Patent ID: 7450168
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic camera capable of setting a start information signal of the electronic camera without utilizing an external computer, the camera comprising: a display unit for presenting information and a graphic representation of an object image taken by the camera; and a rewritable memory for storing information signals including a plurality of frames of image information; wherein the camera comprises a menu option coupled with a user input unit provided in the camera, the menu option and the user input unit enabling a user to select and set up a start information signal through the display unit from the information signals stored in the rewritable memory of the camera without connecting the camera to an external computer for setting the start information signal; wherein the start information signal includes a start image and a start sound to be selected from information stored in the rewritable memory of the camera, the menu option and the user input unit further enabling the user to record a sound, the sound recorded being stored in the rewritable memory, and further enabling the user to select the sound recorded as the start sound of the camera.