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Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2015
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Keith Stoll Karn, Avon, NY (US);

Marc Krolczyk, Spencerport, MI (US);

Kazuhiro Joza, Saitama, JP;

David Ollila, Marquette, MI (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23241 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01);
Abstract

A digital camera system providing a low-power image capture mode includes an image capture system, an image display and a power management system. The power management system is used to provide a normal image capture mode wherein captured digital images are displayed on the image display as they are captured, and a low-power image capture mode wherein captured digital images are not displayed on the image display as they are captured. A user interface includes a first user control for selecting between the normal image capture mode and the low-power image capture mode, and a second user control for initiating a video capture operation. The system is configured such that if the first user control is activated while a digital video is being captured, the power management system switches between the normal image capture mode and the low-power image capture mode without interrupting the video capture operation.


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