Patent ID: 7319488

Claim:
A digital camera having a two-stage stroke type shutter release button comprising: timing means for timing a halfway-pressed period, which is a period between a point of time when the shutter release button in initial condition is pressed halfway down and a point of time when said shutter release button in halfway pressed condition is pressed completely down; shooting process mode determination means for determining a shooting process mode in accordance with said halfway-pressed period obtained by said timing means; and shutter release button halfway-pressed count detection means for detecting a number of halfway-press, representing the number of times said initial condition of said shutter release button was shifted to said halfway-pressed condition, during a predetermined period of time, wherein said shooting process mode determination means determines said shooting process mode in accordance with said halfway-pressed period obtained by said timing means and said number of halfway-press obtained by said shutter release button halfway-pressed count detection means.