Patent ID: 6233015
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A camera comprising:(a) means for capturing an image of a real world scene as an image signal;(b) storage means for storing captured images and from which stored images can be read;(c) a screen;(d) means for displaying on the screen a high resolution version of a stored image from a list of stored images when a location within the list is selected;(e) means for displaying on the screen, when a browsing mode is selected, a scrolling strip of low resolution versions of stored images from the list;(f) a single control which allows a user to select the location within the list and which also allows a user to select the browsing mode; and(g) wherein the single control switches from displaying the high resolution version to the browsing mode when actuated for at least a first predetermined time and switches back to displaying a high resolution version of a selected image on the scrolling strip when released for at least a second predetermined time.