JP2004229211A - Digital camera - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a digital camera which is capable of selecting various layouts and recording a subject so as to be able to plot in a selected layout or to be able to plot separately from the selected layout. <P>SOLUTION: The digital camera is provided with a layout input means for inputting a layout when plotting a digital image, and an internal memory where the inputted layout is stored. The selection of the layout stored in the internal memory is accepted, and the digital image is outputted to a removable memory in relation to the selected layout. The layout stored in the internal memory is outputted to the removable memory in which the digital image is stored. The digital image stored in the removable memory is plotted by a plotter on the basis of the layout stored in the removable memory (S620). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a digital camera.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A digital camera has a use, for example, for recording a subject as a material of a composite image. Synthetic images are widely used for printing greeting cards with photos, photo stickers with frames, and the like.
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a digital camera that records a composite image obtained by combining a digital image (predetermined image) representing a border or a background and a digital image (subject image) representing a subject in an external memory (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).
In addition, a digital camera that records, in a memory, frame information for printing the subject image along with clipping or the like in accordance with the aspect ratio of an ID photograph or the like along with the subject image, and prints the subject image on a printer based on the frame information. Is known (for example, see Patent Document 2).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-45352 A [Patent Document 2]
JP 2000-358206 A (Paragraph 0075)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the digital camera disclosed in Patent Literature 1, since the predetermined image and the subject image are combined before recording in the external memory, the subject image before combining is not recorded in the external memory. For this reason, the subject image cannot be diverted except for the purpose of combining with the default image selected before photographing.
Further, according to the digital camera disclosed in Patent Document 2, there is no interface for inputting frame information to the digital camera, so that frame information that can be used by the user is limited.
[0005]
A first object of the present invention is to provide a digital camera capable of selecting various layouts, recording a subject image so as to be able to draw with the selected layout, and to be able to draw separately from the selected layout.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a digital camera which can select various default images, and can record a subject image so that it can be drawn by being synthesized with the selected default image and drawn separately from the selected default image. Aim.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the first object, a digital camera according to the present invention comprises: an optical system that forms an optical image of a subject; a conversion unit that converts the formed optical image of the subject into a digital image; Layout input means for inputting a layout at the time of drawing a digital image output by the means, an internal memory in which the input layout is stored, selection receiving means for receiving selection of a layout stored in the internal memory, and the conversion Means for outputting the digital image output to the means to the removable memory in association with the layout selected by the selection receiving means; and outputting the layout stored in the internal memory to the digital image by the object image output means. Layout output means for outputting to a removable memory in which A digital image stored in Rumemori, characterized in that it comprises a drawing control means for drawing the drawing unit based on the layout stored in the removable memory.
[0007]
By storing the subject image itself in the removable memory instead of the image obtained by editing the subject image based on the layout, it is possible to record the subject image so that it can be drawn with the selected layout and can be drawn separately from the selected layout. Also, when recording the subject image, the user can select the layout stored in the internal memory instead of the layout stored in the removable memory, so that the layout selected before replacing the removable memory can be selected after the replacement. The inconvenience of disappearing does not occur. Further, by enabling the layout to be input from a removable memory, a communication line, or the like, the user can select various layouts. By outputting the layout together with the digital image of the subject to the removable memory, the subject image can be reliably drawn by the drawing device such as a printer in accordance with the layout selected by the digital camera.
[0008]
Further, in the digital camera according to the present invention, the drawing control means displays the digital image stored in the removable memory on a display based on the layout stored in the removable memory.
Further, in the digital camera according to the present invention, the drawing control means causes the printer to print the digital image stored in the removable memory based on the layout stored in the removable memory.
[0009]
In order to achieve the second object, a digital camera according to the present invention comprises: an optical system that forms an optical image of a subject; a conversion unit that converts the formed optical image of the subject into a digital image; A layout input unit for inputting a default image to be combined with the digital image output by the unit, an internal memory for storing the input default image, and a selection receiving unit for receiving selection of the default image stored in the internal memory. A subject image output unit that outputs the digital image output from the conversion unit to a removable memory in association with the default image selected by the selection receiving unit, and outputs the default image stored in the internal memory to the subject image. Layout output means for outputting to the removable memory in which the digital image is stored by the output means; Characterized in that it and a drawing control means for synthesizing the drawing to the drawing device the digital image and the default image stored in the.
