Patent ID: 6829009
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An electronic camera comprising:a capturing device which converts a subject optical image to an electric signal; a recording device which records the image captured by the capturing device on a recording medium; a displaying device which displays a plurality of menu items for setting a capturing condition; a display order deciding device which decides an order for displaying the menu items; a menu display changing device which disposes menu items in accordance with the order decided by the display order deciding device so as to change the display order of the menu items; an operating device through which a command is entered for selecting a desired menu item among a plurality of the menu items; a display order setting device which enables the user to set a display order of the menu items freely; a frequency counting device which counts a frequency of changes of each menu item set content; a display mode selecting device which selects a free mode for enabling the user to set a display order of menu items freely and a frequency order mode for changing a display order of menu items in descending frequency order automatically, wherein the display order deciding device decides the order for displaying the menu items in accordance with a previously set content of the display order setting device when the free mode is selected, wherein the display order deciding device decides the order for displaying the menu items in accordance with descending frequency order found by the frequency counting device when the frequency order mode is selected.