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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akihiko Hamamura, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/222 ; H04N 5/225 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/222 ; H04N 5/225 ;
Abstract
When the power supply is turned on, the value of a mode flag first is set to 0, the mode flag is evaluated, and processing of the record mode is executed. In the record mode, charging processing of the strobe is performed for a specified interval of time, and the strobe can be reliably caused to flash. Charging processing of the strobe is not performed while processing of reproduction (play) mode or another mode is being performed, and battery consumption is controlled.