Patent ID: 7525594
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera configured to enter one selected mode of a plurality of modes, when a power supply to said camera is turned ON, the camera comprising: a plurality of user operable buttons, each button corresponding to one of said modes, operation of each of the buttons placing the camera in the ON state, a power switching processor that switches the power supply ON and OFF, and a mode-setting processor that sets a selected mode of said plurality of modes; wherein when one of said buttons is operated in a state where the power supply is OFF, said power switching processor switches the power supply ON, and said mode-setting processor sets said selected mode corresponding to said operated button, when one of said buttons which does not correspond to said selected mode is operated in a state where the power supply is ON, said mode-setting processor changes said selected mode to a new selected mode corresponding to said operated button, and when one of said buttons is continuously operated for a longer time period than a predetermined period when said power supply is ON, said power switching processor switches said power supply OFF.