Patent ID: 6081350
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
An electric camera comprising:a recording trigger switch;an imaging device which converts an optical image focused thereon into an electric signal;a first memory which stores said electric signal;a compressor which generates compressed image data from said electric signal stored in said first memory;a second memory which stores said compressed image data;a decompressor which generates an electric signal from said compressed image data stored in said second memory;a progressive selection switch which directs progress of a reproducing image on a monitor;a connector for coupling the electric camera with an external device; anda control circuit which controls writing/reading operations of said second memory according to an external data access from the external device and writing/reading operations of said second memory according to an internal data access and inhibits writing operations of said second memory according to an internal data access independent of operation of said recording trigger switch when the external data access is being executed, and inhibits reading operations of said second memory according to an internal data access independent of operation of said progressive selection switch, when the external data access is being executed.