Abstract: A digital camera and a printer are directly connected to each other, and a printing progress situation is displayed on a display unit of the digital camera while an image taken by the digital camera is being printed. Further, when a printing mode is changed to a photographing mode while the printing is being performed, the image being taken is displayed on the entire display unit, and the printing progress situation is superposed and displayed on a predetermined area of the display unit on which the image being taken is displayed.

Abstract: A camera which can obtain an image without image blur is disclosed. The camera which obtains a synthesized image whose exposure has been corrected by synthesizing a plurality of images obtained through successive image-taking, comprising: a detection unit which detects, with respect to a reference image, amounts of displacement on other images; a coordinate conversion unit which applies coordinate conversion to the other images based on the results of detection of the detection unit; and a synthesis unit which synthesizes the other images subjected to coordinate conversion and the reference image.

Abstract: A user interface illumination system provides a user with information regarding the operation of a digital camera. The system may provide a user interface for informing the user of the ability to select a particular function to be performed on the camera. The user interface has a set of input means disposed on the camera and a set of illumination sources associated with the input means. A controller controls the light-emitting characteristics of the illumination sources based upon current or available operating modes of the electronic device. For example, all input means that are operational in the current operating mode may be illuminated. The illumination may be different for different input means to suggest preferred functions to the user.

Abstract: A digital camera is incorporated into a mobile telephone handset. An image window, used as a viewfinder, includes an indicator in the form of a three-part bar for showing whether an optimal image can be captured. Exposure, white balance and dark reference are determined using algorithms executed by the handset.

Abstract: In a test method in which an image photographed by a camera apparatus 1 attached to a body of a vehicle is displayed on a display device 17 and an examiner examines compliance or non-compliance of the shooting direction of the camera apparatus 1 by comparing the position of a reference pattern and the position of a judgment pattern on the displayed photographed image, the photographed image is obtained at first by photographing with the camera apparatus 1 a test chart which is placed at a predefined position ahead of the vehicle with the reference pattern drawn on the test chart. Next, the judgment pattern is set at a specific position on the photographed image. Then, the photographed image on which the judgment pattern has been set is displayed on the display device 17.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and method for providing feedback to a user. In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to analyzing levels of focus of discrete portions of an image, evaluating a relative focus of the image portions, and identifying to a user the image portions having the highest level of focus.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an image capture unit adapted to capture an image using an image pickup element, a switch adapted to instruct the image capture apparatus to start a recording process of recording a captured image to a recording medium, and a control unit adapted to determine, using a first white balance value indicating a white balance of an image captured before the switch is operated and a second white balance value indicating a white balance of an image captured after the switch is operated, whether to issue a warning to a user or not, wherein the warning allows the user to determine whether to store the captured image in the recording medium.

Abstract: An electronic camera comprising an LCD panel for image reproduction and an imaging device is disclosed, in which private information attaching a predetermined attribute to a designated photographed image can be input, and in accordance with the private information, the image reproduction on the LCD panel is prohibited by a command from a CPU.

Abstract: The object distance display apparatus displays object distances according to actually measured object distance data entered in advance, matched with focusing lens positions acquired from a television lens device, and enables, when the apparatus is connected to the television lens device, any data entry error to be readily identified by graphically displaying the object distance data entered in advance. Actually measured object distance data entered in advance, matched with focusing lens positions, can be graphically displayed on an LCD panel with a touch panel function of the apparatus. If any abnormal datum such as an input error is detected, it can be deleted by touching a delete switch.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes a camera-back display and a status display provided within the camera-back display. The status display displays one or more status information items of said image capturing device. A user is able to turn the status display on and off and can change the position of the status display within the camera-back display.

Abstract: A camera system includes a camera for photographing an object and acquiring image data of the object, and a computer connectable to the camera. The camera is provided with a manipulation member and a camera controller for detecting an operation of the manipulation member and transmitting a signal based on the detected results to the computer. The computer is provided with a controller for controlling a screen of a display functioning together with the computer based on the signal received from the camera.

Abstract: A system and method for creating still images by utilizing a video camera comprises a cradle device that transports the video camera across a target object during a scanning procedure that captures and stores video data. During the scanning procedure, a motion detector captures and provides scan motion data to a scanning manager from the video camera. The scanning manager may then responsively utilize the scan motion data to accurately extract still frames corresponding to the target object from the captured video data at pre-determined time intervals. A stitching software program may then access and combine the still frames generated by the scanning manager to thereby create composite still images.

