Patent ReferencesVideo camera Illuminated display device which continues illumination until end of operating mode Vibration compensation camera having reduced power consumption in a self-timer mode and a bulb mode Still video camera system with remote controller Remote control unit with previewing device for an image-capturing device Electronic camera and electronic camera system Image photographing system having timer function, and medium System and method for controlling a digital camera provided with a WWW server function Patent #: 7340766 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 11035963 filed on 01/18/2005US Classes:348/211.99Remote controlExaminersPrimary: Ho, TuanAssistant: Prabhakher, Pritham Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesH04N 5/225H04N 9/04 H04N 5/232 AbstractA remote-control device controls a digital camera, to make the digital camera perform a particular photographing operation having a continuous photographing operation or a bulb photographing operation. The remote-control device may be a personal computer. A start-command generating processor generates a start-command for starting the particular photographing operation, by depressing a switch, which may be a button of a mouse for the personal computer. An end-command generating processor generates an end-command for ending the particular photographing operation, by releasing the switch. | |