Patent ID: 7379097

Claim:
A method for providing instant review of a last image captured by an image capture device, the image capture device including a viewfinder for displaying a live image and each image of a plurality of previously captured images and an image processing system for processing each of the plurality of previously captured images and providing a plurality of screennail images which correspond to the plurality of previously captured images, the method comprising the steps of: (a) allowing a user to select instant review of the last image captured by the image capture device; (b) determining a status and location of the last image; (c) providing the last image to the viewfinder for display, wherein the image capture device is capable of displaying the last image substantially immediately after the last image has been captured; (d) allowing the user to access a play mode and a review mode while the last image captured undergoes processing by the image processing system; and (e) retrieving, resizing, and providing a particular screennail image to the viewfinder if the play mode has been accessed and the particular screennail image has been generated.