[0010]
By storing the subject image itself in the non-volatile memory instead of the image obtained by combining the subject image with the default image, the subject image can be recorded so that it can be drawn with the selected default image and can be drawn separately from the selected default image. . Also, when recording the subject image, the user can select the default image stored in the internal memory instead of the default image stored in the removable memory, so that the default image selected before replacing the removable memory can be replaced. There is no inconvenience that selection cannot be made later. Further, by allowing a default image to be input from a removable memory, a communication line, or the like, a user can select various default images. In addition, by outputting the default image to the removable memory together with the digital image of the subject, it becomes possible to draw the subject image in a drawing device such as a display or a printer in accordance with the default image selected by the digital camera.
[0011]
Further, in the digital camera according to the present invention, the drawing control means is configured to display the digital image and the predetermined image stored in the removable memory on a display.
Further, in the digital camera according to the present invention, the drawing control means causes the printer to combine and print the digital image and the predetermined image stored in the removable memory.
[0012]
Each function of the plurality of means provided in the present invention is realized by a hardware resource whose function is specified by the configuration itself, a hardware resource whose function is specified by a program, or a combination thereof. The functions of the plurality of means are not limited to those realized by hardware resources which are physically independent of each other. Further, the present invention can be specified not only as an invention of an apparatus, but also as an invention of a program, an invention of a recording medium on which the program is recorded, and an invention of a method.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the digital camera 101 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 3A and 3B are a rear view and a front view, respectively, showing the appearance of the digital camera 101.
The optical system 130 includes a lens 168 housed in a housing 164, an aperture, and the like. The optical system 130 forms an optical image of the subject on the light receiving surface of the image sensor 132.
[0014]
The image sensor 132 as a conversion unit is an area image sensor including a photoelectric conversion element discretely arranged in a two-dimensional space and a charge transfer element such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device). The image sensor 132 is controlled by the sensor controller 140. The image sensor 132 accumulates a charge obtained by photoelectric conversion for each photoelectric conversion element for a certain period of time, and outputs an electric signal corresponding to the amount of light received for each photoelectric conversion element. Four complementary color filters of C (Cyan), M (Magenta), Y (Yellow) and G (Green) or primary color filters of R (Red), G (Green) and B (Blue) are provided on the light receiving surface. Thus, a color image can be formed.
[0015]
An A / D converter (ADC) 134 as a conversion unit quantizes the analog signal output from the image sensor 132 and converts the analog signal into a digital signal. Specifically, for example, the ADC 134 performs a process of reducing noise included in the analog signal, a process of adjusting a level of the analog signal by adjusting a gain, a quantization process, and the like.
The image forming unit 136 as a converting unit performs image forming processing, white balance correction, γ correction, color space conversion, and the like on the digital signal output from the ADC 134, and performs R, G, and B gradation values for each pixel. And image data representing gradation values of Y, Cb, and Cr. Here, the image forming process is a digital image data having three gradation values of RGB or YCbCr for each pixel by interpolating a pixel composed of density information of one color with density information of different colors of neighboring pixels. Is output.
[0016]
A compression / decompression unit 138 as subject image output means compresses or decompresses digital image data. Specifically, the digital image data is compressed by performing series conversion and entropy coding of the digital image data, and the digital image data is expanded by performing the inverse transform thereof. Specifically, the digital image data is compressed using, for example, discrete cosine transform, wavelet transform, run-length coding, Huffman coding, or the like. The digital image data compressed by the compression / decompression unit 138 is stored by the memory controller 150 in a removable memory 156 as a nonvolatile memory.
[0017]
The operation unit 144 as a layout input unit and a selection receiving unit includes a dial switch 160, push button switches 114, 116, and 120, a cross key 118, a shutter switch 162, and the like. The dial switch 160 is a dial switch for setting a mode such as a shooting mode, a reproduction mode, and a direct print mode according to the rotation angle. The push button switch 120 is a switch for calling a menu on an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 154. The push button switches 114 and 116 and the cross key 118 are switches for operating a menu displayed on the LCD 154. The shutter switch 162 is a switch for inputting a still image recording instruction. In the shooting mode, a still image recording instruction can be input by pressing the shutter switch 162.
[0018]
The LCD 154 functions as an electronic viewfinder in the shooting mode. The display controller 152 includes a frame buffer for storing digital image data for one screen of the LCD 154, and a display circuit for driving the LCD 154 based on the digital image data stored in the frame buffer. In the photographing mode, a digital moving image representing a subject, a digital still image representing the whole or a part of an image to be combined with the digital image representing the subject, α channel information for combining these two images, an object constituting a menu Are stored in the work memory 148. The display circuit combines these images and the like from the work memory 148 so that they can be displayed, transfers them to the frame buffer, and displays these objects stored in the frame buffer on the LCD 154.
