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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1997
Satoshi Tonosaki, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image display apparatus for displaying an image represented by an image signal corresponding to an object and a reproduced image represented by an image signal reproduced from a storage medium includes a display device provided with a first display mode that permits binary image displays at a low-brightness level and at a high-brightness level and a second display mode that permits multi-level image displays at the low-brightness level, the high-brightness level and at an intermediate level. The brightness level in the display device is set to be lower when the display device displays in the first display mode than when the display device displays in the second display mode. Thus, a low power consumption, easy-to-use and long battery life image display apparatus is provided.