Patent ID: 7046275

Claim:
A digital camera, comprising: an imaging device configured to convert an optical object image focused through an photographic optical system into image information; a recording medium configured to have said image information written thereto; an operator controlled operation device configured to enable an operator to set photographing instructions; a photograph process device configured to write the image information in the recording medium after processing the image information according to the photographing instructions; a read out/display device configured to read out the image information written in the recording medium and display the image information; a mode selection device configured to enable said operator to select a movie capture mode of operation in which the image information includes moving images photographed as successive images while the operation device is operated; and a display time control device configured to automatically turn on the read/out display device, without user input, after the photograph process device writes the image information in the recording medium and configured to operate the read out/display device for a predetermined time so as to read out and display at least two frames of the successive images in the movie capture mode after the photograph process device writes the image information consecutively in the recording medium.