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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1996
Yoshio Wakui, Tokyo, JP;
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A still video camera includes an image pickup device with a non-volatile memory incorporated in the camera, wherein an image taken by the image pickup device can be recorded or an image recorded in the non-volatile memory can be erased. An external memory, which is detachably attached by a connector portion to the camera, may also be used to store images taken by the image pickup device. The still video camera includes a connection detecting device which detects the connection between the connector portion and the external memory. A recording device records image signals representative of the image taken by the image pickup device in the non-volatile memory or the external memory. The recording device records the image signals in the external memory when the connection between the connector portion and the external memory is detected by the connection detecting device.