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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2000
Koji Yamamoto, Kawanishi, JP;
Tohru Murakami, Okazaki, JP;
Toru Ishii, Hirakata, JP;
Akira Fukuda, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiharu Tanaka, Kawachinagano, JP;
Shoichi Minato, Sakai, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a digital camera having a printing function, the camera comprising a detector for detecting the amount of camera shake during shooting, a recording medium for recording each of shot images and camera shake data on the amount of camera shake detected by the detector, a selector for selecting a shot image to be printed from the shot images recorded on the recording medium, and a controller for judging, for the shot image selected by the selector, whether or not proper printing of the shot image can be performed. The digital camera further comprises an indicator for giving a warning when it is judged that proper printing cannot be performed.