Abstract: When a shutter release button of an image capturing apparatus is half pressed, an exposure time t is determined by a normal AE function. Then, if a shutter release button is fully pressed, an image is captured with the exposure time t, and the captured image is stored in a frame memory. At the same time, a color-coding circuit color-codes the captured image according to luminance thresholds, and the color-coded image is displayed on an LCD. If a user selects a color of an area equivalent to a main subject with reference to the color-coded image, a dynamic range, gamma characteristics, and the like of the image are determined so that the area in the selected color can have a correct luminance. The image is corrected accordingly, and image data acquired by the correction is stored in a recording part.

Abstract: A determination is made as to whether or not the magnification set for image sensing is greater than the upper limit of the optical finder. When the set magnification is greater, the original image is subjected to a thinness process, the LCD is automatically turned ON, and the image is displayed. When using electronic zoom, an image of the photographic object corresponding to the effective image sensing magnification is displayed on the LCD 10, thereby avoiding impairing the compactness of the digital camera allowing easy confirmation of the photographic object, and allowing easy framing without providing a large optical finder.

Abstract: According to this invention, an electronic photographing device includes: a recording medium for recording image information corresponding to each frame photographed by panorama photographing; a predicted number of panorama-photographed frames setting device for setting information corresponding to the predicted number of photographed frames to be photographed by panoramic photographing; a number of available frames setting device for setting the number of frames which can be photographed on the basis of a capacity of the recording medium; a comparison device for comparing the number of available frames set by the number of available frames setting device with the predicted number of photographed set by the predicted number of panorama-photographed frames setting device; and a warning device for warning the user that a spare recording medium is required as a result of comparison by the comparison device if the number of available frames set by the number of available frames setting device is smaller than the

Abstract: To display information about an image sensing apparatus on a display when the display is OFF, the display is turned ON for only a predetermined time and displays the information in the image sensing apparatus having an image sensor and the display for displaying an image obtained by the image sensor and information about the status of the image sensing apparatus.

Abstract: A reusable digital camera includes a memory storing a picked-up image, and a phototransistor provided in the camera to detect disassembly of the camera. When the user disassembles the digital camera in an unauthorized manner, the phototransistor detects outer light, and the picked-up image stored in the memory is erased. Thus, a digital camera is provided that prevents unauthorized disassembly or unauthorized access.

Abstract: A camera and method are usable for capturing images of scenes illuminated by ambient light. The camera has a body and an electronic imager disposed in the body. The electronic imager captures an ambient light image as a multicolored electronic image. A color detector is disposed in the body. The color detector measures the ambient light to provide a color value. A user interface disposed on the outside of said body, shows the electronic image and an indication of the color value. The indication is independent of the color balance of the electronic image.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes: an image-capturing unit that creates an image by capturing an image of a subject; an enlarged image generating unit that creates an enlarged image by enlarging a portion of the image created by the image-capturing unit; an optical viewfinder that enables verification of a subject range corresponding to a range of the image created by the image-capturing unit; and a warning output unit that issues a warning when the enlarged image generating unit is in operation.

Abstract: Provided is a digital camera in which the user can easily recognize that an image is out of focus by viewing a display image. At the time of live view display, image capturing is performed every predetermined time in an image capturing unit 3 and images for live view display are successively recorded on an image memory 209. An evaluation value computing unit 230 in an overall control unit 211 obtains an image stored in the image memory 209 and calculates an evaluation value indicative of the focus state of the image. A display image control unit 240 obtains the evaluation value, determines a focus state of the image, and controls a process to be performed by a display image processing unit 250 in accordance with the result of determination. When the image is out of focus, an image quality degrading process is performed in the display image processing unit 250 and an image of low image quality is displayed on a display 10.

Abstract: A digital camera whose lens is detachable, comprising a judging section for judging whether an image failure is caused due to dirt adhering on an image sensor device unit including image sensor device, an illuminating member which is disposed in the vicinity of the image sensor device unit such that irradiation light can enter the image sensor device and which is driven when at least the judgment is made, a memory for storing a position of a picture element of the image sensor device corresponding to image sensor data causing image failure when the judging section judged that image failure has been caused, and a correcting section for correcting the image sensor data output from the image sensor device unit based on picture element position data stored in the memory when a picture is photographed after the lens is interchanged.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including an image pickup unit, a memory which stores moving image data output from the image pickup unit, a detection circuit which detects that free space of a storage capacity of the memory becomes not more than a predetermined amount, a communicating unit which transmits the moving image data to an external device, and a controller which according to output of the detection circuit provided during photographing the series of moving image data, starts to transmit the moving image data stored in the memory to the external device while photographing the moving image data.

