Electronic camera

Abstract

An electronic camera for coupling with a printer including a recording medium for recording a plurality of images and a menu switch for displaying, on a display device, a page of a menu applicable to select an item of SINGLE PRINT for printing only a selected image, of the plurality of images recorded on the recording medium and another page of a menu applicable to select another item of PRINT ALL for printing all the images recorded on the recording medium.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An electronic camera comprising: 
 an optical system which includes a focusing lens for adjusting the focal point to form a subject image and an image sensing unit for converting the subject image formed on an imaging plane thereof into an analog image signal and further producing a digital image signal corresponding to the analog image signal;    a signal processing unit which performs various processes for the digital image signal issued from the image sensing unit;    an encoding/decoding unit which performs encoding to compress output data issued from the signal processing unit, the compressed data issued from the encoding/decoding unit are stored into a recording medium applied thereto;    a printer interface which is disposed for outputting data decoded by the encoding/decoding unit to an external printer connected to the electronic camera;    a display device which is mounted on the electronic camera so as to display various information with images and/or characters;    a control unit which is disposed in the electronic camera in association with the optical system, the signal processing unit, the encoding/decoding unit, and the display device, and the control unit integrally controls the electronic camera; and    a plurality of switches which are disposed on the electronic camera in association with the control unit;    wherein the control unit is capable of making the display device display a page of a menu applicable to select an item of SINGLE PRINT for printing only a selected image, and another page of a menu applicable to select another item of PRINT ALL for printing all the images recorded on the recording medium, in the case where the electronic camera is set at a printing mode for image printing via the printer interface, in response to an operation of a predetermined switch among the plurality of switches.    
     
     
         2 . The electronic camera of  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further capable of making the display device display a page of a menu applicable to select an item of INDEX PRINT for printing a plurality of images on one printing sheet in the order of the frame number.  
     
     
         3 . The electronic camera of  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further capable of making the display device display a page of a menu applicable to select an item of MIRROR PRINT for printing a reversed image with respect to the central vertical axis.  
     
     
         4 . The electronic camera of  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further capable of making the display device display a page of a menu applicable to select an item of MULTIPLE PRINT for printing the same image on one printing sheet a plurality of times.  
     
     
         5 . The electronic camera of  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further capable of making the display device display a page of a menu applicable to select an item SELECT IMAGE for selectively identifying a plurality of images.  
     
     
         6 . The electronic camera of  claim 5 , wherein the control unit is further capable of making the display device display a page of a menu applicable to select an item of SELECT PRINT for printing said plurality of selectively identified images.