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US 2006/0132621 A1Published application
Information input apparatus and method
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorsMasahiro Suzuki, Fumio Hiraide, Toshihisa Kuroiwa, Yoji Uchiyama, Akira Ohmura
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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.
Claims24
An information input apparatus, comprising:
- an imaging device that captures an object image and forms digital images of a subject;
- a sound recording device that records sounds in a state of recording mode;
- a storage medium that stores at least one of the digital images formed by the imaging device and the sounds input by the sound recording device;
- a release switch that initiates a process of capturing the object image by said imaging device when a user operates the release switch;
- a sound effect output device that outputs a preset non-mechanical sound effect that signifies initiating the capturing process by said imaging device when the release switch is operated;
- a control device that connects to the sound recording device, the storage medium and the sound effect output device;
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- a judging device that judges whether the apparatus is in the recording mode;
- wherein while in the recording mode, the control device controls the sound effect output device to prevent outputting of the preset non-mechanical sound effect when the user operates the release switch to initiate the capturing process.
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A method of controlling an information input apparatus, comprising:
- capturing an object image and forming digital images of a subject using an imaging device;
- judging whether the apparatus is in a recording mode;
- performing sound recording of sounds occurring near the information input apparatus using a sound recording device in a state of recording mode;
- storing the digital images formed by the imaging device and the sounds recorded by the sound recording device in a storage medium;
- operating a release switch to initiate a process of capturing the object image by said imaging device when a user operates the releasing switch;
- outputting a non-mechanical sound effect that signifies initiating the capturing process by said imaging device when the image forming process is initiated;
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- controlling recording, storing and outputting of the non-mechanical sound effect;
- wherein while in the recording mode, preventing outputting the non-mechanical sound effect when the user operates the release switch to initiate the capturing process.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.