Patent ID: 7519290
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic camera, comprising: an image sensor that captures an image of a subject and outputs image data; a projection device that projects an image based upon image data; a display device at which an image is displayed based upon image data; a single mode switching operation member settable by a user of the camera to different operation positions to select different operation modes, respectively; and a control device that selects one of a photographing operation mode in which image data output by the image sensor are saved into a recording medium, a projection operation mode in which an image is projected by the projection device based upon image data read out from the recording medium, and a reproduction operation mode in which an image is displayed at the display device based upon image data read out from the recording medium, in correspondence to an operation position to which the single mode switching operation member is set, wherein the single mode switching operation member includes operation positions arranged in order of an operation position corresponding to the photographing operation mode, an operation position corresponding to the reproduction operation mode and an operation position corresponding to the projection operation mode, and the operation position corresponding to the projection operation mode and the operation position corresponding to the reproduction operation mode are arranged adjacent to each other.