Abstract: A video communication terminal for displaying a user's face at the center of its own display screen and a method for controlling the same. The communication terminal with a camera transmits a captured image to a communication terminal of a called party, and displays an image received from the called party's communication terminal thereon such that it establishes a video communication with the called party. A transmission/reception unit performs data transmission/reception for the video communication. A tracker detects a user's face area from an image captured by the camera. An image extractor extracts pixels of a predetermined range covering the user's face area detected by the tracker. A distortion corrector corrects a distortion of angle of view in the pixels extracted by the image extractor when the camera captures an image.

Abstract: In a camera provided with image-pickup elements for receiving light to form an image of a subject, for converting the light into electric signals and for producing image information of the image of the subject by the electric signals; there are further provided a print information producing device to produce print information for printing the image information; and a transmitor to transmit the image information and the print information.

Abstract: An image pick-up device comprises a central processing unit which obtains photography advisability information showing whether or not an image can be picked-up, and an image preprocessor which displays a target mark used as the photography criterion on a display. The image preprocessor changes a form of the target mark based on the content of the photography advisability information.

Abstract: An internal indicator of a viewfinder of a camera includes a viewfinder optical system which includes a focusing screen on which an object image is formed through a photographic optical system of the camera; at least one optical deflector that is positioned on or in the close vicinity of the focusing screen and is provided with at least one deflecting surface; and at least two light emitters for illuminating the optical deflector from the outside of the viewfinder optical system, which emit at least two light beams of different colors to be incident on the optical deflector.

Abstract: A battery-driven electric equipment includes a detector for detecting a voltage of the battery and a calculator for calculating an available photographing number based on the voltage detected by the detector. The available photographing number calculated by the calculator is displayed by an indicator.

Abstract: A movable power switch member mounted on the front face of a camera body is provided with a luminous display unit comprising any number (preferably a plurality) of illuminants, and light emission is so controlled as to realize different forms of displaying according to the operating state of the camera. For instance, the lighting, either continuous or intermittent, of the illuminants is controlled according to the remaining charge or the progress of charging of the battery. There are available a mode in which the luminous display unit is also used as a battery indicator, another mode in which the state of light is altered according to the initial mode (at the time of turning on power supply), still another mode in which the illuminants are used as a substitute for a tally lamp at the time of self-timed shooting and yet others, resulting in the achievement of an illumination effect in addition to the displaying of the operating state.

Abstract: According to this invention, an electronic photographing device in which image information corresponding to one set of images photographed by panoramic photographing can be recorded on a recording medium includes: a rotation direction setting device for setting information corresponding to a rotating direction panoramic of the electronic photographing device in the panorama photographing; a rotating direction recording device for recording information corresponding to the rotation direction set by the rotation direction setting device on the recording medium; a control device for controlling an arrangement of the set of panoramic images on the basis of the information corresponding to the rotation direction recorded on the recording medium; a display device for displaying editing information for performing predetermined image editing to the panoramic images arranged by the control device; and a control device for performing a predetermined editing operation on the basis of the editing information displayed on

Abstract: A digital camera includes a shutter button. After a lapse of 10 seconds from an operation of the shutter button, an image sensor is subjected to main exposure, and a compressed image signal thus obtained is recorded onto a recording medium. It is noted that a remaining amount of a battery is determined by a CPU just before the main exposure. If the remaining amount of the battery is not enough, messages are generated from a tally lamp and a speaker, and the main exposure is cancelled.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes: an image-capturing unit that creates an image by capturing an image of a subject; an enlarged image generating unit that creates an enlarged image by enlarging a portion of the image created by the image-capturing unit; an optical viewfinder that enables verification of a subject range corresponding to a range of the image created by the image-capturing unit; and a warning output unit that issues a warning when the enlarged image generating unit is in operation.

Abstract: In a camera and method, an archival image is captured. During the capturing of the archival image, a plurality of evaluation images are also captured. A verification image is generated from the evaluation images. Characteristics of the evaluation images are compared to predetermined standard ranges and an output quality warning is generated when a characteristic is outside a respective range. The output quality warning is communicated while the verification image is displayed on the camera.

Abstract: The color balance adjusting device comprises buttons, indicated on a surface of a display device, which can be moved rightward and leftward on the surface, by dragging a mouse. In accordance with the displacement of the buttons, gains of a red component signal, a green component signal and a blue component signal are changed. When a value of pixel data of one of the color components exceeds a saturation range, due to the gain adjustment, the color of a part of the color image indicated on a surface of a display device, in which the saturation occurs, is altered. Further, a comment, implying the occurrence of saturation, is generated by the display device.

