Method and system for accelerating a user interface of an image capture unit during play mode

A method for accelerating a user interface on a display of an image capture unit, the image capture unit including a plurality of image files for providing a plurality of images, each image file including a high image therein, the image capture unit including controls for allowing an image to be viewed on the display and for allowing navigation between the plurality of images, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) storing a lower resolution image within each image file, the lower resolution image being associated with the high resolution image within a particular image file, wherein both the lower resolution and the high resolution image are substantially display-sized;
• (b) allowing the lower resolution image to be viewed on the display;
• (c) allowing for navigation between lower resolution image based upon user interaction;
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• (d) automatically replacing display of a respective lower resolution image with the high resolution image if the user has not navigated to another image.

A method for accelerating a user interface on a display of an image capture unit, the image capture unit including a plurality of image files for providing a plurality of images, each image file including a high resolution image therein, the image capture unit including controls for allowing an image to be viewed on the displayed for allowing navigation between the plurality of images, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) storing a lower resolution image within each image file, the lower resolution image being associated with the high resolution within a particular image file, wherein both the lower resolution and the high resolution image are substantially display-sized;
• (b) allowing a lower resolution image to be viewed on the display;
• (c) determining if a next lower image is to be viewed on the display;
• (d) providing the next lower resolution image on the display;
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• (e) automatically replacing the display of the next lower resolution image with the high resolution image related to the low resolution image if the user has not scrolled to another image.