Patent ID: 6343191
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
A camera having a silver-salt picture-taking function and an electronic-image pickup function, the camera comprising:silver-salt picture-taking means for exposing a subject image on a silver-salt film; electronic image means for picking up the subject image to form an electronic image, and for displaying the electronic image on a monitor screen; a power supply battery common to the silver-salt picture-taking means and the electronic image means; comparison means for comparing a remaining amount of the power supply battery with a preset determination level; and control means for permitting both the silver-salt picture-taking means and the electronic image means to be is operated when the comparison means determines that the remaining amount of the power supply battery is not smaller than the determination level, and for restricting at least part of an operation of the electronic image means when the comparison means determines that the remaining amount is smaller than the determination level; wherein the control means continues to restrict the operation of the electronic image means even though the remaining amount of the power supply battery becomes not lower than the determination level after the control means restricts the operation of the electronic image means.