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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2020
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masashi Takahashi, Hachioji, JP;
Yuiko Uemura, Hachioji, JP;
Takeshi Suzuki, Akiruno, JP;
Keiji Kunishige, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image apparatus includes: an image sensor configured to successively generate image data by continuously imaging an object scene; a memory configured to successively store the image data generated by the image sensor; a touch panel configured to output a first signal for commanding shooting preparation by a touch operation of a user and a second signal for commanding shooting by a release operation of releasing the touch operation; and a processor configured to successively store the image data successively generated by the image sensor in the memory according to a first storage format when the first signal is input from the touch panel and store the image data successively generated by the image sensor in the memory according to a second storage format when the second signal is input from the touch panel.