Patent ID: 6441854
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
A camera comprising:a user activated shutter control; a digital imaging device adapted to generate a digital image representative of a subject scene in response to activation of the shutter control; a first memory for receiving and storing a last digital image of a plurality of digital images generated by the digital imaging device as a working image; a second non-volatile memory for storing the plurality of digital images generated by the digital imaging device; a display screen; a control processor adapted to control an operation of the digital imaging device, the first memory, the second non-volatile memory and the display screen, and controlling first and second display modes; and camera operator controls for selecting at least said first or second display modes; wherein the control processor, in the first display mode, accesses the first memory and transfers the last digital image to the display screen for display; wherein the control processor, in the second display mode, accesses a plurality of images from the second non-volatile memory and transfers the images to the display screen for display; and wherein, in the first display mode, the control processor activates the display screen for a predetermined time period to display the image in the fixed memory, and then deactivates the display screen while continuing to enable the activation of the shutter control to generate a subsequent digital image.