Patent ID: 7800658
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: G02B,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera for recording a specimen image obtained by a microscope, comprising: a record control unit for making a storage medium record an image data file expressing the specimen image; a switch unit for controlling a supply of power to the camera; an attribute setting unit for automatically setting, in accordance with a start of the supply of power performed by the switch unit, a read only attribute for a data file already recorded by the storage medium at a time of the start of the supply of power performed by the switch unit; and a list creation unit for creating a list of data file(s) recorded by the storage medium; wherein the list creation unit creates a list of data file(s) already recorded by the storage medium at the time of starting the supply of power by the switch unit; and wherein the attribute setting unit cancels the read only attribute set for the data file(s) shown in the list when the supply of power is stopped by the switch unit.