[0019]
The CPU 142 controls the entire digital camera 101 by executing a computer program stored in a flash memory 146 as an internal memory. The work memory 148 is a memory for temporarily storing programs and data. The programs and various data stored in the flash memory 146 may be downloaded from a predetermined server via a network and stored in the flash memory 146, or may be input from a computer-readable storage medium such as a removable memory. It may be stored in the flash memory 146.
[0020]
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing directories of files stored in the flash memory 146 and the removable memory 156. "@Internal" corresponds to the root directory of the flash memory 146, and "@removable" corresponds to the root directory of the removable memory 156.
The file with the extension “.jpg” is a digital image (subject image) representing the subject, and is stored in the removable memory 156. By storing the subject image in the removable memory 156, the subject image can be easily transferred to a drawing device such as a printer using the removable memory 156 as a medium. FIG. 4 shows a state where no subject image associated with the layout definition file is recorded.
[0021]
The file with the extension “.usd” is information (layout definition file) that defines the layout at the time of drawing the subject image and the default image to be combined with the subject image at the time of drawing, and is saved for each paper size. . The layout definition file will be described later in detail. Files with the extension “.usm” are index files. In the index file, index information of a plurality of layout definition files having different paper sizes and having a similar relationship to each other is described. Specifically, for example, the index file describes the number of layout definition files having a similar relationship to each other, the file names of layout definition files having a similar relationship to each other, and the like. The file with the extension “.eff” is a digital image (default image) that is combined with the subject image based on the layout definition file. A file having the extension “.usf” is a thumbnail for a drawing device. The drawing device thumbnail is a thumbnail image file for displaying the layout defined by the layout definition file on a monitor of a drawing device such as a printer or a personal computer. Files with the extension “.ctf” are camera thumbnails. The camera thumbnail is a thumbnail image file for displaying the layout and the default image defined in the layout definition file on the LCD 154 of the digital camera 101 as an image. The default image, the drawing device thumbnail, and the camera thumbnail are stored in a folder having the same name as the file name of the index file in which the file name of the layout definition file that defines the layout displayed by the drawing device thumbnail and the camera thumbnail is described. Have been. That is, the camera thumbnail and the index file are associated with each other by the name of the folder in which the camera thumbnail is stored.
[0022]
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the contents of the layout definition file 170. FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram for explaining an image drawn using the layout definition file 170. FIG. 6B is a plan view showing a postcard 174 printed using the layout definition file 170. FIG. The layout of the subject image is defined in the layout definition file 170 by a script. The script uniquely interprets position information for arranging the subject image on the printing paper, information for rotating the subject image on the printing paper, information for enlarging or reducing the subject image, and the like by a printer or the like. Define as possible. Specifically, for example, paper size (for example, “postcard”), information (for example, “portrait”) specifying the orientation of the printing paper, and information (for example, the upper left corner of the frame) Coordinates “(x1, y1)” and lower right coordinates “(x2, y2)” of the frame, and information defining the rotation when arranging the subject image in the frame (eg, “rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise”) Are described in the layout definition file 170 by a script.
[0023]
The layout definition file 170 includes information for specifying an image (default image) to be combined with the subject image (for example, “birthday.eff” as a file name of the default image), and information for defining a frame in which the default image is arranged ( For example, even if the upper left coordinate “(x3, y3)” of the frame and the lower right coordinate “(x4, y4)” of the frame, information defining α channel information (eg, tag of α channel information), etc. are described by a script. Good. The layout definition file 170 may store α channel information 172. The α channel information is information that defines, for each pixel, which image pixel is to be reflected in the composite image when the two images are superimposed and composited. Selecting a layout definition file 170 in which information for specifying a default image is described by a script is equivalent to selecting the default image.
[0024]
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the contents of the camera thumbnail 78. In the camera thumbnail 178, a digital still image (entire thumbnail) 117 indicating the entire layout defined in the layout definition file 170 is stored. Further, the camera thumbnail 178 stores α channel information 176 for synthesizing and displaying the entire thumbnail 117 and the subject image. The entire thumbnail 117 and α channel information 176 are preferably compressed in a data format such as JPEG. Further, the camera thumbnail 178 includes, as attached information, information defining the direction of the entire thumbnail 117 (for example, “portrait”) and information defining the frame in which the subject image is arranged (for example, the upper left coordinate “(x1, y1) of the frame). , And lower right coordinates of the frame (“x2, y2)”), information (for example, “portrait”) that defines the direction of the frame in which the subject image is arranged, and the like are stored as additional information.
