Camera which records positional data of GPS unit
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorIzumi Miyake
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Abstract
A camera which records positional data, which is obtained by a GPS unit during photographing, and image data on a memory card. The camera receives the positional data representing the photographing place from the GPS unit, and records the positional data and the image data on the memory card. While the GPS unit is measuring the position to obtain the positional data to be recorded, an image pickup circuit including a CCD sensor, etc. which converts image light into an image signal, a recording circuit for recording the image signal on the memory card, an LCD monitor which is used as a view finder, a strobe unit and a printer are halted.
Claims9
A camera for optically or electrically recording an image representing a subject on a recording medium when a shutter is released, the camera comprising:
- measurement data receiving means for receiving measurement data obtained by a GPS unit which is connected to the camera or which is built in the camera, said measurement data receiving means receiving at least first measurement data before said shutter is released, and second measurement data in synchronism with manipulation of a shutter release switch;
- first deciding means for deciding whether the second measurement data, received by said measurement data receiving means, has an error or not;
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- recording means for recording the second measurement data on the recording medium when said first deciding means decides that the second measurement data does not have an error, and for recording the first measurement data on the recording medium when said first deciding means decides that the second measurement data has an error.
A camera comprising:
- image pickup means for forming image light representing a subject on a light receiving surface of an image pickup element, and for converting the image light into an image signal;
- measurement data receiving means for receiving measurement data obtained by a GPS unit which is connected to the camera or which is built in the camera;
- a battery for supplying each part of the camera with electricity, said battery being built in the camera;
- a power input terminal for connecting to an AC adapter to supply each part of the camera with electricity through said power input terminal;
- detecting means for detecting whether the electricity is supplied to said power input terminal or not;
- recording means for recording the measurement data received by said measurement data receiving means and the image signal obtained by said image pickup means on a recording medium, when said detecting means detects that the electricity is not supplied to said power input terminal;
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- signal output means for outputting a signal indicating that said GPS unit cannot obtain measurement data, when said detecting means detects that the electricity is supplied to said power input terminal.
A camera for optically or electrically recording an image representing a subject on a recording medium when a shutter is released, the camera comprising:
- measurement data receiving means for receiving measurement data obtained by a GPS unit which is connected to the camera or which is built in the camera;
- a color temperature sensor for measuring color temperature;
- deciding means for deciding whether the color temperature measured by said color temperature sensor is generated indoors or not;
- recording means for recording the measurement data on the recording medium, when said deciding means decides that the color temperature measured by said color temperature sensor is not generated indoors;
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- signal output means for outputting a signal indicating that said GPS unit cannot obtain measurement data, when said deciding means decides that the color temperature measured by said color temperature sensor is generated indoors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.