# US 9,438,763 B2 · Image capturing apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,438,763 B2 - Document ID: US9438763B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/814,170 - Filed: 2015-07-30 - Published: 2015-11-26 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2008-04-18 - Assignees: Sony Corporation; Sony Mobile Communications Inc. - Applicants: Sony Corporation; Sony Mobile Communications Inc. - Inventors: Keiko Sasaki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9438763B2 ## CPC - H04N 1/2125: {Display of information relating to the still picture recording} - H04N 1/2112: {using still video cameras} - H04N 1/2158: {using a detachable storage unit} - H04N 23/633: {for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera} - H04N 2201/212: Selecting different recording or reproducing modes, e.g. high or low resolution, field or frame - H04N 2201/216: Arrangements for recording on different types of storage medium, e.g. IC card or magnetic tape; Recording on a plurality of storage media - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An image capturing apparatus is disclosed. An image capturing section captures an image of light and obtains image data. An image display section displays the image data obtained by the image capturing section with a predetermined number of pixels. A storage section stores the image data obtained by the image capturing section. An interface section is connectable to an external storage device. A control section causes the image data obtained by the image capturing section to be stored to the external storage device connected through the interface section, when the captured image data are stored to the external storage device, the image data whose number of pixel exceeds the predetermined number of pixels to be converted into image data having the predetermined number of pixels, and the converted image data to be stored to the storage section. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An image capturing apparatus, comprising: an image capturing section configured to capture an image of light and obtain image data; an image display section configured to display the image data, obtained by the image capturing section, with a predetermined size corresponding to a size of a display screen; a storage section configured to store the image data obtained by the image capturing section; an interface section configured to be connectable to an external storage device; and a control section configured to cause the image data obtained by the image capturing section to be stored to the external storage device connected through the interface section, and after the captured image data are stored to the external storage device, if an automatic sub image creation state is turned on the control section configured to automatically convert the image data whose size exceeds the predetermined size into image data having the predetermined size corresponding to the size of the display screen, and to automatically store the converted image data to the storage section and display an indication indicating storage of image data in the external storage device and the converted image data in the storage section. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The image capturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: an antenna through which a radio signal is transmitted and received; and a communication circuit section that modulates and demodulates the radio signal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The image capturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein when the image data stored in the storage section are output from the interface section to the external storage device, the control section causes unnecessary image data to be deleted from the storage section, and wherein when a size of the output image data exceeds the predetermined size, the control section causes the output image data to be converted into image data having the predetermined size, and the converted output image data to be stored to the storage section. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The image capturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the storage section has an image storage section that is dedicated to store the image data whose size has been converted. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The image capturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein when the image capturing section has obtained image data having an aspect ratio different from that of a display screen of the image display section, the control section causes the image data to be stored to the storage section without causing the size of the image data obtained by the image capturing section to be converted. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The image capturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the external storage device is at least one of a flash memory card and an external memory. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The image capturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the image data includes at least one of moving image data and still image data. ### Claim 8 An image capturing unit, comprising: an image capturing section configured to capture an image of light and obtain image data; an image display section configured to display the image data, obtained by the image capturing section, with a first predetermined size; a storage section configured to store the image data obtained by the image capturing section; an interface section configured to be connectable to an external storage device; and a control section configured to cause the image data obtained by the image capturing section to be stored to the external storage device connected through the interface section, and after the captured image data are stored to the external storage device, if an automatic sub image creation state is turned on, the control section configured to automatically convert the image data having a second predetermined size, which is larger than the first predetermined size, into image data having the first predetermined size and to automatically store the converted image data to the storage section and display an indication indicating storage of image data in the external storage device and the converted image data in the storage section. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The image capturing unit as set forth in claim 8, further comprising: an antenna through which a radio signal is transmitted and received; and a communication circuit section that modulates and demodulates the radio signal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The image capturing unit as set forth in claim 8, wherein when the image data stored in the storage section are output from the interface section to the external storage device, the control section causes unnecessary image data to be deleted from the storage section, and wherein when a size of the output image data exceeds the first predetermined size, the control section causes the output image data to be converted into image data having the first predetermined size, and the converted output image data to be stored to the storage section. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The image capturing unit as set forth in claim 8, wherein the storage section has an image storage section that is dedicated to store the image data whose size has been converted. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The image capturing unit as set forth in claim 8, wherein when the image capturing section has obtained image data having an aspect ratio different from that of a display screen of the image display section, the control section causes the image data to be stored to the storage section without causing the size of the image data obtained by the image capturing section to be converted. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The image capturing unit as set forth in claim 8, wherein the external storage device includes at least one of a flash memory card and an external memory. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The image capturing unit as set forth in claim 8, wherein the image data includes at least one of moving image data and still image data.