Digital camera and image recording method for sorting image data and recording image data in recording medium
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorShinichiro Udono
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Abstract
In case there is no image file with an event name in a memory card when a digital camera is turned on the first time on the day, an asking sentence asks whether to create a new event name or not. When “Yes” is selected, event tag data showing “Event 1” is applied to an image file. When “No” is selected, event tag data showing “No event” is applied to an image file. In case there is an image file of “Event n” in the memory card, a selection screen is displayed to select one of options, which are to apply a new event name “Event n+1”, to apply the existing event name “Event n” and to apply no event name. In the second or later turn on of the digital camera, the event name selected in the first turn on is automatically applied to the event tag data.
Claims9
A digital camera which records an image file to a recording medium, said image file including image data obtained by image capturing and tag information applied to said image data, said digital camera comprising:
- a power switch to turn on said digital camera;
- a detecting section to detect whether said turn on of said digital camera is the first time after the date is changed or not, when said power switch is operated;
- a selecting section to select an event name to be applied to said tag information from plural options when said detection section detects that said turn on is the first time, plural image files including said tag information with same event name constituting an image group;
- an event name applying section to apply information showing said event name selected by said selecting section to said tag information for said image data obtained by said image capturing;
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- further comprising a display section, wherein said plural options to be selected are displayed at said display section, only when said detection section detects that said turn on of said digital camera is the first time after the date is changed.
An image recording method for recording an image file to a recording medium, said image file including image data obtained by image capturing and tag information applied to said image data, said image recording method comprising steps of:
- turning on an imaging apparatus;
- detecting whether said turn on of said imaging apparatus is the first time after the date is changed or not;
- selecting an event name to be applied to said tag information from plural options when it is detected that said turn on is the first time, plural image files including said tag information with same event name constituting an image group;
- applying information showing said event name selected by said selecting step to said tag information for said image data obtained by following image capturing;
- wherein said plural options are to apply new event name, to apply an event name existing in said recording medium, and to apply no event name;
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- further comprising a step of:
- searching whether there is said image file including said event name or not in said recording medium after said detecting step, three of said options that are to apply new event name, to apply an event name existing in said recording medium, and to apply no event name being displayed on a display in said selecting step when said turn on is the first time and there is said image file including said event name, and two of said options that are to apply new event name and to apply no event name being displayed on said display in said selecting step when said turn on is the first time and there is no said image file including said event name.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.