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Digital still camera with remaining picture count indication

US7768558B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2000
Grant dateAug 3, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B17/18
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a digital still camera includes: an image sensor for receiving light and generating output signals representative of an image of an object or a scene of interest; a processing circuit connected to the image sensor for processing the output signals from the image sensor; and a control circuit connected to the processing circuit for successively generating a plurality of image files and for determining a remaining picture count after each image file is generated based on one of a plurality of predetermined decrement numbers corresponding to an actual image file size of each image file.

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