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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroki Fukuoka, Yokohama, JP;
Katsuhiko Manabe, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
386117 ; 386107 ;
Abstract
In an electronic still camera, image data obtained by a camera image pickup section are transmitted to an image data compression/extension circuit and are coded by this circuit. The coded image data are recorded to a FIFO circuit. The image data are then DMA-transferred to a memory card by a DMA controller within a memory card interface (I/F) and are recorded to the memory card. When the image data are regenerated, the image data are DMA-transferred in a reverse direction.