Patent ID: 6930712

Claim:
An electronic camera comprising: imaging means for optoelectrically converting a subject image to generate electronic image data; temporary storage means for temporarily storing the image data produced by said imaging means; image display means for displaying an image based on the image data stored in said temporary storage means; recording means for recording the image data stored in said temporary storage means on a recording medium; erasing means for erasing the image data recorded on the recording medium; instructing means for instructing said recording means to abort recording on the recording medium of the image data stored in said temporary storage means or for instructing said erasing means to erase the image data recorded on the recording medium; and control means for controlling said image display means to display thereon the image based on the image data stored in said temporary storage means for a predetermined period of time after capturing, for controlling said recording means to abort recording on the recording medium of the image data stored in said temporary storage means when an instruction is given from said instructing means while said recording means is recording the image data on the recording medium, and for controlling said erasing means to erase the image data recorded on the recording medium when an instruction is given from said instructing means after said recording means has recorded the image data on the recording medium.