Patent ID: 6778217
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image-capturing device comprising:an external monitor having a touch panel and an image display screen, wherein said touch panel is mounted on said image display screen and said image display screen has a backlight and an openable/closeable and rotatable mechanism; an electronic viewfinder that is smaller in size than said external monitor and includes an eyepiece section; and display means for displaying a pointer on a screen of said electronic viewfinder, moving said pointer in accordance with an operation of said touch panel, and displaying on the screen of said electronic view finder an operation area for inputting one of a plurality of operation instructions associated with taking a photograph by specifying and selecting the operation area by the pointer, wherein when an image is recorded or replayed while watching said electronic viewfinder, the pointer is moved by operating the touch panel in order to select a desired operation area, thereby inputting one of a plurality of operation instructions, wherein said electronic viewfinder and said external monitor have common methods of operation associated with recording and replaying an image.