Image pick-up apparatus, method of producing file of obtained image, and recording medium
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorKazunori Kita
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Abstract
Digital camera is provided with an image pick-up unit 24 and a best shot data memory, which stores plural sorts of shooting scenes each associated with one of a first file format and a second file format, wherein the first file format is used for an image file of a single image and the second file format is used for an image file of plural images, when the image file of images obtained in the shooting scenes is produced. When one of the shooting scenes is set, a shooting operation is performed in the set shooting scene to obtain image(s) and an image file of the image or an image file of the images is produced, wherein the image file has the file format corresponding to the set shooting scene.
Claims10
An image pick-up apparatus, in which plural sorts of shooting modes are prepared, comprising:
- an image pick-up unit for shooting an object to obtain an image;
- a setting unit for selecting and setting one of the plural sorts of shooting modes;
- a recording unit for recording the plural sorts of shooting modes each associated with one of a first file format and a second file format, wherein the first file formal is used for an image file of a single image and the second file format is used for an image file of plural images, when the image file of images obtained in the shooting modes is produced;
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- a controlling unit for controlling the image pick-up unit to shoot an object to obtain an image in the shooting mode set by the setting unit, and for producing an image file of the image obtained by the image pick-up unit under the control, which image file has one of the first image format and second image format corresponding to the shooting mode set by the setting unit.
A method of producing an image file in an apparatus, in which plural sorts of shooting modes are prepared, and which has an image pick-up unit for shooting an object to obtain an image, and a memory recording the plural sorts of shooting modes each associated with one of a first file format and a second file format, wherein the first file format is used for an image file of a single image and the second file format is used for an image file of plural images, when the image file of images obtained in the shooting modes is produced, the method comprising:
- a step of selecting and setting one of the plural sorts of shooting modes recorded in the memory in response to an external operation;
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- a step of controlling the image pick-up unit to shoot an object to obtain an image in the selected and set shooting mode, and for producing an image file of the image obtained by the image pick-up unit under the control, which image file has one of the first image format and second image format corresponding to the selected and set shooting mode.
A computer readable recording medium to be mounted on an apparatus, in which plural sorts of shooting modes are prepared, and which has a personal computer, an image pick-up unit for shooting an object to obtain an image, and a memory recording the plural sorts of shooting modes each associated with one of a first file format and a second file format, wherein the first file format is used for an image file of a single image and the second file format is used for an image file of plural images, when the image file of images obtained in the shooting modes is produced, the recording medium recording a computer program, when executed by the personal computer, making the personal, computer function as means comprising:
- setting means for selecting and setting one of the plural sorts of shooting modes recorded in the memory in response to an external operation;
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- control means for controlling the image pick-up unit to shoot an object to obtain an image in the shooting mode selected and set from the plural shooting modes by the setting means, and for producing an image file of the image obtained by the image pick-up unit under the control, which image file has one of the first image format and second image format corresponding to the shooting mode selected and set by the setting means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.