User interface for controlling cropping in electronic camera

Details User interface for controlling cropping in electronic camera User interface for controlling cropping in electronic camera

2006-02-28

2006-02-28

Nguyen, Judy (Department: 2851)

Photography

With viewfinder

Selective or adjustable viewfinder field

C396S436000, C348S064000, C348S240100, C348S333090, C348S333120, C348S341000, C358S909100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07006764

ABSTRACT:
A camera adjusts the aspect ratio of a viewfinder image. The camera has a body and a capture unit mounted in the body. The capture unit has an imager and storage media operatively connected to the imager. The capture unit selectively captures an electronic image of a scene. A viewfinder of the camera displays a light image of the scene. A cropper is disposed in the body. The cropper is switchable among a plurality of settings. Each setting defines a different rectangular cross-sectioned window in the viewfinder. A cropping control is operatively connected to the capture unit and cropper. The cropping control has a cropping input element that is accessible external to the body. The cropping input element is movable between first and second opposed cropping control positions to change the settings. The cropping control positions define a cropping control axis perpendicular to an optical axis of the capture unit.

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