Patent Number:
6,166,765
Title:
Electronic imaging apparatus selecting an operating mode responsive to the condition of a lens barrier assembly
Abstract:
In an electronic still camera has a lens barrier, a mode switching instruction for switching a photography mode, in which an image signal representing an object image fetched by a photographic lens unit is output as a video signal by an image signal processing unit, and a reproduction mode, in which a reproduced signal processing unit is operated to supply the video signal to an LCD monitor, is issued on the basis of an output of a barrier switch to be turned on or off responsive to an opening or closing movement made by the lens barrier. Thus, a user-friendly electronic imaging apparatus enabling ready selection of the photography mode or reproduction mode can be provided.
Inventors:
Toyofuku; Toshiyuki (Hachioji, JP)
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
International Classification:
H04N 5/232 (20060101); H04N 5/225 (20060101); H04N 005/225 (); H04N 005/222 ()
Expiration Date:
12/26/2017