Patent ID: 7417680

Claim:
A camera comprising: a thumbnail picture arraying part; a control pad including a cursor positioning control and a select button operable for selecting at least one thumbnail from an array of thumbnail pictures generated by the thumbnail arraying part; a thumbnail selection control which controls the thumbnail arraying part and enables selection of the at least one thumbnail picture according to an output signal from the control pad; a display unit which displays the array of thumbnail pictures; a timer for measuring a duration of continuously pressing without releasing of the select button; wherein, after detecting that the select button is continuously depressed without releasing for longer than a predetermined period, the camera enters a mode of continuously selecting multiple thumbnail pictures, the mode of continuously selecting multiple thumbnail pictures enabling the camera to receive selection of a starting cell and an ending cell of thumbnail pictures after the select button is released, wherein selection of at least one cell of thumbnail pictures that are present between the starting cell and the ending cell is received in response to receiving selection of the starting cell and the ending cell of thumbnail pictures; and wherein, when the select button is continuously depressed without releasing for less than the predetermined period, the camera enters a mode of selecting single thumbnail pictures to enable selection of thumbnail pictures one at a time, wherein in the mode of continuously selecting multiple thumbnail pictures, the starting cell and the ending cell are selected using the cursor positioning control to designate the starting cell, the ending cell, and the at least one cell of thumbnail pictures between the starting cell and the ending cell, and after designating the starting cell, the ending cell, and the at least one cell of thumbnail pictures between the starting cell and the ending cell, releasing the camera from the mode of continuously selecting multiple thumbnail pictures.