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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Suzuki, Inzai, JP;
Fumio Hiraide, Ebina, JP;
Toshihisa Kuroiwa, Miura, JP;
Yoji Uchiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Akira Ohmura, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/77 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 9/802 (2006.01); H04N 1/21 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/772 (2013.01); H04N 1/2112 (2013.01); H04N 5/23216 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/2621 (2013.01); H04N 9/802 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated.