Patent ID: 6347192
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A dual image capture camera for capturing successive film images on a filmstrip and for capturing successive electronic images that correspond to the respective film images, including a preview screen that can be turned on to display a captured electronic image in order to preview what a print of a captured film image would look like and that can be turned off, a preview button that is manually depressed to turn said preview screen on when said preview screen is off and can be manually depressed to turn said preview screen off when said preview screen is on, and a control connected to said preview screen and to said preview button to turn said preview screen on automatically without having to manually depress said preview button when an electronic image corresponding to the last film image available on the filmstrip is captured, is characterized in that:said control automatically renders said preview button ineffective for an allotted time to turn said preview screen off, only when an electronic image corresponding to the last film image available on the filmstrip is captured, to always prevent manual depression of said preview button to turn said preview screen off from interfering with turning said preview screen on automatically, and re-enables said preview button to be able to turn said preview screen off when the allotted time has elapsed, to allow manual depression of said preview button to turn said preview screen off.