Patent ID: 7636173
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera which is capable of directly transmitting a digital image to a printer, comprising: an obtaining unit that obtains capability information from the printer, wherein the capability information includes information indicating what type of trimming print function the printer has; a determination unit that determines, based on the capability information, whether the printer has at least one of a first trimming print function and a second trimming print function different from the first trimming print function; a user interface selector that (a) selects a first user interface that is not able to control the first trimming print function and not able to control the second trimming print function, if the determination unit determines that the printer has neither the first trimming print function nor the second trimming print function, (b) selects a second user interface for controlling the second trimming print function, if the determination unit determines that the printer has the second trimming print function but does not have the first trimming print function, (c) selects a third user interface for controlling the first trimming print function, if the determination unit determines that the printer has the first trimming print function but does not have the second trimming print function, and (d) selects a fourth user interface for controlling the first trimming print function and the second trimming print function, if the determination unit determines that the printer has both the first trimming print function and the second trimming print function; and a display unit that (a) displays to a user of the camera the first interface if the user interface selector selects the first user interface, (b) displays to the user of the camera the second user interface if the user interface selector selects the second user interface, (c) displays to the user of the camera the third user interface if the user interface selector selects the third user interface, and (d) displays to the user of the camera the fourth user interface if the user interface selector selects the fourth user interface.