[0025]
Here, the process of inputting the layout definition file, index file, default image, drawing device thumbnail, and camera thumbnail from the removable memory 156 will be described. Hereinafter, these five types of files are collectively referred to as a layout file set. When a user selects a predetermined item in a predetermined menu and a predetermined program stored in flash memory 146 is executed by CPU 142, a process of inputting a layout file set from removable memory 156 is started. That is, the CPU 142 functions as an input unit by executing a predetermined program stored in the flash memory 146.
[0026]
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram for explaining an HMI (Human Machine Interface) for inputting a layout file set from the removable memory 156, and shows a transition of the screen of the LCD 154. First, a menu of a layout file set stored in the flash memory 146 is displayed on the LCD 154 as in the screen 11, for example. This menu displays the identifiers (specifically, for example, the file names of index files) of all the layout file sets stored in the flash memory 146 as items that can be selected by operating the cross key 118.
[0027]
When the right end of the cross key 118 is pressed while the screen 11 is displayed, a layout file set menu stored in the removable memory 156 is displayed on the LCD 154 as in the screen 12, for example. This menu displays the identifiers (specifically, for example, the file names of index files) of all the layout file sets stored in the removable memory 156 as items that can be selected by operating the cross key 118.
[0028]
When the lower or upper end of the cross key 118 is pressed in a state where the screens 12 and 13 are displayed, the next item of the currently selected item is selected. The currently selected item is indicated to the user by the cursor 115. It is also desirable to display the contents of the currently selected file set by a camera thumbnail.
When the push button switch 116 is pressed while the screens 12 and 13 are displayed, the currently selected layout file set is copied from the removable memory 156 to the flash memory 146. When the copying is completed, a menu of the layout file set stored in the flash memory 146 is displayed, for example, on the screen 14 in order to notify the user of the completion.
[0029]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a process of outputting a subject image to the removable memory 156 in association with a layout and a predetermined image in a shooting mode of the digital camera according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining the HMI for this processing, and shows a transition of the screen of the LCD 154. The process shown in FIG. 9 is started when the push button switch 120 and the push button switch 116 are continuously pressed in the photographing mode, and proceeds when the CPU 142 executes a predetermined program stored in the flash memory 146. That is, the CPU 142 functions as a selection receiving unit, a subject image output unit, a default image output unit, and a layout output unit by executing a predetermined program stored in the flash memory 146.
[0030]
In step S400, selection of a layout and a default image is received by a menu of a layout file set stored in the flash memory 146 as an internal memory. Specifically, for example, selection of a layout and a default image is received as follows. When the push button switch 120 and the push button switch 116 are continuously pressed in the photographing mode, an image showing the contents of the layout definition file based on the identifier 123 of the currently selected layout file set and the camera thumbnail as shown in a screen 15. 121 is displayed on the LCD 154. When the upper or lower end of the cross key 118 is pressed while the screen 15 is displayed, an identifier 125 of the next layout file set and an image 127 representing the contents of the layout definition file are displayed on the LCD 154, for example, as in the screen 16. . When the push button switch 116 is pressed while the identifiers 123 and 125 of the currently selected layout file set and the images 121 and 127 indicating the contents of the layout definition file are displayed as in the screen 15 or 16, Returning to the photographing mode, the image 124 representing a part of the contents of the layout definition file, the subject moving image 126, and the menu 127 are combined and displayed as in the screen 17. The subject moving image 126 includes a subject image output from the image forming unit 136 at predetermined time intervals.
[0031]
The process of step S410 is started when the shutter switch 162 is pressed in the shooting mode in which the layout file set is selected. In step S410, the subject image output from the image forming unit 136 and compressed by the compression / decompression unit 138 is stored in the removable memory 156 by the memory controller 150.
[0032]
In step S420, an association file describing the file name of the index file of the currently selected layout file set is stored in the same folder as the subject image. As a result, the subject image is stored in the removable memory 156 in association with the currently selected layout file set. The file name of the index file is described in the association file, and the same file name as the file name of the subject image to be associated with the layout definition file described in the index file is given. That is, the subject image and the association file are associated with each other by their file names. The association file and the index file are associated by the file name described in the association file. The index file and the layout definition file are associated by the file name of the index file described in the layout definition file. By the association by the plurality of files, a plurality of layout definition files having different paper sizes and having a similar relationship to each other are associated with one subject image.
