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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2002
Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Nishinomiya, JP;
Yoshihiro Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Dai Shintani, Izumi, JP;
Katsuyuki Nanba, Sakai, JP;
Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Nishinomiya, JP;
Yoshihiro Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Dai Shintani, Izumi, JP;
Katsuyuki Nanba, Sakai, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A still video camera or apparatus which eliminates possible erasure in error of a picture image to be maintained and wherein a picture image recorded in an internal memory can be reproduced readily. The camera comprises image pickup means, recording means for recording a picture image signal obtained by the image pickup means into a record medium which may be an internal memory or a removable IC card, manually operable means, protect signal recording means operable in response to an operation of the manually operable means for recording into the record medium a protect signal representative of inhibition of erasure of a picture image signal recorded in the record medium, and controlling means for inhibiting erasure of a picture image signal at a portion of the record medium corresponding to the thus recorded protect signal.