Patent ID: 6912005

Claim:
An electronic camera recording/playback apparatus operable to shoot a subject and edit shot data, said electronic camera recording/playback apparatus comprising a main unit and a display unit which is operable to display at least one of a shot image and an edited image, and is positionable to a plurality of attitudes with respect to said main unit, the plurality of attitudes including: a closed attitude in which a display screen of said display unit confronts a side surface of said main unit, and a rear surface of said display unit is exposed; a shooting attitude in which said display unit is released from the side surface of said main unit; and an editing attitude in which the display screen of said display unit is parallel to the side surface of said main unit and is exposed; wherein said electronic camera recording/playback apparatus further comprises: attitude recognition means for recognizing that said display unit is in any one of the closed attitude, the shooting attitude and the editing attitude; and mode switching means for setting said main unit in a power-off state when said attitude recognition means recognizes that said display unit is in the closed attitude, setting said main unit in a ready-for-shooting state when said attitude recognition means recognizes that said display unit is in the shooting attitude, and setting said main unit in a ready-for-editing state when said attitude recognition means recognizes that said display unit is in the editing attitude.