Patent ID: 7355620
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital still camera comprising: a photographing section which converts an optical image into an electric signal; a recording section which records a dynamic image obtained by the photographing section as a dynamic image file in a storage medium; a reproduction section which reproduces the dynamic image recorded by the recording section; a display section which displays the dynamic image reproduced by the reproduction section; a touch panel which is disposed to cover a display surface of the display section and by which a user's instruction is inputted; a detection section which detects a tracing operation by a user on the touch panel; and a control section which judges a direction and speed of the tracing operation detected by the detection section and which determines a process in accordance with the direction and speed to control dynamic image reproduction by the reproduction section, wherein when a touch operation in which the position does not change is detected following the tracing operation detected by the detection section, the control section continues to execute the process in accordance with the direction and speed while detecting the touch operation, and when the touch operation is not detected, the control section cancels the process in accordance with the direction and speed.