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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1998
Hiroaki Kubo, Muko, JP;
Katsuyuki Nanba, Sakai, JP;
Naohiro Kageyama, Sakai, JP;
Takuya Kishimoto, Sakai, JP;
Masayuki Funakoshi, Sakai, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electronic still camera in which taken images are recorded onto a memory card has an LCD for image display, a RAM for image storage and a switch for image selection. Photographing is started before a direction to start recording is provided by the user. Photographing is continued even after the direction is provided and a predetermined number of images taken over a period spanning before and after the direction to start recording is provided are stored in the RAM. The images stored in the RAM are successively displayed on the LCD and the images which the user determines to be necessary and specifies by operating the switch are recorded onto the memory card.