Abstract: An image pick-up device comprises a central processing unit which obtains photography advisability information showing whether or not an image can be picked-up, and an image preprocessor which displays a target mark used as the photography criterion on a display. The image preprocessor changes a form of the target mark based on the content of the photography advisability information.

Abstract: A warp corrector 201, which corrects warp in which the perspective is exaggerated when an image is captured with the user's face at close range, is included in a cellular phone 1 having an imaging portion 2. The warp corrector 201 performs processing to enlarge the peripheral areas of the image relative to the center, and generates corrected image data 232. As a result, a natural image of the user's face can be displayed on the display 11 of the cellular phone or sent.

Abstract: A selection apparatus including a display unit for indicating a plurality of displays on the same screen, a line-of-sight position detecting unit for detecting a line-of-sight position of an operator on the screen, and an input unit through which the operator inputs an instruction, the input unit operating without using a line of sight. The selection apparatus also includes a control unit. When the display unit displays all of the displays on the same screen in response to an instruction input through the input unit, and the line-of-sight position detecting unit detects the line-of-sight position on any of the displays, the control unit selects the display on which the line-of-sight position has been detected. The control unit differentiates a status of display of the selected display from those of the non-selected displays. The control unit then executes the contents of the selected display.

Abstract: A wireless reception apparatus detects the reception status of a wireless transmitted information signal and counts the time of continuation of a predetermined inferior reception status according to the result of detection. The wireless reception apparatus further terminates the recording operation of a recording unit in case the counted time of continuation reaches a predetermined value.

Abstract: To display information about an image sensing apparatus on a display when the display is OFF, the display is turned ON for only a predetermined time and displays the information in the image sensing apparatus having an image sensor and the display for displaying an image obtained by the image sensor and information about the status of the image sensing apparatus.

Abstract: An electronic camera having a lens, an image pickup element for converting an object image formed on an image pickup surface into an electrical signal, a focus detection means for dividing the object image formed on the image pickup surface into a plurality of areas, and performing focus detection on the respective areas, a drive circuit for adjusting the lens on the basis of an output from the focus detection means, and a display circuit for displaying simultaneously focus detection information of the plurality of areas of the focus detection circuit on its display screen.

Abstract: A stable condition for a printing operation regarding an apparatus having a printer unit and a battery unit, eliminating problems related to lack of a battery power during the printing operation performed by the battery, specifically for a portable apparatus using the battery, is obtained by an apparatus having the printer unit in which the printing operation is performed by processing data inputted from outside an embodiment thereof and/or data stored therein, in which the apparatus having the printer unit can be activated by the battery and perform communication with the battery so that, based on received information related to the remaining power of the battery as well as calculating the printing enabling power based on, for example, temperatures outside and/or inside the apparatus and the amount of data to be printed out, the remaining power of the battery is compared with the printing enabling power and, if the remaining power of the battery is lower than the printing enabling power, then a condition of

Abstract: The video camera has an opening for removal of a cassette tape. The video camera includes a cassette detecting portion 2 detecting ejection of the cassette tape from the opening, and a cassette insertion preventing mechanism 5 preventing re-insertion of the cassette tape when the cassette detecting portion 2 detects ejection of the cassette tape. As such, a video camera for a recycling system can be provided where a recording medium or the like with a recorded content is easily and rapidly available to a user and a dedicated reproducing device is not required.

Abstract: A determination is made as to whether or not the magnification set for image sensing is greater than the upper limit of the optical finder. When the set magnification is greater, the original image is subjected to a thinness process, the LCD is automatically turned ON, and the image is displayed. When using electronic zoom, an image of the photographic object corresponding to the effective image sensing magnification is displayed on the LCD 10, thereby avoiding impairing the compactness of the digital camera allowing easy confirmation of the photographic object, and allowing easy framing without providing a large optical finder.

Abstract: This camera has a plurality of light-emitting devices such as LED, which flicker in response to the number of shots which can be photographed. Also, while having no liquid crystal display for showing an error when it occurs, this camera has a non-volatile memory for writing an error code. When the camera is connected to a computer, the error code can be displayed on the computer screen.

Abstract: A system and method for the automatic capture of salient still images in an electronic imaging device includes detecting a high contrast image, notifying a user of the presence of the high contrast image, and capturing a plurality of salient still images to increase the dynamic range of the electronic imaging device. In addition, the system having an exposure control coupled to the electronic imaging device for selecting salient still capture mode, and determined a mode of operation for the capture of the salient still images, and storing the salient still images in a computer readable storage medium.