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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2005
Ryohei Ito, Nagano, JP;
Ryuichi Shiohara, Nagano, JP;
Ryohei Ito, Nagano, JP;
Ryuichi Shiohara, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A digital camera allowing a user to easily check shooting conditions with low power consumption is to be provided. The digital camera includes a display unit having a display panel on which a plurality of shooting conditions are displayed and an indicator needle, a driving unit for driving the indicator needle in response to an input given by a user and indicating one of the shooting conditions by using the indicator needle, and an image pick-up unit for converting an optical image formed by an optical system to a digital image on the basis of the shooting condition indicated by the indicator needle.