Patent ID: 8120699
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital camera capable of setting a normal shooting mode for shooting one image and a special shooting mode for shooting a plurality of images to be synthesized to form one image and comprising: an imaging device; a strobe device; a storage unit temporarily storing at least one image shot by the imaging device; a shooting control circuit for controlling a shooting operation of the camera; an electrical battery serving as a power source for the imaging device, the strobe device, the storage unit and the shooting control circuit; and a power source control circuit for controlling electrical power supply from the electrical battery to the imaging device, the strobe device, the storage unit and the shooting control circuit as well as controlling charge of the strobe device, the power source control circuit comprising a charge control unit adapted to control charging in the case where a strobe shooting is conducted, the charge control unit being operable in a manner that: when the remaining battery level is above a predetermined threshold level, the charge control unit supplies electric power to the imaging device, the storage unit and the shooting control unit, and charges the strobe device; when the remaining battery level is below a predetermined threshold level and the normal shooting mode is placed in an established state, the charge control unit activates a temporary OFF mode wherein the power supply is stopped to the imaging device, and charges the strobe device; and when the remaining battery level is below a predetermined threshold level and the special shooting mode is placed in an established state, the charge control unit disactivates the temporary OFF mode and charges the strobe device.