Digital camera

Abstract

Printing the image data displayed on an LCD ( 38 ) and its print number or incrementing the print number by one can be specified only by depressing a DPOF dedicated switch ( 41 ) while the still image is being displayed on the LCD ( 38 ). For example, if the DPOF dedicated switch ( 41 ) is depressed when still image is being displayed in a reproduction mode, the print number of displayed image data is set to one, and if the DPOF dedicated switch ( 41 ) is depressed successively without changing the displayed image, the print number of the image data is set to two.

1 . A digital camera comprising: 
 an input unit for inputting image data;    a first storing unit for storing the image data in a nonvolatile recording medium in a predetermined file format;    a display unit for displaying the image data stored in the nonvolatile recording medium;    an interface unit for accepting input or edit of a preset data regarding the image data when the image data stored in the nonvolatile recording medium is displayed on the display unit;    a second storing unit for storing the preset data in a predetermined file format in the nonvolatile recording medium in which the image data is stored;    a memory unit capable of storing a copy of the preset data stored in the nonvolatile recording medium at least during a period for which said interface unit can accept the input or edit of the preset data; and    a controller for inputting or editing the copy of the preset data when the interface unit accepts the next input or edit of the preset data.    
   
   
       2 . The digital camera according to  claim 1 , wherein the preset data is data for setting number of printing the image data displayed on the display unit.  
   
   
       3 . The digital camera according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller stores the copy in the predetermined format in the nonvolatile recording medium after inputting or editing the copy of the preset data.  
   
   
       4 . A method comprising: 
 inputting image data;    storing the image data in a nonvolatile recording medium in a predetermined file format;    displaying the image data stored in the nonvolatile recording medium;    accepting input or edit of a preset data regarding the image data when the image data stored in the nonvolatile recording medium is displayed;    storing the preset data in a predetermined file format in the nonvolatile recording medium in which the image data is stored;    storing, in a memory unit, a copy of the preset data stored in the nonvolatile recording medium at least during a period for which the input or edit of the preset data is accepted; and    inputting or editing the copy of the preset data when the next input or edit of the preset data is accepted.    
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein the preset data is data for setting number of printing the image data displayed on the display unit.  
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 4  further comprising storing the copy in the predetermined format in the nonvolatile recording medium after inputting or editing the copy of the preset data.