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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Hiroaki Uchiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Nagao, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroaki Uchiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Nagao, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 7/00 (2011.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an image-capturing apparatus, recorded position information is stored upon receiving instruction of storing the recorded position information, and real-time position information is stored upon a photograph is taken, which is stored together with a captured-image. The image-capturing apparatus executes mode changeover from a recorded position information use mode to a real-time position information use mode when a timing of the mode changeover matches a mode change condition.