[0033]
In step S430, it is determined whether or not the currently selected file set is stored in the removable memory 156. If the currently selected file set has already been stored in the removable memory 156, the process of recording the subject image in association with the layout file set ends. If the currently selected file set is not stored in the removable memory, the process advances to step S440 to store the currently selected file set in the removable memory 156.
[0034]
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing directories of files stored in the flash memory 146 and the removable memory 156. FIG. 11 shows a file immediately after pressing the shutter switch 162 after selecting a file set stored in the flash memory 146 in a state where the file shown in FIG. 4 is stored in the flash memory 146 and the removable memory 156. I have. The file with the extension “.ust” is the above-described association file. For example, the file name “daen — 0.usm” is described in the association file “0002.ust”.
[0035]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for displaying the subject image stored in the removable memory 156 in association with the layout file set on the LCD 154. The process shown in FIG. 12 is started when the playback mode is selected by the dial switch 160 and the user selects a subject image to be displayed by the cross key 118 or the like, and the CPU 142 executes a predetermined program stored in the flash memory 146. It progresses by doing. That is, the CPU 142 functions as a drawing control unit that controls the LCD 154 by executing a predetermined program stored in the flash memory 146.
[0036]
In step S500, it is determined whether there is an association file that associates the subject image to be displayed with the file set. Specifically, the determination is made by searching for an association file having the same file name as the subject image to be displayed. When there is an association file, the process proceeds to step S510, and when there is no association file, the process illustrated in FIG. 12 ends.
[0037]
In step S510, an inquiry is made to the user as to whether or not to confirm the layout at the time of printing the subject image to be displayed. Specifically, an inquiry message is displayed near the push button switch 116, and if the push button switch 116 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S520; otherwise, the process shown in FIG.
[0038]
In step S520, the object image to be displayed, the entire camera thumbnail of the file set associated therewith and the α-channel information are input from the removable memory 156, and expanded by the compression / expansion unit 138. At this time, the main image of the subject image may be input, or a thumbnail image of the subject image may be input.
[0039]
In step S530, the subject image to be displayed, the entire thumbnail, and the α channel information are stored in the frame buffer of the display controller 152, and the subject image 175 and the entire thumbnail 117 are combined and displayed as shown in FIG. The arrangement of the subject image 175 on the screen is determined by the coordinates of the subject image frame defined by the accessory information of the camera thumbnail. If a default image is not defined in the layout definition file associated with the subject image to be displayed, a plain rectangle simulating blank paper is displayed as the entire thumbnail, and the subject defined by the attached information of the camera thumbnail is displayed. The subject image is displayed in the image frame. That is, regardless of whether the default image is defined or not defined in the layout definition file, the arrangement of the subject image on the screen is determined by adding a camera thumbnail defined in advance according to the subject image frame of the layout definition file. It is determined based on the subject image frame of the information. When the default image is defined in the layout definition file, the entire thumbnail corresponding to the thumbnail image of the default image is synthesized and displayed on the subject image instead of displaying the default image itself and the subject image. Instead of displaying the subject image using the camera thumbnail, the layout of the subject image is specified by interpreting the contents of the layout definition file, and the default image is enlarged or reduced according to the display area of the LCD 154. May be combined and displayed with the subject image.
[0040]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for causing a printer (not shown) to print a subject image stored in the removable memory 156 in association with a layout file set. The process shown in FIG. 1 is started when the direct print mode is selected by the dial switch 160, and proceeds when the CPU 142 executes a predetermined program stored in the flash memory 146. That is, the CPU 142 functions as a drawing control unit that controls the printer by executing a predetermined program stored in the flash memory 146.
[0041]
In step S600, a menu for specifying the paper size and the subject image to be printed is displayed, the user is allowed to specify the paper size and the subject image to be printed, and a print job is set according to the specified contents.
In step S610, it is determined whether there is an association file that associates the subject image to be printed with the file set. Specifically, the determination is made by searching for an associated file having the same file name as the subject image to be printed. If there is an association file, the process proceeds to step S620; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S630.
