Patent ID: 7408582

Claim:
A method for configuring a digital camera to enable the digital camera to display digital images captured using the digital camera and digital images uploaded from a host computer, the method comprising: (a) providing customization software executed on a host computer connected to the digital camera, wherein the customization software (i) determines the camera model number of the connected digital camera, (ii) uses the camera model number to determine at least one capability of the digital camera, and (iii) if the digital camera is capable as determined in (ii) of storing a plurality of digital images enables a user to upload the plurality of digital images from the host computer to a digital memory device in the digital camera; (b) storing the plurality of uploaded digital images in the digital memory device in the digital camera, each uploaded digital image having a predetermined number of pixels, (c) using the digital camera to capture a plurality of digital images and store the plurality of captured digital images in the digital memory device, each captured digital image having a number of pixels which is significantly greater than the predetermined number of pixels; and (d) displaying, on a display of the digital camera, the captured digital images and the uploaded digital images.