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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2014
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Frank Razavi, Fairport, NY (US);
Bruce H. Pillman, Rochester, NY (US);
Kenneth A. Parulski, Rochester, NY (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A digital camera having a plurality of photography modes, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for imaging a scene onto the image sensor; an image capture control for initiating an image capture operation; a photography mode user interface for selecting between a plurality of photography modes, the photography modes having associated image capture and image processing settings; a power control for turning the digital camera on or off, wherein when the camera is in an off state and the power control is activated with a first activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a default photography mode and when the power control is activated with a second activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a previously selected photography mode.