Patent ID: 7489344

Claim:
An image recorder for recording input image data provided from an imaging device and displaying an image on a display device based on the image data, the image recorder comprising: a pre-process circuit for transferring input image data provided from the imaging device to a buffer memory and detecting control information from the input image data; an image processing circuit for receiving the input image data from the buffer memory, performing image processing on the input image data, and generating processed image data; an image output circuit for outputting output data to display an image on the display device based on the processed image data; a format conversion circuit for converting a format of the output data and generating format converted data having a format that is the same as that of the input image data; and a selector circuit for receiving the input image data and the format converted data, selecting one of the input image data and the format converted data, and providing the selected data to the pre-process circuit.