Patent ID: 7489305

Claim:
A digital imaging device comprising means for displaying an image captured by the imaging device, wherein the means for displaying the captured image is a touch sensitive display screen, said display screen displaying a plurality of icons in addition to the image, each icon in the plurality of icons corresponding to a different image property, said display screen further having an action bar, wherein a user selects an icon from the plurality of icons by touching the area of the screen upon which the icon is displayed causing information relating to the image property and/or control icons to be provided on the action bar displayed at a side of the screen, wherein by touching a portion of said control icon, the user defines an origin and if touching contact is maintained, the value of the image property is varied by dragging the point of contact towards either end portion of the icon wherein information relating to the image properties is displayed until the action bar is touched or tapped at which point a control icon or icons are displayed; wherein said control icons each have a plurality of different function portions when touched or tapped; wherein each control icon comprises at least a first portion and a second portion; wherein touching of the first portion increases the value of a selected image property and touching the second portion decreases the value of the selected image property; and wherein at least one of the increase or decrease in the value and the rate of increase or decrease in the value of the image property is proportional to the duration of the contact.