[0042]
In step S620, the print job is output to the printer communicably connected to the digital camera 101, and the layout definition file corresponding to the paper size specified by the user and the subject image to be printed are transferred from the removable memory 156 to the printer. Output. Specifically, the layout definition file corresponding to the paper size is output to the printer as follows, for example. With reference to the index file of the file set associated with the subject image to be printed, the file name of the layout definition file corresponding to the specified paper size is specified from the layout definition files described in the index file. The layout definition file whose file name is specified is read from the removable memory 156 and output to the printer. If a default image is defined in the layout definition file, the default image is also read from the removable memory 156 and output to the printer together with the layout definition file.
[0043]
In step S630, since the layout file set is not associated with the subject image to be printed, the print job is output to the printer communicably connected to the digital camera 101, and the subject image to be printed is transferred from the removable memory 156 to the printer. Output to
[0044]
In step S640, the print job is interpreted under the control of the CPU mounted on the printer, and the subject image is printed based on the print job. That is, when the layout definition file and the subject image are associated in the print job, the subject image is arranged based on the layout definition file input to the printer together with the subject image. If a default image is defined in the layout definition file, the subject image and the default image are combined. Instead of having the printer interpret the print job and the layout definition file to print the subject image, the digital camera 101 interprets the print job and the layout definition file, and the digital camera 101 converts the subject image into print data, Print data may be output from the camera 101 to a printer.
[0045]
According to the embodiment of the present invention, the layout file set stored in the flash memory 146 as the internal memory is selected by the user, so that the layout file set selected before the replacement of the removable memory 156 can be selected after the replacement. The inconvenience of disappearing does not occur. In addition, since a layout file set stored in the removable memory 156 can be input, the user can select various layout file sets. Further, since the subject image is output to the removable memory 156 in association with the selected layout file set, the subject image can be recorded so as to be able to be drawn by the selected layout file set. Further, since the digital image of the subject and the layout are output in association with each other to the removable memory 156, the subject image can be reliably drawn in a drawing device such as a display or a printer according to the selected layout file set.
[0046]
Furthermore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the selected layout file set is output to the removable memory after the subject image associated with the layout file set is output to the removable memory 156. Output to the removable memory without any problem.
Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the layout file sets stored in the removable memory 156 are not output to the removable memory 156 redundantly, waste of the storage area of the removable memory 156 can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3A is a front view according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a rear view according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 6A and 6B are schematic diagrams according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a schematic view according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a front view according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 digital camera, 130 optical system, 132 image sensor (conversion means), 134 ADC (conversion means), 136 image forming section (conversion means), 138 compression / decompression section (subject image output means), 142 CPU (layout input means) , Selection receiving means, subject image output means, layout output means, drawing control means), 144 operation unit (layout input means, selection receiving means), 146 flash memory (internal memory), 156 removable memory

Claims (6)

An optical system that forms an optical image of the subject,
Conversion means for converting the optical image of the formed subject into a digital image,
Layout input means for inputting a layout at the time of drawing the digital image output by the conversion means,
An internal memory where the input layout is stored;
Selection accepting means for accepting selection of a layout stored in the internal memory;
Subject image output means for outputting the digital image output to the conversion means to a removable memory in association with the layout selected by the selection reception means,
A layout output unit that outputs the layout stored in the internal memory to a removable memory in which a digital image is stored by the subject image output unit;
Drawing control means for drawing a digital image stored in the removable memory on the drawing device based on the layout stored in the removable memory;
A digital camera comprising: 2. The digital camera according to claim 1, wherein the drawing control unit displays the digital image stored in the removable memory on a display based on a layout stored in the removable memory. 2. The digital camera according to claim 1, wherein the drawing control unit causes a printer to print the digital image stored in the removable memory based on the layout stored in the removable memory. An optical system that forms an optical image of the subject,
Conversion means for converting the optical image of the formed subject into a digital image,
Layout input means for inputting a default image to be synthesized with the digital image output by the conversion means,
An internal memory for storing the input default image,
Selection accepting means for accepting selection of a default image stored in the internal memory,
Subject image output means for outputting the digital image output to the conversion means to a removable memory in association with the default image selected by the selection reception means,
A layout output unit that outputs the default image stored in the internal memory to a removable memory in which a digital image is stored by the subject image output unit;
Drawing control means for causing the drawing device to synthesize and draw the digital image and the default image stored in the removable memory;
A digital camera comprising: 5. The digital camera according to claim 4, wherein said drawing control means displays a digital image and a predetermined image stored in a removable memory on a display. 5. The digital camera according to claim 4, wherein the drawing control unit causes the printer to combine and print the digital image and the default image stored in the removable memory.

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