Electronic apparatus, image forming system, video printing system and camera-incorporated recording/reproducing apparatus

A control method for a camera which is battery-operated and integrally contains a monitor, said method comprising:

• a reproducing step of reproducing an image recorded on a recording medium and generating an image signal;
• a supply step of supplying the image signal to a monitor having a backlight;
• a communication step of transmitting the image signal to a printer, and receiving a signal indicating abnormality from the printer, via two-way communication;
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• a control step of controlling operation so as to turn off the backlight of the monitor when image data is transmitted to the printer in said communication step, after the transmission of the image signal, and during printing of the image signal by the printer, thereby saving power and comprising a power-savings-interruption step for interrupting the power savings during printing due to a printer abnormality by turning on the backlight in response to receipt of the signal indicating abnormality in the printer in said communication step.

A print system in which a camera that is battery-operated and integrally having a monitor with a backlight communicates with a printer, wherein:

• said camera includes:
• reproducing means for reproducing an image recorded on a recording medium and generating an image signal,
• supply means for supplying the image signal to said monitor, and
• communication means for transmitting the image signal to said printer and for receiving a signal indicating abnormality from said printer, via two-way communication,
• said printer starts a print operation in response to reception of the image signal, and
• said camera further includes control means for controlling operation so as to turn off the backlight of said monitor when image data is transmitted to said printer by said communication means, after the transmission of the image signal, and during printing of the image signal by the printer, thereby saving power and comprising power-savings-interruption means for interrupting the power savings during printing due to a printer abnormality by turning on the backlight in response to receipt of the signal indicating abnormality in the printer via said communication means.

A control method for a print system in which a camera that is battery-operated and integrally having a monitor with a backlight communicates with a printer, wherein, in the camera, said method includes:

• a reproducing step of reproducing an image recorded on a recording medium and generating an image signal,
• a supply step of supplying the image signal to the monitor,
• a communication step of transmitting the image signal to the printer, and receiving a signal indicating abnormality from the printer, via two-way communication, upon the printer starting a print operation in response to reception of the image signal, and
• a control step of controlling operation so as to turn off the backlight of the monitor when image data is transmitted to the printer in said communication step, after the transmission of the image signal, and during printing of the image signal by the printer, thereby saving power and comprising a power-savings-interruption step for interrupting the power savings during printing due to a printer abnormality by turning on the backlight in response to receipt of the signal indicating abnormality in the printer via said communication step.

A camera which is battery-operated and integrally contains a monitor, said camera comprising:

• supply means for supplying an image signal according to a reproduced target image to said monitor having a backlight;
• communication means for transmitting the image signal to an external apparatus via two-way communication;
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• control means for controlling operation so as to turn off the backlight of the monitor when image signal is transmitted to the external apparatus, after the transmission of the image signal, and during printing of the image signal, thereby saving power and comprising power-savings-interruption means for interrupting the power savings during printing due to an external-apparatus abnormality by turning on the backlight in response to receipt of signal indicating abnormality in the external apparatus via the communication means.

A control method for a camera which is battery-operated and integrally contains a monitor, comprising:

• a supply step of supplying an image signal according to a reproduced target image to said monitor having a backlight;
• a communication step of transmitting the image signal to an external apparatus via two-way communication;
• and
• a control step of controlling operation so as to turn off the backlight of the monitor when the image signal is transmitted to the external apparatus, after the transmission of the image signal, and during printing of the image signal, thereby saving power and comprising a power-savings-interruption step for interrupting the power savings during printing due to an external-apparatus abnormality by turning on the backlight in response to receipt of a signal indicating abnormality in the external apparatus in said communication step.