Electronic camera

An electronic camera comprising:

• an optical system which includes a focusing lens for adjusting the focal point in order to form a subject image and an image sensing unit for converting the subject image formed on an imaging plane thereof into an analog image signal and further producing a digital image signal corresponding to the analog image signal;
• a signal processing unit which performs various processes for the digital image signal issued from the image sensing unit;
• an encoding/decoding unit which performs encoding to compress output data issued from the signal processing unit, the compressed data issued from the encoding/decoding unit are stored into a recording medium applied thereto;
• a display device which is mounted on the electronic camera so as to display various information with images and/or characters;
• a control unit which is disposed in the electronic camera in association with the optical system, the signal processing unit, the encoding/decoding unit, and the display device, and the control unit integrally controls the electronic camera;
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• a plurality of switches which are disposed on the electronic camera in association with the control unit;
• wherein the control unit is capable of making the display device display a page of a menu applicable to select items for image recording, and another page of a menu applicable to set the brightness of the display device, in the case where the electronic camera is set in an image-pickup mode for image recording, in response to an operation to a predetermined switch among the plurality of switches.