Konica Corporation

Keita Kimizuka

Tomoaki Tamura

Madoka Shoji

Takaichi Hayashida

Chie Nemoto

Etsuko Rokutanda

An electronic camera includes: an image sensor for converting an optical image relating to a photographic object into electric signals; a processor for compress-processing image data corresponding to the electric signals at a predetermined compression ratio for each of a plurality of blocks to obtain compressed image data. The processor compares a data amount of the compressed image data with a predetermined amount of data, and compress-processes again the image data at a compression ratio greater than the predetermined compression ratio only when the data amount of the compressed image data exceeds the predetermined amount of data. The electronic camera further includes a recorder for storing the compressed image data compress-processed by the processor in a memory medium.

Image data processing method and electronic camera using the image data processing method

In a camera provided with image-pickup elements for receiving light to form an image of a subject, for converting the light into electric signals and for producing image information of the image of the subject by the electric signals; there are further provided a print information producing device to produce print information for printing the image information; and a transmitor to transmit the image information and the print information.

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Hachioji, Japan

Keita Kimizuka