Patent ID: 7295244

Claim:
A system including a digital camera and a docking unit to automatically transfer a plurality of digital video segments stored by the digital camera onto a separate storage medium, comprising: a) the digital camera including: i) a lens for providing an optical image; ii) an image sensor for receiving the optical image provided by the lens to produce an image signal; iii) a processor responsive to the image signal for producing the plurality of digital video segments; iv) a digital memory for storing the plurality of digital video segments; v) a color image display for reviewing the digital video segments; vi) a docking interface to permit the digital camera to be connected to the docking unit; and b) the docking unit including: i) a connector for receiving the docking interface in the digital camera and for connecting the digital camera to the docking unit; and ii) a recorder for recording onto the separate storage medium; wherein the digital camera, responsive to a user effort, transfers the plurality of digital video segments to the docking unit, and the docking unit records the plurality of digital video segments onto the separate storage medium, wherein the processor of the digital camera further produces still image files, stores the still image files in the digital memory, and transfers the still image files to the docking unit, and wherein the digital camera automatically deletes the plurality of digital video segments from the digital memory after the docking unit records the plurality of digital video segments onto the separate storage medium, while not automatically deleting the still image files.