Still video camera having a printer capable of printing a photographed image in a plurality of printing modes

A camera comprising:

• a taking lens which permits light from an object to form an image of the object;
• an image sensor which picks up the image formed by said taking lens;
• a printer which prints the picked-up image, said printer including structure for holding an internal recording medium, and having two selectable modes including:
• a first mode in which the picked-up image is printed on the internal recording medium;
• and
• a second mode in which the picked-up image is printed on an external recording medium provided outside of said camera;
• and
• a feeder which feeds the internal recording medium, said feeder being in operation in said first mode and not being in operation in said second mode.

A camera, comprising:

• a taking lens which permits light from an object to form an image of the object;
• an image sensor which picks up the image formed by said taking lens;
• and
• a printer which prints the picked-up image, said printer including structure for holding an internal recording medium, and having two selectable modes including:
• a first mode in which the picked-up image is printed on the internal recording medium;
• and
• a second mode in which the picked-up image is printed on an external recording medium provided outside of said camera,
• wherein said camera is manually movable over the external recording medium, and said printer is operable to print the picked-up image on the external recording medium during manual movement of said camera in said second mode.

A camera comprising:

• a taking lens which permits light from an object to form an image of the object;
• an image sensor which picks up the image formed by said taking lens;
• a printer which prints the picked-up image on a recording paper, said printer including structure for holding an internal recording paper;
• and
• a feeder which feeds the internal recording paper, said feeder having two selectable modes in a state in which the printer is placed in operation including:
• a first mode of executing feeding of the internal recording paper to print;
• and
• a second mode of suspending feeding of the internal recording paper to print.

A camera, comprising:

• a taking lens which permits light from an object to form an image of the object;
• an image sensor which picks up the image formed by said taking lens;
• a printer which prints the picked-up image on a recording medium, said printer including structure for holding an internal recording medium;
• and
• a feeder which feeds the internal recording medium, said feeder having two selectable modes in a state in which the printer is placed in operation including:
• a first mode of executing feeding of the internal recording medium;
• and
• a second mode of suspending feeding of the internal recording medium,
• wherein said printer is operable to print the picked-up image on the internal recording medium in said first mode and to print the picked-up image on an external recording medium which is outside said camera in said second mode.