Patent ID: 6570614
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An electronic still camera comprising:an imaging apparatus for photographing a subject and generating image data of the subject; an operation member for providing an instruction to start photographing; a first memory for storing therein image data of an image taken by said imaging apparatus; a selector for selecting any one of image data of a plurality of frames stored in said first memory; a second memory for storing therein image data of an image frame selected by said selector; and a controller for executing a pre-photographing control in which prior to the instruction to start photographing provided by said operation member, said imaging apparatus is caused to photograph the subject and image data are stored in said first memory, and a post-photographing control in which in response to the instruction to start photographing provided by said operation member, said imaging apparatus is caused to photograph the subject and image data are stored in said first memory, wherein said selector selects any one of images of a plurality of frames taken through said pre-photographing control and said post-photographing control executed by said controller.