Patent ID: 7265790

Claim:
A method for setting an image capture device to one of a plurality of available operational modes for said image capture device, said method comprising: using an accelerometer with an inertial element mechanically coupled to and suspended by a cantilever, wherein the cantilever is coupled to spaced apart electrostatic plates, and indicating a distance between the electrostatic plates when the inertial element causes the cantilever to deform for determining an angle of pitch orientation of said image capture device and for generating a signal related to the angle of pitch orientation based on the distance between the electrostatic plates; setting said image capture device to said one of said plurality of operational modes if said angle of pitch orientation is within a predetermined angle range associated with said one of said plurality of operational modes; presenting on a display one of an image from memory and an image currently captured by said image capture device if said angle of pitch orientation is within the predetermined angle range; and ceasing to present images on the display in response to the signal related to the angle of pitch orientation and in response to input received from user input control.