data indicating a shot video.

Abstract: From a time point at which a storage capacity reaches a certain remaining capacity with respect to a limit value of 4 GB per one file depending on a file system, a subtraction time-managing portion (100A) changes photographing elapsed time display (174) which is displayed on a display picture of a liquid crystal display portion (17) to subtraction time display (178) in which residual time until 4 GB is reached is continuously subtracted in the inside of a portable image pickup device (1). Hence, a photographer can be visually informed of timing at which the photographing blank time period will occur. As a result, the photographer can be previously given the opportunity for the judgment about whether the photographing should be continuously performed or the current photographing should be ended to start new photographing.

Abstract: An embodiment of a camera apparatus includes an image display control unit, which displays a moving image in a reduced state while displaying multiple reduced images in a display unit for displaying images held in a recording unit having an image file, when a moving image is included in the multiple reduced images and playback of the moving image is selected. This permits playing a moving image continuously in a reduced state, when the moving image is included in multiple reduced images.

Abstract: At least one image file containing an image to be printed is selected from the image files recorded in a recording medium, for example, HDD by a user. Then a camera and a printer are connected. Responsive to a file information transmission request that requests the transmission of all image files recorded in a media, a digital camera transmits only the file information and the file ID of each of the image files selected by the user to the printer. After authentication, the digital camera transmits the file. ID of each of all the selected image files responsive to a file ID transmission request that requests the transmission of image files to be printed, from the printer.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, in a digital video camera using a non-tape recording medium, the user can select whether to save a moving image file in a divided form or as one file, when recording a moving image, by changing the function of a REC button. When one moving image file has been saved in a divided form, a moving image file to be reproduced is easily searched, and a moving image is quickly played from an object chapter, or from a divided sub-file.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is to record a predetermined information on a recording medium by connecting to a predetermined interface, so that an image signal held on a recording medium is readable from an external storage unit provided separately from the recording medium, and the recording medium is recognizable, when displaying a digital video camera in a list of recording media in an image recording/processing unit that is an external unit when viewed from the digital video camera, in order to provide a digital video camera, in which a recording medium itself included in the digital video camera is recognizable by an image recording/processing unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera apparatus comprises an adapter connecting section. The adapter connecting section can be connected to a cradle. An arbitrary number of external recording apparatuses are connected to the camera apparatus via the cradle. An image signal stored in a recording medium of the camera apparatus can be output to the external recording apparatuses via the cradle through a LAN. A monitor section of the camera apparatus can display the arbitrary number of external recording apparatuses, to which the image signal stored in the recording medium of the camera apparatus can be transferred.

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: 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.